The person waiting for Zheng Zheng is a foreign girl, who looks like she is in her twenties, there is no way, the racial gap is too big, Zheng Zheng is really hard to estimate the age of this girl, but this girl should not be more than twenty-five years old. This girl is quite tall, and she is already about as tall as Zheng Zheng when she wears boots that are not too high, and her long legs are really pleasing to the eye.

This girl Zheng Zheng is not a stranger, in the past half a month, she has often come to the store to ask Zheng Zheng to identify things, but she has not identified a genuine product, and she is the one who is waiting for Zheng Zheng in the store. But let's talk about familiarity, Zheng Zheng is not familiar with this girl, except for knowing that her name is Carter and she should have a lot of oriental antiques such as Buddha statues, other Zheng Zheng doesn't know.

As for why I know that this girl has a lot of oriental antiques such as Buddha statues, or fakes, the reason is also simple, because from the first time this girl came here to the present, all the Buddha statues she used for Zheng Zheng to identify. Although these Buddha statues are different, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all fakes.

came and went, Carter and Bai Xiaoxue were quite familiar. When Zheng Zheng returned to the store, Carter was chatting with Bai Xiaoxue. Although Bai Xiaoxue's spoken language is still a little worse, she and Carter even talk and compare, and the pressure to communicate is not great. Next to Carter, there was a bulging backpack for field sports.

"Miss Carter, you're here. Zheng Zheng said hello to Carter, and then asked Bai Xiaoxue, "What are you talking about?" ”

Bai Xiaoxue said quite excitedly: "Miss Carter is talking to me about Turkish food, it sounds very interesting. I'm going to ask her for more advice, and I'll make it for you later." ”

This one......

Even though Zheng Zheng is a tough guy who shoulders morality with iron shoulders and steps on black and white, he has never been afraid of anyone, but when he heard what Bai Xiaoxue said, Zheng Zheng was immediately scared in his heart. There is no way, Bai Xiaoxue's grandmaster-level dark cuisine production ability really makes Zheng Zheng frightened, and he is not afraid that he can't do it.

Unforgettable memories came to his heart again, and Zheng Zheng was suddenly excited. He said to Bai Xiaoxue: "Good, you can talk again when you have time." I'm going to talk to Miss Carter about our business now, and when we're done, can you talk to Miss Carter again?"

"Oh...... Good. Bai Xiaoxue nodded, and said to Carter, who was looking at the two with a smile and didn't know what the two were talking about, "Miss Carter, you talk first." When you're done talking, be sure to teach me Turkish kebab. ”

Carter smiled, "Okay, Miss Bai." ”

Bai Xiaoxue went to play with the computer while holding the computer, Zheng Zheng smiled at Carter and sat opposite Carter.

Carter looked at Bai Xiaoxue on the side, and then said to Zheng Zheng: "Mr. Zheng, you have such a girlfriend, it's really enviable." You know, there aren't many girls who like to cook for their boyfriends anymore. ”

"Well......" This question is really difficult for Zheng Zheng to answer, Bai Xiaoxue is willing to ponder all kinds of dishes for him, Zheng Zheng is very moved, but Bai Xiaoxue's level of making non-Chinese dishes is really untouching...... He nodded and said, "What can I say? It's my luck and honor." ”

Zheng Zheng paused, gestured to the backpack beside Carter, and said, "So, let's get down to business." After finishing as soon as possible, you can continue chatting with Xiaoxue...... What's in this backpack? Or is it a Buddha statue?"

"Yes, it's all Buddha statues. Carter subconsciously looked at the backpack next to him, and when he turned his head to look at Zheng Zheng again, he found that Zheng Zheng had a strange expression on his face. She shrugged her shoulders and said, "Mr. Zheng, I'm used to it, please rest assured." ”

The reason why Carter said this is that it has to start from the beginning. At the beginning, when Carter brought the Buddha statues for Zheng Zheng to identify, and Zheng Zheng came to the conclusion that the Buddha statues she brought were all fakes, Carter was also like most people who couldn't accept this matter, and the reaction was relatively fierce. Carter was like this at the beginning, and even the relationship with Zheng Zheng was not very good.

There are more fakes, and more fakes have been identified, and Carter has become a little numb to the fact that fakes have been identified. So slowly, the relationship between her and Zheng Zheng became harmonious.

The backpack Carter brought this time was the backpack she used when she first came over. Looking at this backpack, Zheng Zheng remembered what happened before, so his expression was quite strange for a while. Carter naturally knew what Zheng Zheng was thinking at the moment, so she had such a sentence that seemed to be self-deprecating.

Zheng Zheng said with a smile: "We have an ancient saying in China, which translates to 'bad things happen a lot, and good things should come'." So many fakes have been identified, and I have a hunch that your bad luck should have run out. ”

"Hopefully, as you say, my bad luck has run out. Carter smiled reluctantly, it was clear that she was not at ease at this time.

After speaking, Carter stopped talking, turned around and opened the travel bag beside him, took out several Buddha statues from it, and placed them on the coffee table.

If you want to talk about which type of water is deeper in the antique shop, the Buddha statue is definitely the type of water depth. In Zheng Zheng's view, Carter, or the person who has a relationship with Carter, is one of the vast collectors who have been drowned by this deep water.

The so-called "Buddha statue" is just a general term, and there are several categories in specific divisions, and each category can be divided into several or even dozens of kinds. Depending on the age of the statues, these Buddha statues can be divided into several categories according to their age. Depending on the understanding of the teachings of Buddhism, there is also a difference between a Buddha statue and a Buddha statue.

Broadly speaking, Buddha statues can be divided into three categories: Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, and Southern Buddhism. Among them, most of the Tibetan Buddhist statues have fierce expressions, there are quite a lot of female statues, and there are relatively strange Buddha statues such as male and female double statues. The most famous of Tibetan Buddhism is the statue of the Buddha of Joy.

The Buddha statues of Han Buddhism are round and plump, gentle, kind, not angry and self-imposing, and the statues are also influenced by the times. For example, when Buddhism first entered China, from the point of view of the statue, the statue was basically the facial features of a foreigner. However, after the gradual sinicization, the costumes and statues of the Buddha statues have undergone great changes. The clothing of Sakyamuni on the Buddha statue pictures in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was already in the style of the Han and Jin Dynasties, and the physiognomy also developed towards the Han nationality, until it developed into today's blessed appearance of kind eyebrows and good eyes, big ears and shoulders.

Hanchuan Buddhism was not only practiced in China, but also in those places that were influenced by the Han cultural sphere in ancient times, such as Korea and Japan. These two countries are the most deeply influenced by China among the neighboring countries, and even the images of religious figures are no different from those of China.

The so-called Southern Buddhism is Buddhism that has spread in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and other countries. There is also the spread of Southern Buddhism in Taiwan and the ** region of China, but the spread is not as strong as that from Thailand and other places. The statues of Buddha in Southern Buddhism are different from those of Han Buddhism, in which most of the Buddha statues have slender bodies and beautiful faces, and most of the Buddha statues are dressed in thin round-necked robes. The robe is either completely unpatterned or simply covered with patterns.

The distinction between these three is nothing more than a rather general way of making a distinction. Specifically, Buddha statues can be roughly divided into Buddha statues, Bodhisattva statues, Arhat statues, and Ming King statues.

On the issue of Buddha statues, Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism are at odds because of their different teachings. Theravada Buddhism believes that there is only one "Buddha", while Mahayana Buddhism believes that there are immeasurable Buddhas in the three worlds of the Ten Directions. Among these immeasurable Buddhas, statues are usually enshrined in the present life Shakyamuni Buddha, future life Maitreya Buddha, past life Burning Lamp Buddha, Western Elysium Amitabha Buddha, Eastern Pure Glass World Medicine Buddha, and the current stage of this life Thousand Buddhas.

It is worth mentioning that although there are many "Buddha" statues, their appearance, posture and expression are roughly the same, the difference is only in the mudra, dharma, sitting posture, clothing, backlight, and lotus seat have changed. It is precisely because of this that it is difficult for beginners who are new to Buddha statues to recognize clearly, and it takes some time to understand.

Characteristics of Bodhisattva statues Bodhisattva statues can be divided into two categories, the first type is the standing Bodhisattva, such as the Buddha next to Shakyamuni, the Venerable Ananda, the Amitabha Buddha next to Guanyin, the Great Trend to the Bodhisattva. Among them, there are dozens of the most well-known Guanyin Bodhisattva statues, such as one side and two arms Guanyin, one side multi-armed Guanyin, multi-sided and multi-armed Guanyin, Ruyi Guanyin, sending children Guanyin, fish basket Guanyin and so on. The second category is the offering bodhisattvas painted next to the Buddha statues, such as the Bodhisattvas offering flowers, offering incense, and music Bodhisattvas. This second type of bodhisattva is mostly seen in picture scrolls, and there are not many independent images.

Bodhisattvas are similar in appearance and clothing, and the only way to distinguish them is through mudras and dharma objects. For example, Guanyin Bodhisattva holds a pure bottle of Yang Zhijing, while the Bodhisattva of the Great Trend holds a lotus flower, and the clothes and ornaments are almost the same, the difference is that there is a Buddha in the Heavenly Crown of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and there is a treasure bottle in the Heavenly Crown of the Great Trend to the Bodhisattva. Maitreya holds a pagoda, Manjushri holds a prayer basket or scroll, and Jizo holds a Mani orb and a tin staff.

As for the Arhat statues, they are mostly many statues, and there are very few single ones. However, among them, the well-known Arhats who subdue the dragon and subdue the tiger also have separate statues to worship. However, compared to the Buddha statue and the Bodhisattva statue, there are not many Arhat statues, and even fewer antiques have survived to the present.

King Ming is a wrathful statue of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva. The wrath of Amitabha Buddha is the six-legged deity, the wrath of the Buddha of the Treasure Pure Land of the Eastern World is the military advantage, and the wrath of the Buddha is the vajra medicine fork. This kind of wrath statue is more common in the presence of frowning eyes, hair standing on end, and mouth baring teeth. There are not many statues of King Ming at home, and they are mostly seen in temples, and the statues are quite large, so it can be said that there are basically no small pieces.

Among the Buddha statues that Carter took out were a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in a willow bottle, a statue of the world-honored Buddha, a statue of the reclining Buddha, and a statue of King Ming in the shape of angry eyes.

Zheng Zheng swept these Buddha statues with his eyes, and he almost had the answer in his heart.