Sakyamuni's Bone

Here we have the only place in the world where you can see a bone of the man with the honourary title of Sakyamuni. The bone is one of his knuckles, and you can see it, just, inside the lit golden container at the base of the Buddha statue.

This huge statue, and tiny knuckle, is housed inside the mighty Namaste Dagoba, in Xi'an China.

No photography allowed :P It's one of those situations where the punishment is getting shouted at. I can deal with that for getting the shot I want.

I wanted the gold to look as golden as possible, if that makes sense. I hope I didn't overdo it.

Categories & Keywords
Category:Architecture and Structures
Subcategory:Temples
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Keywords:Buddhism, Buddhist, China, Namaste Dagoba, Xi'an, architecture, bone fragment, buddha, building, hallowed, holy, knuckle, landmark, religion, temple

Sakyamuni's Bone