Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Relic
It was a string of beads, twenty-seven in all, and it seemed to be a string of rosaries. The beads seem to be jade, and they seem to be crystals, the size of a finger, and the color is a little strange, and they are all colorful.
What's even more peculiar is that it is not drilled, and the series connection method is to use several filaments to form a net, wrap the beads one by one, and then connect them together to form a string.
"This kind of rosary is really very peculiar!" He Tan said.
The so-called rosary is actually a string of beads that Buddhists use to count the number of times when chanting, and the rosary hangs on the left arm. Of course, it may also be used in Catholic prayers.
This bead is also known as the "Buddha bead". A string of beads used to count when chanting Buddha names or mantras. The materials used are different, and the number of grains is eighteen, twenty-seven, fifty-four, and one hundred and eight.
In addition, the rosary has gradually expanded into an ornament, and it is also widely worn by non-Buddhists. Most people choose to wear rosary bracelets.
And Yang Fan also knows that another meaning of the name of the rosary is: Fu Xu, that is, not to kill life. Regardless of whether you are a monk at home, the first precept in Buddhism is not to kill.
According to his understanding, the twenty-seven grains are the twenty-seven virtuous positions that represent the four directions and four fruits of Hinayana practice, namely the "eighteen learnings" of the first four directions and the three fruits, and the "nine non-learnings" of the fourth Goa arhat.
"I got it in Southeast Asia, and I helped a person at that time, and that person gave it as a reward, so I was more impressed. However, I don't really like this bracelet. Huang Shiquan said.
It's no wonder that it looks weird, whether it's the color of the beads, or the way they are connected, and even the size of the beads are slightly different, and they are not very consistent.
This kind of thing is not as good as the handicrafts set up on the street, and it is difficult for people to like it.
"You like things like this?" He Tan was also a little puzzled.
"It's not that I like it, it's just that this string of things is very special, study and study. Yang Fan said with a smile.
"What did you come up with? It's green, it doesn't feel like jade. He Tan looked at it for a while, and couldn't see the reason, but according to his speculation, it shouldn't be jade.
"It's not jade, it's really not a bone!"
"Bones?" He Tan and Huang Shiquan were both stunned. Especially Huang Shiquan, his own things, he didn't know yet, were actually made of bones.
However, what kind of bone is this? It's not very similar, is it? What kind of creature's bones look like this? And the color, it's not that weird, right? They always feel that Yang Fan's statement is not very reliable.
"Are you kidding?"
"What are you kidding? If I'm not mistaken, this should be a relic, isn't it a bone?" Yang Fan shrugged his shoulders, according to his understanding, a relic is a special bone.
This thing, at the beginning, refers to the bones and bead-like gem-like products left by the monks after they sit down, so they are also called Buddha bones and Buddha relics. Later, it also refers to the burning of bones left behind by a monk after his death.
Buddhism believes that the formation of relics is closely related to the practice of the practitioner during his lifetime. Relics are obtained by a person through the practice of precepts, concentration, and wisdom, as well as his own great aspirations, and they are very rare and precious.
Since relics are considered sacred, there is little identification of their composition, and there is a lack of rigorous scientific research. At present, there is no scientific conclusion on the cause of "relics", and most of the explanations are only speculation based on existing scientific principles.
"Relic?" He Tan and Huang Shiquan were slightly startled.
Later, they took a closer look, and if it was really a relic, it would make sense.
Folklore is magical, but they are all knowledgeable people, and they don't think it's strange to see this kind of Buddhist treasure, after all, there are often monks who leave these things after they sit down.
"It's all turned into jade, which is a very precious relic. Yang Fan added.
"How do you know that this is a real relic? He Tanzhen couldn't understand why this kid's eyes were so sharp, and he could tell the texture of an item when he took it and looked at it for a while.
From this, it can also be seen that this guy's knowledge is really terrifying. Luo Lao once told him that this guy is very crazy about reading, and many books in their antique street have been turned over by him.
At the time, I thought it was too exaggerated, but now I realize that the truth of that statement is very high.
"I think it's hundreds of years old, but there's no scratch on the surface. And, have you noticed it? What does it mean when the beads are drilled? It's probably because they're too hard to handle in a normal way. There is also the processing of relics, which is also a kind of blasphemy. Yang Fan said layer by layer.
Seeing that these two people still didn't understand, Yang Fan asked Huang Shiquan to prepare a knife, and under their attention, he personally cut a knife, but everyone found that the beads had nothing to do.
"How hard is this?" He Tan couldn't help but complain.
"It's hard to say, I heard that some relics are harder than diamonds, and I don't know if they're real or not, so I've never seen them. If you want to experiment, you can try it with a glass knife. Yang Fan said.
The glass knife used to cut the glass has a small diamond, and if you can't scratch the mark, it means that it is harder than the diamond. It's amazing! What comes out of the human body is harder than the hardest substance in nature.
"Forget it, if it is broken, it will also be a sin. Yang Fan, do you say that this relic will be left by the holy monk?" "Not all monks can be called high monks, and not all high monks can be called holy monks.
If he is called a holy monk, it means that the master has cultivated the Dharma to an extremely high level during his lifetime and has been revered by everyone.
"There are also many kinds of relics, and generally speaking, the more jade is petrified, the greater the hardness, and the higher the quality of the relics. The better the relics, the more advanced the monk's Taoism is. ”
The more Huang Shiquan listened, the more he felt that it was possible, pondered for a moment, and discussed with Yang Fan: "Yang Fan, can you change it? I'll give you the words of Liu Gongquan, how about it?"
"Okay, anyway, it's also a gift from Boss Huang, thank you. ”
Yang Fan is happy to see it, anyway, he doesn't really like the relics bracelet, he doesn't like it from the bottom of his heart, it comes out of the human body, and he always feels a little psychological.
In this case, it is better to exchange it for a valuable one. This relic is not very precious to collectors, and the so-called Buddhist holy relics are regarded as sacred treasures by their Buddhism.
Liu Gongquan's words, just like Yan Zhenqing's status, are very famous, and most collectors like them and are very popular.
Huang Shiquan glanced at Yang Fan gratefully, he needed this relics bracelet, which could be donated to the temple and make good friends.
"You kid, why do you always pick up treasures. He Tan said depressedly.
"It's just that you're not serious enough. Yang Fan smiled.
As soon as he said this, everyone had nothing to say. Isn't it? Everybody's there, all the things are there, and somebody else finds the best. Then you can't blame luck.
Huang Shiquan also smiled bitterly, he could be regarded as seeing the power of this young man.
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