Thailand donates Buddha statues to proposed International Buddhist Museum
January 28, 2011 10:40 pm
The Department of Fine Arts in Thailand donated 11 Buddha statues to be exhibited at the Thai Gallery in the proposed International Buddhist Museum at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth in Kandy.
The images were handed over to the Ambassador of Sri Lanka Prof J.B. Disanayaka by Mr. Karun Sutthipool, Deputy Director-General of the Fine Arts Department in the presence of Mr. Anan Chuchoti, Director of The Office of National Museum’s Fine Arts Department and Dr. Amara Srisuchat, Senior Researcher, Office of the National Museums.
Mr. Sutthipool said that this event marks another important link in the history of Sri Lanka-Thailand relations. The new proposed Gallery will help promote better relations between the two Theravada Buddhist countries in the world, says the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bangkok.
