@
shari@ŽΙ—˜
KEY WORD :@ art history / general terms@
@
Also sari, busshari •§ŽΙ—˜. Sanskrit sarira, dhatu ‘Κ“s. The bones of the Buddha. After the death of Buddha *Shaka Žί‰ή, his body was cremated, and his remains widely dispersed. According to Buddhist history, the Indian king Ashoka, Aiku-ou ˆ’ˆη‰€ ordered the bones to be recovered, redistributed to all areas of the Buddhist world, and enshrined in stupas. These reliquary stupas were the earliest form of Buddhist art, predating all statues and images of Buddha, and were the focus for Buddhist worship. Even after the development of elaborate imagery and architecture, faith in the power of the shari remained central to Buddhist thought. Instead of placing shari in the foundations of a stupa, it was sometimes housed in a reliquary *shari youki ŽΙ—˜—eŠν, or a special tower-shaped vessel *sharitou ŽΙ—˜“ƒ. A ceremony known as sharie ŽΙ—˜‰ο was carried out for the dedication of a sharit. Frequently, tiny balls of gold and silver, agate, crystal or pearl were used as a substitute for the actual bones of Buddha, and are also known as shari.
@
@

@
REFERENCES:
*bussharitou •§ŽΙ—˜“ƒ@
EXTERNAL LINKS: 
@@
NOTES
@

(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System.@No reproduction or republication without written permission.
ŒfΪ‚ΜƒeƒLƒXƒgEŽΚ^EƒCƒ‰ƒXƒg‚ȂǁA‘S‚Δ‚ΜƒRƒ“ƒeƒ“ƒc‚Μ–³’f•‘»E“]Ϊ‚π‹Φ‚Ά‚ά‚·B
@