Tibetan Buddhist bracelets generally do not have 86 pieces. The general numbers and meanings are now displayed as follows:
(1) One hundred and eight
It is the rarest number. In order to express the pursuit of the hundred and eight samadhi, one hundred and eight are cut off. 08 kinds of troubles, so that the body and mind can reach a state of silence. There are many different ways of explaining the content of the Eighteen Troubles. Generally speaking, each of the six roots has three types of suffering, happiness, and equanimity, which are combined into eighteen types; and each of the six roots has three types: good, bad, and neutral, which are combined into ten. Eight kinds, totaling thirty-six kinds, combined with the past, present, and future three lives, add up to one hundred and eight kinds of troubles. As it is said in the sutra:
Bodhisattvas asked: Why is it a hundred and eighty? The Buddha said: If you have thoughts and don't know that there is Yin and Collect in the birth and death of the mind, you don't know it is delusion. The same is true when you turn to the mind, and the same is true for consciousness. This is the third mind. Seeing good colors, neutral colors, and bad colors, without knowing that they are created or destroyed, there are yins and gatherings, and even contact is the same. That sutra only lists six roots each. Although there is no mention of three generations, it has one hundred and eighty-fold conclusions. Therefore, it is known that it is three generations in about an instant. Since the mind recognizes the three as the mind and the earth, it connects to the three worlds, just like gathering the name mind, measuring the name and meaning, and identifying the consciousness. The three meanings are good, so the five roots they rely on are also good. Three generations, three thirty-six, so there are one hundred and eight.
(2) One thousand and eighty pieces
According to the reality of Tiantai Sect, all ten realms have good and evil natures, so the number one thousand and eighty means that each of the ten realms has one hundred and eighty. Eight kinds of troubles are divided into one thousand and eighty kinds of troubles. "Ten Realms" represents the entire world of confusion and enlightenment, namely: 1. Heaven Realm, 2. Hungry Ghost Realm, 3. Animal Realm, 4. Shura Realm, 5. Human World, 6. Heavenly Realm, 7. Sravaka Realm. , 8. Pratyekabuddha Realm, 9. Bodhisattva Realm, 10. Buddha Realm.
(3) Fifty-four stars
Indicates the fifty-four positions in the process of Bodhisattva's practice, including the ten faiths, the ten dwellings, the ten conducts, the ten dedications, and the ten The fiftieth level of the earth, plus the four good roots. The breakdown is as follows:
The Ten Faiths:
1. Determination, 2. Mindfulness, 3. Diligence, 4. Wisdom, 5. Concentration, 6. Dharma-protecting mind, 7. Dedicated heart, 8. Wary heart, 9. Eternal heart, 10. Wishful heart. [8]
Ten abodes:
1. The abode of the initial mind, 2. The abode of governing the ground, 3. The abode of cultivation, 4. The abode of precious life, 5. The abode of having sufficient conveniences. 6. Live with an upright mind, 7. Live without retreating, 8. Live with innocence, 9. Live with the Dharma Prince, 10. Live with empowerment.
Ten lines:
1. Acts of joy, 2. Acts of benefit, 3. Acts without hatred, 4. Acts without end, 5. Acts free from delusion, 6. Acts of good deeds, 7 , Non-attachment conduct, 8. Respect conduct, 9. Good Dharma conduct, 10. True conduct.
Ten deeds:
1. Dedicate to save all sentient beings and avoid all sentient beings; 2. Dedicate to immortality; 3. Dedicate to all Buddhas; 4. Dedicate to all places. , 5. Dedicate the endless treasure of merit, 6. Dedicate the good roots of obedience and obedience, 7. Dedicate the obedience to all sentient beings, 8. Dedicate the likeness, 9. Dedicate without bondage and get rid of it, 10. Dedicate the infinite Dharma Realm. Towards.
Ten places:
1. The place of joy, 2. The place of separation, 3. The place of radiance, 4. The place of radiant wisdom, 5. The place of difficulty, 6. The place of appearance, 7. The place of traveling far, 8. The place of immobility, 9. The place of kindness and wisdom, 10. The place of Dharma cloud.
Four Roots of Goodness:
Refers to the four levels of practice before seeing the Tao, meditating on the Four Truths and practicing the Sixteen Elements to reach the holy position of no leakage, including: 1. Warmth Position , 2. Top position, 3. Endurance position, 4. The first Dharma position in the world.
(4) Forty-two stars
Indicates the forty-two stages of the Bodhisattva's practice process, namely the ten dwellings, the ten lines, the ten deeds, the ten grounds, the equal enlightenment and the wonderful Sleep.
Equal enlightenment: Also called equal enlightenment, it refers to those who are equal to the Buddha in content, but slightly inferior to the Buddha in practical practice. For a detailed understanding, please refer to Kumarajiva's translation of "The Prajnaparamita Sutra of the Righteous King".
Wonderful Enlightenment: Refers to the final Buddhahood of perfect enlightenment, which is obtained by breaking through the ignorance of the first level of enlightenment.
(5) Thirty-six pills
There is no exact meaning. It is usually thought that it is for ease of carrying, so the number one hundred and eight pills was divided into thirty-six pills, including The principle of seeing the big from the small is the opposite of the one hundred and eight.
(6) Twenty-seven stars
Representing the twenty-seven sage saints who practice the four directions and four fruits of Hinayana practice, that is, the "eighteen learnings" and the first four directions and three fruits. The fourth Arahantship is the "Nine Unlearned".
Eighteen have learning: 1. Act according to faith, 2. Act according to Dharma, 3. Believe and understand, 4. See, 5. Personal evidence, 6. Every family, 7. One room (a kind of ), 8. Pre-flow direction, 9. Pre-flow fruit, 10. One-time direction, 11. One-time fruit, 12. Non-return, 13. Non-return fruit, 14. Mid-level nirvana, 15. Rebirth-level nirvana. , 16. Nirvana with action, 17. Nirvana without action, 18. Obscene color will end.
Nine Wuxue: 1. Retreating phase, 2. Maintaining phase, 3. Death phase, 4. Living phase, 5. Advancing phase, 6. Indestructible phase, 7. Not regressing phase, 8. Wisdom gets rid of appearances, 9. All get rid of appearances. [17]
(7) Twenty-one pieces
Indicates the ten places, the ten paramitas, and the fruit of Buddhahood. For the introduction of "Ten Grounds" see the section "Fifty-four Pearls", and for the "Ten Paramitas" see the section "Disciple Pearls", I will not go into details here. "Buddha" refers to the state of attaining ultimate Buddhahood.
(Eight) Eighteen
Commonly known as "Eighteen", the so-called "Eighteen" refers to the "Eighteen Realms", that is, six roots, six dusts, six knowledge.
Six roots: 1. Eye world, 2. Ear world, 3. Nose world, 4. Tongue world, 5. Body world, 6. Mind world;
Six dusts: 1. Color dust, 2. Sound dust, 3. Fragrance dust, 4. Taste dust, 5. Touch dust, 6. Dharma dust;
Six consciousnesses: 1. Eye consciousness, 2. Ear consciousness, 3. Nose consciousness, 4. Tongue consciousness, 5. Body consciousness, 6. Knowledge.
(9) Fourteen
It means that Guanyin Bodhisattva has the same compassion and admiration for all living beings in the ten directions, the three times, and the six paths, so that all living beings can obtain the fourteen fearless merits. The Fourteenth Fearlessness:
1. Make living beings reflect on their true nature and gain freedom;
2. Make living beings rotate their knowledge and see, so that even if they encounter fire, they will not be burned;
3. Make sentient beings spin around to watch and listen. Even if they are drifted by big water, they cannot drown;
4. Make sentient beings enter the Rakshasa ghost kingdom, and the ghosts will destroy their evil on their own;
5. The six roots of sentient beings are restored, and when they are about to be harmed, the sword is broken;
6. The Bodhisattva shines in the ten directions, so that all living beings are not harmed by Yaaksha and other netherworlds;
7 , so that all sentient beings will not be bound by false claims;
8. So that all sentient beings can walk on dangerous roads as if they were walking on smooth roads, and will not be robbed when encountering thieves; 9. Those who cause excessive sexual promiscuity, Don’t have sexual thoughts;
10. Keep those who hold anger and hatred from being angry;
11. Keep all those who are dull and have no good intentions away from delusion and darkness;
12. Let the childless living beings who desire a man be given birth to a boy;
13. Make the childless living beings who desire a woman be born with a daughter;
14. The blessings gained by living beings who uphold the name of Guanyin are the same as the number of sands in the Ganges River.