Showing posts with label Kumarajiva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kumarajiva. Show all posts

Kumarajiva's Tongue

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on August 8, 2016.)

Reliquary containing the tongue of Kumarajiva, Caotang Temple, Xi'an

There's a beautiful little pavilion on the grounds of Caotang Temple, south of Xi'an, which was once Chang'an, the capital of Tang Dynasty China. It holds one of the oddest relics I've encountered.