However, when Buddhism was introduced into Japan, Buddhist statues existed from the beginning, so Buddha's sariras and stupa, which were dedicated to the sariras, were not necessarily at the center of the religion. |
しかし日本へ伝来したときは最初から仏像があったので、仏舎利とそれを祭る仏塔は必ずしも信仰の中心ではなかった。 |