What is a relic? Some people say that relics are gallstones, but how can stones be so colorful and even transparent? More than 10,000 relics were produced by the living Buddha of the Zhang family in Mongolia. How can there be so many stones in a person's body? Buddha's phalanges and teeth are still the shapes of phalanges and teeth. Who has seen phalanges and tooth-shaped stones? Therefore, from a purely scientific point of view, the stone theory cannot be established.
For Buddhists, this relic is of extraordinary significance. It is not only the report card of monks' great moral practice, but also the crystallization of merit extracted from the five treasures of true fire. Eliminating disasters and solving problems is also of great use. What's even more incredible is that after a long period of piety, the larger Buddhist relics will give birth to a number of small Buddhist relics! The mystery of remains is one of many mysteries in the world today! Therefore, the finely carved diamond treasure-relic has not only become the most concerned mystery of Buddhists, but also one of the mysteries that all mankind can't explain.
"relic" is Sanskrit, also known as "relic" or "loaded book", which is translated as "leaving the body" and "spiritual bone" in Chinese; In short, it is the crystallization left after cremation. This kind of crystal is generally not burnable. According to historical records, most of them are Buddha and his disciples and later overhaul walkers. According to legend, after the Buddha was cremated; I'm going to destroy four fights, causing the eight kings of India to covet and send troops to fight for it. Chu Tai-jing said, "The Eight Kings of Ershi, Chisheng King of Military Forces, Ding Sheng King, Unhealthy King, Agassi King, the most luxurious king of military forces, Yan Mian King of Military Forces, Udayana King of Military Forces and King Kong King of Military Forces all fought for the Buddhist relics, and each led his troops to the surface, saying that the Buddhist relics belonged to me. The minister said, "All kings don't fight, Poggi. According to people who have been to the stupa of Wuta Temple in Yinruiyao Mountain, Nepal, there are still stupas left on the pagoda. Many people have never heard that the Buddha relic almost triggered the Indian Civil War.
Unfortunately, countless ancient temples in Tibet were destroyed in the ten-year catastrophe, and Zupu Temple is no exception. In recent years, with the spread of Tibetan Buddhism around the world, the number of believers scattered on five continents has been increasing, and the suggestion of rebuilding temples with drinking water has surged for a time. So the Zupu Foundation was established, and branches were set up in Europe, the United States and Asia. With the merits and funding of ten believers, one third of this ancient temple was restored. One way to raise money is to give a relic to the sponsor. For example, those who sponsor 15000 yuan or more will receive four sarira tablets and one precious black treasure pill. Last year (reference 1993), a Lama died in Inner Mongolia. After cremation, thousands of relics were burned, including a rare translucent relic, which was excited by the temple believers and distributed to various temples. A few years ago, Feng Jushi, who lived in the United States, gave his treasured Buddhist relics to Tzu Chi Meritorious Society for a charity sale, asking for millions of yuan.
Judging from the above example, this relic is obviously very precious. What is a relic? What is precious about it? How many kinds does it have? Some people say this is a life-saving elixir. Is it true?/You don't say. Let's explore this strange relic world together.
When observing relics, we can find that red and blue are the most. According to Master Shinto, the host of Ling jiusan, who went to Nepal to welcome the relics, the red relics turned into flesh and blood, the blue relics turned into liver and gallbladder, the white relics turned into bones, and the hair relics were black. From the shape point of view, most of the relics are flower-shaped, rice-shaped, rice-shaped and round-grained. The channel master said that the flower shape is an early relic. Generally speaking, round white relics are considered to be the best, while translucent and glazed white relics are the best. There is a translucent white relic of a virtual cloud owner in China, which is the best example.
Judging from its size, it is already a relic as big as a small grain of rice. It's extremely rare to see a relic as big as mung bean and then soybean at Asoka Temple in Ningbo, like the old monk Xu Yun.
Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha. According to the history of Buddhism, after the death of the Buddha, he burned himself with three kinds of true fire (fire produced by positive force), and after cremation, he burned as many as eight branches and four buckets of Buddhist relics. At that time, the kings of * * * eight countries fought for relics and sent troops. Buddha nirvana, the city of detention, was then eight countries, that is, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and other countries today. When he arrived at Ashoka, he built 44,000 pagodas for the Buddha's relics. Later in the Ming Dynasty, an Indian monk invited a Buddhist relic from India to Tiantong Temple in Ningbo, China, making it one of the famous temples in China. In terms of quantity, the Buddha's relics are undoubtedly the most in history. In addition to the general relics, the Buddha left four Buddha tooth relics after his death. One of them is a Buddha's Tooth Pagoda dedicated to Beijing, one is a Buddha's Tooth Temple dedicated to Kandy, Sri Lanka, and the third and fourth are said to be dedicated to Helitian and Dragon Palace. These two Buddha's Tooth Pagoda have never appeared in the world. In addition, the Buddhist finger relic found in Famen Temple in Shaanxi, China a few years ago was also a sensation.
The scattered Buddhist relics are called "broken relics"; Some practitioners leave it to future generations in the form of "whole body relic", which is called
"Bodhisattva". At present, the most famous body bodhisattva Dojo in China is Nanhua Temple in Qujiang, Guangdong Province, which is the Dojo of Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism. There are three physical bodhisattvas, Master Huineng, Master Dantian (Tang Dynasty) and Master Hanshan (Ming Dynasty). In addition, Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province is dedicated to the "body bodhisattva" incarnated as the Bodhisattva, while the Great Buddha Temple in Hong Kong is dedicated to the modern Taoist Buddhist monk Yuexi (the body is not bad); There are three statues in Taiwan Province Province, namely Cihang Bodhisattva in Xizhi Cihang Hall, Qingyan Bodhisattva in Bitan Temple in Xindian and Yingmiao Old Monk in Beitou.
In addition, the more splendid relics left by the eminent monks in the past dynasties include the remains of the tongue root after cremation by Kumarajiva, a translation master in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Master Kumarajiva made a vow before his death, and if my translated scriptures didn't misunderstand the Tathagata, he would give birth to a relic of his tongue after his death, and the result was as expected. Dedicated to the Roche Tower in Wuwei, Gansu. As well as the spiritual relics of Master Taixu, the master of modern Buddhist reform, and so on. Master Taixu devoted his life to Buddhist reform. After being cremated in the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai in 37 years of the Republic of China, the whole heart was not burnt, and the periphery of the heart was covered with Buddhist relics, which was incredible. In addition, in the early years of the Republic of China, the thirteenth ancestor of the pure land Sect, the Indian mage who taught people to recite Buddha under martial law, died after cremation. Except for thousands of colorful relics, 32 teeth were not burnt, which shows his high spiritual realm. It shows that the master's teachings are well-intentioned, not empty words, but good words! There is also the generation of Xu Yun, the founder of Zen Buddhism, who lived to the age of 120 and spent millions. After cremation, he left a transparent relic with a thumb.
Master Zhang Jia, a Mongolian living Buddha who was once named as a "master of protecting the country and assisting education", is said to be the most burned relic in modern times, with more than 10,000 pieces, and there are not a few as big as rice grains and soybeans.
But the most special of these relics are "King Kong Bao" and "Six-character Wheel". King Kong Bao looks like transparent jade, coral, fire and water don't invade, axes don't hurt; The six-character wheel is like an octagon for seasoning, with six angles. Even better, the master's relics are like fruits-they grow on trees and look like "relics bearing relics". The living Buddha relic of Xikang is also wonderful. After the death of Guru Xikang Ganzi in 1936, he died only three feet. When it was transported to Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi Province for cremation, colorful rainbow lights appeared in the sky, which lasted for several hours before retreating. The body is red, white and blue, and the heart is not badly burned. It is hollow, with an angry appearance and clear eyebrows.
Compared with the relics in hardness, some of them are very soft and can be broken with a pinch; But the Buddha relic is very hard. Not only can it not be smashed by a hammer, but it can't be destroyed even when the world is going bad and being robbed of fire. It is really a veritable "King Kong is not bad". In fact, the relic is also called "hadron".
The idea of chemical analysis of the material composition of cultural relics has a long history. Many scientists must have done experiments, but never put forward or published a formal medical laboratory report. Only among Buddhists with modern knowledge of human biochemistry, the crystallization theory of blood, meat, bone and endocrine is circulating.
The above facts show that the gallstone theory cannot be established. Imagine that the number of relics is far from enough, and it is obvious that the whole gallbladder is full of stones. What's more, gallstones don't have the five-color light shown by some relics. According to Buddhist scriptures, the relic is "sniffed by boundless wisdom, hard-won and gained from Futian". In other words, it is "if you cultivate deeply with the merits of Prajna paramita, you will be respectful to all people in the world." The so-called "Prajna Paramita" is "wisdom" in Chinese translation, but this kind of "wisdom" can not be sent away by a set of 24 histories plus a set of western philosophy and a set of world religions. What's more, this kind of wisdom can be based on precepts, which cannot be summarized by "knowledge". When it comes to precepts, Buddhist disciples are subject to five precepts at home: don't kill, don't steal, don't commit adultery, don't talk nonsense, don't drink, go deep into the precepts of Baguan Pavilion, and then go deep into Misha's Ten Commandments; Even more than 200 precepts of becoming a monk; It's a deal. The enlightened founder of Zen has been sitting for decades. All these show that the relics cultivated with such great efforts deserve to be cherished and respected by ordinary people.
It is also reasonable to say that sacrificing relics can make people rich and save lives. As can be seen from the above, the relic is the result of long-term practice of noble and superb spirit and pure behavior, and those who worship it can naturally be taken care of by that practitioner. It is recorded in Buddhist scriptures that an elephant, because of carrying the merits of the relic, won the position of Arhat grosvenor in the next life, which shows that the relic is really a great blessing.
Buddhism pays attention to "reality" and "truth" and completely opposes superstition. For example, the six divisions in the wheel of karma advocated by Buddhism believe that all beings who have not yet realized are still in the sea of life and death. Of course, someone will ask, "How do you know? How to prove it? " To answer this question, first look at the following dialogue:
A: "Is it windy?"
B: "Of course it's windy."
A: "Then please show me the wind with colors and shapes, will you?"
B: "That's impossible."
Answer: "since you can't show me this wind, it means there is no such thing as wind."
B: "No, although the wind can't be caught or touched by hand, there is still wind, but I can't show it to you."
There are many facts in the universe. Although we can't point out direct and powerful evidence to prove them, we can't deny their existence? Today's science is limited to its own achievements, and there are countless cosmic phenomena that cannot be answered. For ordinary people, is it easy to understand the complicated life in the universe? Sakyamuni has long seen through this truth, so the only part he can understand and explain is to temporarily believe what the Buddha said. He said to his disciples, "I am a real talker, a real talker, and I don't lie." He hoped that his disciples would study and explore hard and find the real meaning.
Because some truths can't be explained clearly in words and words. This is why the Buddhist scripture says, "Drinking water is the source." . Being able to correctly and clearly understand the past world is called "destiny" in Buddhism, and this ability (magical power) can only be obtained through hard practice. Tell a man how wonderful blind world is, does he understand? Tell an idiot that so-and-so is his father's brother's son-that is, his cousin. Can he understand?
What is a relic? A relic is a relic: it is unpredictable! You may want to investigate and discuss several issues:
First, some people say that relics are gallstones, but what we know about kidney calculi or gallstones are almost all too many calcium carbonate crystals; After cremation, it will turn to ashes at a high temperature of 500 degrees. The remains are the "crystallization" of the human body at the high temperature of 1000-2000. A kind of crystallization of bone, flesh and blood should have nothing to do with "stone"
Second, you can go to the crematorium to observe on the spot and see if there is such a thing as cremation after death. According to our on-site knowledge, most people only cremate their ashes after death.
Third, why do people who practice great virtues have Buddhist relics after cremation, but those who don't practice do not?
Fourth, it does not mean that there is practice. It takes many reasons to get a relic, and it is rare to practice again. The author thinks that some basic concepts, such as materialism and idealism, modern science and yin-yang theory, the function of human heart has many deeper connotations besides the endless beating of life. People's ability to distinguish between thought and cognition is self-limited, so people always use "the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman" or "the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman". In fact, both of them are wrong. Because of the confusion of the heart, we can't see the facts and the truth, and we can't see the essence and its true attributes.
Humans have not yet unveiled the mystery of cancer and AIDS, not to mention the mystery of ancient relics. The above is only part of the story of the relic. The so-called "all beings have Buddha nature." No matter how many stories the relic tells, it is still worth practicing hard today. On the basis of penance and virtue, the flower of the relic can blossom and bear the fruit of the relic.