pappabearbooks Chapter 2614: Buddha Amulet Merchant
Chapter 2614: Buddha Amulet Merchant
Each Buddha card is covered with words, as if they were extracted from Buddhist scriptures, which is dazzling.
It was also the first time for Hans to see a stall selling Buddhist amulets, and he was very interested.
Lin Ran walked to the stall and looked at the Buddhist amulet hanging behind it.
Buddha amulets are rare in countries like Eagle Country where the religion is prevalent. In Buddhist culture, Buddha amulets are equivalent to amulets with special significance.
Most Buddhist amulets are cut into small pieces from stones such as pearls and agate, and are embedded in metal, wood or crystal shells. They are worn by believers as decorations for praying or warding off evil spirits.
According to rumors, this is jewelry made based on the relics left by Sakyamuni. After being consecrated by a senior monk and worn on the body, it has sacred power and can protect the wearer from evil spirits.
It is common to see similar stalls in Southeast Asia and other countries where Buddhism is prevalent, but it is really rare in Eagle Country.
"Sir, please take a look." Behind the stall, a foreigner with a round face and small eyes came over and looked at Lin Ran with a playful expression. It was obvious from his look that he was a shrewd businessman.
The Buddhist amulets are all engraved in Sanskrit and Chinese. When looking at the boss, he is obviously European and American, but his eyes are smaller.
There is no doubt that these Buddha amulets were not forged by the boss, at least they could not be made with such essence. It was obviously brought back from abroad.
Of course, this does not mean that what I got back was a cultural relic. I took a look at a few Buddhist amulets closer to the door and found that they were very delicately made, but there were heavy traces of modern handicrafts.
But when Lin Ran stood in front of the pile of Buddhist amulets, he could feel the obvious smell of antiques, so he did not choose to leave directly, but asked the stall owner: "Can I go in and take a look?"
Such a large number of Buddhist amulets hang there, swaying gently in the breeze, like wind chimes.
Most tourists choose Buddhist amulets outside the stall, mainly to tell the stall owner what style they want, and the stall owner will take it off and hand it to the customer, and ask to enter the stall to choose. Lin Ran was the first one.
However, perhaps because there were very few people at the Buddhist amulet stall, the stall owner agreed to Lin Ran's request and allowed him to enter the stall, but only allowed him to enter alone. Hans and Cliff were waiting at the door.
Lin Ran came to the shelf of Buddhist amulets and gently brushed the batch of Buddhist amulets running around with his hand.
Just this simple action made the stall owner a little alert.
"You can choose, but don't touch it." The stall owner looked slightly unhappy.
"I didn't dirty them." Lin Ran said, "I just felt the touch."
"That's not okay. You are a tourist from China. You often break things and refuse to compensate." The stall owner seemed to be full of prejudices against tourists from China.
Lin Ran smiled slightly. When stereotypes are formed, many things that are not possible will become reality.
But after scanning it just now, Lin Ran did find some differences.
There are some differences between this batch of Buddha amulets and ordinary Buddha amulets. The most special thing is the shape of the Buddha amulets. Basically, the decorations on the Buddha amulets are small beads in the shape of Bodhi, because they are unique to the Buddhist culture. shape.
But the Buddha amulets here are different. There are many special-shaped decorations, such as knife-shaped gems like sword coins, and even hexagram-shaped jadeite that eliminates evil spirits. It can be described as a combination of Chinese and Western.
This kind of Buddha amulet is obviously a handicraft at a glance, and its shape is very unique. It is suitable for making souvenirs, but it is not Lin Ran's goal.
The stall owner saw that Lin Ran had not made a choice for a long time. It happened that another customer came to the stall at this time. The stall owner said to Lin Ran: "Now, now I have to receive customers. Please leave the stall."
The rules must not be broken. There was no one there just now, so Lin Ran came in and chose without any problem.
But now there are so many tourists waiting at the door. If he gives Lin Ran the green light and other tourists have to come in and choose, then his small shop will not be able to carry it.
Lin Ran had already locked his target.
Among a bunch of uniquely made Buddha amulets, there is a particularly inconspicuous Buddha amulet. At first glance, it looks like a black stone with no special carvings on it. It looks very ordinary.
At least compared to the surrounding Buddha amulets, this Buddha amulet is ordinary, like unprocessed raw materials.
Lin Ran picked up this amulet and took down two other amulets lying around the house.
This is his professional habit and he cannot let the stall owner know what he wants to buy.
Regardless of the fact that this is an open trading market, any transaction requires payment of transaction tax, but the price of items is not fixed.
Seeing Lin Ran finally choose the Buddha amulet, the stall owner's face looked better.
"Boss, how do you sell these amulets?" Lin Ran asked.
"Sir, you have a good eye. These Buddha amulets are the best in our stall. Each one alone costs more than 1000 US dollars. If you buy all three, it will cost [-] US dollars."
The stall owner said it as if he was giving a huge discount, but it turned out that the three yuan a piece was still the original price. He was simply treating the customers like monkeys.
Lin Ran smiled. Because Hans believed in Lin Ran and the organization was not short of thousands of dollars for them, he was ready to pay for it, but Lin Ran stopped him.
Now that you have come to the antique market, you must act in accordance with the rules of the antique market.
"Boss, how come your amulets come from, and they are so expensive?"
"I see that this Buddha amulet is made of ordinary elm wood and obsidian. It's not valuable at all. It's only a few hundred dollars, but you're selling it so expensively."
Lin Ran started to bargain, but Hans looked on and didn't understand why he was wasting time for such money.
However, when he saw Lin Ran arguing with his boss, he didn't know what to do next to him, so he had to spread his hands and watch the excitement with Cliff.
"It's simply unreasonable! These Buddha amulets were all consecrated by eminent monks."
"What eminent monk?" Lin Ran asked, "Do you know anything about Buddhist culture? Just consecrate it."
If all the Buddha amulets like the ones placed on his stall were to be consecrated, I'm afraid it would have to be from ten years ago to now.
And it is estimated that the stall owner himself does not know the details of the origin of this batch of Buddhist amulets. It is unlikely that he found a factory to make them.
"Five hundred dollars, I bought it all." Lin Ran didn't bother to be polite to him, and directly gave his own psychological price.
The stall owner was not happy when he heard this. He bargained so hard that he reached out and tried to snatch all the amulets back.
At the same time, he kept shaking his head and said: "How can I do business with you like this? Don't buy it!"