The ancients believed that when a Tengu eclipse occurs, a catastrophe will definitely occur and bring bad things to mankind. Will it really bring disaster? Then let us know from Constellation Knowledge what will happen if the Tengu eclipses the sun and will there be a disaster? Is it true that something big happened? Let’s take a look!
Is it true that if a Tengu eats the sun, there will be a big disaster? : It’s not true.
"Tengu eats the sun" is called a total solar eclipse today. A total solar eclipse is a type of solar eclipse, an astronomical phenomenon in which the sun's light is completely blocked by the moon in some places on the earth. A total solar eclipse is divided into five stages: initial loss, eclipse, extreme eclipse, light generation, and recovery. Because the moon is smaller than the earth, only people in the moon's umbra can see a total solar eclipse. It is a unique natural phenomenon.
So why did the ancients regard "Tengu eating the sun" as a bad omen?
First of all, it is necessary to explain the status of "sun" in the hearts of ancient people. Ancient people commonly called total solar eclipse "Tengu Eclipse". The sun represents the Emperor of Heaven, and the Emperor is the son of Heaven. If a solar eclipse occurs, it is a bad omen for evildoers to invade the emperor's rule. Li Chunfeng, a back figure in the Tang Dynasty, believed that a solar eclipse was a sign that the emperor was immoral and that traitors were in power. The ancients believed that the appearance of a total solar eclipse would generally lead to the death of a country, the death of a king, chaos in the world, the fall of cities, and the loss of territory. After Li Chunfeng's speculation, successive dynasties after the Tang Dynasty firmly believed in the ominous celestial phenomenon of "Tiangu eating the sun".
In fact, Feng Shui masters such as Li Chunfeng were just the driving force to further expand the false power of "Tengu Eating the Sun" in the celestial phenomena. Prior to this, in the Spring and Autumn Period, "Tengu Eating the Sun" had already been characterized. "Poetry·Xiaoya·The Turn of October" written in the pre-Qin Dynasty wrote: "At the turn of October, the first day of the lunar month is Xinmao, and there are eclipses on the sun, which is also ugly." Ugly means evil and fierce; , even. "Poetry·Xiaoya·Luming": "I have a guest, Deyin Kong Zhao." Zheng's note said: "Kong, very, Zhao, Mingye."
It can be seen that as early as In the era of "The Book of Songs", solar eclipses were already regarded as extremely unlucky symbols. Among the various visions displayed by heaven, the solar eclipse is the most serious. It is said that "there is no greater power than the sky, and no change in the sky is greater than the solar eclipse." Notes and quotations from "Book of the Later Han·Five Elements".
Therefore, once a solar eclipse occurs, it means that the emperor has acted inappropriately. The ancients have a lot to say about this. For example, Bo Xia, a native of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, believed that solar eclipses were "a sign of bad governance. If a country has no governance and does not use good governance, it will bring about relegation to the disasters of the sun and the moon." "Zuo Zhuan: The Seventh Year of Zhaogong". The so-called bad governance, of course, refers to those in power. The monarch is the biggest ruler, so if a solar eclipse occurs, it can certainly be considered to be the fault of the monarch.
It can be seen that "Tengu eats the sun" indicates that the emperor's family has done something bad, and God is going to punish the monarch. In the eyes of the Feng Shui masters of all dynasties, this kind of ominous sign was only for the emperors. Only the emperors were qualified to use such lofty words as "heaven" and "sun". The common people were just the melon-eaters, and there was no such thing. The qualification bars are marked with "天" and "日".
However, in the feudal society, the concept of "lord, king, minister" and "father, father, son" makes the monarch the king and father in the big family of the country. If the king suffers a disaster, his family will inevitably be affected. The people also suffered disaster. Over time, encountering celestial phenomena such as "Tengu eating the sun" has become a major event related to the safety of the people of the country.
Once a solar eclipse occurred, ancient people would have many rituals to pray for peace and for the eclipse to end soon. In China, whenever a solar eclipse occurs, people always beat gongs and drums to pray for the sun to appear. At this time, the court will take many actions. At this time, the emperor will worship heaven and earth and plead with God not to bring disaster to his country and people.