There are seven treasures in Buddhism, one of which is red bead, which is today's southern red agate. Southern red agate was considered an important medicinal material in ancient times. It can nourish the heart and blood when used as medicine, and it has unspeakable effects in Buddhism.
Southern red agate has a special status in Tibet. Tibetan compatriots are especially fond of red. It is believed that red represents the sun, compassion and Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Before the southern red agate was introduced into Tibet, people loved red coral, but the red coral used in Tibet was "inverted coral", which was only produced in the Japan Strait and the Taiwan Strait. This geographical reason and the preciousness of the inverted coral itself It is determined that this kind of red coral has become a luxury item exclusively for high-ranking nobles, while ordinary people can only use low-quality red coral with many trachomas. Therefore, the day when the southern red agate was introduced to Tibet, it was loved by the general public. . Since then, Nanhong agate has been mass-produced and has become a portable accessory for many ordinary Tibetans.
