What is the use of relics to people?

In fact, relics have no particularly great effect on ordinary people. It is only used as a proof of the spiritual practice of eminent monks. It cannot be eaten or used as an ornamental object. For ordinary people, the relic is really of no use.

However, in order to show respect for the eminent monks, some temples will collect the relics and then make offerings to encourage disciples to practice hard.

There is currently no scientific conclusion on the cause of the relics. Most of the explanations are just speculation based on existing scientific principles. Just like the white relics are made of bones, and the black relics are made of bones. It belongs to hair, and the red relic belongs to muscles.

The so-called relics are Indian. In the past, the remains of Indians after their death were usually called relics. But now, the word relics contains a wider range of contents. It not only It only refers to the remains of some Buddhas or enlightened monks after their death. It also includes some of the shaved hair or cut nails of the enlightened monks before their death, as well as their teeth when they were alive, which can all be called relics. .

There are twenty-two pieces of relics, which according to medical point of view are considered to be the skull relics of Buddha. These relics were discovered by Indian archaeologists in 1972 in an ancient pagoda thought to be built by King Ashoka in northwest India near Nepal (the place was the ancient residence of the Sakya tribe). It can be seen that any "relics" that do not resemble human remains are undoubtedly fakes.