Wei and Jin Dynasties is an important period for the formation of China's geomantic theory and practice. There is not only a systematic summary of Feng Shui theory, but also a number of household names, such as Guan Ju and Guo Pu, which are famous for knowing each other, burying and occupying each other.
Home, their legendary stories are recorded in the official history such as Jin History. It can be seen that geomantic omen became a part of the extensive knowledge of literati in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and was accepted by orthodox Taoism and the court.
Guan Ju was wei ren in the Three Kingdoms period. He was a famous warlock at that time. Proficient in the method of showing the phase, he has his own set of systematic theory of phase-to-ground (from later generations to the late Tang Dynasty, someone wrote a book named "Guan Shi's geography refers to Meng") and "The History of the Three Kingdoms"? Shu Wei? The Biography of Ji Fang includes the Biography of Guan Ju, which records that he used the theory of "Four Spirit Beasts" of Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu to judge the good or bad of the Yin House and predict astrologers. For example, once when he passed the cemetery of Wei famous Wu, he couldn't help but "lean on the tree and mourn." People asked him why, saying,' Although the tree is luxuriant, I haven't seen it for a long time; Although the monument is beautiful, there is nothing to keep. Xuanwu hides its head, the black dragon has no feet, the white tiger hugs its body, and the rosefinch cries sadly. It is necessary to prepare for the four dangers, so the law will be extinct. But after two years, it should be enough. "The pawn is as he said."
Guo Pu, a little later than Guan Ju, had a better reputation then. Jin Shu? History books such as Biography of Guo Pu, Heather, Shi Shuo and Zhejiang Tongzhi record many legendary stories of his divination. For example, Guo Pu is his mother.
Parents choose the cemetery, which is only a hundred steps away from the water. At that time, people thought that the water source was so close that it would flood the cemetery, which was very unlucky. But Guo has a well-thought-out plan and predicts that the water will recede. Later, as expected, sand appeared, and dozens of miles around the cemetery became mulberry fields.
Everyone was amazed. Another example is, "What does the world say? It is described in Shu Jie that Jin Mingdi wants to know what it's like to bury a grave. He heard that Guo Pu was showing people the grave, so he quietly asked the grave owner why he was buried in the Dragon Horn. This method of burial will lead to genocide. The grave owner replied that Guo Pu said that being buried in the dragon's ear would attract the emperor within three years. Ming Di quickly asked: "Is it possible to become the son of heaven after death?" The host replied, "not the son of heaven, but it can lead the son of heaven to ask." According to Zhejiang Tongzhi, Guo Pu once chose the site for Wenzhou City. At first, Guo wanted to choose a site in Jiangbei, but after taking the soil and weighing it, he found that the soil was light, so he crossed the river and climbed a mountain in the northwest (this mountain was later called Guo). See "Several peaks are staggered, shaped like a big dipper.
Gai Huashan locked the mouth of the bucket, so it was determined that this was a city site. Xiangtu's theory of "weighing soil" is an important link in later generations.
It can be seen that history has been circulating for a long time. Guo has many other Feng Shui legends, and because of this, he deserves to be honored as the ancestor of Feng Shui. Although Guo is famous, his Feng Shui works have not been handed down. Later, in the name of Guo Pu, the influential Funeral Scripture was published, and its status and influence can still be seen in later generations.
As an open-source classic of China's geomantic omen, Buried Classics is a work in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but many of its expressions originated in the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties and had a far-reaching impact on later generations. For example, it highlights that the core of funeral feng shui is "taking anger"; Burial is of great significance, because the remains can be induced to future generations through shade; The Book of Tibetan Scriptures put forward the definition of geomantic omen, which became the most frequently quoted sentence in later generations: "Qi dispersed by the wind, but the boundary water stopped, and the ancients gathered to make it last forever, so it was called geomantic omen. The method of feng shui, water is the best, followed by Tibetan wind "; The Book of Burial also makes the most comprehensive and profound statement on the "situation theory" of Feng Shui, that is, the form must depend on the situation, and the situation can be stopped before burial; The Book of Buried Scriptures also gives a classic description of the familiar "four elephants", namely, the dragon, the white tiger, the suzaku and the Xuanwu, and so do the later generations.
Another feature of the development of geomantic omen theory in Wei and Jin Dynasties is its integration with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, especially Taoism. Taoism formed a basic theoretical system in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, with the contents of the Book of Changes, divination and comeliness, which was quite in tune with Feng Shui's idea of pursuing an ideal environment and a beautiful land. Taoism in past dynasties has a tradition of studying geomantic omen. For example, many Taoist classics such as Taoist Collection and Taoist Collection are Feng Shui books. As for Buddhism and Confucianism, they are all the same, all the same.
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