Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center Jade Buddha Shrine: Reliquary Stupa
Crystal and gold
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center Jade Buddha Shrine: Reliquary Stupa
TAIWAN, Kaohsiung
This reliquary was created to enshrine the Buddha’s tooth relic, which was given by Kunga Dorje Rinpoche to Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan Monastery in 1998. It is housed in the Jade Buddha Shrine of Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center.
The reliquary consists of a base, body, and spire. The base has two tiers: the lower is round and inlaid with pearls, rubies, and emeralds; the upper resembles a lotus with eight crystal petals, each fringed by obsidian and carved with one of the eight auspicious symbols.
The spherical body is made of crystal, inside which a smaller reliquary enshrines the relic. A lotus-pattern band of rubies surrounds both the top and bottom. The spire consists of a harmika, 33 stacked rings, a lotus made from mother-of-pearl, and a crystal jewel with 103 facets.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 103.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 103,
title = {{Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center Jade Buddha Shrine: Reliquary Stupa}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}