What does the wreath mean?

A wreath is an ornament made of pearls and jade. Mostly used as a neck ornament. Originally, it was a decoration between the necks of ancient Indian Buddha statues, and the production materials were precious. "Lotus Flower Sutra" records that "all kinds of flowers are synthesized with gold, silver, colored glass, agate, real pearls (that is, pearls) and seven treasures of roses", so it can be seen that wreaths should be made of all the treasures in the world, so their meaning is ".

According to Volume I of Ode to the Buddhist Academy, when Sakyamuni was a prince, it was a "solemn style". Besides, wreaths all have the meaning of beautiful jade. At the beginning of A Dream of Red Mansions, it was written that when Baoyu appeared, he also wore a "golden wreath" with his name lock and "psychic Baoyu" hanging on it.

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As for the use of wreaths, generally speaking, before the rise of Buddhism, people in the ancient South Asian subcontinent had already used them. Especially the nobles there often use it to decorate their bodies and show their identity.

In Buddhist scriptures, the meaning of "wreath" is roughly defined as two kinds:

1, garlands are ring-shaped ornaments, that is to say, they are hung around the neck, on the chest, on the head, on the arms and on the calves.

2. Mainly made of pearls, precious stones and precious metals. Broadly speaking, sometimes Huahao can count.

Monks such as Buddha and Lohan don't wear ornaments, but under special circumstances, monks will be given garlands with neck ornaments for a short time when they are VIPs, which is also allowed by the precepts. Only bodhisattva-level figures, except some Tibetan bodhisattvas, all regular bodhisattvas wear all kinds of wreaths.