Buddhist Relics and my beads watches

Buddhist Relics,

Third  part of my 2011 endeavours at Fo Guang Shan temple.

Across the main praying hall is a big building which I always thought houses the admin department and dorms for the nuns and monks.  Little did I know that hidden within those walls there is a huge room containing a treasure trove of Buddhist related artifacts and relics.

This room is only accessible to the public on selected days of the year and save for the big Buddha bust which is placed prominently  in the center of the room, all the other statues and statuettes are all safely locked away in display cabinets.  

According to the abbess who herself took me on a preview tour before the festivities commenced, all the relics have been donated.  


Below pics represent just a selection of the countless artifacts which the Buddhist Order has in store....'cos apparently due to the rather vast number of items they have in store, the nuns and monks rotate the selection of the relics on a regular basis. Thus regular visitors will always find something new to appreciate.........Some artifacts are genuinely that old and thus priceless, whereas others originate from a date not so long ago, but that doesn't mean they are rubbish.....au contraire....


 And as you can see for yourselves below, some of them are of an exquisite quality, displaying a high level of fine craftsmanship.  

To round this story off.......great was my surprise to find the beads watches that I've produced for the Buddhist monastery were on display too, next to blessed amulets.

Does that mean that my watches are already considered relics or even artifacts? 

I sure do hope so........at least within my lifetime, that is :p