Buddha body relics returned to Beijing temple.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , June 26 (ANI): The relics relics, part of the body of a saint or a thing closely connected with the saint in life. In traditional Christian belief they have had great importance, and miracles have often been associated with them. 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 Sui dynasty (581–618) Short-lived Chinese dynasty that unified northern and southern China after centuries of division. Under the Sui, the cultural and artistic renaissance that was to reach its height under the succeeding Tang dynasty was set in motion. (581-618). The relics could be seen in detail via digital pictures on two large screens, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. 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 monastery Local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks. Christian monasteries originally developed in Egypt, where the monks first lived as isolated hermits and then began to coalesce in communal groups. 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. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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