In the snow area of Tibet, the auspicious eight treasures are not only decorative patterns, but also mysterious symbols that condense the beliefs of Tibetan compatriots. The auspicious knot with a beautiful meaning can be said to be the most widely used pattern among the auspicious eight treasures.

Auspicious knots not only appear widely in the decoration of temple curtains, murals and Buddhist artifacts, but also penetrate into the homes of ordinary people and occupy a great position in family decoration, furniture decoration and family ornaments.

So what does the auspicious knot mean? What are the morphological changes of auspicious knots?

Figure/Norbulingka

1, the origin of auspicious knots

Lucky knot, also known as infinite knot or coiled knot, is interpreted as "the length of the coil is the symbol of the middle, the symbol of the permanent natural appearance of the gods and buddhas, and the symbol of eternity" in the Complete Works of Tibetan Buddhist Gods. The whole is disc-shaped, with no beginning and no end, which means that wisdom is accessible, circulation is connected, and good luck is endless.

Figure/auspicious eight-treasure auspicious knot

Legend has it that the auspicious knot was originally a symbol of love. Originally, it was an ornament that herders hung around their waists, and later it gradually evolved into an ornament for clothes, utensils, buildings and so on. From the initial leather rope and wool rope, materials gradually enriched to wood, metal, ceramics and other materials.

In the legends of Tibetan Buddhism, it is also said that the Buddha lectured after becoming a Buddha. Indra, Brahma and other donors presented eight auspicious objects such as auspicious knots to the Buddha, from which many auspicious signs were derived, which were blessed by the Buddha and became a symbol of eternal good fortune for all beings.

2. The meaning of auspicious knot

In Tibetan Buddhism, the auspicious knot is regarded as the representative of the French Open, the Sanskrit and the symbol of the Buddha. It means that if you follow the Buddha, you can salvage pearls of wisdom and jewels of enlightenment from the living ocean.

Auspicious knot is the essence of the perfection of five virtues, which marks the perfection of Buddhism and wisdom. It also means that all one's wishes come true and wisdom is within reach. It represents the meaning of good luck and is an auspicious pattern, wishing beauty and happiness.

3. Auspicious knot in the blending of Han and Tibetan.

With the arrival of Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng in Tibet in the Tang Dynasty, the rise of "tea-horse exchange" and the subsequent strengthening of Tibet management in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, auspicious knots began to spread from Tibet, and the use of auspicious knots also changed more.

At the same time as the Yuan Dynasty, Basiba was named Dayuan Buddhist; Deyin Sheba was named King Dabao in Ming Dynasty; In the Qing Dynasty, important political and religious figures in Tibet, such as the Fifth Dalai Lama's visit to Beijing, merged with the Central Plains culture, and the auspicious knot began to become a symbol of the exchange and integration between China and Tibet.

The exchange of cultural relics between Chinese and Tibetan in Potala Palace, Norbulingka, Forbidden City and National Culture Palace also witnessed the fusion of Chinese and Tibetan ideas and the change of usage scenes with auspicious knots.

Auspicious knots began to change from religious patterns to Tibetan patterns on books, food boxes, kettles, ink bottles, cauldrons, teapots, curtains and other utensils.

4. Changes in the form of auspicious knots.

For thousands of years, with the development of history and the integration of Chinese and Tibetan cultures, the auspicious knot has also begun to change accordingly. Although the core of blessing beauty and happiness has not changed, the shape of auspicious knots has changed greatly.

For example, auspicious knots, mainly pure right-angle auspicious knots, are widely found in Potala Palace, Norbulingka and Tibetan temples, as well as family decorations and curtains.

On the Potala Palace18th century iron staggered gold storage lock and17th century cloisonne intracranial donor, as well as19th century copper enamel ink bottle, auspicious knots with pure arc angles can be seen, which are closer to the knot shape.

However, in the four medical codes of the17th century, patterns with streamers appeared on the top. The Potala Palace collected cloisonne teeth, pastel lotus-bound three-legged oven teeth and pastel lotus-supported double-animal-ear statues with green bottom teeth, and more auspicious streamer patterns began to appear.

In addition, from the collection of blue-and-white lotus cups with broken branches,19th century wooden tablets and19th century silver hand-cranked prayer wheels, auspicious auspicious knots are also matched with lotus patterns, showing a secondary form of auspicious knots.

4. Wenchuang products

Based on the core of auspicious knots, auspicious knot patterns have now become the focus of cultural and creative development, allowing more people to increase their understanding of Tibetan culture and unveil the mystery of beautiful Tibet through light and lovely cultural and creative products.

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