Śarīrathumb|Reliques du Bouddha conservées au à Uttaradit (nord de la Thaïlande). Śarīra (sanskrit IAST, ) est un terme générique se référant aux reliques bouddhiques (notamment corporelles, aussi écrit śarīradhātu), bien qu'un usage courant renvoie aux perles ou au cristaux, tels que les objets en forme de perle que l'on trouve généralement dans les cendres de la crémation des maîtres spirituels bouddhistes. Les reliques du bouddha après sa crémation sont nommées dhātu dans le Mahaparinibbana Sutta.
ReliquaireUn reliquaire est un réceptacle, généralement un coffret, destiné à contenir une ou plusieurs reliques. La dévotion populaire cherchant à honorer ceux dont les restes mortels étaient préservés fit que tout un art se développa, créant des reliquaires en matériaux précieux de forme et style esthétique divers. Au sens originel du mot, un reliquaire (du latin reliquiarium) contient les reliques d'un saint. vignette|Chef-reliquaire de saint Piat (premier martyr de Tournai).
Clan LicchaviLes Licchavi étaient un clan important dominant la confédération de Vrjji (ou Vrijji, Vajji, Briji) dans l'actuel Bihar, capitale Vaisali, à l’époque du Bouddha et de Mahavira (Ve-IVe siècle av. J.-C.). Ils sont cités dans le canon pali, en particulier dans le Licchavi Sutta, le Ratana Sutta et le Petavatthu, ainsi que dans le Vimalakīrti nirdeśa sūtra du canon mahāyāna. Ils obtinrent une partie des reliques du Bouddha et la moitié de celles d'Ananda et de Mahaprajapati Gautami.
Ramagrama stupaRamagrama stupa (रामग्राम नगरपालिका, also Ramgram, Rāmgrām, Rāmagrāma) is a stupa located in Ramgram Municipality, in the Parasi District of Nepal. This site containing relics of Gautama Buddha was constructed between the Mauryan and Gupta periods, according to research by Nepal’s Department of Archaeology. Gautama Buddha's parents were from two different mahājanapadās (kingdoms) of the Solar dynasty — his father (Śuddhodana) belonged to the Shakya kingdom, while his mother (Maya) was from the Koliya kingdom.
GaṇasaṅghaGana-Sangha (Sanskrit: गणसङ्घ) or Gana-Rajya (Sanskrit: गणराज्य) was a type of clan structure oligarchy in ancient India. The word (ˈgʌnə; Sanskrit: गण) in Sanskrit and Pali means group of community. It can also be used to refer to a body of attendants and can refer to any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims, denotes the gathering of a given community. The word sangha in Sanskrit means association, assembly, company or community.
KoliyaKoliya (Pāli: Koliya) was an ancient Indo-Aryan clan of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Koliyas were organised into a (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Koliya Republic. The territory of the Koliyas was a thin strip of land spanning from the river Sarayū to the Himālayan hills in the north. The Rohiṇī river was the western border of the Koliyas, with their neighbours to the north-west being the Sakyas.
Malla (tribe)Malla (Prakrit: 𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀈 ; Malla; मल्ल ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Malla, the Mallakas, were divided into two branches, each organised into a (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Malla Republics, which were part of the larger Vajjika League. The Mallakas lived in the region now covered by the Gorakhpur district in India, although their precise borders are yet to be determined.
PāvāPāvā was an important city of the Malla tribe of ancient India at the time of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha. It is located about southeast of Kushinagar in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The precise location of ancient Pāvā is not known with certainty. Likely candidates include: an ancient site known as Fazilnagar ka kot (ASI SL.# N-UP-P25), located in present-day Fazilnagar, in [[Kushinagar district a large flat-topped mound of ruins known as Jharmatiya (ASI SL.
KapilavastuKapilavastu était la capitale du clan des Śākya auquel appartenait Siddhārtha Gautama, le futur Bouddha. Suivant la tradition, c’est là que se trouvait le palais du roi Śuddhodana son père, où Gautama aurait séjourné jusqu'à l'âge de 29 ans. Le roi du Kosala, Virûdhaka, suzerain des Śākya, aurait détruit la ville du vivant du Bouddha. On a situé Kapilavastu soit sur le site de Tilaurakot dans le district de Lumbinî au Népal, soit dans l’Uttar Pradesh, Inde.
Buddhist pilgrimage sitesThe most important places in Buddhism are located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain of northern India and southern Nepal, in the area between New Delhi and Rajgir. This is the area where Gautama Buddha lived and taught, and the main sites connected to his life are now important places of pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Hindus. Many countries that are or were predominantly Buddhist have shrines and places which can be visited as a pilgrimage.
