But everything in the world cannot escape the periodic table of elements. If scientific instruments are used to detect the relics, what substance is it composed of? Many people may have questions. Since the relics are formed by the burning of bones, why can only the bodies of mon

Relic is regarded as a treasure by Buddhists, and religion makes it exude a mysterious halo.

But everything in the world cannot escape Periodic table . If scientific instruments are used to detect relics, what kind of substance does it make up?

The formation of relics:

After the death of Buddhist monks, the remains will be cremated, and some monks will have crystal particles in their ashes, which are the so-called relics.

Buddhists believe that relics condense the cultivation of monks. The higher the monks’ practice, the more relics they will leave. Legend has it that Sakyamuni left more than 80,000 relics for profit.

sounds very magical, but after scanning by scientific instruments, its chemical composition is no longer a secret.

relic mainly consists of calcium, phosphorus, silicon, iron, and a small amount of trace element . said that the specific point is that it consists of calcium oxide , iron oxide , potassium oxide , silicate , phosphate , and aluminum trioxide and other compounds.

From the perspective of composition, the relic and bones are very similar. In fact, the relic is indeed burned from bones.

Many people may have questions. Since the relics are formed by the burning of bones, why can only the bodies of monks be cremated into relics, but the bodies of ordinary people cannot be burned out?

In fact, not all the remains of monks can form relics after cremation. Some monks do not have relics in their ashes. In the crematorium, it is very common for ordinary people to have few relics in their bodies. There are two reasons for this happening in

.

The first is related to the dietary structure. Buddhists are all vegetarians, and many ordinary people also like to eat vegetarian food. Eating vegetarian food for a long time will lead to an increase in the oxalic acid content in the body, which will form calcium oxalate with calcium.

Long-term vegetarianism will also degenerate the gallbladder , and then form gallstone . Gallstones and calcium oxalate mixed with bone tissue , which may form relics at high temperature.

The second is related to the cremation temperature and time, and scientists have proved this through experiments.

First heat the human bones at high temperature, then observe with electron microscope , and found that the bones show different states at different temperatures.

is heated from 200℃ to 600℃, and the density of the bones begins to decrease. After 600℃, the bone density begins to rise. When it reaches 1200℃, the bones form a new form of crystals. When the temperature rises to 1600°C again, these crystals will melt and then cool into small round beads.

However, some people think that the relics themselves are a scam, but during the cremation of the body, some people take out the unburned bones and worship them as relics.

But no matter what, the formation of relics can be explained by science. It is related to temperature, combustion time, and mineral content, and its components are not magical substances.

In short, the relic has lost its mysterious halo. Someone has applied for a patent for the production of relics and made it into handicrafts for sale.

On the intellectual property website in China, you can search for the production method of relics, and it was registered in 2007. The method of making

relic is also very simple, which is to add silicate and silica ashes to burn at a high temperature of 1350℃. If you want different colors, you can also mix different metal oxides.

For example, the one that contains potassium oxide is white, the one that contains iron oxide is dark red, and the one that contains copper oxide is black. After cooling, colorful relics are formed, and then polished and engraved, which is an exquisite craft.

You can search for relic pendants on Taobao, and the price is not expensive, ranging from more than a dozen to several hundred yuan.But when I think about it being made of ashes, I wonder how many people will buy it?

Finally, I want to say that with the advancement of scientific cognition, any mystery will become non-mysterious. Perhaps Buddhist relics should become more of a cultural symbol.