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Buddha body relics returned to Beijing temple New
Delhi: The relics said to be from the body of Buddha, have been returned to
the Beijing Yunju Temple in China, from the Capital Museum. The relics were welcomed
by 108 monks and more than 400 Buddhists, as they returned from a underground
storage room at the Capital Museum. "I hope the traditional culture can be passed
on through viewing the Buddha relics. I hope people's hearts can be purified,"
said Master Chuan Yin, who hosted the ceremony. The relics will be exhibited until
July 2 in the biggest hall of the temple, built in the Sui Dynasty (581-618).
The relics could be seen in detail via digital pictures on two large screens,
according to Yun Guirong, director of the administrative office of the temple.
The corn-shaped red Buddha body relics, discovered in the Leiyin Cave of the temple
on November 27, 1981, are respected as one of the "three precious" sets of relics
in China. The others are Buddha teeth relics in Beijing's Lingguang Monastery
and Buddha figure relics in the Famen Temple in Xi'an. Buddha relics refer to
the remains of Sakyamuni Buddha, founder of Buddhism, who, according to legend,
left bones and 84,000 pearl-shaped relics. Buddha relics are classified into three
types: white bone relics, black hair relics and red body relics. -June
26, 2009 |
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