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The material of the beads

Update:09-03-2019
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In Buddhism, the beads made of "Seven Treasures" are th […]

In Buddhism, the beads made of "Seven Treasures" are the most distinguished and distinguished. The Qibao project has different teachings in the classics. The Prajna Sutra has seven kinds of gold, silver, glass, enamel, agate, amber and coral. The seven treasures translated by different scriptures are not the same. The "Amitabha" translated by Kumarajiva said that the seven treasures are gold, silver, glass, glass, enamel, red beads, and coden; Xuan Zang translated "praising the Pure Land" "I said metals and gold, silver, glass bark, Gad quite callosum, Mu Suo pull off exposing woman, red pearl, a wet friction exposing pull woman; Wisdom through said metals and gold, silver, glass, coral, amber, The canal and the agate; the seven treasures mentioned by the Fahua Sutra are gold, silver, colored glaze, shoal, agate, pearl, and rose; the Amitabha said that the seven treasures are gold, silver, glass, glass, canal, red pearl, and agate. . Buddhism, often mentioned the deep blue gem, often referring to lapis lazuli. Beads of material other than the above "seven treasures of Buddhism", can be divided into five categories:
Bodhi class
Bodhi, I am afraid it is the most famous type of Buddha. In fact, Bodhi is not the fruit of the Bodhi tree, but a herb that is produced in the vicinity of the snow-capped mountain called Chuanggu. The detailed phase is:
Long spring seedlings, stems third year, four feet, such as leaf millet, red and white flowers open, spike-like form, between the summer and fall strong, round and white, there is a hard shell, such as enamel. Because of the use of the number of beads of Buddha, it is also known as Bodhi. Herbs are other species, which are found in the Tiantai Mountain in the next country, called the Tiantai Bodhi. Nowadays, "Bodhi" has long been a generic term, which means the meaning of "awakening". "Da Tang Western Regions" cloud: Bodhi tree, that is, the tree of Biluo. The Buddha is alive, hundreds of feet high, and has been repeatedly cut, especially four or five feet. The Buddha sits on the ground and waits for the righteousness, so it is called the Bodhi Tree.
Gemstone
Gemstones are more precious because of their bright colors, crystal clear, shiny and sturdy, strong and durable, but rare in the world. Generally speaking, the rare gemstones are: crystal, olivine, wood stone, turquoise, malachite, hibiscus stone, dongling stone, lapis lazuli, tourmaline, garnet, sandstone and many other categories. But these can only be regarded as inferior gems, far less than the four precious stones of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds. Because these gems are extremely precious, they are used to make beads, mostly for royal or rich. Ordinary people can't enjoy it. For example, in the book "The Old Clouds of the Old Clouds of the Clouds", there is a string of "Seven Colors and Nine Treasures of the Han Dynasty" donated by a veteran monk who entrusted a voyage to a prince. Record. Jade, there are narrow and broad points. In a narrow sense, it includes many kinds of minerals and rocks used in art and crafts. Such as marble, Shoushan Stone, Qingtian Stone, Changhua Stone, Bahrain Stone, Duanshi Stone, etc. belong to this range. In a broad sense, jade refers only to jadeite (represented by high-quality jade in Myanmar) and nephrite (represented by high-quality Hetian jade). For thousands of years, jade means ominous, preaching can ward off evil, disaster relief and bring luck, as well as being influenced by "the villain is like jade, with the principles of benevolence, wisdom, courtesy, loyalty, and trust". The beads made of jade have become more and more popular.
Fruit (nuclear)
The fruit (nuclear) type of beads is a large proportion of the small family in the beads. People can list a lot of varieties at random, such as peach nucleus carving, walnut carving, olive nucleus carving, peach nucleus, diamond quince, sun son, scorpion, lotus seed, coconut bud, five-eyed six-way, etc. Lift. Among them, the peach nucleus and the olive nucleus are the representatives of the fruit nucleus, and the hibiscus and coconut shell (ti) are the representatives of the fruit.
Peach trees are deciduous trees that are easy to plant and have many varieties, so they are widely cultivated. It is said that mahogany can exorcise ghosts, peach stems can hate evil, peaches can ward off evil spirits, and peach kernels are strong, can be used to sculpt into various types of beads with deep meaning.
Olive is an evergreen tree. The fruit is long and round in the middle. Because of its sweet taste and sweetness, it is called "the fruit is back to the sweet". The olive core is as strong as a stone and is an excellent resource for making beads.
The hibiscus, also known as the sorrel, is a tree that grows on the ground. Its branches and leaves are like eucalyptus. Its leaves are opposite to each other. In the early summer season, yellow florets are opened, and the scorpion is swollen and split into three. It is as big as a projectile, and it is as black as a lacquer. Because in the "Muzizijing", the Buddha once taught that the waves drifted away from the king's string of wooden scorpions as rosary beads, so that the Buddhists of the later generations all like to use the wooden raft to make the beads, which means that the Buddha's teaching is carried out without forgetting.
Coconut, is an evergreen tree that grows in the frigid zone. The fruit is called coconut and can be used to make beads. In the Qing Dynasty Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Poetry" said: "Recently Xi Shang, husband with arms wrapped around gold bracelets, hand-made coconut beads" Zhao Wei in the "Ming Yue Xuan Collection" also has the opposite record: "Qianlong years, Zhao Bingchong, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Housing, selects a bunch of coconut beads, which is more than a thousand foxes. "It is known that the use of coconut shells (ti) to make beads has been common in the early Qing Dynasty, with no history for hundreds of years.
Bamboo and wood
Bamboo and wood can be used to make beads. Bamboo is a kind of woody evergreen animal that grows for many years. It is soft and soft, and it is not easy to be destroyed by wind and rain. It is experienced in the heat and heat, and the branches and leaves are not withered. Therefore, the ancients often compare it to "the festival is not to be won". Little man. Bamboo has bamboo, bamboo, bamboo, bamboo, brown bamboo, peach bamboo, and bamboo.huangzhu, quality and firm white; bamboo, high section real; arrow bamboo, strong Zhongya, these are good materials used to make beads.
As for the variety of wood, there are countless. The common material used to make the beads can be used for pine, cypress, laurel, pepper, paulownia, sorghum, etc., because of the pine and cypress, with the metaphor of the sturdy and longevity; the scent of the scent of the scent of the sage; ; 梓 is a good material, with a piano, most have a certain meaning. However, compared with the precious wooden beads, more precious materials such as sandalwood, agarwood, gannan and ebony are used. Sandalwood, also known as 旃 sandwood, can be used as a spice to burn, and can also be used as medicine.
From time to time, the wood used to make the beads, sandalwood mostly with rosewood and red sandalwood, as well as agarwood, huanghuali, rosewood, etc., because of its solid wood, fine texture, dark red color, coupled with a rich aroma It is listed as an accessory in Buddhism and life, and it is extremely popular with people. Therefore, the birthplace of mahogany is the largest number of Vietnam, and the establishment of a hundred shore platform, which provides a variety of different colors, the original mahogany series, let the lovers play the bracelet, the taste of mahogany.
Other varieties
The coverage of this item is very common. It can be said that in addition to the above-mentioned gemstones, bodhi, gemstones, fruits (nuclear), bamboo and wood, all should belong to this item. Because of the limitations of the law, horns, beef bones, rhinoceros horns and ivory have always been crowded by Han Buddhism, but they are deeply loved by Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism even uses human skulls to make beads. Wear or use these. The Buddha beads will make people more aware of the original life and death. At the same time, it will also make people feel the religious atmosphere of some mysteries.
In addition, there are also beads made of ceramics, purple sand, lacquer and other materials. These thousands of beads will bring endless thoughts to people.