Ever since the great passing of the Buddha 2500 years ago, many had been looking to the likes of his statues and monuments, places associated with his life, the Bodhi tree and, most notably, his bone fragments to represent the Buddha. But how should Buddhists relate to Buddha relics like these? Are we worshipping the relics? What sorts of power do Buddha relics actually have?

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