HYDERABAD: Ambassador of Mongolia in India, Ganbold Dambajav and State Minister for Tourism and Culture V Srinivas Goud held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the setting up of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery and stupa at Buddhavanam near Nagarjunasagar.
In a tweet, the Minister said, “H.E. Mr. Ganbold Dambajav, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Mongolia in India called on today at Ministers Quarters and requested to allocate land at Buddhavanam for the construction of a Mongolian Buddhist Monastery and Stupa.” Mallepalli Laxmaiah, special officer of Buddhavanam and Sanjay Dash and Sakshi Ohhh of 7 islands Brand and Business Consultancy were also attended the meeting.
During his visit to Buddhavanam along with a few other officials on Wednesday, Ganbold Dambajav said that he believe that there should be some Mongolian presence at the spiritual site, either in the form of educational institutions or a stupa. Buddhavanam, a Buddhist heritage theme park spread across 274 acres in Nagarjunasagar and developed by the Telangana government spending `100 crore, is the largest Buddhist tourism centre in Asia.