Suzaku is one of the four spirits in ancient China mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars. It is the southern god who represents Emperor Yan and the seven nights in the south. It is separated from the gossip, igniting the fire in the five elements, symbolizing Lao Yang in the four elephants and summer in the four seasons. ?
2. Qinglong
Qinglong is one of the four gods in China ancient mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars. It is the God of the East, representing Tai Hao and the Seven Nights in the East. It is a shock to gossip and the master of the five elements. It symbolizes shaoyang in the four elephants and spring in the four seasons.
3. White tiger
The White Tiger is one of the four gods in China's ancient mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars. It is the God of the West, representing seven nights in Shao Hao and the West. It is the main gold in the eight diagrams and five elements, symbolizing the lack of yin in the four elephants and autumn in the four seasons.
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The ancients in China imagined the seven nights in the east, west, north and south as four animal images, which were called four elephants.
In the traditional culture of China, the four elephants refer to the dragon, the white tiger, the suzaku and the Xuanwu, representing the east, west, south and north respectively, which originated from the belief in the stars in ancient China.
"Three Auxiliary Huang Tu" Volume III: "Black Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu and Tiansi Spirit are all square." ? 【 Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Tiansiling, Fang, and another one, I am Qinglong, with White Tiger, Suzaku in front, Xuanwu, and the road to longevity.
There are four elephants, and five elements are among them. Yuan Wu is water, water, lunar also; Suzaku is a fire, a fire, and the sun; Qinglong belongs to wood, wood and shaoyang; White tiger is gold, gold, less yin; Huanglong is composed of earth, earth, yin and yang, young and old, wood, fire, gold and water. Tiansiling was originally transformed from the ancient four stars, which was recorded in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. After the Han Dynasty, it was accepted as a protector because of the rise of Taoism.
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