The four gates mainly refer to the four doors in the hall; the name of the school refers to the four schools. Also used in Buddhism and martial arts.
The Four Gates of the Buddhist Scriptures: There is a legend that Sakyamuni (Prince Suddhodana) left the Four Gates and was inspired by the Emperor of Heaven to become a monk and practice Taoism. "Selected Works·Wang Qi": "Yin Jian's four gates, Youqiu is six years old." Li Shan's annotation quoted "Rui Ying Jing" as saying: "When the prince was fourteen, King Qi went on a trip, and when he left the east gate of the city, the Emperor of Heaven turned into a patient. , that is, when he returns to the carriage, he laments that this is what happens in life.
When the prince leaves the south gate of the city, the emperor turns into an old man. , Returning to the carriage, thinking that there are three sufferings in the world. When the prince left the north gate of the city, the Emperor of Heaven turned into a monk. The prince said: "That's good, it's just a matter of time." Then he returned to the carriage, and it was not suitable to be at home. "< /p>
Feng Shui noun. Four gates: Heaven Gate, Earth Gate, Ghost Gate, and Human Gate. The northwest is the Tianmen, the southeast is the Earth Gate, the southwest is the Human Gate, and the northeast is the Ghost Gate.
Martial arts term. A posture for wielding a knife, a stick, or punching. The requirements of the four gates are to move quickly, punch to create wind, reach from hand to toe, continuous chain, powerful momentum, use luck, use marriage to exert force, exert force loudly, vividly, clear movements, free and easy, changeable steps, Most of them are short-handed, especially for close range.
The second chapter of "Bad Exposure Chat": "Because he opened the four doors well, he was appreciated by the young master who was promoted to the camp officer in this department, so he supplemented his food supply and gave him another A letter of reward for military merit of the eighth rank." See "Four Doors Douli".