Pāli Dictionary

Sarabhū

Person

Ein Schüler von Sāriputta, der nach dem Tod des Buddha die Schlüsselbeinreliquie des Buddha nach Laṅkā brachte und sie im Mahiyaṅgana-Cetiya beisetzte

A disciple of Sāriputta. When the Buddha died, Sarabhū recovered from the pyre the Buddha’s collar bone, and, bringing it to Sri Lanka, deposited it in the Mahiyaṅgana-cetiya, covering the relic-chamber with medavaṇṇa stones in the presence of a large number of monks. He raised the cetiya to a height of twelve cubits. Mhv.i.37.

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