There is a record in the Biography of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty: "There are peaches, lions and urine cows in the left state of Wugeshan." Meng Kang notes the sun: "Peach blossoms are like the tail of a deer in a day, and those with one horn are called Tianlu and those with two horns are called evil spirits." Fighting evil is fighting.
Legend has it that the brave dog is the ninth of the nine sons of Longsheng. It can fly clouds, command thunder and clear rain. According to legend, it has the power to ward off evil spirits. Nine sons of Longsheng have their own magical powers. His son is a thousand times better than his father. He has a big mouth, looks like a golden toad with scales, and a unicorn, which takes advantage of the wild animals. He has a mouth without a butt, and swallowing anything will not cause diarrhea. You can make money from all directions, but you can only go in and out, and your magical powers are extraordinary. Because he broke the dogma, the Jade Emperor punished him for only eating and not pulling. Therefore, it is based on wealth, the stomach is the pocket of wealth, and at the same time it urges official luck.
According to Professor Zhang Hemin, an expert on giant pandas, in ancient books, giant pandas are called brave and brave. In Historical Records of the Five Emperors, the Yellow Emperor, the leader of the "Five Emperors" in China, was described. His country name is "Young Bear", which not only respects bears and other wild animals, but also clearly distinguishes bears (black bears), brown bears, pandas and other wild animals.
The history books also tell a story: More than 4,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor commanded a tribe that domesticated tigers, leopards, bears, raccoons and other beasts, and defeated Chiyou, the leader of another tribe, in Banquan (Zhuolu County, Hebei Province). Because the battle of Banquan is famous, Sima Qian, a historian in the Western Han Dynasty, recorded it. In addition to historical records, China's first book on ancient deeds, Shangshu, is also described in Pastoral Oath. More than 3,000 years ago, Zhou Wuwang's army was "as powerful as a tiger", and it was defeated by the army of the Shang Dynasty in Konoha, and even later generations used the metaphor of the brave as invincible. In Buddhism, it is also used as a mount for bodhisattvas, but it is called "listening attentively", but it is no different from it in shape.
Second, the brave and the shaping of the brave
Magic is a fierce beast. Like phoenix and unicorn, it can be divided into female and male. The male is called "magic" and the female is called "magic", but now there is no distinction between male and female. In ancient times, there were two horns, one called "Tianlu" and the other called "evil spirits". Later, there was no one horn or two horns, and most of them were in the shape of one horn. In the south, most people like to call this beast "brave", but in the north it is still called "ward off evil spirits". As for "Tianlu", few people call it such a beast, and some people call it a "monster" or "four unlike".
There are many shapes of the brave and the brave, and it is difficult to subdivide them. After the change of dynasty, the shape of the brave is relatively unified, with dragon head, horse body and horse feet, long beard under the forehead and wings on the ribs, flying fiercely, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail and mane often connected with the chest or back, prominent eyes and tusks. Up to now, the popular shape is that there is a corner on the head, the whole body has a long mane rolled up, and some tails have wings and tendrils. It has one of the biggest characteristics, this beast has no anus, only can't get in, which is like making money into treasure.
Third, the brave and the function of the brave.
Therefore, there is no doubt that geomantic omen uses magic to ward off evil spirits, ward off evil spirits and house. According to legend, the brave dog loves the taste of gold and silver treasures and often bites them back to please his master, so it is said that this is an auspicious thing. Therefore, it also has a function of making money. Magic is hot in the five elements of feng shui, which can attract a lot of money and open up the world's financial resources from now on.
Putting the brave in a proper place at home or in the workplace can achieve the effect of making a fortune. Generally speaking, people who are partial think that the "brave" will be prosperous and partial to wealth, so they will put a brave man in the company or business place. Partial industries include foreign exchange, stocks, finance, horse racing, futures and so on. It's different from Kirin. It is a fierce beast that can ward off evil spirits in the town house. In ancient times, it was also used to town tombs. It is the guardian of the mausoleum, which can be seen in the tombs of ordinary tombs, showing its bravery in killing people.
It can be placed in the auspicious position of geomantic omen, which many geographers think has the function of urging wealth. However, placing mythical animals made of jade in eight different directions will be very powerful in promoting wealth. In fact, it will be beneficial to positive wealth or partial wealth, so it has become popular in recent years; However, urging money by magic is always religion. Therefore, no matter whether the work belongs to the right or wrong line, the magic of urging money is the strongest when the mysterious diviner is rising or when the sun is on an auspicious day of the zodiac. However, pay attention to one thing. Criminals do not necessarily have the power to urge money. This is the characteristic of the spirit beast. The role of magic in geomantic omen can be explained as follows:
1, which has the function of town house to ward off evil spirits. Putting the brave and fearless animals that have been opened at home can make the home run well, strengthen auspiciousness, drive away evil spirits, have the function of a town house, become the patron saint of the home, and ensure the safety of the family.
2. It has the function of seeking wealth and prospering wealth, and is especially suitable for people with partial wealth and fluctuating income, such as sales, business, foreign exchange, stocks, finance, lottery, futures, casinos, etc. It is not only helpful for partial wealth, but also helpful for positive wealth, so businessmen who do business should also put it in the company or at home.
In terms of texture, the following two textures are better:
Bronze beast: an ancient auspicious beast with a single horn and two horns, short wings, curly tail and a mane and beard. It is the strongest geomantic instrument for urging wealth, especially suitable for those with eccentric personality and floating income, such as sales, business, foreign exchange, stocks, finance, lottery, futures, casinos and so on.
Jade: Especially jade has the strongest financial resources. It has special effects on promoting wealth, changing transportation, avoiding evil spirits and health care. The special jade dragon is especially suitable for couples to wear. Because there are no identical jade, each pair of jade is unique.
Kirin, also known as "Kirin", is an ancient legendary animal in China. Together with phoenix, turtle and dragon, it is also called "four spirits", ranking first among the four spirits. In the Book of Rites, there are "unearthed pottery carts, hippos and phoenix kylins, all in the suburbs" ("coconut" is the same as "glutinous rice" and swamp). Among the numerous folklores in China, although there are not many stories about Kirin, they truly reflect its unique preciousness and spirituality everywhere in people's lives.
First, the creation of Kirin and China people's thought of "Jimei"
Kirin, an animal, was created by mixing thoughts according to the way of thinking of China people. Judging from its external shape, it is characterized by moose body, oxtail, horseshoe shape (called "wolf's hoof" in history books), fish scale skin, horns with meat at the corners and yellow. This model is a new combination after dismembering many real animals. It concentrates all the advantages of these precious animals on Kirin, a fictional god beast, which fully embodies the concept of "Jimei" of China people.
The so-called "Jimei", in layman's terms, is the performance of concentrating all the beautiful things on one thing. This concept is the goal and desire that China people have been pursuing in the spiritual and material world for thousands of years. Therefore, it makes sense for Kirin to combine deer, cattle, horses, fish and other auspicious animals.
Deer worship belongs to primitive animal worship in China and was a symbol of emperors in ancient times. At the same time, it is also included in the category of theology and political science. "Song Shu Fu Rui Zhi" says: "White deer plain, Wang will benefit from it." "Ruiying Map" also said: "Wang Cheng Sheng testimonies, nothing to lose, then White Deer comes." Later, when people worshipped immortals, white deer was regarded as a sacred animal in the immortal family. Mongolians in ancient China worshipped white deer. In the Secret History of Mongolia, there are myths and legends about the birth of Bailuyuan God. Manchu has a myth of deer god. Among the Oroqen, Ewenki and Hezhe who raise reindeer, deer is often the god of shaman wizards, who think shaman often appears in the shape of deer. Even shaman witchcraft firmly believes that the true soul of shaman can be turned into a battle between deer and body. If the deer wins, the life of shaman will be over. In the folk, deer also appears as a long-lived beast, which is used to express the theme of celebrating and praying for life on many occasions. In addition, deer and "deer" are homophonic, symbolizing good luck.
Cattle went to the altar in ancient times and became an indispensable sacred object in sacrificial activities. According to folklore, cattle are gods sent by heaven to help mankind. It cultivated silently in the fields, bringing material wealth to mankind, and its dedication also gave human spiritual wealth. Cattle worship is very common among people of all ethnic groups in China. There is bull worship in the northwest and many buffalo worship in the south. According to historical records, during the Warring States period, there was a Nut Temple in Qin State, which was the earliest recorded worship of cattle in ancient times. China's Naxi, Tajik, Uygur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Salar, Hani and other ethnic minorities regard cows as creatures. Miao, Tujia, Buyi, Dong, Bai, Ewenki and Dai also have the custom of offering sacrifices to sacred cows.
Horses are regarded as intelligent, loyal, brave and hardworking animals with noble, elegant and noble temperament. In the Book of Changes, the horse symbolizes the sky, that is, "making for the sky". Horse worship is popular among nomadic people and hunting people whose main motive force is horses in northern China. There are many records about the ritual of offering sacrifices to the horse god and the construction of Ma Chong Temple in the literature of Qing Dynasty. In addition, in ancient times, white horses were often sacrificed to heaven, and the teacher swore an oath. They think that the white horse belongs to Yang and is driven by gods. The green ox belongs to yin and is enjoyed by the land god. Mongolian, Oroqen, Ewenki and other ethnic groups all have the custom of choosing what gods to worship when offering sacrifices to gods or protecting gods by livestock. This kind of god horse is not allowed for women to ride, but can be eaten everywhere, not allowed to drive away, and even can eat young crops in the field at will. Shenma chooses full white, full tail and full mane, never trims it, and often ties colorful silk threads at the end of the mane as a mark.
As an aquatic animal, fish scales are regarded as auspicious and beautiful decorations, and "fish scale brocade" is a traditional auspicious pattern. Fish worship is widely spread among the Han, Manchu, Tibetan, Mongolian, Bai, Hani, Wa and other ethnic groups in China, and there are stories of fish carrying the earth in many myths. The world image on the silk paintings of Han tombs unearthed in Mawangdui, Hunan Province also puts the earth on two huge fish. Fish is homophonic with "fish" and becomes a symbol of a rich and happy life.
The ancient Chinese creatively combined the above auspicious animals to construct the image of Kirin, which accords with the psychological acceptance and artistic appreciation cultivated for a long time.
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