The Eternal Love Between Jade and Buddha

Jade has a long history in China. In the eyes of ordinary people, jade is just a stone, but in the eyes of Chinese people, jade is different. It has transcended the scope of simple taxonomy and has become the spiritual sustenance of the Chinese nation.

The Story of the Stone records the story of the crystal clear spiritual jade's experiences of adversity, and the Grand View Garden is filled with the tragic love story of Baoyu and Daiyu. With the jade, it seems that the "present life" in this Jia Mansion has been given a religious cause and effect origin!

Jade and Buddha have a direct relationship

Buddhist culture is extensive and profound, and Chinese people's belief in Buddhism is generally to place wishes and blessings. Jade can better carry these cultural characteristics. Therefore, the theory of jade’s meaning came into being.

Buddha can bless you with peace, which means that you have the company of blessings (Buddha). There are countless common jades with Buddhist themes, such as figures like Guanyin, Maitreya Buddha, Sakyamuni, and boys, as well as Buddhist sacred objects like lotus and Dharma wheel.

“Laugh at the ridiculous people in the world, and tolerate the things that are difficult to tolerate in the world.” The most common image we see is the Maitreya Buddha. Maitreya Buddha is the incarnation of liberation from worries, and he can protect us from peace and optimism. Jade is spiritual, and the combination of jade and Buddhist culture can better carry people's desire for peace and joy and a better life.

Jade and Buddha have quietly formed an indissoluble bond. Some temples are even famous for enshrining jade Buddhas and are called "Jade Buddha Temple". If one day the jade you are wearing falls off, it means that the jade has helped you to ward off disaster. You should wrap it carefully with red cloth, keep it away, then buy another piece of jade that you like and have it consecrated in a temple before wearing it again. The common saying among the people, "Men wear Guanyin and women wear jade", is a manifestation of the fusion of Buddhist culture and jade culture.

Jade and Buddha are mutually dependent

China's jade culture and religion are inextricably linked. Buddhism is the product of spiritual culture, and jade is the material expression of spiritual culture.

Since the main production and popular area of ​​jade - the ancient East, is a region where Buddhism is the main religious belief, Buddhism has a great influence on jade, so Buddhism occupies a very important position in jade culture.

Buddhism advocates being kind to others in order to ascend to paradise after death. This paradise is paved with gold, silver, jade, agate, coral, amber, etc., which are the seven treasures in Buddhism, many of which are today's jade.

In the Tang Dynasty, most of the jade carvings of figures were based on Buddhism. The jade flying apsaras was a typical example. The jade flying apsaras figures were made using the hollowing technique, and they looked like flying apsaras riding on clouds. It is said that this Buddha is the one who spreads flowers and fragrance to the world.

The use of jade in Buddhist temples is also very particular. The Potala Palace in Tibet and the Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai are representative temples of Tibetan Buddhism. Their Buddha statues and ritual instruments are mostly decorated with turquoise, lapis lazuli, jadeite, white jade, and green jade, hoping to use the spiritual power of jade to listen to the Buddha's words and convey the Buddha's meaning.

When we see a piece of jade in the temple and appreciate its shape, color and material, a strong sense of national pride arises in our hearts. The reason is that the object contains the accumulation of China's 5,000-year-old civilization as well as the national spirit and cultural beliefs of the descendants of Yan and Huang.

Chinese people love jade, and we have placed many beautiful hopes on jade. The Buddhist culture states that “all good things in the world are Buddhist teachings” are all “emotions” in jade. Jade and Buddha have been entangled with each other for thousands of years, and have long become an inseparable part of Chinese culture. This is an inexplicable relationship between jade and Buddha.

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