Chapter 91: The Paranormal Incident at the Hippodrome (5)
The senior sister explained that a large part of the introduction of this amulet is related to people's desires, just like the owner of this cloth shop, it is also for wealth and blessing, but the real sense of the amulet has its history and significance. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a Buddhist monk in Thailand who enshrined a Buddha statue at home and chanted sutras every morning and evening. One day, there was a major drought in Thailand, and the emperor learned of this and sent a monk to the disaster area, so the monk went home and prepared to go to the disaster area.
Since he is a devout Buddhist, he hopes to bring the Buddha statue to the disaster area, so that he can chant sutras and pray for blessings in the morning and evening, and at the same time, through the Buddha statue, he hopes to bless the disaster area, but unfortunately the Buddha statue is too big to bring with him.
That night, the monk had a strange dream, dreaming that the Buddha statue told him to use the soil of the temple and the salt of the Dharma body, according to the image of the Buddha to make a card to wear on his body, and go to the disaster area together, so that he could get his protection, so that he was safe and smooth, and after he woke up, he made a card and wore it according to the instructions in the dream. After arriving in the disaster area, he continued to chant prayers every night, and soon the situation in the disaster area improved.
After the situation in the disaster area improved, he presented a Buddhist plaque to the Thai Emperor, hoping that this Buddhist plaque could bring peace to the whole country. Subsequently, the king of Thailand asked the monks to make Buddhist cards for the nation and distribute them to the people, hoping that they could also be blessed by the Buddha and bring good luck, so far, the Buddhist cards spread among the people.
Nowadays, the materials for making Buddha cards are made of temple clay, incense ash, ashes of monks, clothing, relics, pollen, Buddhist relics, etc., and the image of Buddha cards, there are many types, and good believers can provide suitable Buddha cards according to different needs. But the only constants are the two materials, clay and incense ash.
The Buddha card is a pendant that is condensed into a Buddha statue, which is convenient to carry day and night to protect itself. With the change of time, the amulet is no longer just a gift, but a tool to help luck, some people use the amulet to improve marriage, wealth, pray for health and so on.
The amulet card originated in Thailand, and later, the custom of wearing amulet cards gradually spread to all over the world, and many people also have the habit of wearing amulet cards. Therefore, the power of the Buddha card can be said to come completely from the power of the scriptures, from the power of the mantras, and from the power of the monks. Wearing amulets will have magical effects, such as warding off evil spirits, warding off dangers, helping people, helping fortune and so on. If you want to please, you have to believe that the Buddha cards have these effects, because if you believe, you have it, and if you don't believe, you don't. However, the claim that the amulet card has these functions has been passed down for a long time, and there must be a certain degree of credibility, and the saying that the amulet is safe in an accident because of wearing the amulet is also often heard, which makes the credibility even higher. The source of the magical effect of the Buddha card, it can be said that it mainly comes from the power of the scriptures, the Buddha card must be enlightened by the monks, it will have a magical effect, but the magic of the Buddha card, is just a kind of help, like popularity, wealth, career These effects, not wearing the Buddha card can be windfall, the career is prosperous, because everything must go through their own efforts to get results.
In addition to this, the amulet is also a collection of religious significance in Thailand. Similar to the Chinese who like to collect antiques, Thailand has a special Buddhist card association, and there are also large-scale exchange and trading markets, such as the Phanthi market in Bangkok, where people can buy, exchange, identify, and even hold Buddhist card competitions at will. Just as jadeite can be treated as hard currency in China, Thais prefer amulets with deep religious backgrounds. Therefore, the existence of the Buddha card is a talisman culture with strong religious significance.
I really didn't expect that the senior sister could tell so many stories just because of the Buddha card, and I really listened to her tell a little fascinated.
(To be continued)