The Life or Legend of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese (Volume II)Bigandet, Paul Ambroise
Religion
The Life or Legend of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese (Volume II)
Bigandet, Paul Ambroise
Buddhism -- Burma; Burma -- Religion; Gautama Buddha
The kings, on hearing the words of Dauna, came to the place where he
stood, and entreated him to make eight equal portions of the relics.
Dauna assented to their request. They went with him to the place of the
relics. The golden coffin that contained them was opened, and there
appeared to their regards all the relics beautiful like gold. The princes
seeing them said: “We have seen the most excellent Buddha gifted with the
six glories, and all the bodily qualifications of the most accomplished
person: who could believe that these are the only things that remain
of him?” They all wept and lamented. Whilst they were overwhelmed with
grief, Dauna abstracted one of the canine teeth and concealed it in the
folds of his turban. All the relics were duly apportioned to all the
kings. A Thagia, who had seen the doing of Dauna, took adroitly the
tooth, and without being perceived carried it into the Nats’ seats, and
placed it in the Dzoolamani dzedi. When the partition was over, Dauna was
surprised not to find the tooth he had stolen: he did not, however, dare
to complain, as his pious fraud would have been discovered. To console
himself for such a loss, he asked for the possession of the golden vessel
wherein the relics had been kept. His demand was favourably received, and
the golden vessel was given to him.
The Maurya princes, who ruled over the country of Pipilawana, hearing
what had been done by Adzatathat and other kings, went also with a great
retinue to the city of Kootheinaron. The Malla princes informed them that
the relics had already been divided, and that there remained nothing but
the coals of the funeral pile. They took them away, built a large pagoda
over them, and worshipped. The places where the relics were deposited are
Radzagio, Kootheinaron, Wethalie, Kapilawot, Allakapata, Rama, Pawa, and
Witadipakka.
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