 An image of the Buddha was then, according to the Buddha’s determination,
created in the lion’s reclining posture (‘‘sīhaseyya’’), and all the relics were enshrined within that image.When the enshrining of the relics in the Great Stūpa Ruvanveli was completed, the two novices Uttara and Sumana closed the relic-chamber with the stone-blocks that were previously hidden to be used as a lid.In the Thupavamsa numerous types of beings attended the enshrinement of the relics into the Mahathupa; including the Naga king Mahakala who until recently guarded them.