What do you mean by gluttony?

Gluttony is a kind of god beast in ancient myths and legends of China, also known as Linlin.

According to legend, gluttony is an extremely vicious and gluttonous beast, but in ancient times, the heads of many wealthy families were actually gluttonous, symbolizing the blessing of the town house and safe access.

Driven by the influence of China's traditional culture and imagination, people gradually feel that gluttony is a force for protection and blessing. The fiercer it is, the greater the happiness will be. Therefore, it is such a formidable behemoth that has become a "spirit beast, beast, beast" to ward off evil spirits and bless one side.

Gluttony has a beautiful meaning of exorcising evil spirits, avoiding disasters and seeking happiness, protecting the Lord to exorcise evil spirits, making money and receiving happiness, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, guarding safety and promoting wealth. Today's gluttony has already gone abroad and gone to the world, becoming a favorite beast of the world.

Historical origin

The Yuan Ye Classic in Southwest China, a wonderful book in the pre-Qin period, records: "Southwest China is a sea of people, hairy, greedy as a wolf, good at gathering money and not eating people's valleys. The strong take the old and weak, and fear to attack the single, which is called gluttony "; "Fantasy Classic Wild West Classic" records: "Gluttony, animal name, body like an ox, human face, eyes under the armpit, cannibalism".

"Shan Hai Jing Bei Shan Jing" records: "There are many jade in the mountains and copper in the mountains of Wu Gou. There is a beast that looks like a sheep's face, has eyes under his arm, teeth are claws, and sounds like a baby. It is called cannibalism. " According to Guo Pu's annotation in Jin Dynasty, "Linli" here means gluttony.

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Zuo Zhuan recorded gluttony as a "scholar of Jinyun"; "Zuo Gong Eighteen Years" records: Jinyun's family is not talented, greedy and delicious, taking bribes with goods, invading luxury and not boring; Accumulate facts and don't know the truth; No matter who is widowed, there is no pity.