The spiritual heritage of the world - two unique exhibitions
have opened in Astana, timed to coincide with the upcoming Congress of Leaders
of World and Traditional Religions, which will take place in the Kazakh capital
this September. One of the exhibitions features, for the first time in
Kazakhstan, an exact replica of the Shroud of Turin. Visitors will not only be
able to see the sacred Christian relic but also learn more about it through
archival video footage, historical publications, and scholarly research. The
second exhibition presents 50 rare scriptures from various faiths and
historical periods, including the Quran, the Gospel, the Torah, the Old
Testament, and Buddhist scrolls. According to the organizers, the exhibitions
aim to foster interfaith dialogue and promote spiritual heritage. The displays
will run until September 25.
«As part of the Congress, we are organizing these two
exhibitions, which highlight Kazakhstan’s policy of interfaith harmony,» said Dmitry
Baydek, sacristan of the Assumption Cathedral in Astana.
«Kazakhstan is becoming more and more a platform for this
kind of intercultural, interreligious dialogue. This exhibition is an
exhibition of the copies of the Shroud of Turin. It’s not only something which
is related to the Christians only, it is something which is related to everyone
who suffers. The point of suffering is a point of interreligious dialogue
because the pain of one person is the same as the pain of the other in any
other religion. So, in suffering in order to avoid suffering, in order to take
care of the suffering, we must all come together,» noted Apostolic Nuncio to
Kazakhstan George Panamthundil.
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