Cinnabar Buddha statues are believed to ward off evil and protect peace. Here are the correct methods to use cinnabar for warding off evil:
- Grind cinnabar into powder and mix it with water to make a paste. Use this paste to draw talismans on talisman paper. Attach the talismans to your home or carry them with you to prevent bad luck and eliminate evil spirits.
- In addition to making talismans, cinnabar can also be crafted into accessories to wear. Since cinnabar is considered an extremely yang substance in the Five Elements, wearing it regularly can drive away bad luck and enhance one’s yang energy, achieving a balance of yin and yang.
Which hand is best to wear cinnabar on?
Cinnabar can be made into bracelets that both men and women can wear. However, there is a specific practice for which hand to wear it on. According to the “left in, right out” principle, it is best to wear cinnabar bracelets on the left hand. This not only wards off evil but also improves fortune. Cinnabar, being an adsorbent mineral crystal, when worn on the left hand for a long time, can adsorb negative energy from the wearer. Also, since the left hand is used less frequently, wearing cinnabar on this hand reduces the wear and tear on the cinnabar.
Can cinnabar be worn while bathing?
Many people wear cinnabar-made amulets or decorations to ensure safety and ward off evil. Because cinnabar has strong yang energy, it can dispel objects with heavy yin energy. However, it is best to remove cinnabar accessories while bathing. Although cinnabar is not soluble in water, wearing it while bathing may show disrespect to the Buddha or deities depicted, which could affect the amulet’s effectiveness.
Should cinnabar in a cloth bag be opened?
Sometimes, to help the elderly who are forgetful or restless, cinnabar is wrapped in cloth and placed in the room to calm the mind and ward off evil. However, such a cloth bag should not be casually opened, as this could greatly reduce its effectiveness. Similarly, when visiting places with heavy yin energy, such as cemeteries, it is best not to open the cloth bag containing cinnabar.
Can children and pregnant women wear cinnabar?
If children wear cinnabar, they must be told not to lick or hold it in their mouths. It is recommended to place cinnabar in a pouch, sew it securely, and then have children wear it. A better approach is to wear cinnabar jewelry made from pressed powder, which eliminates the concern. It is also suitable for long-term wear. It is advised that pregnant women should not wear cinnabar during pregnancy. Although cinnabar has many benefits, it contains mercury, which is well known. Even if the chance of harm is minimal, it is better to avoid this possibility during pregnancy.
The benefits of cinnabar include its use for sores and swelling, mouth and tongue ulcers, and throat pain. Externally, cinnabar has detoxifying properties and can be combined with realgar, mountain慈菇, musk, and qianjinzi for external application to treat sores and swelling. It can also be used with borneol, borax, and xianming powder for throat gargling to treat mouth ulcers and throat pain. Wearing cinnabar on the body can inhibit bacteria well.
Cinnabar can also be used for mental restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, and convulsions. It can calm the spirit and is suitable for various mental restlessness symptoms. For excessive heart fire, restlessness, and insomnia, it can be used with other calming herbs like coptis and magnetite. In cases of high fever and delirium, it can be combined with substances like bezoar and musk that clear heat and open the orifices. For phlegm-heat-induced convulsions, it can be paired with substances like curcuma zedoaria and curcuma zedoaria to resolve phlegm and calm convulsions. For blood deficiency palpitations and insomnia, it can be combined with nourishing and calming herbs like salvia, rehmannia, angelica, and cypress seed.
Cinnabar not only calms the heart and mind, clears heat and detoxifies, and brightens the eyes, but also promotes blood circulation, relieves restlessness and thirst, benefits the spirit, nourishes the facial skin, eliminates abdominal pain due to evil, and treats various sores and rashes. It can also treat mania, palpitations, restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, blurred vision, swelling and poison, sores, and eczema. It nourishes the spirit, soothes the soul, boosts energy, and brightens the eyes.
In Buddhist culture, cinnabar is often made into Buddhist beads and prayer beads for use during Buddhist chanting. It can calm the mind, stabilize the spirit, concentrate the mind, and enhance wisdom. It is an essential mascot for Buddhists. In Taoist culture, cinnabar is said to be a divine substance full of immortal energy, often used for exorcising ghosts, drawing talismans, opening light, and refining elixirs. It can ward off evil, eliminate disasters, cut demons, and enhance immortal energy.
Cinnabar is a very good item, belonging to the hexagonal crystal vein. There are many things to pay attention to during the collection process, and refining it faces many difficulties. Therefore, cinnabar Buddhist beads can be said to have high value. Wearing these cinnabar-made Buddhist beads can be said to have many benefits. Since ancient times, cinnabar has been considered a very auspicious item, known as the best mascot, with very good effects, especially in protecting people’s safety and warding off evil, which is very prominent.
Wearing cinnabar Buddhist beads often can make the beads more spiritual, which can better protect people’s safety. Wearing these beads and chanting scriptures often, and being influenced, will make the beads have better effects. Since ancient times, it has been the best product for protecting the body and safety, warding off evil, and breaking evil spirits. It can be said to be very good.
However, this kind of Buddhist bead can be said to be sought but not easily found. The best cinnabar Buddhist beads are very rare, and it is not so easy to buy. But if there is a fate, it must be possible to get this Buddhist bead. Wearing it often, there will be great benefits.