It was said that on his deathbed, Buddha told a prophecy that of the eight donas of his body relics, one would be venerated by the Koliyas of Ramagrama, then the relics would belong to the Nagas until being enshrined in Sri Lanka.
Buddha's dying words predicted that one of his eight body relics would be revered by the Koliyas of Ramagrama, then passed to the Nagas before being enshrined in Sri Lanka.