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Sakyamuni's parietal bone relic flown back to Nanjing

2012-05-07 02:57:34 GMT2012-05-07 10:57:34(Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

This combination of photos taken on May 5, 2012 shows Buddha's parietal bone relic (R) and a follower paying homage to the relic in Qixia Temple, Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. The parietal bone relic of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism was flown back to Nanjing on Friday after a ten-day tour in south China's Hong Kong and Macau. The relic started 1-month public obeisance in Qixia Temple Saturday. (Xinhua)

This combination of photos taken on May 5, 2012 shows Buddhist relics (Top) and a follower paying homage to the relics in Qixia Temple, Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. The parietal bone relic of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism (C, Top photo) was flown back to Nanjing on Friday after a ten-day tour in south China's Hong Kong and Macau. The relics started 1-month public obeisance in Qixia Temple Saturday. (Xinhua)

The parietal bone relic of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism (C, Top photo) was flown back to Nanjing on Friday after a ten-day tour in south China's Hong Kong and Macau. The relics started 1-month public obeisance in Qixia Temple Saturday.

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