It has been said that Buddhism was officially introduced into Japan either in 538 or in 552, and that Buddhist statues and sutra were brought over at the same time, but there was no description of sariras. |
仏教公伝は538年とも552年とも伝えられており、このとき仏像や経典が渡来したとあるが、舎利についての記述はない。 |