1,300 years ago, Tang-dynasty scholar and ardent opponent of Buddhism Han Yu wrote a vitriolic memorial to Emperor Xianzong urging him not to receive the relic in his palace.
一千三百年前，唐代文豪韓愈寫下《諫佛骨表》，力諫唐憲宗不要迎佛骨，結果落得被貶為潮州刺史的下場。