The Constituent Elements,Production Rituals And Religious Functions Of Buddhist Beads

The rosary used in Buddhism is generally known as the Buddha beads,which not only the religious utensils,but also the carrier of Buddhist culture.The purpose of this article is to clarify the origins,the connotation of the system,the norms of production,and the function of religion in the scriptures and scriptures.In addition,regardless of the academic papers and the conventional understanding and classification of the Buddha beads,there are unreasonable points in logic,which need to be corrected and sorted out.First of all,Buddha beads are different from rosary and beads and have their own unique conditions of use.Rosary contains Buddha beads,but rosary is not equal to Buddha beads.The rosary used by other religions is diverse,such as the beads of Taoism,the rose rosary of Catholicism,and Mischak of Islam.Because Buddha beads is not equal to rosary,so there is a difference between Buddha beads and rosary,which originated in primitive society.The Buddha beads originated from India's social conventions of delayed by a necklace of jade and pearls and originally embodied the use of the Buddha's and Bodhisattvas' dignity and solemnity.After the introduction of Buddhism,Buddha beads were introduced,but the shape system also had a development process.This process is inextricably linked with the evolution of the "pray to Buddha" and the spread of the idea of the Pure Land Buddhism.From the chanting Buddha with heart to chanting Buddha with bean,and then to the chanting Buddha with Buddha beads,the Buddha beads are gradually accepted and loved by the people.?The description of Buddha beads began with the translation of the book?Buddha says the Sutra of wooden sutras?during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Only the most brief Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn as material,a total of 108.Many verses later expanded Buddha beads,such as grape-fruit,gold-silver,crystal,etc.To discuss the difference in the number of different pairs of 1080 pieces,108 pieces,54 pieces,and 27 pieces of Buddha beads in training.It is necessary to sort out the religious teachings and religious concepts contained in this book.Excluding the use of Buddha beads,in this paper,the records in the classic books are summarized into three kinds of handheld,worn and worshipped,and discussed and explained again,and abandon the unreasonable bead,hanging bead and matching bead that were summarized by the predecessors.The sanctity of Buddha beads is closely related to the production process of Buddha beads,and there are stricter standards and rituals.Research in this area has not been mentioned yet.Today's large-scale mechanized production also ignores relevant specifications.This article uses the scriptures to sort out and sum up this,and to reexamine the original production process of Buddha beads.Finally,Buddha beads,the most important Buddhist instrument,which plays a very important religious role.It is undeniable that the social function of Buddha beads has undergone major changes in recent years.The significance of religion has been artificially attenuated,and it has become more of a play piece and collection in the literary and art circles.This article omitted the secular function of Buddha beads,based on the fact that the classics are divided into the human subject and based on the analysis of Buddha beads's religious function,divides the classical books into two major directions:the human being as the subject and the superhuman power as the theme.Based on the basic methods of history and religion,the Buddha beads from Buddha and Han Buddha in the real world,Buddha beads from statues and paintings are used as materials,through the methods of literature research,comparative analysis and physical investigation,the purpose of this paper is to reveal the true features of Buddha beads.