Some friends comment that some relics (sairira) of great Buddhist masters look quite ordinary, in the sense that they can’t even tell for sure if they can be considered holy relics. The truth is, it is indeed not easy to verify if some remains are truly of unique significance. However,...

Seeing a cleaner dusting a stupa that housed the Buddha’s relics. I wondered what would happen, should it be left neglected? It will become buried, swallowed by the sands of time, forgotten and lost in history. Like a precious relic that is the Buddhadharma, or our Buddhadhatu...

From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DharmaNews/message/5321 : Controversy Over Display of Buddhist Relics Yen Feng, The Straits Times, 2 January 2010 Five prominent Buddhist groups yesterday distanced themselves from an exhibition on Buddhist relics and artefacts, currently drawing thousands...