Jade Cup with Stand /Buddhist Offering Bowl

Description

Making offerings to me now. Making offerings to me in future will produce equal merit. This is due to the blessing power of the Buddha, ordinary beings cannot understand this. Buddhist monks/nuns own few things: robes/an offering bowl. They shave their heads to lead a simple Sangha life. Are not concerned about their outward appearance, but with their spirituality. They go to people asking for food, take whatever is offered to them; won't beg for anything. This practice makes them humble; gives people an opportunity to donate; gain virtue. In some countries, lay people go to the Buddhist monasteries to make offerings. The robes the monks/ nuns wear are simple, made from cotton or linen. The color of the robes changes from country to country depending on the Buddhist beliefs/practices. In Thailand Buddhists wear yellow robes, in Japan black, China/Korea, gray/ brown. In Tibet dark red robes are their dress practice. Robes/offering bowls are part of the Buddhism practice of monks/nuns. The Buddha said Just as a bird takes its wings with it wherever it flies, so the monk takes his robes/ bowl with him wherever he goes. Beggars Tale After an extensive search, two of his closest disciples found Tosui living among beggars. His hair; beard were wild, his Buddhist robe was tattered; his begging bowl was broken which often meant death to a monk. Tosui berated the 2 for interfering with his desire to be left alone; stalked off. One disciple continued to pester him; Tosui relented; they set off together. At the side of the road Tosui discovered the body of a dead beggar; set about to bury him with his own hands. He then insisted that the disciple accompany him in eating what food remained in the beggar's bowl, but the disciple was overcome with disgust. Tosui sent him off to go study under a teacher in another lineage. Cup is new jade called olive jade. Jade is cool to touch. Jade may ring like metal when tapped gently. Jade is strong, but may shatter easily from vibration.