It is said that on one occasion, Emperor Xiao of the Ming Dynasty had a whim and asked Li Dongyang, a minister of rites who is famous for his erudition, "I heard that Dragon gave birth to nine sons. What's the name of Jiuzi? " Li Dongyang couldn't answer. After leaving North Korea, he pieced together a list. According to Li Dongyang's list, Long's nine sons are: Pafu (Voice of Eight Summers), Chifeng, Yazi (Voice of Teeth), (Voice of Joy in China), Shutu, Qin (Voice of Eating) and Pu (Pu). But in folklore, there are far more than these dragons, and they are all said to be sons of dragons. In fact, the so-called dragon gave birth to nine children, not that the dragon happened to give birth to nine children. In the traditional culture of ancient China, nine is often used to express many things, which has a supreme position. Nine is an imaginary number and an expensive number, so it is used to describe the dragon son. If you have to choose nine sons, you should also choose the nine that have the greatest influence on the people. Li Dongyang is also anxious to make a job, and the list is not representative.
On the other hand, it is called "Baxia", which is shaped like a turtle and likes to carry heavy loads. Chinemys reevesii carrying a stone tablet is its image.
2. Kissing (kissing, mocking the wind, Cape of Good Hope, soft-shelled turtle, tail), a four-legged snake that seems to cut its tail, likes to look around and swallow fire in dangerous places. The image of the temple is the animal or animal head on the roof, corner and roof.
The third name is Bran. She looks like a dragon. She is small and likes singing. Living by the sea, but afraid of whale ancestral temples, temples and animal buttons on iron clocks are their images. According to the fear of whales, people carved the long wood that rang the bell into the shape of a whale. It is said that the bell it rings is loud and bright.
Fourth, the armadillo (Charter) is tiger-shaped, powerful and easy to sue. The tiger's head carved or standing on the prison door is its image.
The fifth is gluttony, which looks like a wolf and has an excellent diet. The animal head carved on the tripod cover is its image.
Six words: golden sister-in-law, shaped like a lion, likes fireworks and is easy to sit. The Buddha statue in the temple and the animal head carved on the incense burner are its images.
Seven-day prison cow, like a yellow dragon with scaly horns, likes music. The animal head carved on the Hu Qin is its image.
Eight words: Yazi, shaped like a jackal, likes to kill people. Its image can often be seen on hilt and scabbard.
Nine-day pepper maps are shaped like snails and clams, so they are often engraved on the heads of stores.
There is a saying that has a great influence on "nine sons born in a dragon":
The eldest son is a captive of cattle, likes music and stands at the head of the piano. Some precious headshots of Hu Qin are still engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head Hu Qin".
The second son, Yazi, looks like a jackal with dragon horns, glaring, and his horns cling to his back. They like killing and fighting, and are carved on weapons, such as knife rings and handles or ceremonial ceremonies, to play a deterrent role.
The third son laughed at the wind and looked like a dog. He narrowly escaped death once in his life. The beast in the corner of the temple is his portrait. These animals line up at the front of the vertical ridge. Animals are led by a "fairy" riding a bird, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, horses, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls and other animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of auxiliary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also means to deter demons and eliminate disasters.
Zisi Plough, shaped like a dragon, but smaller than a dragon, likes music and singing, and is carved on the clock handle. It is said that I don't live by the sea all the time, and what I fear most at ordinary times is whales. Whenever there is a whale attack, he will scream when he is not old. Therefore, people put their own image on the clock and carve the long wood that hit the clock into the shape of a whale to make it loud and bright.
Suān ní, also known as Jin Heling. Sister-in-law used to be another name for a lion, so she looked like a lion, liked smoking, sat at the foot of an incense burner and was introduced to China with Buddhism. Because Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", people naturally arrange him in the Buddha's seat, or carve him on an incense burner to enjoy the incense. In addition, sister-in-law is also the seat of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and there is also a temple dedicated to sister-in-law on Wutai Mountain in Manjusri Bodhisattva Dojo. Because the eldest sister-in-law is the fifth son of the dragon, the temple is called Wu Ye Temple, which has a great influence in the local area. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the collar of the stone lion or bronze lion is also an image of the lion entering the tiger's mouth, which makes the traditional China gate lion more powerful.
Liuzi, also known as XIXIA, looks like a turtle and likes to carry heavy loads. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being appeased by Yu Xia, he made many contributions to Yu Xia. After the success of water control, Yu Xia put the credit on his back, so most of the stone tablets in China were carried on his back. The dam is very similar to the tortoise, but there is still a difference when you look closely. Bazaar has a row of teeth, but the tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates under the dam and on the tortoise shell are also different. Bullies, also known as stone turtles, are symbols of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but unable to move.
Bian, also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger, is powerful and good at prison litigation, so people carve it on the prison door, so there is a folk saying that the tiger's head is fastened. He also said that it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is also placed on the top of the two cards that officials patrol and avoid in the lobby of the yamen to maintain the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the court.
Eight sons (XIX), like a dragon, are elegant and gentle, coiled around the top or both sides of the stone tablet.
Chρ, also known as tail kiss or tail kiss, is a fish-shaped dragon (or a lizard with its tail cut off). It likes to look around and is located at both ends of the temple ridge. In Buddhist scriptures, kissing is something under the rain god, which can put out fires. Therefore, putting it on both ends of the roof can also eliminate disasters and put out fires.
It can be found that in this statement, the eldest son of the prison cow and the fourth son of the prison like music, the third son of the wind and the last son of the kiss are located on the roof, and the sixth and eighth sons are surrounded by stone tablets, which is suspected of repetition. It would be better if we take one of them and add some other common expressions:
Gluttony (tāotiè), shaped like a wolf and gluttonous, is located on the bronze ware, and is now called gluttonous pattern. Because it can drink water, it was also carved in the middle of the outside of the bridge in ancient times to prevent the bridge from being flooded. According to folklore, this monster is insatiable. After eating all the edible things, it finally ate its own body, leaving only one head, so it has the reputation of "having the body of Kubinashi".
Pachu, also known as Pteris vittata, looks like a fish rather than a fish. It is graceful and graceful and decorated at the top of the stone bridge railing.
Pepper map, like a snail, is quiet and docile, a little autistic, and hates others entering its nest, so people often carve its image on the head of the gate or portray it on the door panel.
The brave dog is called the ninth son of the dragon in South and Southeast Asia. It has a big mouth and no anus, but it can't get in or out, which is very popular among gamblers. Macau casino put a jade dragon, which means to eat all over the world, only to earn and not to lose.
"Like tiger, like son", dragons are so powerful that they can smoke and make waves. Being an idol of China people for thousands of years, his son is naturally not an idle generation. Dragons also have daughters, but they are not so famous. The heroine in "Pigs with Bright Spring" is the little dragon girl. The children of dragons are very strange, quite similar to those of Zeus in Greek mythology. But after all, Europeans are more open-minded than China. In their mythology, Zeus, the god of heaven, is a typical example of romance and even promiscuity. He turned into a horse for a while and a cow for a while to flirt with a good woman. The dragon in our country is polite, and at most it is a "two dragons playing with pearls". In the eyes of China people, the dragon is a symbol of authority and dignity. We call ourselves "descendants of the Chinese people" and "descendants of dragons".
The most influential dragon-brave and fearless
There is a record in the Biography of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty: "There are peaches, lions and urine cows in the left state of Wugeshan." Meng Kang notes the sun: "Peach blossoms are like the tail of a deer in a day, and those with one horn are called Tianlu and those with two horns are called evil gods." Fighting evil is fighting.
However, after the change of dynasty, the shape of the brave is relatively unified, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail and mane, which are often connected with the chest or back, with prominent eyes and long teeth. Up to now, most common animals are single-horned long tails. Generally speaking, there are three substances that make up the image of animals:
First, metal-generally made of copper, because this metal is relatively cheap, and the color after polishing is close to gold.
Second, wood-some ancient big houses will use solid wood to carve the brave, and then put it on the beam to block the evil spirit.
Third, porcelain-made of different kinds of jade.
Mythical animals with different materials can be placed in auspicious positions of geomantic omen. Many geographers think that they have the function of promoting wealth, while in eight different directions, generally placing mythical animals made of copper will have a strong force of promoting wealth. In fact, it will be beneficial to positive wealth or partial wealth, so it has become popular in recent years; However, urging money by magic is always religion. Therefore, no matter whether the work belongs to the right or wrong line, the magic of urging money is the strongest when the mysterious diviner is rising or when the sun is on an auspicious day of the zodiac. However, pay attention to one thing. Criminals do not necessarily have the power to urge money. This is the characteristic of the spirit beast, and the magic made by jade has the strongest financial resources.
The origin of bravery
It is said that the brave dog is the nine princes of the Dragon King. Its staple food turned out to be gold and silver jewelry, which is naturally full of treasures. Compared with other three-legged toads, which are also auspicious animals, it is more important, so it has won the favor of the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King. But if you eat too much, you will always have diarrhea. So one day, you may be tempted to urinate everywhere, which makes the jade emperor angry, slap it down and end up with a spanking.
There is also a man and a woman. According to folklore, men represent wealth and women represent treasury. If you have money, you must have a vault to keep it. So most of the collections are a pair of collections, which can really make money. But if you want to wear it on your body, you'd better wear one to avoid fighting. These are legends, please refer to them!
I like sleeping lazily. I'd better pick him up every day, touch him and play with him, as if to wake him up and wealth will follow.
Another clever use of the brave is to put brave ornaments on your desk, which can drive away bad men and avoid unnecessary harassment for you.
According to ancient records, the brave is a kind of beast, and one of the five ancient auspicious beasts (dragon, phoenix, turtle and unicorn) is called lucky beast. The brave was once the totem of two ancient clans. Legend has it that he helped the Emperor Yanhuang to fight, and was named "Tianlu Beast", which means to be blessed by God. It is designed for the emperor to protect treasures, and it is also a symbol of the royal family. It is called "Dibao". It is also called "exorcism" because it specializes in eating wild animals to ward off evil spirits. China ancient geomantic scholars believe that it is an auspicious animal, which can turn disasters into good luck.
There are 26 shapes and 749 incarnations. It has a big mouth, a big belly, no anus, and only eats and doesn't pull, which symbolizes that it can get money from all directions, but it can only enter but can't go out. At the same time, it can ward off evil spirits and gather wealth for the master.
Ancient sages believed that fate was predestined, but it could be changed. Therefore, the people have a good wish of "being brave at the first touch, being brave at the second touch and being brave at the third touch".
The allusions in Jiuzi.
As the saying goes, one dragon gives birth to nine children, each with his own strengths. In Xu Yingqiu's Tang Yuzhi Tan Hui, Longsheng Jiuzi quoted Dong Yang's Huailu Tangji: "Longsheng Jiuzi did not become a dragon, but each had its own interests. He imprisoned a cow and made good music all his life. Today, his portrait is carved on Hu Qin's head. Yazi is easy to kill all his life, and the dragon swallowing mouth on the golden handle is his portrait. Laughing wind, I have had a close call in my life, and the beast in this corner of the temple is its portrait. The affluent have a portrait of a beast button on this clock. Sister-in-law, sitting in his life, the lion in the Buddha's seat today is his portrait. I have carried it all my life, and this monument beast is a portrait. An armadillo likes to litigate all his life, and the lion at the prison gate is his portrait. He lost his life and wrote a good article. On both sides of this monument is his portrait, Long Wen. Kissing is easy to swallow for a lifetime, and the spiny beast in this temple is its portrait. " "Tianlu knows many kinds of dragons": "There are nine kinds of dragons, each with its own strengths. At first glance, it looks like a turtle, so it's good to be able to carry loads. Today, the tortoise is also under the stone tablet; Second, kissing, looks like Zeng, looks good, and the animal head on the house today is also; The third kind is not old, looks like a dragon, is small, and is good at yelling. Today's superior star also; Four times, it stood at the prison gate like a powerful tiger; Fifth, the diet is good, so it stands in the tripod cover; On the sixth day, the scorpion is good at water, so it stands on the bridge column; Seventh, it is easy to kill, so it stands in the knife circle; Eight gold characters, shaped like lions and like a good fireworks, stand in the incense burner; The nine-day pepper map, shaped like a snail, is very closed, so it stands in the store. "
One of the sayings of Nine Sons of the Dragon is Huailu Tangji written by Li Dongyang in Ming Dynasty. The nine sons of the dragon are:
Grade name
Big brother (b √√)
Kiss the penis/tail (ch and w ě n/ch and w ě i)
Laosandao
Laosi armadillo
Old five gluttonous (tāotiè)
A six-year-old centipede
Lao qi ya zi
Lao Ba Jin Xi (Jinni)
Laojiu intersection map (jiāotú)
Some sayings also include beheading, Kirin, Chaotianhao (rudder) and mythical animals as one of the sons of the dragon.
Brief introduction of the first boss Longsheng Jiuzi
One of Longsheng's nine sons, prison cow.
Prison bull, the eldest of Longsheng's nine sons, loved music all his life. He often squatted on the piano head to enjoy the music played by plucked strings, so his portrait was carved on the piano head. This kind of decoration has been used up to now, and some precious huqin heads are also engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head huqin".
penis
Longsheng JIU zi er ya zi
The second child is a son, aggressive and likes to kill people all his life. The knife ring, the handle and the dragon swallowing mouth are all portraits of it. After decorating the image of the dragon, these weapons add awesome power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous soldiers in the battlefield, but also widely used in ceremonial weapons and court guards, making it more dignified and solemn.
Longsheng, the third of the nine sons, laughs at the wind
Old three
Laughing at the wind, shaped like an animal, is the third child. He is doing well and looking forward to it. The animal in the corner of the temple is its portrait. These animals line up at the front of the vertical ridge. Animals are led by a "fairy" riding a bird, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, horses, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls and other animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of auxiliary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the phoenix not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also means to deter demons and eliminate disasters. The placement of the phoenix makes the whole palace rigorous and changeable, achieving the harmony of solemnity and vividness, and the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness, adding a mysterious atmosphere to the majestic palace.
Longsheng JIU Zisipu Prison
Laosi
Not as old as a dragon, ranking fourth, and having a good voice and a good roar all his life. The dragon-shaped animal button on the Hong Zhong is its portrait. I didn't always live by the sea. Although he is a dragon, he is always afraid of giant whales. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared in fear. According to its "easy to sing" characteristics, "every bell should make a loud sound", that is, the cloth wheel should be cast into a bell button and the wooden pestle that rings the bell should be made into a whale shape. When ringing the bell, let the whale hit the cloth wheel again and again, making it "ring into the sky" and "sound alone"
The fifth of Longsheng's nine sons
five
Sister-in-law, shaped like a lion, ranked fifth. She likes to be quiet, sit well and like fireworks all her life, so the foot ornaments on the Buddha incense burner are its portraits. According to legend, this kind of robe decorated on the Buddha's seat was introduced to China by Indians in the Han Dynasty. By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Buddhist art in China. This shape was created by China folk artists, making it have the traditional style of China. Later he became the fifth son of the dragon. Most of the places where it is arranged are in front of Buddha and Bodhisattva sitting cross-legged or cross-legged. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the collar of the stone lion or bronze lion is also an image of the lion entering the tiger's mouth, which makes the traditional China gate lion more powerful.
Liu
The sixth of Longsheng's nine sons, Baxia
Baxia, also known as the tortoise, is the old six. He has a good load and great strength all his life, and the turtle under the pedestal is his portrait. Legend has it that in ancient times, Baxia often carried three mountains and five mountains on his back and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was controlling the water. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. After the flood was defeated, Dayu was worried that he would run wild again, so he moved to a huge stone tablet with indomitable spirit, which was engraved with the merits of water control and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet prevented him from walking casually. The dam is very similar to the tortoise, but there is still a difference when you look closely. Bazaar has a row of teeth, but the tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates under the dam and on the tortoise shell are also different. Bullies, also known as stone turtles, are symbols of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but unable to move. The pedestals of some famous stone tablets in China are carried by tyrants, which can be seen in the forest of steles and some historical sites.
Laoqi
The dragon gave birth to seven of nine sons.
The armadillo, also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger and is the old seven. It is litigious all its life, but it is powerful. The tiger head decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its portrait. Legend has it that armadillos are not only eager for public interests and justice, but also brave in speaking, able to distinguish right from wrong and judge impartially. In addition, its image is majestic, and the prisoners are not only decorated on the prison door, but also squatting on both sides of the official hall. Whenever the yamen chief is in court, there is an image on the title card and the silence card of the chief. It looks around and looks around, maintaining the solemnity and righteousness of the court.
Old eight, the streamer of sunflower
Eight of the nine children born in the Year of the Loong.
The coffin is like a dragon, ranking eighth, and his life is good. The dragons on both sides of the stone tablet are his portraits. China's inscriptions have a long history and rich contents. Some shapes are simple, smooth and bright, and light can be used as a guide. Some are exquisitely carved, with elegant words and vivid pens; There are also some famous poems and stone carvings, which are well-known throughout the ages. But she loves this inscription with artistic brilliance, and she is willing to turn it into a dragon pattern to set off these literary treasures handed down from generation to generation and decorate the pedestal more elegantly and beautifully. They are intertwined with each other and seem to be creeping slowly, which is more spectacular in coordination with the base.
Nine relatives of Longsheng's nine sons
Number nine in a group/gang
Kiss, also known as tail, fish-shaped dragon According to legend, it was introduced from India with Buddhism around the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It's something from the Buddhist scriptures of the rain god, which can put out the fire. So the kiss was changed, so it was placed at both ends of the roof to eliminate disasters and put out fires. Laojiu, a dragon-shaped spiny-swallowing beast, has a wide mouth and a rough mouth, which is easy to swallow all his life. The dragon heads at both ends of the temple ridge are his portraits. "Taiping Yu Lan" has the following description: "After the disaster of the Liang Temple in the Han Dynasty, the witch said,' There are fish in the sea, and the tail is like a owl, and the waves are like rain', so it is like a tail and Tired Ofthe Fire is auspicious." The "witch" mentioned in the article is the alchemist and the "fishbone" is the predecessor of kissing. Kissing is water-based and an evil thing to avoid fire.