Shariyouki - Relic container

Japanese: 舎利容器 - しゃりようき
Shariyouki - Relic container
A vessel for holding relics. Although relics originally refer to bones or the body, they are generally used to refer to the remains of the Buddha, and are often beautiful stone pellets. The vessels are made of glass, crystal, gold, etc., and when placed in the central stone of a stupa, they are further placed in silver or copper, and are treated with great care. This is thought to be based on an ancient Indian system, and similar items have been found in China and Korea, but in Japan, particularly notable examples can be found in early temples.

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Japanese:
舎利を入れる器。舎利は本来身骨,身体のことであるが,一般には釈尊の遺骨をさし,実際には美しい石粒などの場合が多い。その容器はガラス,水晶,金などでつくられ,舎利塔の心礎などに安置するには,さらにそれを銀器や銅器などに納めるなど,きわめて丁重に扱われている。これはインドの古制によったものと思われ,中国,朝鮮でも類品が発見されているが,日本では初期の寺院に特に顕著な遺例がみられる。

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