Formally named Pagoda of the Tooth Relic of Buddha, it is the only great pagoda for the preservation of Buddhist relies built after 1949. Sponsored by Buddhist circles in China, the pagoda was ...

Called formally Ran Deng Sarira (Burning Lamp Buddhist Relic) Pagoda, it stands on the bank of the Baihe River northwest of the county town of Tongxian; it is also known as Tongzhou Pagoda.

The crystallized remains, sarira (Sanskrit) or ringsel (Tibetan), are gifts from Singha Namdrol Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Thekchen Choling, which also has Buddhist temples in ...