Discovery of Magadhs share of Anands relic stupa in Rajgir. "Dumri." In page 160 last para of his book "Si-Yu-Ki" Huen Tsang writes, “By the side of the stupa of Ajatshatru Raja (he means by the side of Ajatshatrus Buddha relic stupa) is another stupa which encloses the relics of half the body of Anand.” Huen tsang then goes on to narrate the story of Anand crossing the Ganges to go to Vaishali which Huen Tsang calls ‘Fe-she-li’. The kings of Magadh and Vaishali are enemies so want to keep Anand on their side of the river so they raise an army to fight for him. Anand is disgusted and commits suicide/nirvana. According to Anands last wish his disciples give half the relics to Vaishali and the other half to Magadh. Ajatshatru brings his share to Rajgir and builds a stupa over it. I have chosen Dumri to be the stupa because of its proximity to Chakra which is the stupa housing Ajatshatru’s share of the Buddhas relics. Dumri in rural Bihari language also means skin or dry skin which is why the little drum sadhus keep is called ‘dumroo’. It is called that because it’s made of dry skin. When one walks uphill and gets tired one says, “Dum pasar gaya,” which means my skin has been floored with fatigue. The name Dumri hints at how Anand must have died. According to Huen Tsang the legend was Anand was burnt in the middle of the river. It could mean that an irritated and saddened Anand was suffering from depression after Sariputras and the Buddhas death. Seeing the two loved kings of the Buddha raising an army to fight each other for him, he committed suicide by burning himself to escape this madness. The stupas name Dumri could mean the body was only partially burnt. It could mean when Ajatshatru collected his half share of Anands body, it wasn’t fully burnt and some skin was left which had dried. And it could mean it was the lower half of Anands body. What ever the case Dumri surely means a part of the human anatomy. I am sure this village is on the stupa that entombs half of Anands relics. It is the kower or bottom part of his body. That means the upper half went to Vaishali.


Heres the link to the youtube video of Dumri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy39USYZLiM&t=15s