Myanmar Pays Homage to a Buddhist Relic
A relic believed to be Buddha’s tooth arrived in Myanmar from China on Wednesday and was greeted by thousands of chanting devotees.
The relic was immediately placed on a jewel-covered litter after it arrived at Yangon’s international airport. It was carried to the World Peace Pagoda on a decorated carriage drawn by an elephant and followed by four other elephants. Devotees lined the three-mile route. Many sank to their knees in homage.
The tooth relic from China is one of two believed to have survived since Buddha’s death 2,500 years ago. The other is kept in Sri Lanka.
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