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Reliquary
India, Sonari Stupa 2, Vidisha region, Madhya Pradesh
Not on view
The lathe-turned stone reliquary inscribed with the name of Majhima, an esteemed third-century BCE monastic, was discovered inside of a larger reliquary. Interring the remains of revered lineage teachers was a widespread practice soon after the Buddha’s death in about 400 BCE.
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