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Tongdosa temple - Budo

Tongdosa temple - Budo

A budo has a rounded shape, thus it is not a stupa. It is a stone monument that contains sariras of Buddhist monks.
The sariras are relics of Buddhist masters. It is said that during the cremation of the bodies of those great masters, a crystalline substance (bead...) is collected in the ashes. This "bead" is called sarira.