The meaning and symbol of the elephant is the "image" of wisdom and spirituality, which is homophonic with the word "image" in China traditional culture, so it is endowed with auspicious meaning. Dai people have always regarded elephants as a symbol of good luck and strength. The following are the meanings and symbols of elephants.
The meaning and symbol of the elephant 1 The elephant is infinite in strength, but gentle in temperament; Naive, honest, honest; And being able to travel long distances with heavy loads is regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness and strength, and also known as the virtue of animals. In myths and legends, elephants are born as shining stars, which can predict the gods. The ancient Buddha descended from the sky by elephants. It is also said that the elephant is the mount of Samantabhadra, and that it can predict the gods.
In the traditional culture of China, the word "elephant" is homophonic with the word "auspicious", so the elephant is endowed with more auspicious meanings, and many mascots are designed accordingly, such as "peaceful elephant", "good luck" and "Vientiane renewal". Therefore, some people put elephant ornaments at home to take the shape of an elephant as a mountain and have the meaning of a mountain, so as to increase the backing and increase the fortune of the nobles, which is helpful to the cause.
Elephants have become very popular mascots all over the world because of their naive, honest and honest image. In our traditional culture in China, the word "elephant" is homophonic with the word "auspicious", so the elephant is given more auspicious meanings, such as taking an elephant carrying a vase (flat) as a symbol of peace; It is auspicious to put an elephant in a halberd vase. Riding a horse (auspicious) is auspicious; Carrying an elephant or rolling its trunk is good luck.
Dai people have always regarded elephants as a symbol of good luck and strength. For thousands of years, people have formed an indissoluble bond with elephants. People like elephants and worship them. Feng Shui master said that because Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province is a paradise for elephants, the local people love elephants very much and put them at home as mascots, which means peace, auspiciousness and wealth.
The ancients said: peace is like an elephant, which means good luck. Putting this mascot at home can make the family full of peace. The corporate office is dedicated to this person and wealth. Worship of government civil servants can reduce pressure, increase performance, be conducive to promotion and the future. The five elements of an elephant belong to gold. Elephants have been sacred animals since ancient times. They are famous for their good water absorption, and water is wealth. Anyone who sees the sea, ponds, rivers and other water at home is called Tang Ming Gathering Water. Elephants are kept at home, rich and small are all their own. Elephants are docile by nature and lucky in their houses. If you put it in the most prosperous place indoors, the whole family will benefit.
What's the effect of keeping elephants at home?
Placing elephant ornaments at home can absorb strong air and strengthen the strength of the seat. Generally, building feng shui likes to have a backer, as the saying goes, "there is a photo before, and there is a support after"; Elephants are as thick as a mountain, and elephant ornaments are placed on the side, which is convenient to enhance the strength of the mountain, increase the luck of the nobles and contribute to the prosperity of the cause.
When there are no mountains or things to rely on behind the house, please stay outside the bend or near the overpass in the bend. The tail gas or dust emitted by passing vehicles on the road surface will be thrown out of the bend, which will adversely affect the houses outside the bend. It is easy to make residents fidgety, easily injured or right and wrong.
The meaning of elephants and symbols II. One of the meanings of an elephant: there is an elephant living in peace.
Elephants are huge and strong, and they are symbols of strength and wealth. Elephant here means wealth, stability and backing. In addition, the elephant's nose absorbs water. From the perspective of geomantic omen, the elephant also means auspicious. People like elephants just because they like its good meaning of getting rich and being lucky. There are also many beautiful themes about elephants in jade carvings-
For example, the combination of elephant and Aquarius symbolizes' peace as an elephant';
The combination of elephant and halberd (auspicious) vase symbolizes' peace and auspiciousness';
The combination of elephant and ruyi symbolizes "good luck and ruyi".
For example. The second meaning: complete merit.
Elephants have a deep relationship with Buddhist culture. It is recorded in the Buddhist scriptures that "Pu Xian studied Taoism, and his behavior was cautious and quiet, so this is the case". It means that the white elephant symbolizes that Bodhisattva Samantabhadra is willing to make great achievements, which is why the mount of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra is a six-toothed white elephant. The six teeth in the white elephant represent' six degrees'; The four legs of the white elephant represent' four wishes', so the elephant means complete merit in Buddhism.
The third moral of the image: washing the face and purifying the soul
Because this image is homophonic with "phase", China people have also developed a culture of "washing phase". The so-called mutual washing means that everyone takes a broom to clean the elephant. This kind of cleaning can be real cleaning, but more can also be done by painting scenes of washing images. Washing an image is equivalent to washing an image, which means sweeping away the remnants of all the famous images,' Wash away the dust barrier and you will see the truth'. The moral of the image here is an internal cultivation and pursuit.
The meaning and symbol of elephants III. The Geomantic Meaning of Elephant
Since ancient times, China has had the custom of placing and carving various auspicious animals in front of buildings, so as to turn evil spirits into evil spirits and avoid evil. These common animals are unicorns, lions, dragons, elephants and so on.
Among them, elephants are particularly popular.
Elephants are strong, but gentle; Naive, honest, honest; And being able to travel long distances with heavy loads is regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness and strength, and also known as the virtue of animals. In myths and legends, elephants are born as shining stars, which can predict the gods. The ancient Buddha descended from the sky by elephants. It is also said that the elephant is the mount of Samantabhadra, and that it can predict the gods.
In the traditional culture of China, because the word "elephant" is homophonic with the word "auspicious", elephants have been given more auspicious meanings, and many mascots have been designed accordingly, such as peace, auspiciousness and Vientiane renewal.
Therefore, some people put elephant ornaments at home to take the shape of an elephant as a mountain and have the meaning of a mountain, so as to increase the backing and increase the fortune of the nobles, which is helpful to the cause.
Now, in front of some buildings, hotels and other buildings, you can often see the stone carvings of two elephants. This is because the feng shui of elephants has two meanings: first, elephants can be lucky and safe; Second, because elephants are good at absorbing water with their noses, there is a saying in Feng Shui that water is the main source of wealth, so elephants are given the meaning of absorbing gold to make money. Moreover, compared with other auspicious animals, the elephant's own role in ward off evil spirits is relatively weak, and more importantly, its auspicious meaning is more prominent. Therefore, placing elephants in front of these buildings will bring them good luck and wealth.