The first treasure is gold and silver. Gold represents a kind of health. Many bodhisattvas who go home want to cast golden bodies, and silver represents Buddha's light. Besides, gold means prosperous wealth. If you make a wish to a bodhisattva, you should gild it after the effect. There is a saying that real gold is not afraid of fire.
Amber is a 40-million-year-old turpentine fossil, which is also called the three organic gems with pearls and corals. Only the fossil turpentine over 40 million years ago is hard enough to be inlaid into jewelry.
Agate is known as one of the seven treasures of Oriental Buddhism. According to records, it is called agate because its original stone shape is similar to that of horse brain. There are records of agate deeds in both the Old Testament and Buddhist classics. Agate is regarded as a gem or handicraft because of its rich color and aesthetic feeling.
Buddhist ceremonies and festivals;
At first, it was a religious activity in the era of Sakyamuni, and then it was introduced to China. In order to meet the needs of believers, it evolved into various confession and Buddhist activities, including various confession ceremonies, land and water ceremonies, Yulan Society, Iwaguchi Society and so on. Buddhist rituals in Tibetan areas are basically the same as those in Han areas in chanting and convening meetings.
In addition, there are tantric rituals such as preaching and practicing dharma, while Buddhist rituals in Dai areas have more or less traces of worship of ghosts and spirits inherent in local residents. The main festivals are Buddha's Birthday, Enlightenment Festival, Nirvana Festival, Guanyin Festival, World Buddha's Birthday Festival, Exorcism Festival, Divine Jumping Festival, Water Splashing Festival and Buddha's Tooth Festival, and some of them have become folk customs.