In Memory of the
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Viewing the Sharira
By Gong Tongzuo
Slideshow of Venerable Master Hua's Sharira
"On August 6 (the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month), the annual Ullambana Festival was held at the Sagely City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in northern California. On that day the sharira (relics) of the late Elder Master Venerable Hsuan Noble Hua, founder of the Sagely City, were placed on public display.
"The Venerable Master Hua's sharira (relics after cremation) include teeth sharira. More than four thousand sharira seeds and several hundred sharira clusters have been counted. The sharira are white, light yellow, green, blue, black, and other colors. Some of the sharira which are formed on the bones gleam like green jade; they are particularly rare. One of the Venerable Master's disciples, moved by the sight of the Master's teeth sharira, said, "In his life, the Venerable Master lectured on the Sutras and spoke Dharma in several tens of thousands of assemblies. No wonder his cremation yielded teeth relics!" Another disciple commented, "The Venerable Master only spoke true and actual words. That's why his teeth have become relics after cremation."
Venerable Master Hua's Sharira
Venerable Master Hua's Sharira
svaha
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)