Truc Lam Pagoda, May 28 -- The sacred relics of the Buddha from Sarnath have been on a tour of Vietnam from May 3 to June 2.

The original plan was to display the relics in Vietnam till May 21, but on a special request by the Vietnamese Governmnet, the exposition has been extended till June 2.

On a deeply emotional and spiritually charged day, the sacred relics of Lord Buddha arrived at Yen Tu Pagoda in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, marking the seventh leg of their profound pilgrimage to Vietnam from India. Their journey, which began with reverence and celebration in Ho Chi Minh City on May 2, has now reached a crescendo at one of Vietnam's most sacred spiritual sites.

From the moment the relics crossed into Yen tu area, the atmosphere ...