T396: relic filling (nang bzhugs)

Names
  • gzungs bzhugs/
  • nang bzhugs/
Description
  • generally gzungs bzhugs/; the term nang bzhugs/ seems to be used for smaller statues; on the practice of depositing relics or dhāraṇī (gzungs gzhug or gzungs 'bul), see various contributions by Yael Bentor (b. 1951); e.g. Bentor 1996 (p. xxi), Bentor 1995
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