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Chapter 140 Water Kingdom Buddha Amulet
The Buddha amulet is a Buddhist amulet unique to Shuiguo. It belongs to the same category as the Tsa Tsa Buddha in domestic snow areas, but is smaller in size.

They are made from a variety of materials, including Buddhist scriptures, shell leaves, pollen, medicinal herbs, temple incense ashes, metals, ores, gems, etc.

Generally they are considered to be small and lightweight versions of famous Buddha statues and are enshrined in temples to enhance the temple's magical power. It can be regarded as a kind of memorial to the Buddha and a preservation of faith and tradition.

People also use it as a talisman, worn on the body to protect one's safety or to strengthen one's faith.

Among them, most of the amulets are made into small ornaments and enshrined in the pagoda. In order to prevent the pagoda or Buddhist culture from being persecuted in the future, the Buddhist culture can be passed down through the Buddha amulet. Because in the hearts of Shuiguo people, they believe that Buddha will bless those who sacrifice themselves for others and are selfless.

In history, there were frequent wars between the Mian Kingdom and the Shui Kingdom. Whenever a province or region was plundered and the pagoda was destroyed, a large number of valuable Buddhist amulets would be found in the ruins of the pagoda.

In modern society, Buddha amulets are reduced to a pendant of Buddha statues, which are convenient for people to carry day and night. The carriers hope to protect themselves with this.

Gradually, the Buddha amulet is not only a gift, but also a tool to help luck. The wearer hopes to use it to improve marriage, bring good fortune, good health, etc.

After all, as a kind of amulet, Buddha amulets also have a variety of themes. Some are Buddhist dharma images, some are gods dharma images, and some are ghost-themed.

In the Mainland, there are also some people who call the cards with Buddha and gods as "genuine cards", and the cards made of ghosts and corpse materials as "yin cards". However, no matter what the material or totem is, they all have the characteristics of the water kingdom. The characteristic amulets of Theravada Buddhism should all be called Buddha amulets.

The genuine cards here refer to the cards of temples in the Kingdom of Water, which are personally blessed by monks and then sold in exchange for funds to build Buddhist temples and other Buddhist facilities. The main representative types of amulets are Somdej, Elephant God, Bidada, Paige Ling (Medicine Buddha), Master's own Dharma, Butterfly amulet and other series of Buddhist amulets.

Even the origin of the Buddha amulet is mysterious.

According to legend, in ancient times there was an eminent Buddhist monk in Shuiguo who enshrined a Buddha statue in his home and chanted sutras every morning and evening. One day, there was a severe drought in the country. When the Water Emperor learned of the matter, he sent eminent monks to the disaster area.

Since he is a devout Buddhist, he hopes to bring the Buddha statue to the disaster area so that he can chant sutras and pray for blessings in the morning and evening. He also hopes to use the power of the Buddha statue to protect the disaster area. Unfortunately, the Buddha statue is too big and cannot be taken with him.

Unexpectedly, the eminent monk had a strange dream that night. He dreamed of the Buddha statue and asked him to use the temple soil to make a sign in the shape of the Buddha statue and wear it on his body. Then they would go to the disaster area together, so that he could be protected by him and make him safe and smooth. .

After he woke up, he followed the instructions in the dream to make a card and wear it. After arriving in the disaster area, he still chanted sutras and prayed every night. Soon, the situation in the disaster area improved.

Wearing amulets sounds easy, but in fact there are many taboos.

For example, when wearing a Buddha amulet, tie the Buddha chain to the back of your neck and hang the Buddha amulet in front of your chest. You cannot hang the Buddha amulet around your waist or put it in your pocket.

When taking off the amulet, there should be no dirt in the place where the amulet is placed.

Even if you wear a Buddhist amulet, you must have kind thoughts, because it can only protect gentlemen but not villains.

Secondly, the Buddha amulet is a sacred object that has been blessed and should be touched by strangers as little as possible. Otherwise, touching it casually represents disrespect for the Buddha.

Finally, if you no longer want to wear the amulet, you can give it to someone, a relative, a friend, or even a stranger. Buddhism calls this behavior "making good connections." You can also wrap it in red cloth and bury it under a tree or send it back to the temple. Buddha cards can be divided into several types.

Hanuman is the name of a divine monkey with extraordinary power. He is the son of the wind god and Ananta. Also the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, the most loyal servant and friend of Rama.

It can avoid unexpected dangers, and it also has the effect of "support", allowing those who are not doing things well to receive the support of Buddha's power, and everything will go more smoothly.

Butterfly amulets, a type of Buddhist amulet, are most famously made by the eminent monk Cuba Jeshna in the northern part of the Kingdom of Water.

The butterfly image in the amulet is lifelike. In just a few years, it spread to all parts of Southeast Asia and was praised for its popularity and bringing good luck.

It is said that one day, Master Jeshna of Cuba saw a butterfly flying by during his practice. He suddenly got inspiration and cleverly used the image of two spiritual birds (human buddhas) to recreate the butterfly amulet (human karma amulet). When the Cuban Master Jaisna presided over and managed the construction of the Mahawan Temple, he made a batch of human bird amulets out of clay).

The two images of a man and a woman in the butterfly card created by the Cuban master Jeshna were interpreted by the master as the god Tongue Flower and his wife, the goddess Gali. However, when it was introduced in the early years, it was not accepted because people had never seen butterflies used. The Buddha amulets are made with Dharma images, but over time, many people feel very lucky when wearing them, especially in terms of popularity and love, there are often significant changes.

The Nine-tailed Fox is actually a card created based on the needs of the Chinese people, because there is no fox species in the Water Kingdom. The Nine-tailed Fox is also based on the legend of the Chinese in the Water Kingdom, and basically no one will wear it.

Fox Fairy also has positive and negative cards. The method of entering the genuine card is basically the same as the butterfly card, using the method of the popular bird, but the effect is not as good as wearing the popular bird directly.

In addition to the positive cards that can bring good luck, there is another kind of card, the negative card.

They are not real Buddhist amulets. Most of them are made by black wizards in Cambodia. During the production process, some evil things are often added. Therefore, wearing them for a long time will not have any good results. On the contrary, they will Let people suffer its backlash.

However, even though it is so evil, it is also caused by good intentions.

In the beginning, people set up Yin cards for people to wear in order to save those souls who had grievances and could not be reincarnated, so that they could die in bliss as soon as possible. However, they never thought about it, but they were used by people with ulterior motives, and thus became things that harmed people.

Unfortunately, Mr. Gong's son Gong Li was exposed to one of the negative cards.

The reason for the matter is very simple. Gong Li's son has been idle at home since graduating from college. Because he is unwilling to do any work in society, he is preparing for the civil service examination.

He failed three times in a row. He felt very unhappy. He had tried so hard, but it still had no effect. He was confused. Did it really have anything to do with his luck?

After listening to someone's suggestion, or perhaps because they had been in this atmosphere for a long time, Gong Li secretly invited a Buddhist amulet back.

This made him feel a little more at ease. With the blessing of the Buddhist amulet, he was determined that he would definitely pass the exam.

However, things did not develop as he had imagined.