

The Loving Kindness Tour is a free event and continues through Sunday at The Venue, 21 N.

It’s a great opportunity to give back to the city.” Los Angeles, USA- The Maitreya Project Heart Shrine relics have been donated to and collected by Lama Zopa Rinpoche specifically for placing in the Heart Shrine of the 500ft/152m Maitreya Buddha statue.The statue will be the focus of Maitreya Projects vision of creating spiritual, social and economic benefit during the next millennium. “It’s touching to see so many people here, and I feel like this tour is leaving a mark on the world. “I remember being bowled over with the love in the room,” McLaurin said.

Event coordinator Pat McLaurin said she wrote a letter about 18 months ago asking to host again after she saw the relics previously. The relics have been to Asheville twice before, in 20, and this time were hosted at The Venue downtown. 'I think that it is difficult to overestimate the spiritual and historical significance of this event. It’s wonderful, people have been very happy tonight.”Ĭastro, who travels with the relics worldwide, said the reception in Asheville was overwhelmingly positive. This is the Maitreya Project Relic Tour, which has been traveling the world since 2001 bringing the relics of the Buddha and other Buddhist masters to the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, Singapore and countries around Europe. “This provides an opportunity to discover loving kindness and compassion seeing this exhibition, people are more willing to open their heart. “This is a cultural event,” said Norbu Castro, a custodian with the Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour. The opening ceremony Friday night in Asheville of the weekend long viewing included chanting, prayer, and a guided meditation, but it was not strictly a Buddhist event. Welcome to Arras Arras is a WordPress theme designed for news or review sites with lots of customisable features. The Loving Kindness Tour is a collection of ancient Buddhist relics that has traveled to 70 countries and been viewed by about two million people. Visited places: MAITREYA PROJECT RELIC TOUR.
