• Chief Guests of Honor, T.M. the King Father and Queen Mother of the Kingdom of Cambodia

    Chief Guests of Honor, T.M. the King Father and Queen Mother of the Kingdom of Cambodia

  • H.E. the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

    H.E. the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

  • H.M. the King of Tooro Kingdom, Uganda

    H.M. the King of Tooro Kingdom, Uganda

  • H.R.H. the Princess of the Kingdom of Bhutan

    H.R.H. the Princess of the Kingdom of Bhutan

  • H.E. the Former President of Mongolia

    H.E. the Former President of Mongolia

  • H.E. the Former Prime Minister of Lao PDR

    H.E. the Former Prime Minister of Lao PDR

Chief Guest of Honor

The ceremony was graced in the presence of H.M. King Father

Norodom Sihanouk, a pious Buddhist renowned in the world.

Supreme Buddhist leaders

Under the slogan of “Revert to the original teachings of Lord Buddha,” the supreme Buddhist leaders

in the world assembled to celebrate the inauguration of the Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism in Japan,

the terminal point of Silk Road, where Buddhism that gradually spread eastward from ancient India reached at last.

Guests

Chief Guests of Honor were T.M. King Father Norodom Sihanouk

and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
In addition to the supreme Buddhist leaders in the world,

attended the ceremony were T.E. the heads of state, national leaders, kings,

ministers, ambassadors, as well as renowned cultural figures, totaling about 300 guests.

Also, the following honorable guests kindly attended.
H.E. Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka,
H.M. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King of Tooro Kingdom, Uganda,

H.R.H. Princess Ashi Dechan Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan,
H.E. Natsagiin Bagabandi, Former President of Mongolia,
H.E. Sisavath Keobounphanh, Former Prime Minister of Lao PDR

日本一の和鐘を撞かれる カンボジア王国 ノロドム・シアヌーク前国王・皇太后両陛下とスリランカ首相閣下
スリランカ ラトナシリ・ウィクラマナヤカ首相閣下
ウガンダ トロ王国 オヨ・ニンバ・カバンバ・イグル・ルキディ四世国王・皇太后陛下
ブータン王国 デチェン・ワンチュク王女殿下
モンゴル ナツァギーン・バガバンディ前大統領閣下・令夫人閣下
ラオス シサバット・ケオブンパーン元首相閣下
王室 政府高官 大使 文化人など 世界各国から来賓を賜りました
11名に及ぶ各国特命全権大使閣下

Information for visitors

The Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism, the Head Temple of Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan,

welcomes visitors for a guided tour of the temple, in which our monks explain the teachings of Buddhism, free of charge.

In order to avoid overcrowding, visitors need to reserve in advance.

Requests for reservation are answered on the first come, first served basis.

Honorable Guests
 
 

Supreme Buddhist leaders from 32 countries across

the five continents attended the Inauguration Ceremony

 

T.M. King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother
Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of the Kingdom of Cambodia
as the chief guests of honor, T.E. the heads of state,
national leaders, ministers, ambassadors, as well as
renowned cultural figures, totaling about 300 guests
from the 32 countries gathered to attend the ceremony.