Pāli Dictionary

Sarabhū

Person

Un disciple de Sāriputta qui, après la mort du Bouddha, porta la relique de la clavicule du Bouddha jusqu’à Laṅkā et l’enchâssa dans le cetiya de Mahiyaṅgana

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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