Pāli Dictionary

Sarabhū

Person

사리뿟따의 제자로, 부처님이 열반하신 후 부처님의 쇄골 사리를 랑카로 가져와 마히양가나 탑에 봉안했다

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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