fruit, not the fruit of the Bodhi tree, produced in the snowy mountains near. The tree is an annual herb, spring seedlings, stems three, four feet high, leaves such as millet, red and white flowers, in the form of spikes; between summer and fall fruit, round and white, with a solid shell, such as enamel

quality, commonly used for the Buddha's number of beads, so called Bodhi. Woody for its other species, our only Tiantai Mountain, called Tiantai Bodhi. And in the Materia Medica Sapindus article, cited the Sapindus seven synonyms, one of which is called Bodhi

Ti Zi.

In fact, Bodhi is not the fruit of the Bodhi tree, but the name of the herb called Kawagaya. It is a woody plant, but nowadays, linden has long been a common name that stands for

"enlightenment".

The Datang Records of the Western Regions, said: "The Bodhi Tree is the tree of the Bibliotheca, which was hundreds of feet high in the past when the Buddha was in the world, and after repeated mutilations, it was still four or five feet high, and the Buddha was sitting underneath it, and he became equal to enlightenment, and so it was called the Bodhi Tree.

Gelug Rinpoche said, "The Buddha became enlightened under the Bodhi tree, and the hardness of the Bodhi beads themselves have auspicious meanings, so they are suitable for any Dharma practice".

There are many varieties of beads named after Bodhi, and I have seen some of them, which are summarized as follows:

Star-moon Bodhi

Star-moon Bodhi beads are common, because the Buddhist scriptures say that chanting with Bodhi beads can gain countless merits, and so they are used by good men and women. The shape of this kind of star and moon bodhi is wine red and the bead surface is covered with uniform black spots, there is a concave circle in the center, like stars holding the moon, so it is called star and moon bodhi. It is known as one of the world's "four famous beads".

Yuanbao Bodhi

Yuanbao Bodhi, a kind of astral moon Bodhi, unprocessed, each grain looks like a small Yuanbao, the surface of the irregular dots, white is called silver Yuanbao, yellow is called gold Yuanbao, strung together as a string, both elegant and chic, can help to cultivate, to protect the peace and increase the blessing of the wisdom, to be worn with the role of attracting wealth.

Golden Toad Bodhi

Golden Toad Bodhi is a kind of Astral Moon Bodhi, but harder than Astral Moon Bodhi. Because each grain is shaped like a golden toad, it is called Golden Toad Zi, which can gather house and increase wisdom, bring peace and good luck. It can be used to make Buddha beads, single or several pendants to bring luck.

Five-eyed six-pass Bodhi

Top five small holes, looks like five small eyes, head and tail through the holes, made of Buddha beads, known as the "five-eyed six-pass". The "five eyes" refers to the five faculties of the physical eye, the heavenly eye, the wisdom eye, the Dharma eye and the Buddha's eye: the "six passages" refer to the divine foot

passage, the heavenly ear passage, the heavenly eye passage, the other heart passages, the predestined passages, and the leakage of the wisdom to prove the passages. The first five passes can be attained by all kinds of cultivation, but the Leakage Pass is the realm of the Buddhists. It is the six kinds of unimpeded self-realization that the Bodhisattva manifests according to the power of determination and wisdom. This kind of bead is rich in meaning.

This kind of bead is rich in meaning.

Tongtian Eye Bodhi

Tongtian Eye is a rare fruit seed, dark gray, with small irregular dots on the grains, and peculiarly, there is a small round hole on each grain, which is the origin of Tongtian Eye. It is said that this bead can absorb the body's sick gas, often hold this bead to enhance physical fitness, eliminate fatigue is helpful. It is said that this bead can absorb the sick qi of the human body. Holding this bead regularly is helpful to strengthen the body and eliminate fatigue.

Vajra Bodhi

Vajra son according to the Buddhist books, said that the son of the knot of the Vajra tree, also said that the son of the knot of the Bodhi tree, very valuable, Vajra Bodhi produced in India Sakyamuni Buddha in the region of the road. There is a tree in this area that grows out of the seeds are not big, also

very tough, therefore, Sakyamuni Buddha told his disciples to wear them to read the Buddha, read the Dharma, read the Sangha, and therefore named it "Vajra Bodhi seeds". Vajra, on the other hand, is hard and indestructible, and has the power to destroy all evil

. Vajra rosary beads are used in the Tantric practice of Vajra.

Red Heart Bodhi

Red Heart Bodhi is one of the rarer Bodhi seeds on the market today, with a bright red color and very bright. Its special appearance is heart-shaped and its special meaning is to symbolize fiery love. Reds are known as warm colors because they resemble the sun and fire and evoke feelings of warmth. The color red indicates happiness and enthusiasm, it makes people's emotions warm and full. (Very beautiful, like lacquer ware)

Golden Buddha Grass Bodhi

Golden Buddha Grass was used by ancient Indians as a magical object to cure illnesses and rituals to exorcise demons. It is regarded as the sacred herb of the originator of the Buddha's destiny. Golden Buddha beads are made from Golden Buddha grass fruit seeds.

Golden Buddha Grass, perennial herb, Asteraceae, leaf spinosa or spinosa above ground molecules. According to the relevant ancient and modern pharmacopoeia, the nature of salty, slightly bitter, with phlegm, stop phlegm, clearing heat and detoxification, drying dampness, insect repellent, expectorant, Zhengqi and on the nameless tumor has a certain therapeutic effect. Grows in Asia India on the banks of the Ganges River.

Iron Lotus Seed & Copper Lotus Seed

The seeds of trees, oblong, hard, yellow and black, yellow is called Copper Lotus Seed, black is called Iron Lotus Seed.

Ghost-faced Bodhi

Ghost-faced Bodhi is named for its peculiar appearance, like the big flower face in Peking Opera, with sharp angles and lifelike.

Long-eye Bodhi

Long-eye Bodhi for the Bodhi tree's top seeds, its texture is hard, unchanged over time, and the more you use the more glossy, the new beads yellowish, after using for a long time, the color is light to dark, become red, black mixed with very high quality.

Phoenix linden

Phoenix linden is a kind of linden, very rare and valuable, because the buds eye such as the eye, inherently known as "phoenix-eyed linden", polished phoenix-eyed is through the use of special oils and waxes sanding the surface and polished to make the color more distinctive, more bright, because

It is very hard, so

It is unchanging, and more and more lustrous. It is very hard, so it remains unchanged for a long time, and it becomes more and more glossy, deeper and deeper in color, and higher in quality. Wind-eye Bodhi rosary, each bead has an eye on top, such as open inside the pulp.

Phoenix linden beads are one of the most highly regarded types of beads in Tibetan Buddhism, and in Tibetan Buddhism, linden beads refer to phoenix-eyed linden beads. In recent times, one of the most influential Tibetan masters, Living Buddha Nona, once said, "It is best to

have a string of pineapple-eyed Bodhi rosary beads to practice all the dharma can be generalized, with the greatest merit". The article "Tantra Essentials" written by Mr. Jinan Yijushi also says, "A string of phoenix-eyed bodhi seed beads can be used for practicing all dharmas."

Golden Thread Bodhi

Golden Thread Bodhi, a rarer plant, is hard and white in color, with a red color and lines inside, so it is named Golden Thread Bodhi. As this plant is very rare, it is highly prized.

Silver line linden

Silver line linden is a kind of linden seed which is rarer than the gold line, the texture is hard, there is a line mostly into a diffuse red line inside, so it is named silver line linden, the flavor is unique, and it is highly collectible. It is helpful for career development and family harmony, as well as for good fortune and wisdom. It has a unique flavor and is a good collector's item. The number of rare, very precious.

Ivory Bodhi

15 years to bear fruit once, its texture, hardness, color and ivory similar to, so commonly known as "plant ivory". During the colonial era, European aristocrats liked to use it to make buttons for their noble dresses. At present, the European and American high society is still the most

favorite it to do their own beloved clothes decorations. In our country has been used to do "ivory" alternatives, but also more and more loved by the people. In Asia, there are some of these plants in southern India.

Because the fruit is coarse on the outside and white as ivory on the inside, it is similar to what Hinduism and Buddhism call "Mani" treasure. It is also a symbol of the roughness of human beings, who have attained the realm of true nature through cultivation.

White Jade Bodhi

White Jade Bodhi, the outer skin is blackish brown, after cutting, the inner part is like white jade, the texture is hard and moist to the touch, and that's how it got its name. It is a rare and magical linden. It is extremely valuable for collection. The more you play the more moist.

Hami Bodhi

Natural texture, natural black surface has a lot of golden pattern, like a cantaloupe, so it is called Hami Bodhi, can also be called melon Bodhi, is used by Tibetans to pray for blessings of auspicious Bodhi. It is helpful for practicing bodhicitta and can also be used as a collector's item.

Sun Bodhi

Sun, for the tropical production of a kind of reddish-brown hard fruit, each grain has a small white spot, looks like the rising sun in the middle of the sky, its own reddish-brown as the fire of the sun, so it is called the sun. Buddhism called the sun god is said to God. Buddhist Tantric

The main Buddhist deity is the Great Sun Rulai, who appears in the world as he pleases, breaks the darkness, reveals the bodhi mind, and illuminates all beings. The sun child, drive away evil spirits and eliminate disasters, bring people ten auspiciousness and well-being. Used as a Buddha bead or a single piece to carry, both to help practice, but also beautiful

generous, increase the temperament.

Moon Bodhi

Moon child, for the tropical production of a dark gray hard fruit, each grain has a light brown dot, such as the moon hanging in the sky, its own grayish-white color like the cool, bright and moist moonlight, so it is called moon child. The moon represents femininity, good fortune and peace.

Maine eggplant linden

Maine eggplant linden, is a rare tropical fruit, shaped like an eggplant. After the hard as wood, the body of the fruit is dark brown, the tip is yellow, flat, round and long, varying in size. Maine eggplant itself has a seductive charm with its characteristic shape. Maine eggplant

Can drive away demons and evil spirits, suppress the house and protect the body, bring the owner the power of luck and long life and wealth, and has always been treasured by collectors. It can be strung with one, or three, or more, and hung on the body as an ornament, Buddha bead, and due to its own

specific energy, it can change one's magnetic field and bring good luck and well-being.

Ashura Bodhi

Ashura, Sanskrit asura, is one of the ancient gods of India, the Chinese translation for "no end", because of its ugly appearance. Asura son is a kind of flat, round, ribbed, heart-shaped, and the head and tail slightly pointed hard fruit. Because of the shape

strange, so the name "Asura". Asura, another explanation is "six ways" (heaven, human, asura, animals, hungry ghosts, hell) one. The beads are round and finely crafted, each one very round and lustrous. Its

appearance is exquisite, clean and fresh, hard texture, the color is unchanged over time, and the more it is used, the more lustrous it becomes. It is a top quality for collection.

Dharani Bodhi

is a lesser hard fruit, black in color. Dharani means totalization, which means the ability to memorize the infinite number of Dharma teachings without forgetting them, totalizing the merits of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so that all good dharmas grow and all evil dharmas do not come into being. The Buddha beads of the dharmakaya, held to recite the Buddha's name, have the meaning of collecting good dharmas and suppressing the birth of evils.

Wooden Fish Bodhi

Wooden Fish Bodhi, a rare tree seed, brown with spots, resembling a wooden fish, hence the name. Because the wood fish itself has the function of awakening enlightenment and promoting the advancement of people, the wood fish fruit beads are not only prized by Buddhists because of their peculiar appearance, but also because of their profound connotations.

Mani Bodhi

Mani means treasure bead and is said to have the function of eliminating disasters. Mani is a hard brown fruit with many lines on its surface and is more difficult to find. It has a stronger function of driving away evil spirits and avoiding disasters, and wearing it can help bring peace and prosperity.

Dragon Pearl Bodhi

Dragon Pearl Bodhi pattern like dragon scale pattern, clear and delicate texture, particle size uniform, the longer the plate wear its color and luster is getting deeper and brighter, dragon pearl is currently the top of the Bodhi, is the collection and appreciation of the first choice of the family. (I now use this, with the same picture)

Tianzhu Bodhi

Tianzhu, is the ancient name of India. There is a mountain named Tianzhu Mountain in the south of Lingyin Mountain in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The linden grown in the mountain is called Tianzhu linden, which is of different sizes, oval in shape, with irregular spots and cracks on the exterior, and has the elegant and deep flavor and charm of Tianzhu linden.

Tianyi linden

Tianyi linden is a peculiar and hard fruit. Flat round shape, bulging office office of the curved ridge, looks like peach, but also like a tiny tomato melon. In the Buddhist scriptures, there is a tree of providence, which follows the will of heaven and fulfills all requests. The tree of providence has its own special meaning. Practicing with this bead will fulfill the will of heaven; wearing it freely will increase one's happiness and wisdom.

Kirin Eye Bodhi

Kirin Eye Bodhi has a special shape, each grain has a square eye, and the whole bodhi is flat and round like a bulging persimmon cake, together with the square eye in the center, it is like a coin. Kirin is a divine beast with a dragon head, deer body, body with Lin armor, head useful, symbolizing auspiciousness. Kirin eye Bodhi is even rarer than dragon eye Bodhi, it is the top quality Bodhi seed to increase blessing and wisdom, help enlightenment and protect cultivation.

Lotus linden

Lotus linden is a rare plant fruit, reddish-red in color, hard and hard, and each grain resembles a small lotus flower, from which the name is derived. Lotus flower out of the mud and dye, is a symbol of the achievement of fruitfulness. It is said that this object is worn on the body, can protect the peace, increase the auspiciousness and help to cultivate. (It's very nice, I like it very much, but, it's very expensive. So, tell yourself - don't be obsessed. (Hahahahaha)