| After Buddha Shakyamuni passed into Mahaparinirvana, his relics were divided among his disciples and Buddhist kingdoms. |
| The flower-exchange tradition comes from an old Buddhist story about Shakyamuni Buddha, several lifetimes Before he became a Buddha. |
| It is the path that was first taught more than 2,500 years ago by the Buddha Shakyamuni, who succeeded in achieving complete realization of perfect wisdom and compassion. |
| They range from early examples of the 8th and 9th centuries, such as the brass Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni from Gilgit and an intricately carved wooden travelling shrine. |
| Shakyamuni passed away from his 80 years life at the foot of the Linden balm tree in Kushinagara, India. |
| The stone lions are the emblems of Shakyamuni in his character as king of men and beasts. |
