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What is the historical origin of amber in China?
As we all know, amber culture originated in Europe and has a long history. However, amber has a long history in China. It used to be a symbol of wealth and status, and was used by the royal family. Amber is highly sought after for two reasons: one is the seven treasures of Buddhism, and the other is that amber is a valuable Chinese medicine!

Amber was first recorded in Shanjing, Shanhai and Jingnan!

Amber-related words first appeared in the pre-Qin period's Shan Hai Jing Nan Shan Jing: "Queshan, its first day of shaking, in the West Sea, beautiful water flowed out, and the west flowed into the sea, in which it was fertile and disease-free." The "nourishing" here refers to amber, and "disease-free" refers to the medicinal value of amber!

The origin of amber and Buddhism!

The seven treasures of Buddhism mentioned in the Prajna Sutra are gold, silver, coloured glaze, coral, amber, tortoise shell and agate. Due to the differences of times and versions, the seven treasures described in Amitabha Sutra, Ode to Pure Land and other major classics are slightly different!

Another reason Buddhists like amber is that they think amber is the cleanest thing in the world!

Natural amber is secreted by a variety of natural plants, and Buddhists have always paid attention to protecting all living things. Vegetarian soup and light rice. Of all the things in the world, amber, the essence of the lowest plant in the biological chain, is the most expensive. They praise the peaceful spirit of amber, and think that amber is a pure thing among all natural things, and it is the first choice for respecting Buddha and cultivating oneself.

Amber is a very precious traditional Chinese medicine in ancient China, and it is called "magic medicine". Amber is one of the five treasures of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Wearing it on hands can relieve rheumatic bone pain, nasal sensitivity, stomach pain, hypertension and skin sensitivity. Compendium of Materia Medica, Dictionary of New Traditional Chinese Medicine and Seeking Truth from Materia Medica are all recorded in detail!

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