Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Body relic as object of reverence and enshrinement

body_relic_as_object_of_reverence_and_enshrinement

A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


buddhist

  • Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 6702-6791 confidence: high

    The brothers take refuge in the Buddha, the Truth, and the Order, become disciples, ask for an object of reverence, receive hair relics, and build a Dāgaba in their city to hold them.

    The Buddha gives hair relics to the brothers, who build a Dāgaba in their city and place the relics within it.

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