The delegation to Xi'an included members from all major Buddhist sects in Taiwan. The head of the delegation, Master Hsing Yun, said the relic was brought to Taiwan to cleanse society and help people grow more compassionate and less attached to worldly things.
擔任「台灣佛教界恭迎佛指舍利委員會」主委的星雲法師指出，恭迎佛指舍利來台，旨在增長人們的慈悲喜捨、淨化人心、祥和社會。