What is a relic and what is a relic?

The so-called relic is the crystallization of personal practice. Originally called relic, it was later called relic. Relic was originally translated into various names in India, such as (establishment) ... and it means "relic" or "spiritual bone". These relics were not completely obtained by cremation.

The formation of Buddhist relics has nothing to do with doing good deeds, but mainly related to living habits, but it is very important that doing good deeds will make you live longer. If you use a certain food for a long time, some of its elements will be deposited in your body. When you are cremated, they will form various crystals when heated.

In Hindi, the relic is called Todu, also known as Sherilo, which is translated into spiritual bone, body bone and body in Chinese. It is a crystal left by a person after cremation. But these relics are completely different from the bones of ordinary victims. Its shapes are ever-changing, such as round, oval, lotus, and some Buddha or bodhisattva shapes; Its colors are white, black, green and red, and there are also various colors; Some relics are like pearls, while others are like agates and crystals. Some are transparent, others are bright, just like diamonds.

White relics are bones, black relics belong to hair, red relics are muscles, and there are also green or five-color relics.

According to the Bible, sacred objects are acquired by a person through practicing discipline, determination and wisdom, plus his own great will. It is very rare and precious. For example, after the Buddha's nirvana, as many as one stone and six buckets of relics were burned. At that time, eight kings competed for the Buddha's relics, and everyone got a share. They brought the relics of the Buddha back to their own country and built pagodas for people to watch and worship. In addition, accomplished monks and believers at home can also get relics after their death. For example, China's sixth ancestor Huineng, modern masters Hongyi, Yin Guang, Taixu and Zhang Jia all left a considerable number of cultural relics.

The types of relics are generally divided into whole body relics and broken body relics. The remains of the whole body do not need to be cremated, but the whole body will not rot. This is called the whole body relic, also called the whole body bodhisattva; Broken relics are cremated remains. However, there are also some relics that are not changed by the human body, such as running out of the sky or underground, or being born from oil lamps or flowers, and there is another relic that is sincerely worshipped and reborn from the relics. In the merit of bathing Buddha, the relic is divided into: 1. Living relics, also known as body and bone relics, are the remains of the Buddha; Second, it is the dharma relic, also known as the dharma relic, which refers to the teaching methods and commandments left by the Buddha.

The phenomena of this relic show that it can't be a stone. The main component of stones is calcium or metal salt deposition, which is similar in shape to scales and fragile. These things will turn into powdered oxides at high temperature. There are tens of millions of people suffering from lithiasis, but only practitioners have Buddhist relics. Dade's tongue, heart and other soft tissues without bones can also be cremated to form relics. Even the tongue of a Buddha-chanting parrot may become a relic. What's more, the number of stones in the body is extremely small, otherwise it will endanger life, but sometimes the number of relics is extremely amazing, and the colors and shapes are also different.

Some cultural relics are so hard that when struck with a hammer, the anvil will sink without any damage. It is not only suitable for monks who have been vegetarian all the year round, but also for laymen who died after one year of conversion. After burning, there were relics on the remains.

Of course, some so-called "relics" are indeed bones and teeth that are not completely burned, but it is impossible for stones to become "relics" after burning. Some people interpret these relics as stones in the name of science. In fact, this kind of deception to the public, these so-called sciences are actually "pseudoscience".

Some cultural relics are so hard that when struck with a hammer, the anvil will sink without any damage. Some holy relics will grow up and give birth to small holy relics and so on. Can these be guessed by modern science? In February and March, 2002, the Buddhist finger cultural relics enshrined in Famen Temple in Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province went to Taiwan Province Province for a tour, which caused a great sensation. In order to ensure the foolproof transportation and sightseeing of the Buddha's Finger Relic, the relevant parties on both sides of the strait have formulated and adopted extremely careful safety measures-while installing a bulletproof, fireproof and shockproof glass cover weighing 270 kilograms for Tancheng (the gold-plated copper tower where the Buddha's Finger Relic is placed weighs 63 kilograms and is 134 cm high), more than 400 people from the Buddhist circles on both sides of the strait will arrive in Taiwan Province from the airport. Infrared sensors and cameras are installed in the pagoda pavilion where the Buddha's fingers are placed, which can monitor the situation at any time; At the same time, a dharma group composed of 24 monks from mainland China and Taiwan Province province 120 King Kong cooperated with other relevant personnel to form four barriers and provide 24-hour escort. All this shows the preciousness and importance of Buddha's finger relic!

What is the finger relic of Buddha, so inspiring and touching?

Relic refers to the remains of Buddha Sakyamuni (the Tathagata in The Journey to the West) and the beaded gem products left after cremation. It is said that 2,500 years ago, when Sakyamuni was in nirvana, his disciples obtained a skull, two bones, four teeth, a middle finger relic and 84,000 beaded real relics from the ashes when they cremated his body. These relics of the Buddha are regarded as sacred objects by believers, and they compete to offer them. In the changing history, most cultural relics were lost, annihilated and destroyed. Fortunately, in 1987, many Tang Dynasty antiquities were found in the underground palace of Famen Temple, among which the only Buddhist relic in the world was found. When unearthed, the Buddha Finger Hall was wrapped in a 50-fold letter, with a height of 40.3mm and a weight of 65,438+06.2g. It was yellowish with cracks and spots. According to historical records, in the Tang Dynasty, this relic was "one inch and two minutes long, flat on the top and folded on the bottom, with different heights, flat on three sides, slightly higher on one side, with hidden marks in the middle, slightly blue as rain, fine and smooth, large in pulp and connected from top to bottom". The record is consistent with the real thing, but the color has turned yellowish because it has been soaked in liquid for thousands of years.

Among the above-mentioned cultural relics, the production of beaded cultural relics is still a mystery. This kind of relic is not an illusory legend, because among modern Buddhist practitioners, this phenomenon also happened after death and cremation, although it is rare. The author has a report in the Evening News1July 20th, 994 from Jiangnan Evening News: After the 82-year-old master of French sound at Lingyanshan Temple in Suzhou died and was cremated, he got numerous five-color relics, a piece of crystal glass and no bad teeth. What is particularly strange is that after cremation, its tongue root is still intact, the color is copper gold, and it is as hard as iron. When it is struck, it sounds like a bell, crisp and pleasant, which is rare to see.

Cremation of remains is not only a burning process, but also a melting process. What components in the body are the above-mentioned beaded cultural relics cast from? Can we ordinary people, some of whom are cremated after death, produce some relics? Some people have analyzed that the reason why some Buddhist practitioners can produce Buddhist relics is related to their long-term vegetarianism and drinking mountain spring water. Vegetables and mountain springs are rich in various minerals. After decades of accumulation, there are many contents in all parts of the human body. After cremation, the relics were "refined" Whether this statement is correct needs further study.

Respondent: Bai Linlin Grade 07- 4 2007-8-20 22:27

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"Ruins" are quite mysterious to ordinary people. Usually, after human remains are incinerated, only a pile of ashes remains; However, the Buddhist monk Dade can leave all kinds of relics. Buddhist relics are often regarded as a symbol of monks and nuns' spiritual achievements. The cultural relics left by the monk Dade after his relocation can often enhance the believers' faith in him.

What exactly is a relic? It should be said that this can be measured by extraordinary feelings. Some people have carried out so-called scientific research, saying that this relic is a "stone" in the human body, because monks are vegetarian all the year round and eat much bean products, which is caused by calcium precipitation and accumulation. There are also some heretics who think that the relic is the "Dan" created by essence, qi and god, and they make a big fuss about it and refine the spirit. These statements are ridiculous. They don't know that the Buddhist "relic" has all kinds of incredible things, and the relic is not just a product in the body.

"Relic" is a transliteration of Sanskrit Saria, which means "body bone" and is also called "spiritual bone" or "strong son", but this is only because most relics come from human body. Because most relics are obtained from the incineration of human remains. It was the first time that the teacher Sakyamuni Buddha burned himself into a relic with eight hooves and four fights after he showed silence. Therefore, the relic is also called "bones". But there are also relics that are not bones. For example, in the Song Dynasty, when Lu, a layman, carved the Pure Land of Dragon Trees, relics appeared in the engraving three times. In ancient times, there were also incredible deeds such as good women embroidering sutras, blocking needles, seeking relics, chanting Buddha or getting relics from their mouths when learning scriptures. There are also monks who wiped their backs in the shower, and there are also relics. When Master Xue Yanqin shaved his head, his hair turned into a string of relics. What's even more incredible is that when the Zen master Changqing died in the Song Dynasty, there was a strong wind, which blew the smoke forty miles away. Wherever the smoke went, there were relics on houses, trees and grasslands, and four stone heads were collected. Can modern science or pagans guess this?

This intangible cultural relic can also be obtained by modern people. If you light a lamp for the Buddha, you will feel sincere and you will get a snuff relic. This is a phenomenon called "good news of snuff" in Buddhism. Yang Peizhi (Qian Hui), a converted disciple of Master Yin Guang, once got a relic from snuff. 1947, Lingyanshan Temple in Suzhou published "The Great Trend to Bodhisattva to Read Buddha Tong Yuanzhang?" Printing public books? Gong Jing's lecture notes coincided with the general trend of Bodhisattva's Christmas. At that time, the lamp dropped the relic, and a larger relic was found in the lamp panel, which was as pure as a crystal bead. This phenomenon of relics falling from the lamp also happens at ordinary times. From April to July, the four great and five great Xiao Jiu cultural relics were obtained in the lamp tray (see the book "Karma Induction of Publishing Books"). Master Yin Guang said that this is because "the sincerity is very great, and the kindness of the Buddha is added to show it" ("the third edition of Master Yin Guang's banknotes"? After yang peiwen's "the book of laymen"), it can be seen that this is not measurable under any circumstances.

Usually, the relic mainly refers to the crystal burned by monks after rape. This crystal is as strong as King Kong.

Shiny, with different shapes, there are relic beads, relic flowers, relic blocks, tooth relics and so on; Colors are also different, and they are often called "five-color relics". For example, Master Jingru of Wutai Mountain, a director of the Chinese Buddhist Association who died recently, found more than 5,000 relics in various colors, mainly black, white, red, silver and blue. According to the teachings of American Xuanhua people, white is a bone relic; Black is a relic; The red one is the remains of meat. There are two kinds of relics: one is the whole body relic, such as the Duobao Buddha relic. The second is the broken relics, such as those of Sakyamuni Buddha. There are also two kinds of living relics and artifacts. Living cultural relics are smoked and cultivated by Xie Dinghui. The French and Tibetan books are all classics. "(The master spoke in Xuanhua about the three-volume" A Brief Interpretation of Hokkekyo ",p. 334). What we generally say about relics only refers to living relics.

What a cultural relic is, although it can be measured by extraordinary feelings, its function is obvious. Like the Buddhist scriptures, biological relics have the value of spreading Buddhism. After the nirvana of Sakyamuni Buddha, his biological relic was divided into eight parts by eight countries including Magadha and Sakyamuni, and a tower was built to support him. In the 3rd century, Ashoka took it out and distributed it to all parts of India, and built 84,000 pagodas, so Buddhism flourished. A few years ago, the discovery of Sakyamuni Buddha relic (finger bone relic) in Fufeng Famen Temple, Shaanxi, China was a great event in the Buddhist community, which was of great significance for promoting Buddhism. Why did the Buddha leave the relic after he showed silence? This is a very meaningful question. In Hokkaido. In the Tathagata's Quality of Life, the Buddha himself said:

Everyone saw me destroy my wealth and provide cultural relics.

Salty taste causes thirst and thirst.

All living things believe in quality, directness and gentleness.

I am bent on seeing the Buddha and don't cherish my life.

From this, we can see the relics left by the Buddha, monks and great virtues, which can make us yearn for the enterprise and feel thirsty, and believe in Buddhism. It turns out that the Buddha is neither born nor dead. The reason why he died and lived in the world soon is a convenient performance, in order to prevent all beings from increasing their dependence and even improving their tired and slack hearts. The critical eye said, "If the Tathagata does not die, then get up? I am arrogant, but I am tired of it. You can't stand the painful idea. It's convenient to say with respect. Monks should know that it is difficult to meet the Buddha when he was born. " After the Buddha's extinction, the purpose of leaving the relic to build a tower for all sentient beings is to make all sentient beings offer a rare thought. When they see the relic, they want to see the Buddha, and even "wholeheartedly want to see the Buddha without cherishing their lives", so as to practice bravely and diligently. If we sincerely respect Buddhist cultural relics, we will feel the contact of Taoism and the appearance of Buddha. This is true in ancient and modern times. In the Goblet of Fire, the Buddha said to himself, "When I was with all the monks, I came out of the mountain of Lingjiu. When I talk about sentient beings, I always stay here to make things easier, but the existing ones cannot be destroyed. " He also advised: "If you have smart people, don't be suspicious here. When the order is broken forever, the Buddha's words are true. " In the Sui Dynasty, when the master of Tiantai wise man read the goblet of fire to "the art of medicine king and bodhisattva", he suddenly fell into deep thought and looked at Lingshan for a while, as if he had never left. Master Hui Si confirmed: "If you don't know, you can't prove it." This thing can prove.

There are incredible phenomena in supporting and commemorating relics. Master Yin Guang gave an example: Before Emperor Wendi ascended the throne, an Indian monk gave him several relics. After he became emperor, he found hundreds of relics. Another example is the stupa of Asoka Temple, which you can hold in your hand and look inside. Everyone sees different scenes, and the size of the stupa will also change. All kinds of spiritual relics can be described as "there is no way for God to change". All these supernatural changes are of incredible value in spreading Buddhism. Everyone benefits from paying tribute to the relic. Master Yin Guang said that the supernatural phenomenon of this relic is that "Buddhas and Bodhisattvas want all people who have seen and heard of it to be deeply rooted, especially to show their existence" (Yin Guangda, Shi Wenchao). Therefore, we should not blindly use the worldly wisdom to measure Buddhist cultural relics.

However, the emergence of relics is due to the Taoist power of practitioners, which is certain. Therefore, the relic can "prove faith" and prove the achievements of practitioners in abstinence from wisdom. Master Yin Guang said that "relics" are the result of practitioners abstaining from wisdom, not the result of diligence. This is almost the same as the combination of heart and Tao, and the combination of heart and Buddha. "("augmented printing of main banknotes? Therefore, practitioners who practice fasting and wisdom can often sift out many relics from the ashes after death. As for monks with profound Taoist skills, their relics will also present various magical phenomena. For example, when the Indian master/kloc-was born in the west 0/00 days later, the smoke was as white as snow and there were five colors of light. After the fire, the bones are white, strong, as heavy as minerals and golden to the touch. The parietal bone has five petals, such as lotus. All 32 teeth were saved. Found countless relics. Its shapes are beads, petals and blocks. Its colors are red, white, blue and colorful. "

It is particularly strange that Yuan De, a layman in Wuxi, came late, leaving only ashes, so he sincerely begged and got three relics from the ashes. He wrapped these three relics with some ashes and returned to Wuxi. When he opened them for everyone to watch, he found countless five-color relics ("The words and deeds of Master Yin Guang?" Master History Biography ")

Old monk Guangqin, a contemporary monk, died in February 1986. There are also various magical phenomena in the relics left after tea. After the old monk was cremated, more than 100 larger relics were collected, while all the smaller relics were collected by disciples at home. A deceased believer knelt in front of the cremator all night and found a big relic on his knee at dawn. A believer offered a handful of the ashes of an old monk in Guangqin at home, and as a result, he found the relic again and again. There was an old lady who was too old to look for tiny relics in the ashes. She immediately knelt down and asked the teacher's father for forgiveness. As a result, she kowtowed three times and got three in a row. There is also an old man named Zhang at home, who is a disciple of the old monk Guangqin. When he arrived at the Miao Tong Temple crematorium in Tainan from Taipei, the relics in the crematorium had been taken away by the first believers. He was very sad. He cried to the cremator, grabbed two handfuls of ashes, wrapped them in handkerchiefs, and drove back to Taipei, where he was meditating "Amitabha" all the way. After returning home, he put the ashes in a lacquer dish, which contained more than 30 glittering and translucent relics, which was unbelievable.

Regarding the relics, Zhu Lin, a court in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "Ode to the Relics", which is recorded as follows at the end of this article:

The golden body is scattered and the pagoda is full of dragons.

Created in ten towers, it eventually became 80,000.

The bead cover flashes, and the brake post spits hibiscus.

Repeatedly uncover the fog and dew, and count the signs of Xiaoling.

Red and neon set each other off, the wind is shaking and the clock is ringing.

Fairy bears are often seen, and monks count them.

It is higher than the saints, and it contains universal knowledge.

If you don't drill your spine and hit hard, you won't know that a saint is poor.