Then in 1981 the stupa collapsed following a heavy rainstorm, and archaeologists in 1987 discovered the underground treasure chamber, bringing the relic was into the light of day for the first time in 1,113 years.
換言之，佛指舍利在一九八七年重現人世前，被埋藏在法門寺地宮中一千一百一十三年。