(CFP)

A rare piece of the remains of Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is transported to Hong Kong from east China's Jiangsu Province on April 25 for public worship.

The remains of Buddha are called shelizi in Chinese. They were formed from the ashes of cremated Buddhist masters, and are highly sacred objects.

In July 2008, a monument was found in the underground palace of the Bao'en Temple of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province. Under the monument was an iron case, where a miniature gold pagoda was found. Experts concluded that the case contained the shelizi of Sakyamuni's skull, one of Buddhism's most sacred relics. In June 2010, the relic was presented to the world after more than 1,000 years' burial under the ground.