1. The chemical composition of the relic mainly contains oxygen and silicon. The relic is a treasure of Buddhism. According to legend, it was transformed after the death of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, and other Buddhist monks. It is a treasure in the eyes of Buddhist disciples.
In the history of Buddhism for thousands of years, there are countless stories and legends about relic, which endows relic with great mystery and arouses the curiosity of the world-what is relic? Why can Taoist priests become Buddhist relics, but ordinary people can't?
The relic is a small particle, similar to a crystal ball contained in the remains of a monk. This kind of relic can only be produced in Taoist relics, and attention is possible, not certain. Some people say that the Buddhist relics are actually only the bones left after the cremation of the monk's body or the crystallization of the human body after incineration, so according to this statement, it is impossible to explain why there are Buddhist relics after the cremation of the monk's body.
Scientists have studied the composition of the ruins and found that the chemical composition of the ruins mainly contains oxygen and silicon. If the relic is a human bone, its elements should be oxygen and calcium. The relic contains silicon, indicating that it is not a simple human bone. There must be something else. This thing is probably a treasure worn by monks.
Second, the treasures worn by monks are probably one of the raw materials of Buddhist relics. Generally, some Buddhist monks will wear some Buddhist treasures, such as glass crystals, to show their status and the profoundness of Buddhism.
In fact, it is only a legend that Sakyamuni turned into countless Buddhist relics after his death. We have never seen him become a relic with our own eyes, and there is no way to prove that there is Sakyamuni's DNA in those relics. The reason why these relics formed by Buddhist monks contain oxygen and silicon is probably because these relics are the crystals formed by the chemical reaction between the remains of Buddhist monks and treasures such as glazed crystals.
It is not difficult to explain why only the remains of enlightened monks can become relics, but ordinary people can't, because ordinary people can't wear these treasures, and ordinary monks are not qualified to wear them. Only monks with very high status are eligible to wear it. Moreover, ordinary people generally do not wear ornaments before cremation after death, and no one will deliberately study whether there will be relics when ordinary people are cremated after death.
Buddhist disciples regard the Buddhist relics as sacred objects, but if we ordinary people don't believe in Buddhism and don't care about Buddhism, we don't really have much curiosity about the Buddhist relics.
In fact, many people only understand the relic as the Buddha. Since it has reached the level of "God", the relic has been deified more or less. Once deified, it doesn't really matter what the composition of the relic is, but it has become a symbol of the spiritual level of Buddhist disciples.
Third, there are different opinions about the true composition of relics. Some people think that the relic is actually only the remains of some eminent monks after their death, not the so-called "treasure". Those treasures were actually fabricated by Buddhist disciples to deify their own teachings. Some people think that there are Buddhist relics, but they are the most sacred treasures of Buddhism, and there is no technical research to clarify them. In fact, the latter's view is that Buddhist theology is difficult to be scientifically understood, which is somewhat biased.
It is not necessary to study the composition of things in nature with the science and technology currently mastered by human beings, not to mention that scientific research has shown that the main components of examples are oxygen and silicon. In the final analysis, Buddhism is just a belief. The so-called fairy tales and treasures are just legends, which are naturally sacred and inviolable in the eyes of Buddhist disciples, but there is no "miracle" for ordinary people.
Due to the particularity of the source of cultural relics, we can't make an accurate and in-depth study of them with science and technology. After all, in the hearts of Buddhist disciples, it is a blasphemy and violation of Buddhism. But because of this, we can also remain mysterious and curious about it. Buddhism is one of the three major religions. As a religion, it is necessary to keep its mystery. If it becomes too thin, it will be unfavorable.