{"product_id":"the-zen-pioneer-handcrafted-liuli-meditative-bodhidharma-amulet","title":"The Zen Pioneer Handcrafted Liuli Meditative Bodhidharma Amulet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Quiet your busy mind.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePendant Size: 36*26mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePendant Weight:16g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePendant Rope: 60cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMaterial: Liuli\/Glaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1816\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eAvailable Colors: Clear\/Amber\/Green\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seated Bodhidharma amulet serves as a patient companion, reminding you to look inward and find your steady breath amid life's chaotic pacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/8150\/5872\/files\/darma.jpg?v=1781564009\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1012\" data-start=\"935\"\u003eInspired by Bodhidharma, the revered founder of Zen tradition, this handcrafted Liuli pendant embodies perseverance, self-discipline, and unwavering inner strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; top: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TFNjbgFRn4\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1915\"\u003e-Design Inspiration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003eThis design draws inspiration from Bodhidharma's legendary dedication to meditation and self-cultivation. The calm seated posture and refined details symbolize resilience, clarity of mind, and the pursuit of wisdom through steady practice and inner reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"4219\" data-start=\"4204\"\u003e-Who It’s For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1371\" data-start=\"1318\" data-section-id=\"e6kww7\"\u003eThose pursuing personal growth and self-improvement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1414\" data-start=\"1372\" data-section-id=\"b1hmfk\"\u003eMeditation and mindfulness practitioners\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e-FAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"35\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"35\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eQ1: What does Bodhidharma symbolize?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"36,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"36,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodhidharma is traditionally associated with wisdom, discipline, perseverance, and the pursuit of inner awakening through focused practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3474\" data-start=\"3324\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ2: What is liuli made of?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"4266\" data-start=\"4263\"\u003eLiuli is a traditional Chinese high-temperature glass art material known for its translucent glow, rich colors, and cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"41\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eQ3: Which color should I choose?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2485\" data-start=\"2340\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2349\" data-start=\"2340\"\u003eAmber\u003c\/strong\u003e symbolizes confidence, positive energy, and personal achievement. It is ideal for those pursuing goals and embracing new opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2623\" data-start=\"2487\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2496\" data-start=\"2487\"\u003eClear\u003c\/strong\u003e symbolizes clarity, balance, and peace of mind. It is a wonderful choice for those seeking focus and simplicity in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2760\" data-start=\"2625\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2634\" data-start=\"2625\"\u003eGreen\u003c\/strong\u003e symbolizes growth, vitality, and renewal. It is often chosen by those welcoming fresh beginnings and personal transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2860\" data-start=\"2762\"\u003eUltimately, the best color is the one that resonates most with your intentions and personal style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2860\" data-start=\"2762\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/8150\/5872\/files\/dhram1.png?v=1781564848\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3474\" data-start=\"3324\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Zen Lesson of Bodhidharma and Huike's Silent Enlightenment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eIn his later years, Bodhidharma felt that his time in this world was coming to an end. He gathered his four closest disciples before him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"269\"\u003eThese disciples were Daofu, the nun Zongchi, Daoyu, and the youngest, Huike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eBodhidharma said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e\"I will soon leave. You have studied with me for many years. Tell me what you have realized.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"405\"\u003eDaofu spoke first:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"522\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"522\"\u003e\"In my view, one should neither cling to words nor reject them. Words can be used as a tool for seeking the Way.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eBodhidharma shook his head and said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"592\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"592\"\u003e\"You have attained my skin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eNext, Nun Zongchi said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e\"My understanding is like seeing the Buddha Akshobhya's Pure Land once—after that moment, it can never truly be seen again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"767\"\u003eBodhidharma replied:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"800\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"800\"\u003e\"You have attained my flesh.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eThen Daoyu said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"992\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"992\"\u003e\"Earth, water, fire, and wind are empty by nature. The eyes, ears, nose, and tongue are not ultimately real. In the end, there is not a single thing that can be grasped.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003eBodhidharma said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003e\"You have attained my bones.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003eFinally, it was Huike's turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1178\"\u003eHe stood up, bowed to Bodhidharma three times, then remained standing silently without saying a word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eBodhidharma laughed and said:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003e\"You have attained my marrow.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1o4y2j4\" data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eUnderstanding the Four Levels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eTo better understand this story, we can look at these four levels one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eIt is important to note that the story is pointing toward ultimate reality rather than practical teachings for everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eFirst Level: Skin\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1576\"\u003eDaofu said, \"Do not cling to words, but do not abandon them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003eHis statement sounds correct, but he was still explaining an idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1762\"\u003eThe fact that he expressed it showed that he was still holding onto the concept of \"not clinging and not rejecting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003eIf there were truly no attachment, there would be no need to state it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1895\"\u003eThat is why Bodhidharma said he had only attained the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1949\"\u003eHe had reached the doorway, but had not yet entered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1951\" data-end=\"1975\"\u003eSecond Level: Flesh\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2061\"\u003eNun Zongchi moved a step beyond discussing words and spoke from personal experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2169\"\u003eHowever, her understanding still relied on a contrast between seeing and not seeing, presence and absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2225\"\u003eShe was still operating within dualistic distinctions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2282\"\u003eTherefore, Bodhidharma said she had attained the flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eThird Level: Bones\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2358\"\u003eDaoyu declared that nothing can truly be grasped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2455\"\u003eThis reflects a central Buddhist teaching: all phenomena are empty, and there is no fixed self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2502\"\u003eHis understanding had reached a deeper level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2546\"\u003eYet it remained an intellectual statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2548\" data-end=\"2618\"\u003eKnowing something and fully embodying it are not necessarily the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2620\" data-end=\"2680\"\u003eFor this reason, Bodhidharma said he had attained the bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"2682\" data-end=\"2707\"\u003eFourth Level: Marrow\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2709\" data-end=\"2728\"\u003eHuike said nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2764\"\u003eHe simply bowed and stood quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2840\"\u003eHe no longer relied on words, nor did he feel any need to explain himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2935\"\u003eIt was not that he lacked understanding. Rather, he had no need to demonstrate understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003eFor him, realization and action, mind and circumstance, had become one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3064\"\u003eZen often speaks of a state beyond words and concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3181\"\u003eThis does not mean language is useless. It means that the deepest realization cannot be fully captured by language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3183\" data-end=\"3281\"\u003eThe moment it is expressed, it is divided into subject and object, right and wrong, this and that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3362\"\u003eWith his silent bow, Huike let go of both the speaker and what could be spoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3364\" data-end=\"3411\"\u003eThat was what Bodhidharma had been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1re45qj\" data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3452\"\u003eSkin, Flesh, Bones, and Marrow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3498\"\u003eThese are not simply four different answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3500\" data-end=\"3541\"\u003eThey represent four layers of letting go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3543\" data-end=\"3584\"\u003eFirst, letting go of attachment to words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3586\" data-end=\"3633\"\u003eThen, letting go of attachment to distinctions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3635\" data-end=\"3688\"\u003eThen, letting go of attachment to concepts and views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3748\"\u003eFinally, even letting go of the idea of letting go itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3790\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eWhat remains is simply reality as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3474\" data-start=\"3324\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"26fsg","offers":[{"title":"Clear","offer_id":49166746321124,"sku":null,"price":36.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Amber","offer_id":49166746353892,"sku":null,"price":36.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":49166746386660,"sku":null,"price":36.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/8150\/5872\/files\/drma.png?v=1781564109","url":"https:\/\/fengshuigallary.com\/en-gb\/products\/the-zen-pioneer-handcrafted-liuli-meditative-bodhidharma-amulet","provider":"FengshuiGallary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}