Ming Shenzong promoted his throne to "thank heaven to protect the country and be loyal to the monarch" and "subdue the demon and subdue Weiyuan Town, the Three Realms God of Mundus". The emperor shunzhi in Qing Dynasty was named as "loyal minister SHEN WOO, Lingyou, Ren Yong and Wei Yan, who protected the country and the people, sincerely comforted and praised Liu Bei and Guan Sheng the Great".
Guan Yu (160-220), a native of Xiexian County, Hedong County (now Yuncheng, Shanxi Province), was a famous soldier in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He followed Liu Bei in his early days and was captured by Cao Cao. He killed Yan Liang, the general of Yuan Shao, in Bai Mapo, and called him an enemy with Zhang Fei. ?
After Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei helped Zhou Yu of Wu Dong attack Coss of the Southern Army, so he didn't send Guan Yu to the North Road to stop Cao Cao's reinforcements. After Coss retreated, Guan Yu was appointed as the prefect of Xiangyang by Liu Bei. Liu Beijin Yizhou, Guan Yu stayed in Jingzhou. ?
After Guan Yu's death, he was gradually deified by people and was honored as "Guan Gong", also known as bearded Gong. There have been many awards and titles in all previous dynasties. In the Qing dynasty, it was regarded as "loyalty, SHEN WOO spirit, compassion, benevolence, courage" and "Wen Sheng"? Confucius is equally famous. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms honored him as the leader of the "Five Tiger Generals" in Shu, and Mao Zonggang called him the "righteous person" of the "Three Wonders of Romance".
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Guan Yu in history was a real man with a long name. He was born in Xie Liang, Hedong (now Xiezhou Town, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). Famous soldiers of Shu and Han in the Three Kingdoms period.
Guan Yu is described in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms as follows: "He is nine feet long and has a beard of two feet. If his face has thick dates, if his lips are coated with fat, he will look handsome and dignified. "
The "one foot" in the Three Kingdoms period is about 24.2 cm today. According to this calculation, Guan Yu's "nine feet high" should be about 2. 18 meters after conversion; The long beard is nearly 50 cm, which was called "beard" in the society at that time. In addition, red and white are the concrete expressions of loyalty and betrayal in China's traditional dramas.
The "Guan Gong" worshipped by the people is also called "benefactor" by Taiwan compatriots, which means savior. In Southeast Asia, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines and other countries, and even in the Chinese areas of the United States and Britain, the belief of Guan Gong religion is quite popular, and there are many overseas Chinese doing business abroad, so Guan Gong, that is, Wu Caishen, is also worshipped more.
Taoism regards Guan Yu as "Guan Sheng Di Jun", which is often called "Guan Di", and is one of the four handsome protectors of Taoism.
The belief of Buddhism in Guan Yunchang is limited to sacrifice, and there is no prayer, praise or sacrifice ceremony. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are many masters who have written down rituals for praise, such as Master Zhang Jia, Master Tu Guan, King Dabao of the Present Age and A Qiu Rinpoche of Yaqing Temple. The learned Rinpoche also wrote a short article praising Guan Yunchang.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Guan Yu
Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiang