When it comes to the seeds of bodhi trees, people's first reaction is Bodhi. In fact, the Bodhi is not the fruit of the bodhi tree. Ficus religiosa is a banyan plant in the mulberry family. The fruit is an aggregate fruit, similar in shape and structure to the fig we eat. It can't grow all kinds of Bodhi all over the body. The Bodhi seeds on the market are actually the fruits or seeds of many kinds of plants.
The classification and introduction of the fruit of Bodhi Tree Bodhi. Now there are more than 30 varieties of Buddha beads named after Bodhi. Some of them are named according to the origin, such as Tiantai Bodhi, Tianzhu Bodhi, etc., and some are named according to the texture, such as Xingyue Bodhi, Fengyan Bodhi, etc.
1. Xingyue Bodhi: it's said in ancient times that the most spiritualist of Bodhi is the one with even black spots on the surface of the beads and a concave circle in the middle. It looks like stars holding the moon. It becomes the star of the world and the stars hold the moon. So it's called Xingyue Bodhi. It is called one of the four famous beads of Bodhi. Today's "star moon Bodhi" comes from the plant rattan. The seed shape of rattan is irregular and spherical. After careful polishing and carving, the thick color of the outer skin is removed. The inside of the seed gradually shows light yellow white and has dark patterns, which looks like the stars and the moon.
Rattan plant (left): Xingyue Bodhi
2. Phoenix eye Bodhi: it is a kind of Bodhi. It is mainly produced in the core of a fruit in India, and its flesh can be eaten. It is very rare and precious, because bud eyes are like eyes, it is called "Fengyan Bodhi". Each bead has an eye on it. If you open it, there is fruit inside. Rinpoche, the king of Dharma, once said that chanting beads with Bodhi with phoenix eye can make the chanting virtues grow ten million times. Fengyan Bodhi beads is one of the most respected categories in Tibetan Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, Bodhi beads refer to Fengyan Bodhi beads.
Ethiopian date (left): Fengyan Bodhi (right)
3. Longan Bodhi: each one has a triangular eye. Dragon has a special meaning in Buddhism, such as "dragon image" which is a metaphor for Bodhisattva's prestige, "longying", which is one of the three Bodhisattvas of Guanyin. The voice of longfan is translated as "Naga", which has the ability to call the wind and call the rain. It is also the Dharma protector to protect Buddhism. Longan Bodhi, especially the Indian longan Bodhi, is a rare thing, which is a necessary item for practitioners. It's also a product of exorcism and wisdom.
4. Qilin eye Bodhi: it has a special shape. Each one has a square eye. The whole Bodhi is a flat, round persimmon like a drum. With the square eye in the middle, it looks like a copper coin. The unicorn is the dragon head of the beast. It has a deer body and a unicorn on its head, which symbolizes auspiciousness. The Kirin eye Bodhi is more rare than the dragon eye Bodhi. It's the best Bodhi to increase blessings and wisdom, help enlightenment and protect cultivation
5. Sun Zi Bodhi: a reddish brown hard fruit produced for the tropics. Each fruit has a small white dot. It looks like the sun in the sky. Its reddish brown color is like the fire of the sun, so it is called Sun Zi. Buddhism calls the sun god the God. The Buddha is the master of Buddhism Tantrism. He appears in the world with fate, breaks through the darkness, opens up the Bodhi Heart and shines on all living beings. Sunspot, Exorcism and disaster elimination, brings people ten auspicious and healthy. It can be used as a Buddha bead or a single grain pendant, which is not only helpful for cultivation, but also beautiful and generous, and increases temperament.
6. Moon Bodhi: a kind of dark gray hard fruit produced for the tropics. Each fruit has a light brown dot, like the moon hanging in the sky. Its gray white color is like the cool and bright moonlight, so it is named moon child. The moon represents softness, auspiciousness and peace.
7. Jinchan Bodhi: it's a kind of Xingyue Bodhi, but it's harder than Xingyue Bodhi. Because every grain is like a Golden Toad, it is named Golden Toad son. It can gather in the house to increase wisdom and bring peace and auspiciousness. It can be used to make Buddha beads, single or several pendants, bringing luck to people.
8. Bodhi: it is a rare tropical fruit, similar to eggplant. After hard as wood, fruit body is dark brown, yellow pedicle, oblate and long, different sizes. The unique shape of Myanmar eggplant has an attractive charm. It is said that Burmese eggplant can exorcise evil spirits and ward off evil spirits. It can bring lucky power and long life to the owner, which has always been cherished by collectors. It can be strung up with one, or three, or more, and hung on the body. It can be used as an ornament and a Buddha bead. Because of its unique energy, it can change people's magnetic field, bringing good luck and health.
9. Bodhi with five eyes and six connections: it's an unusual fruit with a backward pedicle and five small holes on the top. It looks like five small eyes. The head and tail pierce through the holes to make Buddha beads, which is called "five eyes and six connections". "Five eyes" refers to the five abilities of the naked eye, the heavenly eye, the eye of insight, the eye of Dharma, and the eye of Buddha: "six ways" refers to the ability of shenzutong, tianertong, tianyantong, otherxintong, fatalism, and leakage of wisdom. The first five links can be achieved in all kinds of cultivation, but the missing link is the realm of Buddhism. It is the six kinds of unobstructed free and wonderful functions that Bodhisattva shows in accordance with the calming wisdom. This kind of Buddha bead is rich in meaning.
10. Xiantao Bodhi: it is said in ancient China that peach wood can drive away ghosts, peach stem can drive away evil spirits, peach talisman can ward off evil spirits, and peach kernel is hard and has the above functions. The carved Buddha beads have extraordinary energy. Flat peach is said to be the fairy peach planted by the queen mother, which can prolong life. Therefore, flat peach is also called Xiantao. Flat peaches are flat and round in shape. There are many irregular concave and convex textures on the surface. They don't need any carving. They are very unique. The flat peach core is bronze in color. The charm of the ancient flavor is very rich. The Buddha beads made of it are unique.
11. Bodhi of the Grand Slam: it's a very rare Buddha bead made of coconut. Coconut is unique. It's not cold in winter and sweat in summer. This kind of coconut hand string, he was named "Grand Slam", very interesting.
12. Tianyizi Bodhi: tianyizi is a kind of peculiar and hard fruit. The flat and round shape, the curved ridge of the bulge, looks like a flat peach or a small melon. There is a tree of heaven in the Sutra. This tree changes according to the heaven's will, and then you know what you want. Tianyizi has its special meaning. If you use this bead to practice, you can follow the Tianyi. If you wear it at will, you can increase your happiness and wisdom.
13. Vajrayana Bodhi: Vajrayana is the son of Vajrayana tree according to the introduction of Buddhist books. It is also said that Vajrayana is the son of bodhi tree, which is very precious. King Kong is extremely hard and indestructible. It has the power to destroy all evils. In the practice of Vajra department, Vajra beads must be used. The Vajra has a strong ability of expelling evil and avoiding disaster, which can increase auspiciousness.
The fruit and seed of duying: Vajra Bodhi
14. Ashura Bodhisattva: Ashura is one of the ancient Indian gods. It is translated as "unprovoked" in Chinese because of its ugly appearance. Asura is also one of the six ways (that is, heaven, man, Asura, beast, hungry ghost and hell). Asura seed is named for its special shape. It has flat, round, angular and heart-shaped fruit with a slightly pointed head and tail. Ashura son, with its own unique energy, helps practice.
15. Bodhi tuoroni: it is a kind of less hard fruit. The meaning of tuoroni is the total holding, which means the memory ability that can always absorb the immeasurable Dharma without forgetting it. It always holds the merits and virtues of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so that all good dharmas grow, and all evil dharmas do not grow. The bead of tuoronzi's Buddha, which is used to chant Buddha, has the meaning of collecting good Dharma and restraining evil.
16. Mani Bodhi: mani means the Pearl, which is said to have the function of eliminating disasters. Mani is a hard brown fruit with many lines on its surface, which is hard to find. It has a strong function of expelling evil spirits and avoiding disasters. Wearing it can help people to be safe and rich.
17. Lianhuazuo Bodhi is a rare plant seed: it is cone-shaped and has two kinds of dark brown and white. Its texture is hard, and it feels like a little prickly hand. Its shape is like a lotus, so it's named. The lotus is stained with mud. It's a symbol of fruit position. At the same time, when practicing the lotus Department of Tantrism, lotus beads must be used, which is more helpful to achieve Bodhisattva status. Lotus beads can make people feel calm, calm and clean.
Jujube kernel in Taihang Mountain Area (right): Lotus Bodhi (left)