Candle flames contain millions of tiny diamond particles, a university professor has discovered. Research by Dr Wuzong Zhou, who is a professor of chemistry at the University of St Andrews in Fife, revealed that around 1.5 million diamond nanoparticles are created in a candle flame every second it is burning.
Dr Zhou used a new sampling technique to remove particles from the centre of the flame, which is believed to have never been done before, and found that it contained all four known forms of carbon.
He said: "This was a surprise because each form is usually created under different conditions."
Of course "the diamond light" is also a reference to the light of the Buddha. This is a planetary light and is a very white and can easily be seen as having diamond shaped geometric properties.
To the seeker I say: The Buddhas of the Vajrayana are powerful, and one must be pure Not only to approach and encounter them But in order to escape once you have done so …
… The concept of enlightenment must yet be rejected For the experience of freedom to dawn.