My "epic" three-year journey to China's key Buddhist temples.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Reliquary, Ayuwang Temple, Ningbo, Zhejiang
The large box on the altar in this picture is said to contain a relic (舍利子) of the skull of Shakyamuni (释迦牟尼), sent there by King Ashoka (阿育王) of India. At Ayuwang Temple (阿育王寺), Ningbo, Zhejiang (浙江, 宁波市).
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