THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON COUNTRIES ARE DIFFERENT BASED ON THEIR HISTORY.
IN MOST OF THE RELIGIONS AFTER DEATH NO IMPORTANCE IS GIVEN TO BONES . DEATH RITUALS OF RELIGIONS DIFFER. HINDUS HAVE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antyesti
MUSLIMS HAVE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_funeral
CHRISTIANS HAVE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_burial
BUT IN CASE OF BUDDHISM ONE CAN SEE DIFFERENCE OF INFLUENCE.
buddhism and bones china
https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=bgIJVKWuCcOl8wfIuYDoDw#q=buddhism+and+bones+china
MANY BUDDHISH COUNTRIES WHO CRAVE FOR BONES OF BUDDHA HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT BEHAVIOUR.
I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CRAVE FOR BONES OR BODY PARTS.OF BUDDHA.
AND MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE THE REASON WHY THEY GIVE IMPORTANCE TO BONES AND ANIMAL PARTS IN CHINA.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been increasingly practised in many countries of the world. Some recent textbooks of TCM still recommend formulas containing various animal tissues such as tiger bones, antelope, buffalo or rhino horns, deer antlers, testicles and os penis of the dog, bear or snake bile. Usually, animal tissues are combined with medical herbs. In most of the cases, the medical use of the preparations is justified in terms of the rules of TCM. So far, little research has been done to prove the claimed clinical efficacy of TCM animal products
Of the 1,581 species of animals used as a medical resource, 1,306 are terrestrial animals and 275 are marine animals.
There are 412 species of fish used as yao. These fish species are:
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There are 39 species of amphibians used as yao. Some of them are:
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Among the reptiles used as yao are:
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Birds
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Among the terrestrial mammals are the following yao:
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Out of the 1,581 species of animals used as yao, 160-220 species are categorised as materia medica material or yao cai. Among them 30-40 are invertebrates; 30-40 are insects; 40-60 are fishes and reptiles; while there are 60-80 beasts (Zhang HY l995).
AND IT MAYBE A REASON THEY ARE EATING https://kavidhakrishnamoorthi559.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/one-should-do-a-careful-study-of-human-fetus-eating-in-china-china-and-tibet-are-two-different-countries-one-can-find-the-difference-by-tracking-their-eating-habits/