Twenty-eight nights, also known as "twenty-eight homes" or "twenty-eight stars". In ancient China, in order to observe the astronomical phenomena, the sun, the moon,
In the five-star operation, the 28-star official is selected as the observation sign, which is called "Twenty-eight Hostels". It is divided into average
Four groups, each with seven nights, in four directions: black dragon, white tiger, suzaku and Xuanwu (collectively called tortoise and snake).
Matching animal images is called "four elephants" and Taoism is called "four spirits". The formation of four image concepts in Twenty-eight Hosting Families is very
As early as the early Warring States period, it has been recorded. Later, in the Book of Rites Quli, it was said: "Before the trip, Zhu Bird and then Xuanwu, Zuo Qinglong.
And the right white tiger. Kong Shu: "Zhuniao, Xuanwu, Qinglong and Baihu are also named after this." . "Han Wei Shu Shang Shu
Kao Ling Yao said, "Twenty-eight nights are the breath of heaven and the essence of all things. Therefore, the horns, health, sides, houses, hearts, tails and baskets of the East.
Seven nights, its shape is like a dragon, saying' Zuo Qinglong'. Nanjing, Ghost, Willow, Star, Zhang, Wing and Seven Nights are shaped like quails.
Former Suzaku. In the west, there are Wei Xiao, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen for seven nights, which are shaped like tigers and called' right white tigers'. north
Square fights, cows, women, emptiness, danger, rooms and walls are seven nights, and they are shaped like turtles and snakes, which is called' post-Xuanwu'. "(1) the astronomical phenomena of Taoism.
Personalize it, give it a name, clothes color and position, and worship it. "Seven Signs of Cloud" Volume 24 "Twenty-eight Nights"
He said, "One is the official Yang God, the Lord of the Horn Star, and nine Yang gods, surnamed Bin Ming, dressed in green and mysterious clothes, are the Lord of the Horn Star.
B follows the official Yin God, and Kang Xing is the Lord of the gods. There are four Yin gods, surnamed Sima, naked horsehead, naked clothes and a sword.
Kang Xing is the Lord of God. "② The other 26 stay in this category." There are also about 28 five-star hostels in Shen Dong, which are run by Taiwanese businessmen.
Describes the appearance and behavior. Yue said, "The essence of the horned star often walks around the temple after the beginning of spring, leaving a moustache.
Ask about Zen rites, … or go to a restaurant for a drink, …
Those who know it ask for it, and they show the skill of health preservation and sowing. ""Kang, Bian and Fang are the essence of Samsung, and they often walk together and dress.
Green clothes, ... swimming in the crowd or in lent, ...
Is to ask for it and save the world with others. "(3) the remaining 24 nights in this category.
The four images (four spirits) synthesized by twenty-eight lodges are more respected by Taoism. The main feature is to use it as a patron saint. Ge hong
Bao Puzi's Miscellaneous Answer takes him as the old man's bodyguard, saying that the old man has twelve dragons on his left and twenty-six dragons on his right.
White tiger, with twenty-four suzaku in front and seventy-two basalts behind "; He also said, "This matter comes from the immortal scriptures." ④ Seven Northern Emperors
The secret of prolonging Yuan Ziting's life is even named: "There is a dragon on the left, named Meng Zhang, and a white tiger on the right, named prison soldier. In front of it, there is a suzaku named grave."
After the light, there is a Xuanwu name, building a building, and the bell and drum are negative, surrounding me. "(5) this is also the practice of Taoism.
The patron saint of time. Later, Taoist temples also carved statues of green dragons and white tigers in front of the mountain gates as the patron saints of the temple. Qingyao
Jun Fu's "Zhu Wen" Volume 1:
"Song Fanzhi can say in Yueyang Local Customs:' There are two gods in Laozi Temple, the so-called Qinglong and Baihu.' Ming yaozong
The document "Private Records of Changshu" describes the temple:' To the entrance of the Taoist temple, there are two great gods, the god of Alina Zhang in Qinglong on the left and the white tiger commander on the right.
Shen Jun's. "
Sifang and Siling have only been regarded as backers since ancient times, and their status is not very high.
However, since the Song Dynasty, Xuanwu God has been revered alone, becoming the famous Zhenwu Emperor and Tian Xuan God.
Taoist gods worship it. Especially in the Ming Dynasty. This has something to do with Ming Taizu, especially when the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty used it to deify the emperor.
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① Reconstruction of Weft Book Integration, Volume II, page 5 1, Japan Mingde Publishing House, Showa 50 years.
② ③ ⑤ Collected Taoist Scriptures, Volume 22, Page 180, Page1,Page 430, Volume 32, Page 186, Shanghai Cultural Relics Publishing House.
Bookstore and Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House jointly published, 1988.
④ Collation and Interpretation of Bao Puzi's Internal Chapters (Revised Edition), 273 pages and 274 pages, Zhonghua Book Company, 1985.