Lord Buddha's relics to be sent to Sri Lanka: Vadodara MSU University to attend Colombo Buddhist Conference, event in the presence of CM; Know what the whole history is

The ashes of Lord Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, are in Vadodara. M. of Vadodara. S. They are still preserved by the university's Department of Archaeology. The relics of Lord Buddha will be sent to Vadodara on February 3 for the visitors of the Buddhist conference to be held in the neighbouring Sri Lankan city of Colombo. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel S. The relics will be sent to Colombo after attending a university function. The event to be held at the world famous Maharaja Sayajirao University is going to be held in the special presence of the Chief Minister of the state, in which chanting will be carried out by Buddhist saints. The Chief Minister will pay floral tributes to Lord Buddha's relics. Later, a guard of honour will be given and a procession will be taken out. The mortal remains will then be flown to Colombo via Delhi. What is history? The ashes of Lord Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, are in Vadodara. These remains. S. preserved in the university's Department of Archaeology. Between 1960 and 1963, these relics were unearthed during the excavation of the world-famous Buddhist site Devni Mori Stupa in Gujarat, about 50 km from Shamlaji. An artistic relic made of green schist (green stone) was found at a height of 24 feet from the base of the stupa. The manjusha (coffin) of this stone is inscribed in Brahmi script and Dasbal Sharir Nilay in Sanskrit which means 'abode of the remains of Lord Buddha'. It is divided into three parts, with the main part being the base 6.8 inches and the height being 2.9 inches. The lid is 6.7 inches in diameter and 1.05 inches thick. It has a 1.1-inch diameter section with a knob round top. A copper box was also found A copper box was found inside the main manjusha, which contained silk cloth, beads and organic matter with sacred ashes. A small bottle made of a mixture of silver and copper with a gold plate on it was found inside the copper box. The bottle is cylindrical in shape and has a screwed lid, for which black clay was used. After the International Buddhist Conference, there was a lot of publicity At present these holy relics are preserved in airtight glass desiccators to prevent further deterioration. The relics are covered with gold plated bottles and silk cloth placed on a soft cotton base to ensure that there is no deficiency in its protection. From 1963 till date, these relics are still preserved at the world famous Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara. In 2010, during the International Buddhist Conference, the immigrants were introduced in the presence of the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the Dalai Lamaji. Since then, it has been widely publicized.