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... relics , ( and ) departing , built monuments ( for them ) , each in his own country . 56. One relic was honoured and worshipped by Sakka , one by the inhabitants of Gandhara , one by the Naga king . 57. The Khema gave the tooth - relic ...
... relics , ( and ) departing , built monuments ( for them ) , each in his own country . 56. One relic was honoured and worshipped by Sakka , one by the inhabitants of Gandhara , one by the Naga king . 57. The Khema gave the tooth - relic ...
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... relics for posterity . The tooth relic was taken to the city of Dantapura the capital of Kalinga and deposited with King Brahmadatta . This remained in the capital for 800 years in spite of the protests by the Brahamans of ' a piece of ...
... relics for posterity . The tooth relic was taken to the city of Dantapura the capital of Kalinga and deposited with King Brahmadatta . This remained in the capital for 800 years in spite of the protests by the Brahamans of ' a piece of ...
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... relic was also fabricated out of a deer horn . He further promised to give his real offspring to him and that he was the possessor of the original tooth - relic and was prepared to prove it by documents by ancient ola leaves . The King ...
... relic was also fabricated out of a deer horn . He further promised to give his real offspring to him and that he was the possessor of the original tooth - relic and was prepared to prove it by documents by ancient ola leaves . The King ...
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