Motif
itinerant sacred relic vessel
itinerant_sacred_relic_vessel
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita PREFACE / WM. GEMMELL. / INTRODUCTION / THE DIAMOND SUTRA; lines 1070-1181 confidence: high
The note describes Sakyamuni's alms-bowl as a sacred relic, first preserved in Vaisali, then moving through Gandhara, Persia, China, Ceylon, Madhyadesa, Tuchita heaven, and the ocean bottom in Sagara's palace to await Maitreya Buddha.
The alms-bowl is a sacred relic associated with Sakyamuni, the Buddhas of the present kalpa, and Maitreya, and it follows a route through lands, heaven, and the ocean bottom.
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