{"id":85701,"date":"2026-02-03T12:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=85701"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:06:19","slug":"devnimori-relics-of-lord-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/devnimori-relics-of-lord-buddha\/","title":{"rendered":"Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is set to undertake a profound gesture of spiritual outreach and cultural diplomacy through the exposition of the sacred Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Devnimori Relics originate from the <\/span><b>Devnimori archaeological site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located near Shamlaji in the Aravalli district <\/span><b>of Gujarat.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first explored in 1957 by <\/span><b>eminent archaeologist Prof. S. N. Chowdhry,<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Major Findings of Excavations<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The excavations <\/span><b>revealed important Buddhist structures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and relics that stand testimony to the flourishing of Buddhism in western India.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Relic casket:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The relic casket found within Devnimori Stupa at a height of 24 feet from the base, made out <\/span><b>of green schist.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is inscribed in <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmi-inscription\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brahmi Script<\/a> and Sanskrit language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it reads. <\/span><b>\u201cdashabala sharira nilay\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; the abode of the Buddha\u2019s bodily relic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>holds a copper box<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having organic matter with holy ashes, with silk cloth and beads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Copper box<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The copper box had a flat top and base with a slipon lid fitting onto a rim ledge, and contained <\/span><b>silk cloth, a gold coated silver-copper bottle,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> organic material with holy ashes, and black clay used as covering.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The small <\/span><b>amphora-like gold coated bottle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had a sagger base, cylindrical body, and a narrow neck with a screw-type lid.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Desiccator:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The desiccator <\/span><b>now houses the Holy Relics.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is sealed in an air-tight glass to prevent further deterioration of the object inside.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha originate from the Devnimori archaeological site, located near Shamlaji in the Aravalli district of Gujarat. 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