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The practice of using agarwood to make ritual instruments and carving religious instruments has been around since ancient times and is even found in major religions around the world.

Ni Yuqing said that she didn't know that agarwood bracelets and Buddhist beads could be made into ritual instruments, but Zhang Lan didn't quite believe it.

Ni Yuqing herself is in the antique business. For antique dealers, what things and properties can increase the value of their antiques are much clearer to insiders than to outsiders.

However, Ni Yuqing explained that she didn't care. She was going to use the agarwood bracelet to make an incense burner, but she accidentally discovered that there was a Buddha carving on the bracelet, and finally preserved it. This explanation is more reasonable.

In addition, Ni Yuqing said that the value gap between the Buddhist beads bracelet and the jade bracelet on her hand is too big, which is correct to some extent.

Even if the agarwood bracelet is sold as a magic tool, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is still not as valuable as the high-quality jadeite bracelet on Ni Yuqing's hand.

Unless there is a reason that a master of religious studies is willing to endorse the bracelet, proving that it is a precious ritual instrument.

In fact, agarwood has always been a treasure used by royal aristocrats to protect their homes, ward off evil spirits, drive away filth, attract wealth, remove negative energy and ensure safety. In the Buddhist world, agarwood is the only magical instrument that can connect the three realms.

As long as you have a piece of agarwood ornament in your home, you can resolve Feng Shui problems, problems with your birth year, problems with the ninth year, problems with suppressing Tai Sui, clashing with Tai Sui, offending Tai Sui, numerology conflicts, bad horoscopes, and all other problems that are not good for your family or yourself.

Agarwood can protect the house, ward off evil spirits, drive away filth, attract wealth, remove negative energy, and protect the owner. Wearing it with you has the same meaning. It is recorded in Buddhist scriptures that only those who have cultivated merits for three lifetimes can own agarwood, and agarwood can make gods respect and ghosts avoid.

Bracelets, as the earliest ritual implements originated from Buddhism, have a history of nearly a thousand years.

As a wrist decoration, the bracelet is full of the profoundness of Buddhism and the authenticity of folk traditions.

But in today's society where the pace of life is getting faster and faster, people's love for it has surpassed the seriousness of its own religion and history, and has turned to the relaxation and pleasure full of the flavor of life.

Material is an important yardstick for measuring the value of bracelets. Due to our vast territory, long history, rich products and diverse cultural connotations, there are dozens of materials available for stringing beads.

In ancient times, there were stone beads, bone beads, clam beads, wooden beads, porcelain beads, jade beads, pottery beads, crystal, agate, amber, glass, tree species, etched stone marrow, oriental pearls, ivory, etc.

Among many materials, wooden bracelets are the most popular. The reason is that different wooden bracelets have different fragrances and they will change after being worn for a long time.

Among them, agarwood, as a precious material, is widely used in the production of religious instruments. Agarwood instruments not only have extremely high artistic value, but also carry profound religious and cultural significance.

For example, the agarwood conch is an ancient Buddhist instrument, famous for its exquisite carvings and unique shapes. The agarwood conch is not only a religious item, but also a work of art with great collection value.

There are also wooden Ruyi with Eight Immortals carved out of agarwood, with patterns of the God of Longevity and the Eight Immortals carved on it.

The most well-known is the Qing Dynasty agarwood carved seven-Buddha bowl which has been collected by the museum. This bowl is made of a whole piece of agarwood and the wood is slightly rough.

The shape of the vessel is a round bowl, with a flat mouth and straight belly, and it is inward near the bottom. The inner wall of the bowl is plain, and the outer wall of the bowl is equally divided around the seven Buddha statues. Each Buddha is made of semi-circular sculptures, sitting cross-legged on a lotus throne, with a halo on his head, wearing a bare-chested cassock, and a solemn face that makes people look at it with awe.

This object was originally a practical tool, but later it was used as a offering vessel. The carving is delicate and the workmanship is smooth, making it a fine Buddhist instrument. The bowl was originally a Buddhist instrument held by Indian monks to receive alms, and was also used as a food and offering to the Buddha.

According to legend, Sakyamuni had six patriarchs, namely Vipaśyin, Sikhin, Viśvabha, Kaluga, Kanagami, and Kasyapa. Together with Sakyamuni, there are seven Buddhas in total. Later generations often combined the seven Buddhas for painting or carving to promote Buddhist teachings.

These agarwood ritual objects not only reflect the preciousness and uniqueness of agarwood materials, but also demonstrate its important position in the religious and cultural fields. They are not only necessary for religious ceremonies, but also important objects of art collection.

Humans have a long history of using natural spices. In the birthplaces of the four ancient civilizations, the earliest use of spices can be traced back to 3000 to 5000 years ago.

Agarwood has been the representative of incense since ancient times and is known as the king of all incense. Agarwood was first used for medicinal purposes and fumigation. After several evolutions in civilization, it was widely used in religion. According to historical records, agarwood was used in religious ceremonies and was also a must-have for emperors to worship the heavens and offer sacrifices. Agarwood is almost the only item that is regarded as a holy item by the five major religions in the world.

It is described in detail in the Lotus Sutra of Buddhism that agarwood is known for its ability to remove all kinds of impurities. Its pleasant smell can make people remember the Buddha's compassion, wisdom and other great merits, and feel happy, yearn for it, and pray to achieve the same perfect state of life as the Buddha.

In the "Lingyun Sutra", the majesty of fragrance and light is used to illustrate that those who recite the Buddha's name are influenced by the Buddha's merits.

Buddhism originated in India, and its believers called the seeds of the agarwood tree agarwood relics, and wore them on their bodies to bring good luck and avoid misfortune.

Agarwood is one of the main spices for bathing the Buddha. The prayer beads and Buddha statues carved from agarwood are precious Buddhist instruments. The incense made from agarwood is not only used for worshiping Buddha, but also a top-quality incense for Zen meditation.

In Taoism, agarwood has been used in rituals to exorcise demons and evil spirits since ancient times. It is believed to be the only holy product that can connect the three realms of heaven, earth, and man. Agarwood is also used to make ritual instruments or talisman water to exorcise demons and monsters.

In the ritual of exorcising demons and exorcising evil spirits, agarwood is burned in a copper container and burned all day long, symbolizing the harmonious and abundant energy between heaven and earth, which is called "Yunyun Lingrao". In Taoist health preservation, agarwood is a must-have treasure for enlightenment in the practice of holy Tao.

In foreign religious sects, the Christian scriptures say that agarwood is one of the three treasures (agarwood, myrrh, and frankincense) brought to the world by three prophets before the advent of Jesus. There is also information that agarwood has brought a lot of blessings to Jesus' believers.

In certain religious incense burning ceremonies, agarwood is used to purify the bodies of the deceased. In important ceremonies and gatherings in some countries, agarwood is often burned directly to warm the stomach and promote ventilation.

The agarwood Buddhist beads bracelet that Ni Yuqing brought was slightly processed by Ni Yuqing. The faint fragrance can be felt, giving people a feeling of peace and tranquility.

In addition, according to Zhang Lan's observation, this string of Buddhist beads should have been owned by a successful Buddhist practitioner before, and now this bracelet still has a faint Buddhist aura.

After opening the box, Zhang Lan could clearly see with his spiritual eyes that the aura of the Buddhist beads and the aura of the Bodhisattva enshrined nearby merged together very easily without any disturbance.