Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t6.6

v1.c7.s3.t6.6

However, in August 1981, the dagoba built during the Ming Dynasty collapsed by half and then finally in the spring of 1987, an archaeological team discovered and opened the underground palace and thus uncovered the finger *sarira* (relics) of Sakyamuni and a large number of other precious ancient cultural artifacts.