Introduction of lobular rosewood beads
The lobular rosewood beads are beads made of lobular rosewood materials, which are selected, cut, rounded, punched, polished and polished to form finished beads. As the saying goes, the largest rosewood is only about 20 cm in diameter, and its preciousness can be imagined. The lobular rosewood beads have also been welcomed by the market in recent years.
The lobular rosewood is a precious variety of sandalwood, known as the "king of wood", and was the exclusive material of court furniture in ancient times. The lobular rosewood is also the hardest wood, with high density and submerged. The main method to identify lobular rosewood is to see whether the cow hair lines on its surface are obvious. After the lobular rosewood is really polished, the cow hair lines are very obvious.
Implication of the number of beaded hands of lobular rosewood
Common numbers of rosewood bracelets are 8, 13, 14, 18, 24, 36, 48. No matter how many bracelets are worn, most of them are based on the left hand, because the left hand is relatively used less, and it is also considered to be a good hand in Taoist ethics.
Eight pieces: symbolizing eight characters such as "benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage, cleanliness, courtesy, loyalty and faith"; There is also a homophonic "8" equivalent to "fat", which means making a fortune, starting a business and working hard.
13: 13 is generally used for beads and bracelets, and 13 stands for perfection of merit in Buddhism.
14: 14 stands for fourteen meaningless deeds, which refers to the 14 meaningless merit given by avalokitesvara to six sentient beings to protect their peace.
18: "Eighteen sons" refers to six roots, six dusts and six senses. Folklore can be blessed by 18 arhats, and many children are blessed and the population is prosperous.
27: 27 A sage who represents Hinayana Buddhism in Buddhism; The folk moral is that three talents are long-lasting, that is, everlasting, long in land and long in people.
36: refers to three acceptances and six acceptances, which means to get rid of 36 kinds of troubles in life and get great relief in the world; The folk meaning is "66 Dashun".