Ilyumzhinov to build a temple in Buddha's birthplace
Moscow, April 7, Interfax - President of the
World Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is going to build a Buddhist temple
in Nepal village Lumbini, where Buddha Shakyamuni was born.
He has already received the documents on the land lot and visited Lumbini, the Nezavisimaya
Gazeta daily reports Tuesday.
The FIDE President was given two packages with holy land in Lumbini. He
conveyed one of them to leader of Kalmyk Buddhist Telo Tulku Rinpoche: the
shrine will be placed at the Central Khurul of Elista, built by Ilyumzhinov ten
years ago.
The edition notes that 19 countries have already built Buddhist temples in
Buddha's Motherland. In the future, these temple complexes will become a part
of the Park of Peace arranged in Lumbini by the Nepal authorities. On April 3,
Ilyumzhinov planted a young plant of the holy Sal tree there.
Besides, Ilyumzhinov decided to organize the annual chess championship Buddha
Cup under the FIDE auspices. It will be held in a marble hall of the South
Korean Buddhist Temple in Lumbini. The Nepal government has already supported
the idea. The first Buddha Cup is expected to take place this year.