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Description: Tapussa and Bhallika (2 merchant brothers from Ukkalapa) who offered their provision, received 8 strands of hair from the Buddha as sacret objects of veneration, at his 7th week after Enlightenment. They are now believed to be housed inside en:Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar.
Title: Tapussa and Bhallika
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Author: Hintha
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