The aroma of sandalwood is beneficial to the human body's heart, liver, kidneys and other functions. It can effectively stabilize the human brain waves to make the mood balanced, peaceful and calm; it can help sleep and help meditation. In the Middle Ages, the medical community used sandalwood incense to purify the air for medical purposes. The main reason is that burning sandalwood emits a quiet and fragrant aroma, and its essential elements contain bactericidal effects and have a magical effect of stabilizing the mind and calming the energy. Today's medicine also agrees with this. Ebony is jet black in color, dense in texture, and has a light and long fragrance. It is used for decoration to show solemnity. Buddhism also believes that sandalwood has the effect of exorcising evil spirits.
The existing sandalwood in the world includes green sandalwood, sandalwood, green sandalwood, red sandalwood, ebony, red sandalwood, rosewood, etc. Tan means "giving" in Sanskrit in India. This may be the origin of sandalwood entering Buddhist rituals. In the hall where Buddhist rituals take place, the scent of sandalwood is linked in Buddhist scriptures to calming the mind, calming the mind, refreshing the mind, suppressing evil spirits, and clearing the mind. Most eminent monks, in addition to reciting Buddhist mantras with words in their mouths, always have a black and shiny red sandalwood rosary in their hands. Together with the empty Buddha mantras of "One thought is born, ten thousand thoughts are born", "One thought is gone, and ten thousand thoughts are gone", The red sandalwood rosary represents an all-round protection for those who meditate and chant, being invulnerable to all poisons, immortal and evil. There is a special "Buddha Speaks of Sandalwood Sutra" in the Buddhist scriptures. (But strangely, I can't find this sutra using the online Tripitaka search system. It seems to be included in the Yongle Canon.) In the sutra, "This tree is fragrant and clean, and is the most beautiful in the world." Rare...cures all diseases", giving this rare tree in nature a thicker veil of mystery.
rosary beads materials
1 Sandalwood
This kind of wood is mainly produced in tropical places such as India, Nepal and Hainan in China. The main ones that are often used to make prayer beads are Red sandalwood and white sandalwood, the former is red in color. After long-term use, a crimson color will appear. The wood is hard and delicate, and it is a top-grade material among woods. White sandalwood is white sandalwood. It has a refreshing fragrance and is often used to carve Buddha statues and make spices. In Buddhism, white sandalwood is used as a top-grade spice for Buddha and as a material for statues, so it is made of white sandalwood. The meaning of the rosary is also very profound. In addition, white sandalwood can also be used as medicine, which has the effect of regulating qi, dispersing stasis and removing impurities. Its aroma can also help practitioners calm their minds and make it easier for them to enter a state of concentration. There are also some other types of sandalwood, but they should not be classified as sandalwood in the strict religious sense.
2 Mahogany categories
(1) Rosewood. Among this large category of beads, rosewood should be the most noble material. Many of them were used in the palace and dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty. People use red sandalwood to make Buddhist utensils such as Buddhist shrines, Buddha statues, and beads, as well as beads, flower carvings, furniture, and other items. Newly made red sandalwood will have a fragrance, and after use, it will have a deep purple-red or black-purple color. The wood is hard. The material is heavy and is known as the king of hardwood. However, because the material itself is scarce and expensive, many people use other materials to pass it off. This kind of wood is not only a precious material for Buddhist supplies, but also an extremely precious material outside of China in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and even other countries around the world.
(2) Black sandalwood, which is also a kind of hardwood, is black in color, hard and heavy, and will have a matte color after use. It is durable and a relatively precious material.
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