In ancient times, people would cut off their own arms or fingers, or even kill themselves, as an act of adoration. But critics lambasted such excesses and called the veneration of a supposed Buddha finger a superstitious practice and a waste of the country's resources.
千百年來，有人為了護持佛骨舍利斷臂戕指、捨身殉佛，也有人認為迎奉佛骨之舉失之迷信、耗費國力。