Suzaku is the god of the south, with a bird as the pattern, representing the south;
The white tiger is the god of the west, with a white leaping tiger as the pattern, representing the west;
Xuanwu is the god of the north. Xuanwu is a snake wrapped around a turtle as a pattern, representing the north.
The four geomantic images are "Left Qinglong, Right White Tiger, Former Suzaku and Later Xuanwu".
Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu are the guardians of the gods. These four gods actually come from the worship of ancient stars. The ancients divided the stars on the ecliptic (the celestial region where the sun and the moon passed) into twenty-eight constellations, which were called "twenty-eight nights";
Later, the twenty-eight schools and the four elephants merged to form the saying of "twenty-eight schools" and "four elephants". Among them, there are seven places in the East-Jiao, Kang, Shi, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji. The ancients imagined it as Jackie Chan. Because it is located in the east, according to the theory that the five elements of Yin and Yang are matched with five colors, the east is blue, so it is called "Qinglong". In this way, there are basalts in the north, white tigers in the west and suzaku in the south.
Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu are collectively called the "four elephants", also known as the 44,000 gods. Generally, the gods of the four directions are often used in military ranks and ranks, and become the patron saint of marching and fighting. QuLi still said, "all right. The former Zhu bird (sparrow) is behind Xuanwu, and the left Qinglong is right white tiger, swinging on the ground. " Chen Man noted, "Yes, the army will leave. Suzaku, Xuanwu, Qinglong and Baihu are also well known. " He said, "Let all the flags fly, Dragon Flag Nine, Sparrow Seven, Tiger Six, Tortoise and Snake Four." In other words, its manifestation is to draw "four elephants" on the standard to show the front, back, left and right military formations, boost morale and achieve invincible goals. Notes on the Thirteen Classics? The Book of Rites Quli said: "If birds fly, like the poison of turtles and snakes, dragons and tigers are excited, which is not comparable to these four things." It can be seen that its role is great.
Qinglong was originally the God of the East in ancient mythology, and one of the Seven Hosts and Four Elephants in the East in Taoism. Twenty-eight lodging houses, and seven lodging houses in the East (Jiao, Kang, Bian, Fang, Xin, Wei and Fan) have the image of dragons, which are located in the East, belong to wood and are blue in color, collectively called Qinglong, also known as Black Dragon. The forty-four volumes of Taizhi call Qinglong Dongdou as follows: "Jiao Su Tianmen, Kang Su Ting, Chang Su Tianfu, Su Fang Tian Yi Xing Jun, Xin Su Uranus Jun, Wei Su Tian Ji Xing Jun, Ji Su Tian Lu Xing Jun." As for its image, there are seven clouds in The Collection of Doors and Tongjiao: "Oriental Dragon Horn, full of pride, spits clouds and glows, thunders, flies to octupole, walks around the four ghosts and stands on my left. In addition, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of "Seven Chapters of Clouds" quotes the Dan of the four ancient gods, saying: The dragon is a dragon, and the oriental wood is also mercury. It is clear and unwilling, not turbid, not desirable, far away, and infinitely hidden, so it is called dragon.
The white tiger was originally the western god in ancient mythology, and it was one of the four images of the seven Pleiades in Taoism. The seven western lodgings (Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, tapir and Shen) in the twenty-eight lodgings are elephant tigers, located in the west, belonging to gold and white in color, which are collectively called white tigers. The emperor's father is like a vegetarian. Volume 44 says that the White Tiger Xi fights Xing Jun: "Xing Jun, a heavenly general in Su Kui, Xing Jun, a heavenly prison in Lousu, Xing Jun, Xing Jun, a star gentleman in Bi Su Tian, a star gentleman in Li Su Tianping, and a star gentleman in Shen Su Tianshui." As for its image, there are seven clouds in the book "The Collection of Daomen's General Education": "The West should be a tiger, with the quality of Yingying, and the tone should be fixed. At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of Yun Qi Tanabata quoted the Dan of the Four Gods in ancient books and said: "White tiger, western gold, also get a real position." "Jing" says: if a son succeeds, his wife's synonym and five elements are born together, which is also caused by essence. It can't move, so it's called a tiger.
Suzaku was originally the god of the south in ancient mythology, and one of the seven stars and four elephants in southern Taoism. The seven hotels in the south (Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi and Zhu) are 28 hotels, with a dark image, located in the south, belonging to fire and red in color. They are collectively called Suzaku, also known as "Suzaku". In Volume 44 of Emperor Taizong Zhai Yi, the southern Cui surnames are: "Su Jing Tianjing Xing Jun belongs to Su Tiankui Xing Jun, Liu Su Chutian Xing Jun, Su Xingtian Kuxing Army, Su Zhang Libra Xingjun, Yisu Tiandu Xingjun and Jisu Tianjie Xingjun." As for its image, there are seven clouds in "Jiao Tong's Must-Use Collection": "Nan Zhu Cui, guide me from the length of birds, the change of Dan's points, the sound of blue thunder, the colorful colors and the six images of artifacts." At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of Seven Chapters and Yunzhi quoted the "Dan of the Four Gods" in the ancient classics, saying that Zhu Cui was the founder of Zhu Cui, and Nanding Binghuo Cinnabar was also a dragon, and it became a bird. Its qi rises to heaven, and its mass array is the ground, so it is the foundation of the Great Dan, and it flies when it sees fire, so it is obtained.
Xuanwu was originally the God of the North in ancient mythology and one of the Seven Stars and Four Elephants of Northern Taoism. The seven northern lodgings (bucket, female, virtual, dangerous, house and wall) and the twenty-eight lodgings are located in the north, also known as Guishetai, which belongs to water and has a mysterious color, and is collectively called "Xuanwu". Volume 44 of Emperor Tai Shang Ru Zhai Yi calls North Xuanwu Star Jun: "Dou Su Tian Miao Xing Jun, Niu Su Tian Ji Xing Jun, Female Su Tian Nv Jun, Xu Su Tian Qing Xing Jun, Su Su Tian Qian Xing Jun, Su Su Su Tian Qi Xing Jun, Su Bi Shi Tianxing Jun". As for its image, Jiao Tong's Essentials of Daomen has seven clouds: "North Xuanwu, Taiyin Metaplasia, and Virtual Danger. At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of Yun Qi Tanabata quoted the Dan of the Four Gods in ancient books and said, "Xuanwu is the black mercury in northern China, which can be soft and firm." The Classic says: Bodhisattva is like water. Non-lead, non-tin, non-stone and the like, water is Hedong Shenshui, born before heaven and earth, so medicine can't be abandoned temporarily, and it can support everything, so it is called Xuanwu.