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20369 Read Relics of Buddha and Phra A-Ra-Hun
The Legend of Buddha Relic
The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama in 544 BC, to King Shuddhodhana and Queen Mayadevi, rulers of Lumbini, Nepal. According to legend, Siddhartha's wife Yashodhara, his charioteer Channa, his disciple Ananda and his horse Kantaka were also born on Buddha Purnima day. The Buddha or the Enlightened One was also known as Shakyamuni because he belonged to the Shakya clan, while his family
name was Gautama.
The Queen died shortly after his birth and the Queen's younger sister, Maha Pajapati Gotami, who was also married to the King, adopted the child while entrusting her own son, Nanda, to the care of the nurses.
One night, Queen Mayadevi dreamed that a white elephant descended from heaven and entered her womb. The white elephant entering her womb indicated that on that very night she had conceived a child who was a pure and powerful being. The elephant's descending from heaven indicated that her child came from Tushita heaven, the Pure Land of Buddha Maitreya. Later, when she gave birth to the child, instead of experiencing pain the queen experienced a special, pure vision in which she stood holding the branch of a tree with her right hand while the gods Brahma and Indra took the child painlessly from her side. They then proceeded to honor the infant by offering him ritual ablutions.
On the fifth day after the prince's birth he was named Siddhattha which means "wish fulfilled". His family name was Gotama. His Father invited a brahmin to make predictions about the prince's future. The brahim prophecied that Siddhartha will get disillusioned with the material world and would venture out as a sage in search of wisdom to overcome suffering and misery from the world. Fearing that the prophecy might come true, King Suddhodana brought up his son in immence luxury ans a world devoid of sorrow, thinking that this divert Gautam's mind from misery and sorrow.
As a Prince, Siddharta received royal education. He also received special training in the art of warfare. At the early age of sixteen, he married his beautiful cousin of equal age, Princess Yasodhara. For nearly thirteen years, after his happy marriage, he led a luxurious life, blissfully ignorant of the vicissitudes of life outside the palace gates. With the march of time, truth gradually dawned upon him. His contemplative nature and boundless compassion did not permit him to spend his time in the mere enjoyment of the fleeting pleasures of the Royal palace.
But fate had something else in store for him. One day, he convinced his charioteer to take him outside the walls of his palace and he was shocked to see the sight of an old man, a cripple, and a corpse. He had no personal grief but he felt deep pity for suffering humanity. Amidst comfort and prosperity, he realized the universality of sorrow.
The realization that there was more to life than the lavish and luxurious life he was leading, made him abandon all the worldly pleasures and search for enlightenment and the true meaning of life. Gradual disenchantment with worldly pleasures compelled him to leave his beautiful wife Yashodhara and son in the middle of the night to lead the life of a mendicant.
Gautam went from one religious center to another and from one hermitage to the next seeking in vain answers to his questions. Finally in a forest at the edge of the river Niranjana near Gaya, Gautam practiced meditation and penance for six years yet nothing happened. He then realized that enlightenment could not come through mortifying the flesh. In the memorable forenoon, immediately preceding the morn of His Enlightenment, as the Bodhisatta was seated under the Ajapala banyan tree in close proximity to the Bodhi tree, a generous lady, named Sujata, unexpectedly offered Him some rich milkrice, specially prepared by her with great care. This substantial meal he ate, and after His Enlightenment the Buddha fasted for seven weeks, and spent a quiet time, in deep contemplation, under the Bodhi tree and in its neighborhood.
After 49 days of intense meditation under the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya near Benaras he attained enlightenment. After he became the Enlightened One, he preached the sermon of the Middle Path, which shows the way to a balanced and harmonious life. The famous sermon was held at the Deer Park in Sarnath.
Buddha travelled far and wide to preach his teachings. His day was divided between itinerant preaching in the morning and receiving visitors for discussion at night, with the afternoons reserved for private meditation. He gathered a number of followers. He was strongly opposed by the Brahmins for teaching that gifts to the Buddhist order were of more merit than the sacrifices, which Hindus practiced.
Buddha died of an illness brought on by some error in diet. He became ill through eating Sukara-maddavam, prepared for him by a lady adherent named Cundo.
The Meaning of Buddha’s relic
A relic is generally a small shiny round object which may weigh only a gram, but is as glistening as lapidarian jade. An authentic relic of the Buddha can perform marvelous feats. It sometimes illuminates with radiant light. Its power can make miraculous phenomena occur. It also can replicate, vanish, and merge by itself.
"Buddha's relic", also call "Phra-That", means bone or the other part of body such as hair, nail, tooth, skin, blood, and etc. There is different characteristics from other ordinary people. The feature resembles substance which need to observed.
Kinds of Buddha's relic
Apparently, Buddha’s cremated bones are different from bones of ordinary people. However, it is found that Buddha's cremated bones are similar to human bone in some way. According to Buddha's relic appear in pagoda or museums in Thailand, Sri Langka and India,Buddha’s cremated bones can separate 2 kinds as follows:
1. Buddha’s relic “Phra That”
Buddha’s relic - “Buddha’s Relic” or ”Phra That” Most of Buddha’s cremated bones found in Thailand, Sri Langka, China and Myanmar appear as mention in Tripitaka.
The kind of Buddha’s relic in Tripitaka.
According to Ajtakasumangkalavilassinee in Tripitaka, Phra Ajtakajarn has divided the kind of Buddha relics to 2 kinds as follows:
1. Navip-Pakinna
That means Buddha’s relic which is an old form of appearance and substantially. They don’t split or break down. There are 7 parts such as 1-forehead bone, 4-Phra Kiew Kaew and 2-collarbone.
2. Vip-Pakinna
That means Buddha’s relic which split and became various small portion. They dispersed in many worship place or temple.
Also, Phra Ajtakajarn classified type and size of external appearance into 3 types as follows:
Budding Jasmine color
Pearl color / Crystal color
Gold Powder Color
In addition, Phra Ajtakajarn presents 3 sizes of Buddha relics below.
Small size (lettuce’s seed)
Medium size (half rice kernel)
Large size (half green bean)
2. Buddha’s cremated bones- “Human Bone”
This kind of bones is found only in India. England Government had given this Buddha’s cremated bones to Thailand two times.
1st In the fifth reign – currently apear at Wat Srakesa
2nd -currently appear at Wat Phra Sri
The Unique Characteristic of Buddha’s cremated bones
The general Characteristic of Buddha’s cremated bones that is acceptable from all Buddhist and monk appear external characteristics as follows :
- There are many colors such as gold, black, pink, red and etc.
- There are many patterns such as rice kernel pattern, lecture seed pattern, half bean pattern, glass drop and etc.
- If there is small size, it can be float on the water, be attracted and sticked together
- The amount of Buddha relics can increase or decrease. This is particularity of Buddha relics.
- They can change size and color by themselves.
- The weight is light.
 
The picture of Buddha’s relic,
Wat Lard RaHong which installed from India.
Pictures show Phra That float on the water
 
Regarding to record, it is said that not such a big size of Buddha’s relic can float on the water. That part of water will be shallow to support Buddha’s relics. Sometimes, you may see radiance of water surrounding Buddha’s relic. If there are many of Buddha’s relics, they will sneak together. Finally, they will stick together.
So, many people said that if which place have Buddha’s relic and worship with well respect. They can take another Buddha’s relic to stay together.
A-Ra-Hun’s Relics
Since Buddha’s lifetime until now. The great amount of monks can performed in the Buddha way. They can advance their mind to high level of meditation. As a result, Their part of body become “Phra That”.
Since now, There are many monks who can practice the dharma until they became “Phra That” or A-Ra-Hun’s Relics. The relics can separate to 2 kinds as follow:
1.Disciple of Buddha in Buddha’s lifetime era. In the past, they have enumerated the kinds of Phra That of Buddhist saint amount of 48 Buddhist saints.
2.Disciple of Buddha in a half of the Buddhist era. It started since 1957 until now. They are many monks and each become different kinds of Phra that. There are many studies in kind and changing procedure from each part of body to become “Phra That”. Below are example pictures of various kind of Phra That in Thailand.
 
PBUPT23 PBUPT28
Phra That See Chom Poo Phra That Phra Sa Wok
 
PBUPT35 PBUPT37
Phra That Kow Sarn Phra That Med Ngah See Kow
 
PBUPT38 PBUPT39
Phra That Kow Sarn Huk Phra That Med Pan Gard
The Miracle of “Phra That”
Buddha’s relic and Phra A-Ra-Hun’s relic are sacred object which protected by god. Also, they can show the miracle by increase or decrease the amount of them, fluorescent, shine in the dark place and change color and shape.
The beginning of Phra That is one of miracle is that a burned bone can change in many shapes with colorful. They are similar to pebble and glass. Moreover, there is not only bone they also have heads, nail, tooth and etc.
Below is an observation research to exemplify the miracle of Phra A-Ra-Hun’s relic:
1. How Phra That changes from Charcoal, LP Gong Chantawangso, Wat Sra Monthol, Ayudhaya Province
- A group of Charcoal
- Next, having a small spot like fish’s roes in white-gray color.
- Fish’s roes grow up and become black-gray color.
- Black-gray color changed to white color and Phra that’s size is larger.
- Phra That becomes fully shape and look like corn seed.
2. How Phra That Change from bone , LP Ken Khothammo, Wat Phasripanom, Sakornakorn Province ; LP Yid of Wat NgaungGauk, Prachuap Kiree Kan Province
Picture of LP Ken bone which is change to “Phra That”
This is Bone of LP Yid that change to "Phra That"
- Natural bone from body part.
- Bone began to change being Phra That which have 2 characters.
- They became buddle bone. There are many holes. Buddle bone shrink to be crystalised.
- For long bone, the tissue of bones appear to be thin lines. Next, they are fully crystalised.
- They are similar to be Phra That.
- They are completely Phra That.
Picture of completely “Phra That”
3. How Phra That Changes from hair, LP Sanan Rakkitseelo, Wat Pha Sukkasem Niratphai, Sakornakorn Province.
The picture of LP Sanan’s hair
- A group of Natural hair
- Hair is formed and stick together
- Hair are crystallized altogether
- Hair begin to become “Phra That” with young brown color
- They became completely “Phra That” with cream color.
Also, there is various kinds which often found like Phra That stay altogether with bone, coin or miniature. It can be said that “MIRACLE”.
Real experience of Mr.Araya Wangthaveewong about miracle of Buddha relic
Crossing of Buddha’s relic from Pacific Ocean to America
In 1990, I and my wife traveled at America for visiting our son. Next, I contact Thai Temple at L.A. for joining the exhibition of Buddha’s relic which I received kindliness from Lord Abbot Wichian Thammakunatarn. He allowed us to do this exhibition. This is a first time of Buddha’s relic exhibition at America.
In fact, I feel worried about this exhibition because the real Buddha’s relic is not beautiful and I have a little amount of Buddha’s relic. The more close to the exhibition day, the more I felt uneasy. I worried about the magical power of Buddha’s relic because someone said that it Buddha’s relic passed from Thailand, they will not show the power or miracle.
Thus, I decided to prove the magical power of Buddha’s relic. I sited the concentration and prayed that I would like to invite Buddha’s relic. I found that Buddha’s relic really come to me. They look like rice kernel with gold color. It is different with normal rice kernel. At the same time, Buddha’s relic of Buddhist saint followed to be with me.
Real experience of one young Thai about miracle of A-Ra-Hun Relic
I was only teenager. I never think that I will have Buddha’s relic and Phra A-Ra-Hun’s relic to worship. When I was young, my father died. I was very sad. Thus,I intended to pray and sit concentration. I will offer food for monk in every Buddhist holy day.
One night I dreamed that granmother gave diamond breast chain for me. When I got up, my teacher gave a bone of KB Boonpan for me. I worship KB Boonpan's bone in ancient silver box. That night I sited concentration. Next, in the morning KB Boonpan's bone became "Phra That". I was very glad. I was very surprise for me so much. This is miracle that hard to believe!!!
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