After Shakyamuni entered nirvana over 2,600 years ago and was cremated, followers searched through his ashes and found four teeth and some finger bones. Of the finger bones, only one is still in existence today.
釋迦牟尼兩千六百多年前滅度後的真身舍利中，佛牙舍利有四枚，而佛指舍利現世僅存一枚，彌足珍貴。