The relic was originally excavated by Mr. Pepe, an English man in AD 1897 at Piprahwa village,Basti District, Uttra Padesh, North-West of India near Nepal border.
" C " in the above diagram is a stone casket ( photo below) about 20 feet under the ground
In side the casket, there were 2 sandstone urns
With the inscription in one tpye of an ancient Indian alphabets
Translated by T.W. Rhys Davids as: " This shrine for Relics of the Buudha, the August one, is that of the Sakayas, the brethen of the Distiguished one, is association with their sister and with their children and their wives."
Marquis Curzon, a British viceroy of India then present a portion of the Relic to Thailand during the reign of King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) who interred the relic at the stupa of Phu-Khao-Thong, Wat Srakessa( Sa-Gest temple ) Bangkok in 1899.
The Relic is at the center,surronded by pillars. The location is marked by a green color light at night
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The Buddha's relic in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
The Buddha's skull relic in India.
The Finger Bone Relic in China.
The Relic Tooth of Buddha in Sri Lanka (Ceylon ).
The Relic Tooth of Buddha from Tibet
Photo of The Relic Tooth of Buddha from Tibet in Bangkok,Thailand
The Relic Tooth of Buddha from China
Several photos which relate to Buddha
Buddha's Relics - An Anthropological Perspective