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News Nation Bureau
September 13, 2015
Beijing :- China on Monday will unveil a lost Stupa built during the time of Emperor Ashoka that subsequently fell to ruin in the country.
It is believed to be one of 19 rare Stupas believed to have been built in China.
It is also believed to be among the more than 84,000 Stupas that were built to mark the Buddha’s life and hold relics, and later fell to ruin.
According to reports, the restored Stupa will be unveiled in Nangchen by Gyalwang Drukpa, a Ladakh-based Tibetan Buddhist leader.
Drukpa is a Ladakh-based Tibetan Buddhist leader who is spiritual head of the Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism and holds influence over many monasteries in the Nangchen region.
Nangchen is an old Tibetan town located close to the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region and western Qinghai province.
An effort to restore the Nangchen Stupa began in 2007, when Gyalwang Drukpa, who is based in Ladakh, visited Nangchen.
After a long restoration process, a grand ceremony to unveil the restored Stupa will be held on Monday and Tuesday.
