Buddhists welcome Lunar New Year with relics from remains of enlightened beings

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(1 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Rosemead, California - 17 February 2026 1. Victorina Sprout showing relics to visitors 2. Various of relics 3. Visitor observing relics 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Victorina Sprout, Wei Mountain Temple relics exhibit coordinator: "Sharira is the Sanskrit word for relic. Relics are the crystallized or hardened remains found in the ashes of enlightened beings after their cremation." 5. Sprout showing relics to visitors 6. Various of relics 7.