Show sixty thousand relles shang le or precious relics of buddha are so abundant that only a miracle could explain their number dr t throws some light on their history according 0 to buddhists there aro are pores in ia a mans lo 10 boy ly and therefore theredo re he loaves leaves behind him particles arti cIes of miserable dust in the course of transmigration buddha had also pores in an his body but by liis his resistance to evil he was enabled to perfect 1000 8 relics through them for which eight kings contended A good and wise king kin 1 named asuka arose who built pagodas to cover these relics these relics still remain but can only le be seen by the faithful A good buddhist can sometimes discern one of these relics illuminated with brilliant colors and as big as a cut cart wheel when un believers are unable to see anything at all all the year round |