Fortune-telling in Lei Yin Temple _ The Significance of Lei Yin Temple

What are the legends and stories of these 28 stars?

There are the following legends:

(1) At the beginning of the day, it is said that the Emperor of Heaven sent four beasts to guard the world, namely Qinglong, Suzaku, White Tiger and Xuanwu. The four beasts completed their mission and dedicated their blood to the world. From then on, the legend of the Quartet beast began. Who is the king of the world? He who gets the treasure of the four beasts is the world. What is the treasure of the four beasts?

No one in the world knows, but a book about the four beasts of heaven and earth records how the four beasts dedicated themselves to heaven and earth and sacrificed their own blood, which records that when the world fell apart, the images of heaven and earth and stars changed greatly and the gods of the four beasts reappeared. Twenty-eight people dragged on the earth, and the words "twenty-eight stars" appeared on them.

(2) In the legend of Yue, the mother bat is a very unlucky figure. Because they were fascinated when they were listening to the Buddha's lecture in the Yin Temple and under the starry sky, they spilled a smelly fart and polluted the Buddha's soil. As a result, Wang Ming, the Buddhist protector Dapeng Jinyi, was furious, flew down to the top door and pecked to death.

Later, because of this incident, she became her wife Wang, set a poisonous trap under the east window and killed Yue Fei, who became the king of Dapeng.

(3) The chief wood wolf named Li Xiong in The Condor Heroes is a monk who died in the Wanxian Array. "Three must be a foot long, three flowers old. Penglai Island has no love, so he named it Kuimu Wolf. " The story of Kuimu Wolf in The Journey to the West appeared on the 29th, and returned to the 30th.

Kuimu Wolf said, "Long live, forgive my death. That treasure is as unusual as a king and a princess. He is a jade girl, burning incense in the temple. Because he wants to have sex with my minister, I'm afraid I'll defile the scenic spot of Tiangong. He thought of going to the underworld first and was born in the palace courtyard. But my minister failed to live up to his early years, became a demon, occupied a famous mountain, took him to the abode of fairies and immortals, and married him 13 years. I drank it all at once, but I didn't have a plan before. Now I'll come and get it. " ?

④? The celestial force in the center of the Big Dipper is Wenquxing. In China's myths and legends, Wen Quxing is the star in charge of literary movement, and the person who is hired as a senior official by the court because of his good writing is Wen Quxing. Generally speaking, the folk believe that the literary stars who have appeared in the folk are Bi Gan, Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Wen Tianxiang and Xu Shilin, the son of Xu Xian.

Wenquxing belongs to Guishui and is the Big Dipper. Wenquxing stands for literary talent or love of literature and art ...?

(5) Room-day rabbits, that is, room nights. In the Romance of the Gods, Yao Gongbo was killed in the Wanxian Array and deified after his death. It is one of the twenty-eight lodging places in Han mythology, which originates from the natural worship of ancient stars by Han people and is the product of the combination of ancient Han mythology and astronomy. In ancient times, it symbolized the heavenly horse. On the Book of Jin Tian Wenzhi: "The four stars in the room ... also known as Yi Tian, are horses in the sky, and they are the main drivers." ?

Extended data:

With the development of astronomical knowledge, the concept of starry sky division appeared, and 28 stars are also the concept of starry sky area. Divide the week near the ecliptic into 28 unequal points from west to east. In ancient times, these four gods were used in military arrays. During the Warring States period, there was a saying that "the former Suzaku was followed by Xuanwu, and the left green dragon was followed by the right white tiger".

As far as stars are concerned, each star has its own attributes and representative objects. This may be China people's belief in nature, but it is also a means of astronomical observation. I have to admire the wisdom of ancient China people here. In the standard of dividing the sky, 28 stars and three walls are the yardsticks of this standard.

Another major manifestation of the four ancient gods in China lies in military affairs. During the Warring States period, there was a saying that "the former Suzaku was behind Xuanwu, and the left dragon was right and the white tiger was right", which was simply an orientation map.

The East Palace Black Dragon belongs to seven hotels: Jiao, Kang, Bian, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji.

Seven nights of Suzaku in Nangong: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird.

The seven nights of the West Palace White Tiger are: Kui, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen.

Gong Bei Xuanwu (tortoise and snake) belongs to seven nights: fighting, ox, female, emptiness, danger, house and wall.

References:

Accommodation (28 nights) _ Baidu Encyclopedia?

Baidu Encyclopedia-Kuimu Wolf

Female Earth Bat _ Baidu Encyclopedia