Introduction to Ancient Tibetan Dzi
For thousands of years, Tibetans have treated the Dzi (also spelled gZi, ghzi, zi, or tzi) beads as a type of living gemstone. The word 'Dzi' may be translated from Tibetan to mean 'luminous' or 'splendour' in English.
Dzi beads are meant for devout worship and reverently kept and passed down over generations within the family. The ancient Dzi beads absorb cosmic energy from the Universe, hence Dzi beads can guard against misfortune and bring about blessings, stabilize blood pressure, increase the internal 'qi' and promote good fortune and bliss. Dzi beads enjoy great popularity around the world, and they are revered sacred charms for protection, worship, health, as well as symbols of wealth.
Types of Dzi
1-Eye Dzi Bead: Promote safety and obstacle cleansing and attraction of All auspicious signs to the owner. Obstacles faced by the owner will be netted by the dzi`s unique pattern and safety as well as Prosperity will be replaced in its place.
This Dzi can assist the owner with possessing special powers, immeasurable control and authority. It also signifies auspiciousness. Dzi "One-Eyed" is a symbol of light and hope, enhances human wisdom and brings forth happiness for life, realizes your wishes. The single eyed Dzi bead stands for a beacon of light and hope. This powerful eye is believed to enhance human wisdom, and bring forth happiness for life.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Horse, Sheep or Monkey.
Practical Benefits
- to increase brightness, intelligence and enhancement in specific talents, especially great for kids, youths or those who are in school. It also promises luck in advancement and success, which means those who are seeking for victory in their endeavours will have their dreams come true. The 1-Eye dzi is also excellent to clarify thoughts and create calmness.
2-Eyed Dzi Bead: Prays for a happy and stable marriage and a harmonious family, ensures success and also improves human wisdom. This particular item is very popular in Tibet to be worn to promote the Bodhisattva Nature, Compassion and All Auspicious Signs to the Owner. Obstacles faced by the Owner will be netted by the Dzi`s unique pattern and Wisdom as well as Compassion will be replaced in its place. This item is widely sought for its Bodhisattva properties.
The 2-Eyed Dzi bead is said to represent the harmonious concept of Yin & Yang. The concept of Yin & Yang governs every relationship in this world, bringing about balance in life, energy, relations and should ideally be complementary. Yang is represented by light or day, activity or movement, strength and rigidity, and also male energy. Yin is symbolized by darkness, flexibility, softness, stationery energy, is silent and also female energy. The 2-Eyed Dzi bead is thus significant for enhancing stability and balance, especially in a marriage and in the cultivation of harmonious family relations. It also brings appropriate balance between an individual’s thought and action, allowing his efficient pursuit of career and goals in a wiser manner.
Matrimonial harmony and family bliss. Growth in wisdom. The 2 eyed Dzi enables harmony between husband and wife; build a happy family, successful career, and good relationships with others.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Dog, Rooster or Pig.
Practical Benefits
-to bless singles with love luck which results in a strong relationship that will blossom to become a successful marriage. Besides, it is also best for those seeking to strengthen their love ties for married spouses. Therefore, it would help partners rekindle their broken relationships.
-This 2-eye Dzi bead, when made as a pendant and strung with two rose quartz beads makes the perfect love charm for those who are seeking love. Wear it close to your neck to enhance your throat charka thereby creating positive energy and the Qi for good relationships. Dzi beads are also believed to be capable of dispelling bad vibes and creating good energy along with good fortune. For those who are single, make sure that you wear this Dzi continuously for 2 weeks in order to achieve maximum effect.
-For those who are already married, wear this Dzi periodically to re-energize the passion and love of the marriage.
3-Eyed Dzi Bead: Symbolizes rolling in heavy wealth. The 3-Eyed bead is said to be the manifestation of the expression of the Hindu wealth god, the Kubera. He originates from the Himalayas, but is worshiped by other Buddhists as well from around the world. Look, two eyes represent his eyes and the other one is his mouth. Having performed austerities for a thousand years, in regard for which Brahma asked him to safeguard and distribute evenly the treasures of the earth by karmic rewards.
Enables one to connect to all 3 key components i.e. Body, Mind & Heart. Achieve good health, success & wealth. Among the Dzi bead culture, the 3-Eyed Dzi bead is regarded as the unofficial “wealth” bead. This Dzi bead is believed to still possess the power to make conditions favorable, for which you could make the most of to enjoy general fortune, not only in terms of wealth. It is believed that the 3 eye bead will bring happiness wealth and prosperity to its owner. The 3 eye Dzi bead is a symbol of the God of Wealth in Tibet. It will enhance its owner's ability to accumulate wealth by crystallizing money-making opportunities for him. The three eyed Dzi bead represents the three stars of luck, happiness, honor, and longevity. It is the bead of wealth and health to bring continuous fortune.
4-Eyed Dzi Bead: The 4 eyes on this Dzi bead is a symbolism of the 4 major Bodhisattvas of Buddhism.
The 4 Mahasattva Bodhisattvas are of particular significance in Mahayana texts:
- Maitreya (popularly known as Laughing Buddha),
- Avalokitesvara (popularly known as Kwan Yin),
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have put off entering paradise in order to help others attain enlightenment. The Bodhisattva upon death leaves the cycle of life-death-rebirth and enter nirvana, but out of his great compassion for all other beings chooses instead to remain in the samsaric realm to aid suffering humanity. They devote all their power and energy to saving suffering beings in this world. The Bodhisattva is motivated by compassion and guided by wisdom in his quest to guide and aid suffering beings.
This Dzi bead is endowed with the significance of these 4 major bodhisattvas, increase the wearer's wisdom, releases human suffering and brings forth general good fortune in human life. This Dzi bead assists to Gather Wealth & Luck, Serves as a Protector, and Power to Ward off Evil Spirits, Clearance of Obstacles, and Increasing Merit & Longevity by the 4 Bodhisattvas. Helps To Overcome Negative Forces, Clears Obstacles, Increases Merits & Longevity, Subdue Demons.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rabbit, Dragon or Snake.
5-Eyed Dzi Bead: There are several patterns of 5 eyed beads. The regular 5 eyed bead is considered a magical item. This Dzi is a magic object to accumulate wisdom and happiness. There is a 5 eyed Dzi bead that is called Thunder & Lightning. The 5 eyed thunder and lightning helps to destroy ignorance. On one side of the 5 eyed thunder and lightning bead, there will be a geometric looking symbol. This is the lightning. The eyes may be scattered about.
The 5-eyed Dzi bead represents the Five Dhyani Buddhas. The Five Dhyani-Buddhas is not the name of the 5 different Buddhas, but the incarnation of five wisdom merits of the Mahavairochana.
The five wisdom merits are :
- the Dharmahdatu-prakriti-jnana or the ability to show the Truth,
- Adarshana-jnana or the ability to see the original nature of all living beings,
- Samata-jnana or the way to adopt an indifferentattitude,
- Pratyaveksana-jnana or the ability to see the special character of all living beings, and
- Krityanushthana-jnana or ability of all complete meritorious.
Another 5 eyed Dzi bead is called the Garuda bead. The Garuda bead is a healer’s bead and the 5 eyes make a cross on one side, and generally one will find a lightning symbol on the opposite side of the 5 eyed cross.
Regular 5 eyed patterns come in several styles. Some patterns are organized and some random. All 5 eyed regular beads assist with the following. To Attract Blessings, Success, Career Advancements, Wisdom and All Auspicious signs to the Owner. The 5 eyed regular bead is considered a magical item and is highly sought after. It assists one in obtaining whatever one desires, so it is a desire bead. Endless happiness.
Practical Benefits
- The 5 Eyes dzi is a wealth charm. 5 Eyes represent Five Wealth Gods from the five directions. It is the charm that blesses the wearer with better money luck, wealth, prosperity and longevity. It is therefore extremely suitable for those seeking for monetary gains and multiple sources of income coming their way.
6-Eyed Dzi Bead: Eliminates sadness and sufferings in life, and increases access to good luck. In Buddhist meaning, it is said that this Dzi bead purges the sufferings of the 6 paths in our mundane world. They are related to the nature of our human existence from the 1st stage of Hell to the 6th stage of Heaven.
(1) Hell indicates a condition in which one is dominated by the impulse to destroy oneself and everything else. Rage is the dominating force. In this state, we are utterly devoid of freedom and undergo extreme and indescribable suffering.
(2) Hunger is a state characterized by an insatiable desire for food, clothes, wealth, pleasure, fame, power, and so forth. In this state, a person is tormented by relentless craving and by his inability to satisfy it.
(3) Animalism is governed by instinct, and one has no sense of reason or morality.
(4) Anger, a man is dominated by a selfish ego. A person in this state is compelled by the need to be superior to others in all things, despising others and valuing himself alone.
(5) Humanity or tranquility. In this state, one can pass fair judgment, control his instinctive desires with reason, and act in harmony with his environment or society.
(6) Heaven or rapture. This state indicates the sense of pleasure which one feels when his desire is fulfilled. However, the joy in the state of "heaven" is temporary and disappears with the passage of time or with even a slight change in circumstances.
These states, from Hell through Heaven, are called the Six Paths. The majority of people spend most of their time moving back and forth among them. In these states, one is governed by his reactions to external influences and is therefore extremely vulnerable to changing circumstances.
The 6 eye Dzi bead is believed to eliminate the sadness and sufferings in life, while helping us cultivate our Buddhist nature. Helping the owner to find the root of happiness and good karma. It is believed that the 6 eye Dzi bead has the power to eradicate sadness and sufferings and attracts good luck for its owner.
The 6 eye Dzi will help its owner to achieve liberation from the 6 realms. The 6 realms are aggression, losses, carelessness, anger, ignorance and misery.
It is also able to help its owner to develop his 6 paramitas. Paramita refers to the perfection of which ferries one beyond the sea of suffering and mortality to Nirvana. The six Paramitas are the following:
(1) Dana, charity or giving, including the bestowing of truth on others;
(2) Sila, keeping the discipline;
(3) Ksanti, patience under suffering and insult;
(4) Virya, zeal and progress;
(5)Dhyana, meditation or contemplation;
(6)Prajna, wisdom, the power to discern reality or truth. It is the perfection of the last one -- Prajna -- that ferries sentient beings across the ocean of Samsara (the sea of incarnate life) to the shores of Nirvana.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Horse, Sheep or Monkey.
7-Eyed Dzi Bead: Brings in good luck in terms of career development, wealth, health, longevity and also a happy marriage. 7 eyes: encourage success, health, wealth, longevity and harmony for the owner. This Dzi helps one to achieve fame, glory, perfection, career, wealth, relationship, and health & longevity.
The 7 Eye is said to represent the Big Dipper constellation in the universe. Composed of 7 stars, Tibetans believe that the Big Dipper is the manifestation of the 7 medicine Buddhas. The medicine Buddha resides in our own mind, embodying healing forces dormant within, activated through compassionate motivation, visualization and recitation of the mantra, hence removing obstacles or "self-limiting conceptions" which prevents the actualization of one's potential.
With the 7 Eye, you can open the path to all goodness and influences of the. Helps One to Achieve Fame, Glory, Perfection, Career, Wealth, Relationship, Health & Longevity.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Horse, Sheep or Monkey.
8-Eyed Dzi Bead: Helps avoid calamities and injuries, ensures safety in human life. This Dzi helps the owner to receive blessings from the 8 directional Bodhisattvas.
The 8-Eyed Dzi bead has one known interpretation by a revered lama as follows. The 8 eyes represent the 8 treasures of Buddhism, the conch shell (sacred sounds), the wheel of dharma (spreading & teachings of Buddhism), sacred parasol (to protect), lotus flower (purity & goodness), sacred vase (holds wisdom), goldfish (drives off evil), the banco (eternity).
The qualities of the 8 treasures create harmony & fulfillment within a person, and impetus in facing the daily challenges of life. This Dzi also helps to guard against calamities and catastrophes. Assists the owner in finding and staying on their proper path.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rat, Ox or Tiger.
Practical Benefits
-The 8 Eyes dzi is the most sought after Dzi during Feng Shui Period 8 (2004-2024) because it becomes very important during this period and exerts very powerful force to manifest ultimate good luck due to its auspicious number "8". The 8 Eyes represent 8 magical realms in the heaven known as "tien lung par pu" and pacifies 8 types of harm to gain entry to the right path. It is also excellent to protect against obstacles and "shar chi" (harmful Qi). It will bring turnaround luck from bad to good for everyone during this Period of 8. It blesses the wearer with monetary gains, wealth, good fortune and abundance. Also suitable to bring gambling luck.
9-Eyed Dzi Bead: 9 eyes Dzi is the 'Emperor' of all dZi, the more expensive and sought after dZi of all. The 9 Eye Dzi is one of the most sought after because it is believed to represent the 9 planetary systems and its essence. Among Dzi collectors, there is a saying that someone can only be called a true Dzi collector if he possesses at least one good 9-Eyed Dzi bead!
Builds up a lenient and caring heart for you, helps you gain fame and benefits. Increases the owner’s wealth.
This Dzi is also touted as a window to wisdom. The 9-Eyed Dzi bead endows the wearer to expand his intelligence and wisdom. This type of Dzi bead is also well documented in modern Asian circles for its "mysticism" and "power" by several people who have worn them and survived near death experiences. For example, one of the few survivors of the Nagoya plane crash was wearing one of the 9-Eyed Dzi beads.
This bead is often considered the unofficial wealth bead. The 9 eye Dzi bead may assist the owner of this bead to become rolling in wealth. The wealth will be gained through one’s own work. This bead attracts attention and assists in causing fame to increase. The nine eyed Dzi assists the entrepreneur in finding their ideas and strengths.
The nine eyed Dzi bead assists its owner to gather wealth, achieve good health, success, gain power, compassion, glory, and expelling evil & acts as a protector. It is believed that the 9 eye Dzi bead is able assist its owner in achieving the Nine-fold Merits. The Nine-fold merits are compassion, glory, everlasting brightness, fame, dignity, authority, control, reputation and the removal of obstacles. Accumulation of meritorious virtue, increases compassionate, separates from suffering and gains advantage. Gathering the Nine-fold Merits, ensuring the growth in compassion, power and glory thus bringing about immense benefits.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Rabbit, Dragon or Snake.
Practical Benefits
Today, almost all feng shui enthusiasts crave to have their own 9 eyes dZi for all kinds of good fortune, divine protection, good health, wealth, prosperity from heaven, double longevity, victory over foes, windfall luck and ultimate good luck; protected by the Buddha's eyes. This DZI will enable the wearer to gain power and influence. 9 Eyes dZi brings the most complete blessings, which helps to remove negative sins and dissolves all obstacles and blockages along your path. It could also protect the wearer against all kinds of misfortune and harm from evil.
10-Eyed Dzi Bead: Removes obstacles in the road of one's career development, helps one gain favorable comments from others, and portents a happy relationship with your spouse. Pure 10-Eyed Dzi Bead is a symbol of perfection in everything. The pure Dzi signifies the clearance of obstacles, an increase in power and virtue, and is said to have a great influence on success in life. It helps to remove karmic hindrances, increases respect-inspiring virtues and to live a joyful life perfect in every way.
-best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rooster, Dog or Boar.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS
Ten Eyes - The 10 Eyes dzi plays the most important role in purifying one's karma. If one has been suffering from prolonged bad luck due to his/her heaven's luck, this is the dzi to purify his past and current doings to enhance his luck for the future. It is also the dzi that increases wisdom and instill one's charisma which is important for anyone who desires to be a leader. This dzi will also bless one with good networking so that he can achieve complete "10/10" in life.
11-Eyed Dzi Bead:
Endowed with the significance of the 4 major Bodhisattvas, increases the wearer's wisdom, releases human suffering and brings forth general good fortune in human life. The 5 Dhyani Buddhas & the 6 Syllable Mantra, Accumulation of Merit & Wisdom.
A 11 Eyed Dzi is regarded as a magical object to accumulate wisdom and happiness. It helps to eradicate evil intentions and reduces craving, leading to a peace of the heart and mind. It can prevent mishaps and dangers and create a safe environment to smoothen the path to success.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Horse, Sheep or Monkey.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS
The 11 Eyes represents the combination of "5 Wealth Gods" and the powerful mantra "Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum" from Kwan Yin Goddess of Mercy. This powerful dzi bead therefore blesses one with wealth luck and wisdom, leading one to perform good deeds. It brings protection from negativities and evil energy.
12-Eyed Dzi Bead: Fearlessness & gallantry, symbolizes fulfillment of all wishes, perfection in all aspects. This powerful Dzi bead represents extra energies to overcome fear and obstacles. It empowers one with the ability to surpass expectations and attain fame and recognition. It also fulfils one's needs and desires for excellence.
A 12-Eyed Dzi stands for courage, fame and good luck. In the Sutra of the Medicine Buddha, there were 12 Heavenly Generals who were present when the historical Buddha (Shakyamuni) first introduced the Medicine Buddha Sutra. They were believed to have offered protection during 12 daylight hours, otherwise known popularly as the Chinese Zodiac. This Dzi bead is said to represent them.
The mysticism of the 12-Eyed Dzi bead is that it is known as a Buddhist cintamani of sorts, or a wish-fulfilling jewel. It has the power to answer to every fervent wish that you make, and in the process earn a name and create fame for yourself. However, no matter what an individual wishes for and obtains, he is still responsible for his own actions, governed by the karmic cycle of reward or retribution.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Rooster, Dog or Boar.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS
Highly suitable to be worn by those who practice the martial arts for an extra boost of Martial power! Also recommended for those in any dangerous occupation ( e.g. the armed forces, policemen, firemen... etc) which requires bravery and extra protection from the 12 Heavenly Generals. For those who are shy or timid and are desirous of change, this dzi bead will help to instill courage in them.
13-Eyed Dzi Bead: Allows one to learn to communicate with the ancestors as well as other dimensions and realities. The Dzi allows one to communicate with extra-terrestrials. It also helps one with all forms of communication and expression.
Removes fear from debating with others. This Dzi can assist in out-of-body travel as well as in comprehending near death experiences. It also assists one in obtaining a higher state of reincarnation.
This Dzi can help one to see karma and merit more clearly. The mystical 13 eyed Dzi bead is imbued with the blessings of the 5 Dhyani Buddhas, represented by 5 circles on one side of the bead. They are namely Amitabha, represented in the centre of the 4 circles, and the other 4 are Akshobya, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasambhava and Vairochana. The 5 Dhyani Buddhas are celestial Buddhas visualized during meditation. The word Dhyani is derived from the Sanskrit dhyana, meaning "meditation." The Dhyani Buddhas are considered to be great healers of the mind and soul. They are not historical figures, like Buddha Shakyamuni, but transcendent beings who symbolize universal divine principles or forces. They represent various aspects of the enlightened consciousness and are guides to spiritual transformation.
On the other side of the Dzi bead, the 8 circles represent the 8 Treasures of Buddhism, the conch shell (sacred sounds), the wheel of dharma (spreading & teachings of Buddhism), sacred parasol (to protect), lotus flower (purity & goodness), sacred vase (holds wisdom), goldfish (drives off evil), the bancho (eternity). The qualities of the 8 Treasures create harmony & fulfillment within a person, and impetus in facing the daily challenges of life.
Also helps to guard against calamities and catastrophes. Together the 13 eyes of the Dzi bead are significant of mental tranquility and reaching the ultimate goal of Nirvana & Enlightenment.
This Dzi can become a source of power to blend well and help to energize your body, giving you a sense of wholeness, balance and empowerment. The 13 eyed Dzi bead symbolizes mental tranquility, and helps you to reach an apex in terms of virtue.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rat, Dragon or Snake.
14-Eyed Dzi Bead: Allows the mind room for contemplation. This Dzi helps to protect the mind from clutter and busyness.
Giving the mind freedom from time to play with wondrous curiosity and exploration. Helps to set the mind free. Gives the mind room for developing greater merits.
This Dzi creates a softness, a lack of defensiveness for the owner of this bead. This Dzi also helps to protects one from getting chips on the shoulder. Assists to remove defensiveness and sarcasm. Allows others to see you in a dignified light.
This Dzi can help to lessen the need for re-incarnation. Helps prevent karma from forming.
15-Eyed Dzi Bead: Urges to realize all wishes of yours. This Dzi increases the wearer's wisdom, releases human suffering and brings forth general good fortune in human life. Wish Fulfilling, Blessed By The Heaven God.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Rooster, Dog or Boar.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS
The rare 15 Eyes dZi blesses us with heaven's luck. When one's heaven luck is activated, he or she will enjoy long term windfall, all sorts of opportunities and good luck from all directions. This means you will have a smooth, easy and unobstructed ride for your undertakings. This is especially important for those who desire to embark on big projects, competitive undertakings, risky businesses and important endeavours.
16-Eyed Dzi Bead: Brings back the humor in life. Reminds one that it is through play and joy that all things may be obtained.
Helps to repel sadness, depression, melancholy, sorrowfulness, and the blues. Helps one to maintain a smile inside. Reminds one of the playfulness of youth and that one may have that playfulness at any age.
Causes others to want to befriend you and join you in your play.
17-Eyed Dzi Bead: Assists with the gaining of self-confidence. Helps one to see himself in the same light as held by the Gods. This Dzi can help one to protect himself from arrogance, and self-aggrandizement.
Helps to keep the ego in check. This Dzi can help prevent one from beginning to think himself superior to others.
Can assist to improve the self image. Allows others to see you the way you see yourself in your unconscious mind. Protects the owner from the images of others.
18-Eyed Dzi Bead:
Moderation and tolerance. This Dzi can help to protect against obsessions and compulsions. Helps to protect against addictive personality traits such as alcoholism, drug abuse, sexual addiction, gambling and all other addictions. Brain stories, rutting, worry, drama, trauma may all be eased with this Dzi bead.
The bead imparts calm as well as grace and ease, allowing the owner to find moderation in all areas of life. Can help to protect against imbalance which can lead to hyperactivity as well as obsession and compulsive tendencies. Obsessive and compulsive personality traits tend to build more karma and less merit. More karma and less merit will lower states when reincarnating.
Assists in clearing all pathways and blockages for the kundalini to rise. Helps to maintain balanced kundalini once it has arisen.
19-Eyed Dzi Bead: Enhances the owner’s ability to manifest and materialize the necessary things in one’s life. Enhances one’s ability to manifest on behalf of others.
Enhances owner’s protection from sabotage of one’s own desires. Power to realize and command the astral energies present in owners life. If the owner’s heart is pure and not materialistic, this bead will assist in realizing one’s dreams and aspirations.
Can allow one greater access to the Astral Realm where dreams are held and come from. Dreams may become more lucid and more fulfilling. Enhances owner’s ability to interpret their dreams and become enlightened through the lessons their dreams have to teach.
This Dzi can assist the kundalini in rising more completely. Helps to prevent the dream body from bringing back unwanted negative energies. Assists the dream body in becoming more conscious so that the owner may become more aware of their dream journeys and where they have been.
20-Eyed Dzi Bead: Purification. This Dzi can enhance the owner’s process of preparation for ending the cycle of rebirth. Assists in balancing and repaying all necessary karma by allowing one to see that which needs to be repaid.
Enhances one’s chances of taking his body with him. Prepares the connection between body, mind, spirit to become ready to accept Nirvana. Assists with the final phases of enlightenment.
Helps create a detachment from worldly and materialistic things that would cause one to cling to the physical and miss their opportunity to end rebirth.
This Dzi protects owner from being dragged down to the level of ego. Helps maintain a state of innocence. Helps protect wearer’s innocence from being attacked.
Helps to allow a continual state of preparedness and enlightenment for the owner.
Very few of these beads have ever been created. Those who possess or own this bead are not quick to let go of them. If you can find one, you can expect it to be very expensive no matter what condition it is in.
21-Eyed Dzi Bead: Enhances your magic power, realizes what you desire to the maximum extent. Magnifying power, wish fulfilling, attaining physical & spiritual power at its highest. Enhances one’s ability to give life and to restore life.
This dzi bead incorporates to the highest degree all the other eyed beads. Assists the owner in obtaining a state of Demi-Godhood whilst still physically based. The owner must be pure of heart and mind if he wishes to accept everything this dzi bead has to offer.
This dzi bead offers the greatest wealth, health, strength, power, and magic. This is an extremely rare and highly sought after dzi bead. Magnifies and amplifies all of the characteristics of all of the other eyed beads into one bead.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rat, Dragon or Snake.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS
The 21 Eyes Dzi is the most powerful of all because it represents the highest level of attainment for both human and deity in heaven. The 21 eyes dzi is suitable to bless those who seek extreme power such as a leader in a corporate, a general in the military, the headmaster of a school or a director of a business. It will provide smooth sailing luck in all your endeavours and ensure that all your wishes will be fulfilled. "Just think and you will get all you want".
As You Wish (RuYi) Dzi Bead:
Also known as the “Buddha Top Knot” bead. Sometimes this dzi bead is mistakenly called “Smoke” Dzi bead. In Mandarin, this is called the RuYi bead, with the word Ru(2) meaning 'as per your' and word Yi(4) meaning 'wish or intention'.
Whenever you see the markings of Ruyi next to the name of a specific Dzi bead, the Ruyi indicates a very sacred bead. The absolute most special and sacred of all of the Dzi beads will carry this marking. A Dzi bead with this marking has bean used either in a temple, by monks, or in an alter setting of some kind.
The Ruyi bead is very special especially for the collector that wishes artifact beads with the purest and highest energy in them. These Ruyi beads also many times are Dzi beads that have been proven to work. The Ruyi notation is generally also indicative of a much older bead. The Ruyi notation is also generally found only on certain types of beads, for instance it will almost never be found on the number eyed beads. The Ruyi notation is probably the rarest and scarcest of all of the Dzi beads. Most collectors will only come across one or two of these notations during their entire collecting history.
It is believed that the “As You Wish” Dzi bead has the power to help the family to be closer and stay closer. This is perhaps the only Dzi bead that works on family members without them owning the bead. Can help all family members stay away from accidents, disease or illness. The RuYi Dzi bead will assist the owner to earn more money.
This bead grants the owners wishes, when they are in accordance with the owners greater good. This bead is a wish master, granting the desires and wants of the owner. This Dzi bead has a built in ability to know when a “want” is not in the best interests of the owner. At these times the bead simply does not work despite the protests of the owner of the bead.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Rat, Ox or Tiger.
Script Dzi Bead: Also called “birds” or “rocs.” Appears as the tops of two arches joined. Looks the way you would paint or draw a seagull in a picture. The script bead is one of the strongest communication beads. This Dzi can assist with all forms of communication. It is believed that the birds carry the messages from the owner to the heavens or the universe.
The birds on this Dzi bead are also seen as song birds, bringing music from the heavens. This Dzi bead can assist with all forms of written expression. Books, music, dialogue, and all forms of oration. Also known as “the bead of orators”, “the bead of musicians”, “the bead of speakers”, “the bead of audiences”, “the bead of archivists”, “the bead of scribes”, and “the bead of writers.”
Is known to also bring visual pictures or sounds back from the heavens. In a weak mind these visuals and pictures could appear as delusions or hallucinations. This bead carries very strong masculine energy. There will be many that this bead is simply too strong for. This strength will cause irritation with the owner or a dislike of the bead. If this is the case and one still wishes to partake of what this bead wishes to offer, put the bead away for a few months and try again. One can grow into the abilities of this bead. Be sure to focus on bringing feminine energy in to balance the masculine energy caused by this bead.
The script bead can help to engender great self confidence in the owner. If one is in their ego when using this Dzi it will come across as arrogance, and egotism. If this Dzi is used with the ego it can create karma for the owner. If the owner of this Dzi uses this bead with an open heart the universe will come through them as they communicate.
- Best suited to those born in the years of the Chinese Rooster, Dog or Boar.
Da Ren (Monsignor) Dzi Bead: (Looks like a stick figure of a man with a head at both ends). In Mandarin, Da(4) means 'Big', Ren(2) means 'Man'.
This Dzi bead can help with karma cleansing, increasing determination & the promotion of safety.
This Dzi bead is for strength, sense of wholeness and protection. Monsignor Dzi is believed to render mental support for hard-workers, removes obstacles and bad luck ahead in the way.
Helps to keep the mind agile and healthy. Can assist with memory and cognition.
Earth Sky Dzi Bead: Earth is square. Balances yin and yang, helps those in bad conditions out and embrace good luck. The square depicts the earth, the source and basis of all living beings. The significance of this combination is said to bring balance and serenity in the order of life, and turn an individual's potentiality into actual vibrant and useful energy and achieve greater things in his life. The added significance of the eye or dot in the center of the circle motif is the arrival of good opportunities for the individual at the right time.
Felicity Dzi Bead: (Also referred to as the insect bead) Looks like two headed insect. Check the reverse side of the felicity bead. You may find the bat. This Dzi symbolizes the wonderful blessings of abundance happiness & good fortune & longevity.
Heaven & Earth Dzi Bead:
Earth is square. Heaven is circle. This Dzi bead combines the 3 main forces in the Universe: Heaven, Earth & Human.
Captures the energy from Heaven & Earth, converts it into continuous moving energy to achieve one's goal. It can help you to make your dreams come true. Flawlessness in all areas of one’s life. It is believed that the sky and earth Dzi bead will assist its owner in achieving balance and harmony in his life.
It'll also help to clear any obstacles which may cause harm to its owner. Wealth and good health will also be bestowed upon its owner. Businessmen are fond of this Dzi bead as they believe that this bead will bring them great wealth and prosperity.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rat, Ox or Tiger.
Heart Dzi Bead: Hearts are generally not alone, but rather come inside of nectar bottles. Whether the heart is inside nectar bottle or standing alone or with a cross or hat on top of it, it will always represent life.
The heart when in combination brings life to the other symbols. When the heart appears to be on its own it will represent the universal life force that flows through each human. The heart Dzi can add life to anything it is connected with.
This dzi bead can assist the owner in feeling more alive. It can assist the owner in getting into contact with his own life force. This bead can assist the owner in learning how to use his life force in different and unusual ways the owner may not have thought of before.
Lotus Flower Dzi Bead:
The lotus flower is a water flower, which grows from some of the filthiest conditions. Conditions that would kill other lilies and flowers allow the lotus flower to bring forth beautiful blooms.
The message of the lotus flower is to remind us that beauty can grow and thrive even in the filthiest of conditions. Beauty can be found any where. The lotus flower helps to generate for its owner pure mood and peaceful life. This bead is popular for its protection from all filth, negative forces & evil and gives one peace. In short, Lotus Dzi purifies mental status, enlightens one's understanding towards Buddhism, helps ensure the safety and health of the human body.
The lotus symbolizes the flower of Buddhism. In Buddhism, the lotus can symbolize many things, including spiritual unfoldment, purity, which is the true nature of beings realized through enlightenment, and compassion, which is also known as the purified form of passion. The water lotus Dzi bead is said to purify our mental state, heighten our Buddhist nature and sustain our good health. A Lotus Dzi Bead possesses the power to purify the mind & heart which will lead to a calm & clear mind.
A recommended Dzi bead for decision makers & those who seek for higher attainment of mindfulness. This Dzi brings forth good fortune and wisdom to its owner. Also read description of Lotus Dzi bead.
- best suited to those born in the Chinese years of the Rat, Ox or Tiger.
