Finger bone of Buddha enshrined in world’s highest pagoda in China_5246

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In the middle of the “palms” is the pagoda that houses the sarira.
According to historical records, the sarira had been kept in the underground sanctum in Famen Temple since 874 in the Tang Dynasty, before it was taken out in 1987.
“It took workers four years to build the 148-meter-high pagoda at a cost of more than 2 billion yuan (293 million US dollars),You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, most of which was donated by enterprises and organizations,” said Zeng.

Finger bone of Buddha enshrined in world’s highest pagoda in China
Sarira, remains from the cremation of a Buddha or a saintly monk, are regarded as a treasured Buddhist relics. (ANI)
New Delhi May 11 (ANI): A finger bone believed to belong to the Buddha was enshrined on May 9th in a 148-meter-high stupa, the world’s highest,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, in an ancient temple in northwest China’s Shaanxi province.
The temple has received about 10 million visitors over the past 20 years, according to the provincial tourism bureau.
The grand ceremony was held in the Famen Temple,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, Fufeng county, where a sarira, thought to be the middle finger of the left hand of Sakyamuni, was found in 1987 in a 1,000-year-old underground hall along with 2,000 ancient relics.
The stupa is shaped to resemble the common Buddhist gesture of putting the palms together with fingers pointing upwards.
It would be presented to the public on significant dates or events, according to Zeng Qin, vice chairman of the Provincial Buddhist Association.
The sarira was put into an underground sanctum in the stupa.
The finger bone sarira, concealed in a golden pagoda-shaped container, was carried by senior monks past 20,000 people gathered to see the ceremony.
Since then, the temple, 118 kilometers from the provincial capital of Xi’an,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, has become a holy place for Buddhists from around the world.
“The enshrinement of Buddha’s finger bone proceeded according to Buddhist rituals,” said Xue Cheng, vice chairman of the China Buddhist Association.