Old almanac terminology: What does it mean to erect a monument?
Erect a tombstone or monument.
Pay attention to erect a monument.
First of all, the direction of the monument
The erection direction of the monument should be consistent with the direction of the acupuncture points. Many friends know the details of Yin House Feng Shui. There are 24 mountain directions in the vertical direction, and 360 is divided into 24 parts, which is 15 degrees, that is, a mountain direction of 15 degrees. If the mountain direction of the monument is inconsistent with the direction of the acupuncture points in the cemetery, it may lead to a difference of thousands of miles. Pointing is the most critical link in geomantic omen of Yin House.
Second, the time to build the monument.
There are two periods in a year to choose the date of feng shui. At one time, before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, all matters about burying haunted houses, such as adding soil, erecting monuments and planting trees, were not taboo, which is why people concentrated all matters about burying haunted houses in Tomb-Sweeping Day. If a monument is erected in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it should be built in the first week and the second half of Tomb-Sweeping Day. At other specific times, you must choose an auspicious day of the zodiac, and don't grab the monument with the deceased, so as not to bring disadvantages to your loved ones and bury future troubles.
Third, the distance between the tombstone and the grave.
The distance between the tombstone and the grave should not be too far or too close, generally between 9 inches and 6 feet from the acupoint. Remember that tombstones and graves should try not to touch each other at zero distance. If you are too close, it will easily affect the feng shui effect of the grave. If it is too far away, the tombstone and the acupoint can't meet. The specific distance depends on the structure of tombstones and acupoints.
Fourth, the inscription on the tombstone.
Stone tablets are generally engraved with the name of the tomb owner, the name of the person who set up the monument (usually descendants), the date of setting up the monument, and so on. Stone tablets must be carved in a concave way, not in a convex way. Check: Check is mainly about the post and occupation of the deceased before his death, and some can be omitted. Text: mainly state the name of the deceased, the name of the deceased. Inscription: indicate the identity and name of the person who set up the monument, and the time of setting up the monument can be written or not. People with political achievements should also be engraved with epitaphs.
Why do you want to erect a monument
You can remember the graves of bereavement for one or two generations, but not after three generations, especially after migration and war, you don't know where the ancestral graves are. How to solve it, people have come up with many ways. At first, people buried the dead. Inspired by the wooden stakes used to maintain the coffin rope, they inserted wooden stakes and bamboo poles in front of the tomb and tied fibrous things (paper or silk, etc.) ) to indicate the date and time of birth and death of the deceased, which is called "Ming Jing" (or "Ming Jing"). But it is easy to be damaged, so people try to find another way: the rich use stone pillars instead of wooden pillars, and engrave the name, birth time and official rank of the deceased on the stone pillars.
In order to carve more characters, its shape evolved into squares and rectangles, and it began to be buried inside or outside the tomb. Referring to the architectural structure, the top of the monument is capped and decorated with animals, plants or landscape patterns, and the body of the monument is engraved with the resume of the deceased. It shows that he was buried alone with his wife, concubine, son and daughter. Geomantic geographical orientation of the inscribed Yin House (that is, the tomb) (expressed in heavenly stems and earthly branches). Middle-class families set up medium-sized tombstones, while poor families can only set up small stone tablets with names, ceramic brick tablets or plant some evergreen trees as symbols.
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