Heart Shrine Relic Tour - Maitreya Project
October 14, 2007 11:00 pmI feel very fortunate to get to view the the Relics / Ringsel / Sarira (舍利) at Jamyang Buddhist Centre today. A quote from the Jamyang’s website:
A precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters is currently touring the world.
I almost didn’t go today but thanks a friend I decided to go at the end. Today is also the last day of the public viewing in London as well. The next public viewing will be at Birmingham, view the relic tour calendar for details. This relic tour is part of the Maitreya Project
At the conclusion of the Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour, the relics will be enshrined in a 500-ft/152-m bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha which is being built in Kushinagar, northern India.
See the collection of relics.
舍利梵語，正云設利羅，華言靈骨，乃戒定慧忍行功德之所熏成者。昔釋迦世尊之涅槃也，自火荼毗，碎身為五色舍利，光瑩不壞，且現神變，此為佛舍利。嗣後凡有德高僧，荼毗皆有舍利，但光澤堅固等遜於佛。~ 印光大师永思集
