玛瑙,矿物名称,是我国玉雕的重要原料。玛瑙,又称码瑙、马瑙、马脑。玛瑙一词,来源于佛经。梵语本名“阿斯玛加波”,意为“马脑”,依据其颜色和纹理似马脑,出现的“马脑变石”之说。后因“马脑”属玉石,才出现玛瑙一词。汉以前的史书,亦称琼玉、赤玉。自佛教传入我国之后,才在我国改称玛瑙。 玛瑙是玉髓的一种,即具有不同颜色而呈带状分布的玉髓。由 Agate, the name of minerals, jade carving is an important raw material. Agate, also known as code Na, Onyx, horse brain. The word agate comes from the Buddhist scriptures. Sanskrit native name “Asmaqabo”, meaning “horse”, according to its color and texture like a horse, appeared “horse brain stone” said. After the “horse brain” is a jade, was the word agate. Han before the history books, also known as Qiong Yu, red jade. Since Buddhism came into our country, it was renamed agate in our country. Onyx is a kind of chalcedony, that is, chalcedony has a different color and ribbon distribution. by