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[[File:Thai – Phra Malai in Tavatimsa Heaven – Walters 20101234.jpg|thumb|Rattanakosin-style painting of [[Phra Malai (legend)|Phra Malai]] visiting the [[Trāyastriṃśa|Tavatimsa Heaven]] to pay homage to the Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya.]] |
[[File:Thai – Phra Malai in Tavatimsa Heaven – Walters 20101234.jpg|thumb|Rattanakosin-style painting of [[Phra Malai (legend)|Phra Malai]] visiting the [[Trāyastriṃśa|Tavatimsa Heaven]] to pay homage to the Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya.]] |
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”’Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya”’ is a celestial stupa in the [[Trāyastriṃśa]] heaven, mentioned in [[Buddhist cosmology]], that holds sacred relics of [[the Buddha]]. According to tradition, it contains the hair that Prince Siddhattha cut off when he became an ascetic, which was later enshrined by the god [[Indra]] (Sakka). After the Buddha’s death, Indra also added one of his collarbones to the stupa. The name itself translates to “Crest-jewel Stupa”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Igunma |first1=Jana |title=Illustrations: In Thai Buddhist cosmology, Indra lives in a celestial stupa with 32 other deities |url=https://scroll.in/article/1008466/illustrations-in-thai-buddhist-cosmology-indra-lives-in-a-celestial-stupa-with-32-other-deities |work=Scroll.in |date=8 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mellby |first1=Julie |title=The Legend of Phra Malai |url=https://graphicarts.princeton.edu/2018/07/18/the-legend-of-phra-malai/ |website=Graphic Arts |date=18 July 2018}}</ref> |
”’Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya”’ is a celestial stupa in the [[Trāyastriṃśa]] heaven, mentioned in [[Buddhist cosmology]], that holds sacred relics of [[the Buddha]]. According to tradition, it contains the hair that Prince Siddhattha cut off when he became an ascetic, which was later enshrined by the god [[Indra]] (Sakka). After the Buddha’s death, Indra also added one of his collarbones to the stupa. The name itself translates to “Crest-jewel Stupa”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Igunma |first1=Jana |title=Illustrations: In Thai Buddhist cosmology, Indra lives in a celestial stupa with 32 other deities |url=https://scroll.in/article/1008466/illustrations-in-thai-buddhist-cosmology-indra-lives-in-a-celestial-stupa-with-32-other-deities |work=Scroll.in |date=8 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mellby |first1=Julie |title=The Legend of Phra Malai |url=https://graphicarts.princeton.edu/2018/07/18/the-legend-of-phra-malai/ |website=Graphic Arts |date=18 July 2018}}</ref> |
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According to the Buddhist legend, Prince Siddhartha left his palace and crossed the Anomā River in order to give up his royal life and pursue enlightenment. He took off his royal regalia on the riverbank and chopped off his long hair (the cūḷā or top-knot) with his sword. After he made up his mind, he threw the hair into the air and declared, “Let this hair stay in the sky if I am to become a Buddha.” If not, let it drop to the floor. The hair bundle, which was reportedly two inches long, rose one yojana—roughly seven to ten miles—into the air before coming to a stop. [[Śakra (Buddhism)|Śakra]], the deva king, witnessed the event from Tāvatiṃsa heaven at that precise moment. Bringing a golden coffin, he respectfully gathered the hair relic and carried it to Tāvatiṃsa. He enshrined it there in the Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya, which is said to be twelve yojanas high and composed of seven different types of precious jewels. |
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 14 November 2025
Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya is a celestial stupa in the Trāyastriṃśa heaven, mentioned in Buddhist cosmology, that holds sacred relics of the Buddha. According to tradition, it contains the hair that Prince Siddhattha cut off when he became an ascetic, which was later enshrined by the god Indra (Sakka). After the Buddha’s death, Indra also added one of his collarbones to the stupa. The name itself translates to “Crest-jewel Stupa”.[1][2]
According to the Buddhist legend, Prince Siddhartha left his palace and crossed the Anomā River in order to give up his royal life and pursue enlightenment. He took off his royal regalia on the riverbank and chopped off his long hair (the cūḷā or top-knot) with his sword. After he made up his mind, he threw the hair into the air and declared, “Let this hair stay in the sky if I am to become a Buddha.” If not, let it drop to the floor. The hair bundle, which was reportedly two inches long, rose one yojana—roughly seven to ten miles—into the air before coming to a stop. Śakra, the deva king, witnessed the event from Tāvatiṃsa heaven at that precise moment. Bringing a golden coffin, he respectfully gathered the hair relic and carried it to Tāvatiṃsa. He enshrined it there in the Cūḷāmaṇi Cetiya, which is said to be twelve yojanas high and composed of seven different types of precious jewels.
