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Seventh week after enlightenment Lord Buddha spent one week under Rajayatana Tree.
During the seventh week, the Buddha meditated under the rajayatana tree. On the fiftieth

morning, after seven weeks of fasting, two merchants came into his presence. They were

called Tapussa and Bhallika. They offered the Buddha rice cakes and honey to break his

fast and the Buddha told them some of what he had found in his enlightenment.

These two merchants, by taking refuge in the Buddha and his Dharma (translated as

"teachings of the Buddha"), became the first lay followers. There was no Sangha (order of

monks and nuns) then. They asked the Buddha for something sacred to keep with them.

The Buddha wiped his head with his right hand and pulled out some hair to give to them.

These hair relics, called Kesa Datu, were later reputed to be enshrined by the merchants

on their return home to what is now known as Burma, in the Shwedagon Pagoda in

Rangoon. (http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/17lbud.htm)

Seven weeks after Enlightenment
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