Buddhist Temple in Dehradun draws tourists

From ANI Dehradun, July 3: Buddhist Temple at Clement Town in Dehradun is attracting tourists from all over the country due to its matchless wall paintings in pure gold colour, meticulously depicting in events in the life of Lord Buddha. This structure, which was built in 1965, is a replica of original monastery in Tibet. It was created under one of the four schools of Tibetan religion named 'Nyingma', while other three being Kagyu, Sakya and Geluk. About 50 artists took almost three years to paint the walls of the exemplary structure with gold paint. According to temple authorities the religious establishment was built to preserve and promote Tibetan culture in the country."The architecture of chorten (Stupa) is Japanese, although its builder was an Indian. We believe that it is Asia's largest reliquary. It is 220 feet in... [read full story]