Li Jin Xin

Present Famen Scenic Park in Shaanxi ,Xian China

Pilgrimage from India brought the Buddha s Relic to China

Historical records relates that finger bones of the Buddha had been sent
from India to China by the great emperor Ashoka. He encouraged the
new faith throughout his lands as well as the wide distribution of
Buddha's relics. Relics, [sarira] in the form of bones were usually
enshrined beneath a stupa carried by monks from India to China
through thousand miles

Records state that here, during the reign of Emperors of the Eastern Han
[r.149 - 189 CE] , that a stupa with a crypt was built to shelter the relics of
Lord Buddha. The temple of Famen was one of only four in all China which
were supposed to contain actual relics of the historical Buddha and it is the
only one where the actual structure and the relics have survived to the
present day. However, it was during the Tang dynasty (618 - 907 CE) that
Famen Si reached its height of importance. Because of its relics and because
of its proximity to the royal capital at Chang-an [Xian]). In 625 it was
formally renamed Famen Si

After a massive rainstorm, the temples ancient True Relic Pagoda, which had
been rebuilt in 1579, cracked down the middle and half of it came sliding
down in a mass of bricks.

It happened during the night in 1987 , the pagoda was battered but
refused to fall . It is as if a Divine Power is ask it to Hold On ,so
that the World will pay attention to it again . The Major Government
decide to re-built Famensi again

Renovations were started in 1987 and, quite by chance, a threechambered underground palace was discovered directly beneath the
pagoda. Acheological investigation confirmed a Tang construction with
its treasures and relics, all of which had been undisturbed and forgotten
for 1,113 years

The descending steps were scattered with Tang dynasty

coins along the long sloping underground approach corridor
at the bottom of which is placed an tablet covering a door .
Then follows a level corridor and series of doors leading to
three chambers.

Access after removing the boulder blocking to the front door , the first
door was locked with a rusted old Tang dynasty old lock

The structure of the underground palace reflected the form of Tang royal
tombs. The corridor and chambers cut through the foundations of the coexisting original Tang square wooden pagoda. When the Ming constructed
their octagonal pagoda they cut into the Tang foundations but did not
disturb the underlying older structures as they were probably unaware of
their presence

The second door access to a full room of tang artifacts .Picture shown below
were taken at site during the excavation .Even under poor lightning , the
Gold masterpeices artifacts stood out , and many various religious tomb
guardian
Stood on guard at various corner of the room with religious buddhist relics
and carvings fabrics and potterries laid in boxes

Significance of the treasures discovered in the underground

palace with more then 2,499 artefacts including the utmost
Buddhist Relic were found

Special Artefact Owned by Empress Wu was also found in the

Underground palace as she possibly sponsored or donated most
of the masterpieces to the temple

Fabrics were put in boxes but most has disintegrated over thousand
years , with 1 set specially recovered Fabric possibly owned by the
Empress Wu in almost good condition due to the material used and
the knitting process with special packaging is in almost good
condition

There are many other masterpieces , and here we show a distinct piece
of artwork from Tang dynasty showing a Tortoise Tea Container

The re-discovered Tang chambers at Famen contained a wealth of previously

unknown artefacts together with extensive documentary records. Most were
contained in the farthest, northern chamber and most were probably placed
there during the final closure in 874,

Four separate groups of sarira were found. Each was enclosed within a
series of small nested caskets. Among the Four , There is only One
Original Sarira .

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The majority of artefacts discovered were offerings to the sarira. As these

were imperial gifts they include the finest quality gold, silver, porcelain,
glass, lacquer and stone wares, as well as textiles, jewellery and coins. A
stone tablet in the ante-chamber detailed most items:' A list of Offerings,
Gold and Silver Treasures and Costumes Accompanying the Genuine
Sarira.
The following will provide more information ..

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