Editing Reliquary (section)

==In Buddhism==
In Buddhism, [[stupa]]s are an important form of a reliquary and may be buried inside larger structures such as a [[stupa]] or [[chorten]]. Particularly in China and throughout East and Southeast Asia, these take the form of a [[pagoda]]; in Japan, this is known as a ''[[tō]]''.

Two famous very early excavated reliquaries are the 1st-century [[Bimaran Casket]] and the [[Kanishka Casket]] of 127 AD, both believed to have contained part of the cremated remains of [[Gautama Buddha]]. [[Relics associated with Buddha]] are the most important in Buddhism, but those related to other enlightened figures like [[Sariputta]] and [[Maudgalyayana|Moggallana]] are also highly revered. 

In Buddhism, relics are known as [[cetiya]]; one of the most significant is the [[relic of the tooth of the Buddha]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. In Japan, Buddhist relics are known as {{Nihongo||舎利|shari|from Sanskrit [[śarīra]]}}, and are often stored in a {{Nihongo||舎利殿|shariden|relic hall, reliquary}}. (See also: [[Japanese Buddhist architecture]]) The Golden Pavilion at [[Kinkaku-ji]] in Kyoto is a well-known example of a ''shariden''.

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File:Kanishka casket, Asia, G33 South Asia.jpg|Buddhist reliquary in [[Kanishka Stupa]]
File:Guimet Relicario Song.JPG|[[Buddhist]] reliquary, [[Song dynasty]]
File:Kinkaku-ji_the_Golden_Temple_in_Kyoto_overlooking_the_lake_-_high_rez.JPG|''Shariden'' at [[Kinkaku-ji]], Kyoto, Japan
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