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by Anil Kumar Mohapatra |
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Buddha delivered his first sermon to his five companions at a place a little away from it. King Ashok had erected the Dhamesh Stupa there in memory of that great historic incident. This event in Buddhist Literature is known as "Dharma-Chakra-Pravartanam" (The turning of the wheel of law). An archaeological museum is there that houses the tip of the Ashokan Pillar i.e. the Lion Capitol which is used as the national symbol of India. It is said that after the death of Lord Buddha some kings (mostly seven) fought among themselves to take possession of his body (corpse). However an agreement was reached and his body was then cut to pieces and was then distributed among the seven quarreling kings. They took the mortal remains i.e. the relics of Lord Buddha and enshrined them in seven stupas in their respective kingdoms. But long after that incident King Ashok opened the seven original relic stupas and collected relics to enshrine the sacred relics in several other places. He erected 1000s of such stupas in several parts of India and the vicinity to enshrine the relics. The relics were kept in a casket of green marvel inside of a stone box. Saranath is one among them. It is called as Dharmarajika Stupa. Anil Mohapatra is a Lecturer in Political Science at Government Women's College, Jeypore, Dist-Koraput (Orissa) Image under license with Gettyimages.com |
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