Relic (Sanskrit), also known as relic, means corpse or bone, usually refers to the remains obtained after cremation. The earliest relic refers to the solid objects left after the cremation of Buddha Sakyamuni's body, and later refers to the remains left after the cremation of eminent monks, which are generally buried in towers.

Historical origin

Buddhism worships Sakyamuni's relics. After the Buddha was cremated, eight kings of ancient India sent messengers to the cremation site, demanding that the relics be given to them. After repeated consultations, they were divided equally among the eight kings. Countries take their allocated cultural relics back to China to build towers for burial, and hold commemorative meetings regularly. The kings of two countries did not get the relics, so they took bottles and ashes for burial, so the relics of Sakyamuni were buried in ten places:

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The kingdom of Capillo, the Sakyamuni family

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As the saying goes, "The Eight Kings started from the Eight Pagodas, and the golden pots were ashes; In this case, Jambu-Di^pa starts from the "Ten Pagodas".

During the Ashoka period, in order to promote Buddhism, the "Eight Kings" pagodas were excavated, but only one or two pagodas could not be opened because they were strong and difficult to break. After the relics were taken out, they were redistributed and put into 84,000 treasure letters, and 84,000 pagodas were built to serve them. With the construction of pagodas in various places, relics have also spread to many Buddhist areas.

1896 to 1898, an Englishman, Pepe, excavated a stone letter in India, in which the Buddha bones were buried in Kapiru. These relics were given to Thailand, the only Buddhist country in the world at that time, and then some were given to Japan.

Remains in Buddhist scriptures

There are two types of Buddhist relics in Buddhist classics:

Buddhist classics mentioned by Sakyamuni.

Living relic: a solid object formed after the burning of Sakyamuni's remains. There are three kinds, namely, the remains of white bones, black hair and red meat.

Relic, the surviving Buddha.

Buddha Finger Relic of Famen Temple in Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, China

Lingguang Temple-Buddha's Tooth Relic, eight famous scenic spots in China Xishan.

China Hangzhou Leifeng Pagoda-Fashali

Qingshan Temple in Lintong, Xi, China-Broken Ruins

Thailand-Buddha bone relic

Buddha Tooth Temple-Buddha Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Huangjueshan in Nagoya, Japan-Buddhist relics