Pixiu (1): According to legend, Pixiu is a ferocious and auspicious beast, and this beast is divided into female and male. The male is named "Pixiu" and the female is named "Pixiu". But now, none of the ones handed down are divided into male and female. In ancient times, this auspicious beast had one horn and two horns. The one with one horn was called "Tianlu" and the one with two horns was called "exorcism". Later, there was no longer one or two corners, and the shape of one corner was the main one. In the south, most people like to call this auspicious beast "Pixiu", while in the north it is still called "exorcism". As for Tianlu, few people use it to call this auspicious beast, and some people call it "monster" or "four different images".
If there is a sincere beast in front of you, it will carry Pixiu. ——"Book of Rites·Quli"
(2) [brave troops]: A metaphor for brave troops, and multiple companies are used to metaphor for brave warriors. Liu Lishun of the Ming Dynasty "sent Yuan Huanzhong (Yuan Keli's son) to supervise Ningyuan with pay": "It is used for Pixiu, and the moon is different."
(3) The two stone lions in front of the bank are often mentioned. , is actually Pixiu, not the lion as people think.
(4) Pixiu was another name for the giant panda in ancient China.
Text records
"Yi Zhou Shu·Zhou Zhu": "The mountains are so deep, how can tigers, leopards and brave animals be eaten?"
"Historical Records· "The Chronicles of the Five Emperors": "﹝Xuanyuan﹞taught the bear, brave, and tiger to fight Emperor Yan in the wilderness of Banquan."
Sima Zhen's "Suoyin": "...these six ferocious beasts can be taught "War."
Xu Ke's "Qingyang Leichao·Animals·Pixiu": "Pixiu looks like a tiger, or bear, with gray hair. The male is called a white bear, and the female is called a white bear." It is called Pixiu, so the ancients often cited it. "Book of Jin·Xiong Yuanzhuan" - The person who ordered Pixiu was the first to call.
Tang Zhang said in "Wang's Shinto Monument": "General Jiujiu is the best among all."
The second wedge of Yuan Wang Shifu's "The Romance of the West Chamber": "Xianwei dominates millions. "Pixiu, sit on the border." Liu Lishun of the Ming Dynasty "sent Yuan Huanzhong (Yuan Keli's son) to supervise Ningyuan Pay": "For Pixiu, the moon is different."
The poem at the end of Luo Guanzhong's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "Cao Cao has the exclusive power to govern the Prime Minister's Office, and the commander-in-chief Pixiu controls the central land."
The poem "Chronicles" written by Bi in the Qing Dynasty: "The thief can't take precautions, and he enters Thousands of Pixiu at night."
Poetry No. 7 of Liu Yazi's "Reading History": "The green forest family supports Pixiu, and the bratty boy is in the upper class."
The role of Pixiu in Pixiu paintings. Pixiu is different from Qilin. Pixiu is fierce. It is an auspicious beast and has a strong desire to protect its owner. It has the function of keeping the house in check and warding off evil spirits.
The role of Pixiu in Feng Shui can be explained in the following points:
1. It has the function of guarding the house and warding off evil spirits
Place the consecrated Pixiu in At home, it can make the home run well, strengthen good luck, drive away evil spirits, and has the effect of calming the house. It can become the patron saint of the home and ensure the safety of the whole family.
2. It has the effect of attracting wealth and increasing wealth
In addition to helping partial wealth, it is also helpful for positive wealth, so businessmen should also place Pixiu in the company or at home.
3. It has the effect of resolving the five yellow evil spirits
It is used to dissolve evil spirits in the house and increase wealth. Especially in terms of financial luck, Pixiu has a more obvious effect.
The ancient sages believe that fate is destined, but fortune can be changed. Therefore, there is a good wish among the people that "if you touch the Pixiu, you will have good luck, if you touch the Pixiu again, your fortune will be rolling, and if you touch the Pixiu three times, you will be prosperous."
Pixiu likes to sleep lazily. It is best to pick it up, touch it and play with it every day, as if you want to wake it up, and wealth will follow.
Another wonderful use of Pi Xiu is that if you place Pi Xiu ornaments on your desk, it can help you drive away bad men and avoid unnecessary harassment.
Jadeite Pixiu has the following colors:
1. Emerald Green Pixiu
2. Yellow Jadeite Pixiu
3. Floating Flowers Jade Pixiu
4. Purple Jade Pixiu
5. Black Jade Pixiu
6. White Jade Pixiu
The spirituality of Pixiu
p>1. The mythical beast Pixiu can help its owner to attract money, bite the money, and cannot get out, so it is the best and best mythical beast to attract and keep money.
2. Pixiu has been a mythical beast that protects its owner since ancient times. It has a powerful spirituality of attracting wealth, attracting financial resources and further guarding the treasury.
3. Pixiu is the best mythical animal for attracting partial wealth. As long as the Pixiu is facing outward, it can relieve evil spirits, change the magnetic field, bring good luck and make your wealth roll in.
4. If Pixiu is placed at any appropriate location in the home, it can bring wealth and unexpected wealth from all directions, and can also make the home run well, strengthen good luck, drive away evil spirits, block evil spirits, and has the effect of holding down the house. , is the patron saint of the home.
5. In addition to helping partial wealth, Pixiu is also helpful for positive wealth. Therefore, people who are engaged in business should also place Pixiu in the company or home, praying for it to protect the peace and safety of the home, and help the noble people to bring good fortune. All your wishes come true if you have two fortunes.
Precautions for placing Pixiu:
1. Place it from 7 am to 9 am for the first time, with the head facing outward and with a slope of less than 15 degrees. To attract wealth, it cannot be placed directly. It is usually placed at the door or on the left side of the desk.
2. Pixiu is best made of jade, because jade is inherently spiritual. It must be consecrated, otherwise it will be a blind Pixiu, which can only be used as a decoration and is useless. You cannot say "buy" to the Pixiu, you must say "please".
3. As a mythical beast, Pixiu has no taboos. No matter what religion or god or Buddha it is, it does not conflict with anything and can be worn by each other.
4. You are not allowed to touch Pixiu’s head, mouth, eyes, or face anyway, because your tackiness will get on Pixiu and affect him.
5. The correct way to touch Pixiu for the first time: press its ears first, because Pixiu is only loyal to its owner. Pressing the ears means subduing it, and then follow the front paws, body, and back paws. , butt, and then grab a handful from the butt, put it into your pocket, and call it "Zhu Cai", which can be worn or placed later.
6. When decorating, pay attention to the fact that Pixiu’s head should face outside the door or window, because it is said that Pixiu brings wealth from all directions.
7. Pixiu likes to sleep lazily. It is best to pick it up, touch it and play with it every day, as if you want to wake it up, and wealth will follow
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Historical origin
Pixiu, also known as Tianlu, ward off evil, and Baijie, is a kind of ancient Chinese myth and legend. The mythical beast has the head of a dragon, the body of a horse, and the feet of a lin. It looks like a lion, has gray fur, and can fly. Pixiu is a ferocious and powerful creature. It is responsible for patrolling in the sky to prevent demons, ghosts, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven. In ancient times, people often used Pixiu as a title for the army. It has a mouth but no anus. It can swallow everything without releasing it. It can attract wealth and accumulate treasures. It can only go in but not come out. It has special magical powers. ?Tianlu-Pixiu Head It is said that Pixiu is the ninth prince of the Dragon King. Its staple food is gold, silver and jewelry. Naturally, it is full of treasures. Compared with other auspicious beasts, such as the three-legged toad, it has more heads. Therefore, it has won the favor of the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King. However, if you eat too much, you will always have diarrhea, so one day you may defecate in the open because you can't help it, which made the Jade Emperor angry, so he slapped her, and the buttocks were spanked, and the butthole was sealed. From then on, gold and silver Jewelry can only go in but not out. After this allusion spread, Pixiu was regarded as an auspicious beast that attracts wealth and treasures. Many Chinese people now wear Pixiu jade products because of this allusion.
There are also male and female Pixiu. According to folklore, the male Pixiu represents wealth, while the female Pixiu represents the treasury. If you have wealth, you must have a treasury to keep it. Therefore, most Pixiu collectors collect a pair at a time. , Only then can you truly attract wealth. But if you want to wear it on your body, just use one to avoid fights.
Ancient book records
There is a record in the Han Dynasty's "Biography of the Western Regions": "There are peach trees, lions and pissing cows in Wugo Mountain." Meng Kang noted: "The peach is pulled out, and the talisman is pulled out in one day, like a deer's tail. The one with one horn is called the sky deer, and the one with two horns is called to ward off evil spirits." To ward off evil spirits is Pixiu.
According to ancient books, Pixiu is a ferocious beast and one of the five auspicious beasts in ancient times (along with dragon, phoenix, turtle, and unicorn). It is called the beast that attracts wealth. Pixiu was once the totem of two clans in ancient times. Legend has it that he helped the Emperors Yan and Huang in battle and was awarded the title of "Tianlu Beast", which means blessings from heaven. It was designed to protect treasures for emperors and was also a symbol of the royal family, called "Emperor Treasure". Because Pixiu specializes in eating ferocious beasts and evil spirits, it is also called "evil spirit." Ancient Chinese Feng Shui scholars believe that Pixiu is an auspicious beast that can turn disaster into good fortune.
But there are also ancient poets who use Pixiu as a metaphor for evil. Xu Junbao, a female poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, has a poem "Man Ting Fang·Prosperity in Han Dynasty" that says, "Once all the swords and soldiers are raised, millions of Pixiu will appear." Pixiu is said to be a ferocious beast. , as a metaphor for Yuan Bing.
The entry for Pixiu in "Xinhua Dictionary" is ① a ferocious beast in ancient books ② a metaphor for a brave army. It can be seen that Pixiu is not necessarily an auspicious beast.
Origin
Many people believe that Pixiu is the current panda (giant panda), but judging from ancient pre-Qin texts, this statement is questionable.
There is also a saying that there were two types of Pixiu in ancient times, namely single-horned Pixiu and double-horned Pixiu. Some people say that single-horned and double-horned Pixiu differentiate between male (called Pixiu) and female (called Pixiu). It is said that there is a distinction between good and evil. In short, there is a single-horned Pixiu. Nowadays, most of them are double-horned. It is difficult to see a single-horned Pixiu.
Meaning
In ancient times, people often used Pixiu as a title for the army. Legend has it that Pixiu violated the rules of heaven and was punished by the Jade Emperor to feed only on wealth from all directions. He swallowed everything without diarrhea. He could attract wealth and accumulate treasures. He could only go in but not out. He had special magical powers. Many Chinese people now wear Pixiu jade products for this reason.
There is also a theory that male Pixiu attracts wealth and female Pixiu protects wealth. Therefore, there is also a saying that Pixiu is in pairs in collections. Coupled with its characteristic of "swallowing all things without diarrhea, it can attract wealth and accumulate treasures, and it can only enter but not exit". Therefore, in the past, casinos liked to place Pixiu statues as house guards.
The definition of Pixiu
Pixiu, also known as Tianlu and ward off evil spirits, is a mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends. It has a dragon head, a horse body, and lin feet. It is shaped like a lion and has a coat color. Gray and white, it can fly. Pixiu is ferocious and mighty, and likes to suck the essence and blood of monsters and turn it into wealth. It is responsible for patrolling in the sky to prevent monsters, monsters, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven. There is also a saying that it is the ninth son of the dragon.
A mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends.
(called to ward off evil spirits in the north), it is an ancient auspicious beast, with one horn and two horns. The one with one horn is called Tianlu, and the one with two horns is called to ward off evil spirits. To ward off evil spirits is Pixiu. Its shape is short wings, curly tail, and mane. People regard Pixiu as auspicious. The bigger the mouth of Pixiu is, the more money they can earn. The rounder the belly, the more money they can hold. Pixiu is very popular because Pixiu has an extremely rare feature: it has a mouth, but There are no excretory organs, that is, there is only in and out. Therefore, people hope to be like Pixiu, who "can only go forward without exiting", and people will spend thousands of dollars in order to attract endless wealth.
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Legend
"The dragon gave birth to nine sons"
Dragon, in the process of forming its image, once embraced the convergence of hundreds of rivers. A variety of weird beast images. Later, these strange beasts and elephants combined with certain characteristics of the dragon while developing the image of the dragon, forming the different sayings that the dragon gave birth to nine sons. But there is no precise record of what the nine sons of the dragon are and who ranks first and who ranks second. There are also various opinions among the people, but they all agree.
It is said that Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, asked Li Dongyang, the Minister of Rites, who was famous for his erudition, on a whim: "I heard that the dragon gave birth to nine sons. What are the names of each of the nine sons?" Li Dongyang could not answer and retired from the court. Finally, I pieced it all together and pulled out a list. According to Li Dongyang's list, the nine sons of the dragon are: Pa Pi, Chaofeng, Jiazui, Bixi, Shutu, Chiki, Pulao, Suanni and Qiuniu. However, there are far more than just these dragon sons in folklore. Biuan, Pixiu, Taotie, etc. are all said to be the sons of the dragon. In fact, the so-called dragon gave birth to nine sons does not mean that the dragon happened to have nine sons. In ancient Chinese traditional culture, nine is often used to express many things and has the supreme status. Nine is an imaginary number and a noble number, so it is used to describe dragons. If we have to choose nine sons, we should choose the nine who have the greatest influence among the people. Li Dongyang was also in a hurry to make a deal, and the list he proposed was not representative.
One of the more influential sayings about "nine sons born from a dragon" is: "The eldest son of the white jade Pixiu brand in the Ming Dynasty is a prisoner of cattle. He likes music and stands on the head of the piano." Some valuable huqins still have the image of a dragon head engraved on their head, which is called "leading huqin".
The second son, Yaizhen, looks like a jackal with dragon horns, glaring angrily, with his horns drawn back close to his back. They are fond of killing and fighting. They are engraved on sword rings, sword hilts and other weapons or ceremonial guards to serve as a deterrent.
The third son mocked the wind and looked like a dog. He was always in danger. The horned beast in the palace is his portrait. These animals lined up in a single line, standing upright at the front of the vertical ridge. The leader of the animals was an "immortal" riding a bird, followed in order by: dragon, phoenix, lion, Pegasus, seahorse, Suan Ni, fish, Xie Zhi, Bullfighting, and entertainment. There is a strict hierarchical system for their placement. Only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all ten of them, and the number of secondary halls must be reduced accordingly.
Chaofeng not only symbolizes good luck, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and eliminating disasters.
The fourth son Pulao, shaped like a dragon but smaller than the dragon, likes music and singing, and is engraved on the button of the bell. It is said that Pulao lives by the sea and is most afraid of whales. Whenever he encounters a whale attack, Pulao screams incessantly. So, people put his image on the bell and carved the long piece of wood that struck the bell into the shape of a whale, using it to strike the bell in order to make the sound louder and louder.
The fifth son Suān Ni (suān ní) is also known as Jin Ni and Ling Ni. Suanni is originally an alias for lion, so it is shaped like a lion. It likes to smoke and like to sit, leaning on the foot of the incense burner. It was introduced to China with Buddhism. Since the Buddha Sakyamuni has the metaphor of "the fearless lion", people naturally arrange him as a Buddha's seat, or carve it on the incense burner so that he can enjoy the incense. In addition, Suanni is also the mount of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and there is a temple dedicated to Suanni on Mount Wutai, the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Because Suanni is the fifth son of the dragon, the temple is named Wuye Temple, which has great influence in the local area. The dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the collar of the stone lion or bronze lion during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also the image of Suanni, which makes the traditional Chinese door lion guarding the door more open and majestic.
Liuzi Bixi (bìxì), also known as Baxia, looks like a turtle and likes to bear heavy loads. The turtle under the stele is also like this. According to legend, in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains on its back to create trouble. Later, he was subdued by Xia Yu and made many great contributions to Xia Yu. After the flood control was successful, Xia Yu let it carry up its achievements, so it carried many stone monuments in China. Basia and tortoises are very similar, but there are differences upon closer inspection. Basia has a row of teeth, while tortoises do not. There are also differences in the number and shape of the carapace between Basia and tortoises. Baxia, also known as stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It always held its head forward with difficulty, holding on to its four feet desperately, struggling to move forward, but it could never move away.
The Seven Sons (bì'àn), also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger, is powerful, and is prone to prison litigation, so people carved it on the prison door, so there is a folk saying of Tiger Head Prison . It is also said that it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is also placed on both sides of the yamen lobby and on the top of the cards for officials to go out and avoid, to maintain the solemn atmosphere of the court.
The eight sons bear a crotch (xì), their bodies are like dragons, they are elegant and graceful, and they are coiled around the top or both sides of the stone tablet.
Mozi Chi (chī) kiss, also known as owl tail or 鸱(chī) kiss, is a fish-shaped dragon (some say it looks like a lizard with its tail cut off). It likes to look around, so it is located at both ends of the ridge of the palace. . In Buddhist scriptures, Chi Kiss is the object under the seat of the Rain God, which can extinguish fire. Therefore, placing it at both ends of the roof ridge also has the effect of extinguishing disasters and extinguishing fires.
It can be found that in this statement, the eldest son Qi Niu and the fourth son Pulao both like music, the third son Chaofeng and Mozi Chiqi are both located on the roof, and the sixth son Bixi and the eighth son Fuxi are all surrounding the stone monument. , there is a suspicion of duplication. It would be better if we take one of the two and add some other common sayings:
Taotiè (tāotiè), looks like a wolf and is gluttonous in nature. It is located on bronze vessels and is now called the Taotie pattern. Because it can drink water, it was also engraved in the middle of the outside of the bridge in ancient times to prevent the bridge from being submerged by floods. According to folklore, this kind of monster is so greedy that after eating everything it can eat, it finally ate its own body. In the end, only one head was left, so it was left with a head but no body. reputation. The earthworm, also known as the earthworm, looks like a fish but not a fish. It is good at water and has a graceful body. It is decorated on the top of the stone bridge railing.
Jiao Tu, shaped like a snail and a clam, likes to keep silent, has a docile temperament, is a bit autistic, and resents others entering its lair, so people often carve its image on the pavement of the door or depict it on the door panel. .
Pixiu is known as the ninth son of the dragon in the South and Southeast Asia. It has a big mouth without an anus and can only go in but cannot come out. It is very popular among gamblers. A jade brave is placed in the Macau casino, which means that you can eat everything you want, and you can only make money without losing money.
“Tiger fathers have no dog sons.” The dragon is so powerful that it can swallow clouds, spit out mist, and make waves. It has become the idol of the Chinese people for thousands of years. Naturally, its sons are not just ordinary people. Dragons also have daughters, but they are not so famous. The heroine in "Springtime" is Little Dragon Girl. The children of dragons are all strange and strange, which is quite similar to the children of Zeus in Greek mythology. However, Europeans are more open-minded than the Chinese after all. In their mythology, the god Zeus is a typical example of romantic and even promiscuous behavior. He turns into a horse and a cow to molest good women. The dragons in our country are well-behaved. At most, it's just "two dragons playing with pearls".
In the eyes of the Chinese people, the dragon is a symbol of authority and dignity. We say that we are "descendants of Yan and Huang", and we also say that we are "descendants of the dragon."
Pixiu is the most widely used theme in the art field. Many artists have created works of Pixiu. Therefore, Pixiu has exquisite works in many materials, including metal Pixiu, jade Pixiu, beautiful stone Pixiu, etc. , it can be said to be brilliant.
1. Jade Pixiu
2. Olive pit carved Pixiu
3. Glaze Pixiu
4. Fetus-colored pottery sculpture Pixiu
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The "Gold Medal, Prosperous Wealth and Good Luck Pixiu" has a large and square head, a pair of antlers stretching back, a pair of piercing bull's eyes, and a round dragon nose that rises high, showing the style of a king. The slightly opened mouth reveals the white teeth, which are powerful and majestic; the tongue is slightly curled, and it looks cute and smart. There was a wisp of beard hanging on his chin, and he was calm and composed. It has thick limbs, sharp claws, wings on its shoulders, a big belly that has swallowed up all the treasures in the world, a swinging tail shaped like "ruyi", and its body is covered with patterns like flowing clouds and flowing water.