Buddhist Question After the Buddha was extinguished, where did all the Buddha s relics go? What are

Amitabha! After the Buddha was extinguished, the relics were distributed in the heavens, the six desires of the heavens, the eighteen Brahma and other heavens offered a share, and the dragon king in the sea offered a share, at that time, there were sixteen great countries in the Tianzhu area, and the kings of each country also had to offer. Now there are Buddha's relics in Lingguang Temple, Qixia Temple, Asoka Temple, Famen Temple and other places in China, and all living beings are fortunate!

There are two kinds of Buddha's relics, one is the crystallization obtained by cremation after the death of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, arhats, etc., called spiritual bones, and the relics are Indian names. The other is the Dharmakaya relics, which are the sutras of the Buddha.

The Buddha is convenient for the benefit of sentient beings, so that all sentient beings in Longtian can make offerings to the Buddha's relics, obtain immeasurable blessings, and plant deep good roots. In fact, what should really be paid attention to is the Dharmakaya relics, which in today's parlance are the carriers of the Dharma – that is, the various sutras. The Great Treasure Sutra specifically talks about this.

Similarly, in the heavens and the Dragon Palace, they have far more Buddhist scriptures than on earth, especially in the Heavenly Palace. This is also recorded in the Tripitaka.

Nan no Master Shakyamuni Buddha! May the Buddha bless you!

Are you studying Buddhism? Or are you engaged in Buddhist studies? Listen to the scriptures more, all the problems are solved, the answers you get are all common sense, knowledge, knowledge, to be honest, it's useless, what we need is wisdom, wisdom comes from precepts, focus on chanting the Buddha to open wisdom, focus on listening to the scriptures to open wisdom, focus on purifying the mind.

The more you learn, the more miscellaneous it becomes, and the result is that it has all become Buddhist knowledge, become scholars, become Su Dongpo, Liang Qichao, to be honest, this has nothing to do with life and death, out of the Three Realms, whether you should go to ** or go **, or engage in reincarnation. I advise you to read a scripture, don't study miscellaneous, "Amitayus Sutra", "Lotus Sutra", "Diamond Sutra", choose one, read it all the time, read it carefully, read it until you memorize it, so that your heart will be fixed, you will not be cranky, and when you have a pure heart, wisdom will be born. Tell you, there is no use in asking questions, most modern people are impetuous, you can only increase knowledge by asking questions, knowledge is common sense to put it bluntly, you can also make money, you can be famous, you can engage in greed, hatred, ignorance and slowness, and the more confused you are, the deeper ,.. will be

The choice is yours.

1. Eating habits. It is believed that the formation of relics is due to the long-term vegetarian diet of monks, who ingest a large amount of fiber and minerals, and after the metabolism of the human body, it is easy to form a large amount of phosphate and carbonate, and finally deposited in the body in the form of crystals. The objection is that there are countless vegetarians in the world, but there are no relics.

2.Remnants of human bones. Human bones may recrystallize in various shapes when cauterized.

The human body has many small bones (such as phalanges, phalanges, or tiny bones in the ear canal), and a small number of bones are recrystallized after burning to produce crystalline appearance of "relics". The possibility exists.

According to a Buddhist ** information in Taiwan: In 1998, they cooperated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Taiwan to analyze the relics of a high monk and found that they were mainly composed of human bones. And other scientific studies have also proved the bone theory.

In addition, teeth are also burial goods carried by the deceased. The composition of teeth also includes many inorganic salts, among which the cementum part is similar to the composition of bones, so some people speculate that teeth are relics**.

3.Human stones. Some people interpret relics as stones.

Among human stones, the main components of gallstones are macromolecular organic matter (cholesterol, bilirubin) and a small amount of calcium carbonate; The main components of kidney stones and bladder stones are calcium salts (calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate) and other mineral salts, uric acid, etc.

Among other things, the latter has similarities with the inorganic components of bones (inorganic salts containing calcium and phosphate). However, the precipitation of calcareous and small amounts of metal salts, which are the main components of stones, will turn into powdery oxides at high temperatures; Secondly, the opposing view is that the number of stones in the human body is very small and can cause unbearable severe colic, and it is impossible for patients to endure the pain for a long time without delaying medical treatment; In addition, many patients with stone disease are cremated after death, and none of them have crystals, and almost all of the monks who have come out of the relics are healthy, peaceful and long-lived old people during their lifetimes.

What are Buddhist relics?

The original meaning of the relic.

The relics are a transliteration of the Sanskrit word sarira, and are also translated as "sarira" or "sarira", which means corpse or body bone, or "spirit bone", also known as "strong son". Mr. Zhao Puchu, a well-known Buddhist figure, once pointed out: "A relic is a corpse, but this term is generally only used for the remains of a Buddha and virtuous monks."

According to the Buddhist tradition:

One is: the true body relics, the spiritual bones or non-rotten flesh of the people who are cremated by the great virtues.

The second is: the broken body relics are relics, a special substance found after the death of a virtuous person; It varies in size, has a round appearance, bright color and hard surface.

The third is: the Dharma body relics are all the great classics of Buddhism, which are the crystallization of wisdom left to future generations. The earliest relics should be the real body relics left by Shakyamuni Buddha.

The reason for the formation of relics.

Religion aside, there is also a great deal of controversy about the reasons for the formation of relics. This is because the formation of relics has been unstable so far, in other words, not all people can form relics. In general, the current general understanding is that relics are a kind of bone crystals, and its main chemical components are calcium, phosphorus, silicon and a small amount of aluminum, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron and other elements.

The main minerals are the amalgamation of various minerals such as phosphate, aluminosilicate, silicate, etc. Current theories include:

Category 1: The precursors of relics exist in living people:

1. Vegetarian food is easy to form a large amount of phosphate, carbonate, etc., and finally it is deposited in the body in the form of crystals.

2. Pathological phenomenon: some people think that it is similar to gallstones and kidney stones. However, the above theories are generally easy to be refuted, because the above theories believe that the premise of relics exists in the living body in advance; Second, vegetarian food and stones are very common, but burning relics is not common.

At the same time, it is not possible to explain the size and quantity of the relics.

The second category: relics are produced during the burning process. This theory is one of the mainstream theories at present.

Life diamond refers to a cremation diamond cultivated with ashes or a hair diamond cultivated with hair, which is a kind of memorial diamond, also known as diamond burial. Cremation diamonds have the same chemical composition as natural diamonds, except that the carbon in them comes from the ashes sample, which is a diamond in the true sense of the word. And it not only has the meaning of "one forever", but also the expression of love that relatives are still "around" and "never separated".

Now that this technology has been provided for commercial operation, it can be seen that the existence of relics like relics can be achieved by rationally changing the conditions.

Relic, a Sanskrit word, is also translated as "Shiriro" or "Sri Ra", which means bone or remains.

According to legend, it was a bead-like object formed after the cremation of the body of Shakyamuni Buddha, and later it also referred to the bones of Buddha and monks. Relics can be divided into bone relics, hair relics and meat relics, and it is usually said that they all belong to bone relics. Buddhism believes that relics are refined by spiritual merits, and they are mostly made of hard beads and dazzling colors.

There are six temples (or pagodas) dedicated to the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni in China

A Buddha tooth relic, for the Buddha Tooth Pagoda of Lingguang Temple in the eight places of Xishan in Beijing. The relics were discovered in 1900 and there are only two in existence, one in China and one in Sri Lanka.

The Buddha refers to a relic, which is the underground palace under the base of the Famen Temple in Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province. The relics were discovered in 1987, and one piece survived, which is the only one in the world, and three shadow bones were enshrined at the same time, which were substitutes made in the Tang Dynasty.

There are four relics of the Buddha's body, namely the Leiyin Cave of Yunju Temple in Beijing (2 grains, discovered in 1981), the Iron Tower Underground Palace of Ganlu Temple in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province (the largest number, 772 grains, discovered in 1960), and the relics hall of Asoka Temple in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province (the relics stupa dedicated to the Buddha's body relics in the hall is the only one among the 19 stupas in our country that has survived after the Buddha's death. Discovered in 282), the Buddha conch hair relics of Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province (the world's first Shakya hair relics, published in March 2001).

In addition to the above six relics of the Buddha, in 1957, the relics of the Buddha of the Buddha, one of the seven Buddhas in the past, were found in the Tiger Hill Pagoda in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The discovery of the ancient Buddha relics is the first time in the world. The above seven places are the seven major discoveries and worship sites of Buddha relics in China.