Chapter 377: The Veil of the Buddha
The old monk continued to explain the things about the seven treasures of Buddhism, and Dong Tinghua and Miao Weiqiang listened to the old monk's explanation!
Zhou Tianyi's face was full of doubts, his brows were furrowed, there were so many rare treasures piled up in the seventh layer of the Relic Pagoda, what did it mean? Is there some murderous motive hidden in these rare treasures?
The old monk continued; "In the Buddhist world, the so-called clams refer to dark blue or purple ores or jade, which represent some kind of treasure in the stone, and are not killed and shelled as prayer beads or objects for Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoTridacnis is loved by many masters and devotees. In addition to being decorative, the beautiful color of the clams hand beads can also be worn on the body to ward off evil spirits and keep safe. Masters often use prayer beads ranging from 27 to 108 for wearing and reciting・・・・・・! ”
In traditional Chinese medicine, the tail end of the clams was once believed to have the same curative effect as pearls, because the trace elements, chitokeratin and amino acids contained in it have the functions of health care, promote the body's metabolism, have anti-aging and prevent osteoporosis, and grinding or powder is often a favorite thing.
That is, the red pearl, the real thing seen is generally red coral pearl. "The Theory of Great Wisdom" records that the pearl comes out of the belly of the fish, the bamboo, and the brain of the snake.
"Buddha Land Sutra" records: red insects, the name of the red pearl, or the body of the bead, the name of the red pearl. True pearls are usually thin mouse color and gray, and red pearls refer to those with a slight red color. Pure red pearls are extremely rare. Red coral beads are usually used instead of red beads.
Glass is one of the "seven treasures" of Buddhism, which is a spiritual object to eliminate diseases and avoid evil. In Buddhism, glass is a spiritual object that eliminates illness and avoids evil. Placing or wearing glass can obtain three kinds of blessings; 1. Dispelling diseases: Practitioners believe that glass is the incarnation of Medicine Buddha, which can eliminate diseases and drive away evil spirits, so that people can obtain the blessings of health; 2. Toughness: Because of the difficulty of firing, Buddhism believes that glass can make people feel the difficulty of refining the truth, and obtain the power of tenacity; 3. Inspiration: Brilliant colors, changing magnificence, giving people artistic beauty and imagination space, giving people inspiration and wisdom.
The Medicine Master Liuli Guang Rulai Wish Merit Sutra records: "May when I attain Bodhi in the next life, my body will be like glass, clear inside and out, and pure and flawless." ”
In a sense, glass is a symbol of personality, spirit, and realm. The clear glass entrusts people's good wishes.
"Huilin Yinyi" records that the south of Mount Meru is this treasure. Its treasure is blue, clear and bright, everything is close to the same color, the emperor is this treasure, born gods, not the world refining stone, fireworks into glass also. "In many Buddhisms, Mount Meru is described as being surrounded by the Aral Sea, and there are four continents and eight small continents on the sea, so according to the geographical location, there should be volcanoes on the sea around the origin of the glaze.
Buddhism arose in ancient India in the 6th century B.C., very close to Persia, and it is now a major source of tourmaline, which is located in what is now the Indian Peninsula, and the sea around the Indian Peninsula is indeed volcanic. And the original stone of tourmaline is indeed like the description of "its treasure blue, clear and bright", to be "close" to have "all the same color".
Why did not later unify the name of tourmaline and glaze, it is likely that it was found that tourmaline is a natural gemstone and ancient Chinese glaze, although the color and appearance are the same, but the physical properties are completely different, and the correct name will also reduce the dignity of this gemstone, only after the Qing Dynasty there is a tourmaline name, and it is also used for headdress beads more, and the "emperor sideburns beads" are used in the same way. Other gemstones, although also in a variety of colors, are rarely used in this way.
Agate is one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, and has been used as a ward off evil spirits and amulets since ancient times, symbolizing friendly love and hope.
In Western magic, teach people to write their wishes on a piece of paper, fold and wrap them, meditate on them, and then put them in the cornucopia of agate, at least for a day and a night, so that the energy is stirred and strengthened, and after taking out, they will be cremated and burned, and with the power of fire, your wishes will be transmitted to the natural world, and your wishes will come true.
Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was lying asleep in the shade of a tree when her son, Eros, the goddess of love, cut off her shining nails and flew into the sky with them. Eros, who flew into the air, accidentally knocked off his nails, and the nails that fell to the ground turned into stones, which were agate. Therefore, some people believe that having agate can strengthen love and adjust the feelings between themselves and their lovers. In Japanese mythology, the jade ancestor Kushiaki Yumei was dedicated to Amaterasu Okami with a crescent-shaped green agate, which is also one of the three Japanese artifacts.
Because of the legend that ancient agate can make people invisible, agate has been highly respected and loved by people for thousands of years. Because of the beautiful appearance and tough texture of agate, people made it into ornaments and practical objects. Agate is one of the oldest known forms of jade, as evidenced by its widespread use in amulets, vessels, and ornaments for the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians.
After listening to the old monk talk about the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, Dong Tinghua frowned even more, and looked at the old monk with contempt!
"The Buddha is too greedy for his old man, he has made the most expensive things in the world his own home, these things should not only be the seven treasures of the Buddhist family, but also the seven treasures that everyone likes, you say these things, that is not valuable, I now suspect that the Buddha is actually an old money fan!" Dong Tinghua said.
"Boy, you'd better not insult the Buddha here, if he hears it, beware of hitting you into the eighteenth layer of hell!" The old monk said.
Zhou Tianyi felt that what Dong Tinghua said was very reasonable, the belief of Buddhism is to quit greed, eliminate the desire for life, and teach the world to jump out of the Three Realms and not in the Five Elements, to put it bluntly, it will make people have a negative life in their hearts.
Can being a monk really be liberated? I'm afraid not!
"I'm not afraid, I don't understand, why the world worships the Buddha so much, in fact, I feel that this so-called Buddha is a survivor of the battle of the burial gods!" Dong Tinghua said.
"Well, I also feel this way, what Huazi said makes a lot of sense, this Buddha is really likely to be a survivor of the Battle of the Burial God!" Miao Weiqiang said.
In fact, Zhou Tianyi had this idea in his heart for a long time, because the three of them had seen the survivor of the Battle of the Burial God in the Crystal Palace, the old man in white, who was ordered by Haotian to guard the soul of Zhantian, in fact, the owner of this relic, that is, the Buddha mentioned by the Buddhists, is very likely to be a survivor of the Battle of the Buried God, and he is also a member of the order of Haotian to guard the soul of Zhantian.
Zhou Tianyi thought to himself, when he entered the eighth layer, he should be able to find the answer and unveil the mystery of the Buddha・・・・・・! (To be continued.) )