Buddha's parietal-bone relic enshrined in Macao for public worship

Apr 30, 4:32 pm

Macao, Apr 30 (Xinhua-ANI): A rare piece of parietal-bone relic of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, has been enshrined for public worship in the Macao East Asian Games Dome on Monday afternoon shortly after it arrived from Hong Kong.

More than 140,000 Buddhist followers are expected to pay homage to the sacred relic during the five-day public worship. (Xinhua-ANI)

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