A delegation of more than 300 traveled on February 21 to Famen Temple in Shaanxi Province to escort the Buddha's finger to Taiwan. The delegation was led by Master Hsing Yun (founder of Fokuangshan Monastery), Master Wei Chueh (head of Chungtai Zen Temple), former justice minister Liao Cheng-hao, and former interior minister Wu Poh-hsiung.
「台灣佛教界恭迎佛指舍利團」在佛光山開山宗長星雲法師、中台禪寺惟覺老和尚、前法務部長廖正豪及前內政部長吳伯雄等人的率領下，一行三百餘人在二月二十一日抵達西安恭迎佛指舍利。