Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama Thursday inaugurates Buddha Smriti Park, a sprawling 22 acre park devoted to Lord Buddha in the heart of the city, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.
The opening of the Buddha Memorial Park was an international occasion where delegations from four mainly Buddhist country - Sri Lankan, Burma, Japan and Thailand.
Dalai Lama thanks Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to invite him to install the Memorial Park built in memory of th 2554 birth bicentennial of Gautam Buddha, and describe his visit to the state as a pleasant knowledge.
The foreign delegations attend the prayer ceremony in the first feature. They brought holy Buddha boxes and gifts, which was held in Memorial Park, the Dalai Lama.
The religious leader also planted one of the young tree during Lord Buddha is supposed to have achieve enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. A branch of the original Mahabodhi tree, supposed to have been taken to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka by Emperor Ashok Mahendra Sun.
Sri Lankan allocation had bring one for young people from tree to be plant on the Buddha Smriti Park.
Bihar Governor D. Konwar and Chief Ministers, together with his cupboard colleagues and top officials attended the rite.
The park is located near Patna railway junction, and is increasing over 22 acres of prime real estate in the heart of the city. The scheme is estimated to have cost additional than Rs.125 crore.
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