What did the Taoist priest say before doing it?

The urgency of maoshan taoist's curse altar is like an interpretation of the original intention of the law. In the casting ceremony, there are often spells, tricks, steps and so on. Together with calligraphy symbols, it has become the basic means of Taoism. Taoist priests practice magic by chanting spells and pinching tricks to enhance people's confidence in defeating evil. These incantations themselves have cultural functions, which enable human beings to maintain psychological balance and have confidence in life in the face of uncontrollable alien forces. Mantra is a mysterious language, which is considered to have an induction or prohibition effect on ghosts and gods or natural objects. Mantras are often combined with the incantation of "forbidding" ghosts and gods and foreign bodies with the true qi of human body, which is called forbidden incantation. Sometimes it appears with a spell, which is called a spell. Taoist priests often resort to some intermediaries when chanting spells, such as water and dates. These water and dates that have been cursed also have the effect of spells. At present, many Taoist researchers in Taoist academic circles still have a high affirmation of the efficacy of spells. This is what Tai Shang Zheng Yi Gua Gui Jing said: "Do I contain heaven and earth? Curse poison to kill ghosts, curse gold to sell one's body, curse wood to break one's body, curse water to exhaust one's body, curse fire to destroy one's body, curse landslide to break one's body, curse ghost to commit suicide, curse prayer to break one's body, curse self-determination, curse poison to disperse one's body and curse to destroy one's body. Taoist priests believe that there are powerful gods who constantly pass down spells hidden in the sky, and when chanting spells, they will summon tens of thousands or even millions of heavenly soldiers to serve. Therefore, the more spells used in Taoism, the wider their scope of application. Spells are widely used in Taoism: there are Jingtan spells and Zhentan spells in Taoism; There is a Ling Wei curse before going to the altar; There is rhyme in the painting; There is a pressing curse; Before reciting the Yun Xuan mantra; As for the summoning curse, Taoist books record as many gods and officials; There are also corresponding spells to kill ghosts, control demons and catch demons. In this sense, there is no Taoist magic without magic. At the same time, spells have penetrated into every link of Taoist daily life and merged into their personality. Taoists should recite incantations when washing their hands, eating, bathing and having their hair cut. Not only the orthodox church is good at chanting spells, but Quanzhen Road also has corresponding spells. Features of Taoist incantations: incantations are not unique to Taoism, but also used by other religions such as Buddhism, especially Tantric Buddhism, which is famous for chanting incantations (Dalagni). Spells originated from the worship of language magic by primitive religious ancestors, and later became the core component of witchcraft. Taoism inherits and develops witchcraft spells and absorbs some Buddhist spells, but generally speaking, Taoist spells have their own characteristics. Taoist incantations are commonly used as "Rufa", "Anxious as Fa" and "Anxious as Fa". This is because Taoism flourished in the Han Dynasty, and there was the word' Rufa' in the imperial edicts and speeches of the Han Dynasty. " For example, "laws and regulations" means to implement them in accordance with laws and regulations, and in tone, those who violate the law will be prosecuted. This kind of official rhetoric about the authority of laws was first absorbed by folk wizards. Witches in the Eastern Han Dynasty held the article "Raise the tomb door" (that is, they hated the tomb during the funeral, which made people and ghosts part ways and ghosts did not harm outsiders), and ended with "Like a decree". The simple sentence of the interpretation of the text is: "A hundred solutions are like the law! This curse was absorbed by Taoism, but it also produced some changes, mainly by embedding the name of God. The most common ones are "the old gentleman is as anxious as the law" and "the old gentleman is as anxious as the law"; Some even added the words "she", "she" and "she" to show that there must be no mistake in pressing the spell hastily. Here are a few examples. There is a flag-opening mantra when summoning magic soldiers to collect demons and break evil spirits: "Thunder thunders, become a general, soar to the ground, drive thunder away from the clouds, fight in teams for thousands of times, attract magic soldiers, and open the flag and shout urgently." As urgent as the law! "This spell is called the Divine Miner, also called SHEN WOO, which also shows where their role lies. Then explain that opening the flag (calling the flag) will summon them to come, and let them come at once without delay. Finally, it ends with "hurry as a law". This formula of Taoist incantations is an obvious feature that distinguishes them from Buddhist incantations which mainly recite Buddhist names. Taoist semiotics school recorded various spells. People think that incantation is a mysterious language that induces or forbids ghosts and gods or natural objects. At the end of these spells, words such as "as urgent as a law" and "as urgent as a law" are often used, and some of them are preceded by some names of gods, such as "Too old gentleman is as urgent as a law", "Xuan Nv is as urgent as a law for nine days" and "Golden Fire". So what is the connotation of "hurry for the law"? Throughout history, the word "Fa" originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Law was originally the name of Zhou Muwang. The characteristic of this man is that he runs fast. He was the fastest man that people could see with their own eyes. It is said that he became the god of thunder after his death. It is said that there is a kind of god beast in the northwest, which is shaped like a horse, can't touch the ground and behaves like the wind. It is this "law" that has changed. From now on, the understanding of the meaning of "the old gentleman on the throne is as urgent as a law" is not to ask the old gentleman on the throne to listen to your orders quickly. How sacred the old gentleman on the throne is, how can he command casually? "as urgent as the law" should be understood as the urgency of what needs to be done, and it must be completed as quickly as the law. The speed of the law can be described as the quick reaction of the old gentleman on the throne. The meaning of "too old gentleman is in a hurry" should be understood as "too old gentleman, come and help me!" You must act as quickly as a lawyer. "This is what believers ask for help, which shows the sincerity they expect and the urgency of asking for help. The sense of urgency attached to the names of other gods is like a law, and so on. Some people understand "laws and regulations" as the meaning of laws and regulations promulgated by the government, which means to implement them in accordance with laws and regulations. In tone, this means that those who break the law will be prosecuted. From this point of view, it was formed by Taoism absorbing the official rhetoric of the legal authority at that time, and it was an extended meaning due to the influence of the legal authority at that time. This structure of Taoist incantations first shows that it is endowed by heaven, so it is also magical. Calling the old gentleman too high, Xiao Yu, the true god king, and Tianshi all directly told him to summon the gods and suppress evil spirits. For the low-level gods who serve the mage, they are called by their first names to show their ability to control. Therefore, the implementation of Taoist incantations is closely related to the whole immortal pedigree, which shows their beliefs and reflects the way they practice their beliefs. However, calling God's name is not a unique phenomenon of Tao incantation, or even a unique phenomenon of incantation. Christians always say "in the name of Jesus Christ" after praying. This is a sign of strong trust and admiration for God. Therefore, the naming of gods in Taoist incantations shows the common belief and dependence of many religions on gods, but their respective gods have different faces. It can better express the characteristics of Taoist incantations in the following aspects: it shows that incantations are orders to the prayed objects, and "Rufa" not only urges them, but also emphasizes that their orders must be executed, and those who fail to execute them will be punished according to law. The content of the incantation clearly explains the purpose of the command, which is highly utilitarian, which is the characteristic of the traditional culture of China in Taoist incantation. Generally speaking, China people's attitude towards religion is mainly to pray to solve the immediate difficulties and pray for peace. There is a considerable gap between western society and Indians in their devotion to the gods. For example, the "Lord's Night Mantra" from India: "Shiva plays at the bottom of the waves", it is said that reading at night can ward off evil spirits. But its text is actually a transliteration of the night god worshipped by Indians. Dzogchen, a Buddha with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, an important Buddhist mantra, is a well-known mercy mantra among the people. There are 84 sentences, each of which expresses the meaning of converting to Guanyin, and 83 sentences refer to the name of Bodhisattva (including Guanyin in various disguised forms). Buddhists believe that this spell is extremely powerful and widely used. Dalagni, a merciful man, recorded in detail the methods of using it to treat diseases, induce labor, detoxify, drive away snakes, scorpions and so on. As far as the function is concerned, the Buddhist mantra and the Taoist mantra have many similarities or similarities, but they are quite different in structure. The great compassion mantra is characterized by requiring people to convert first. If they convert, once they read it, Guanyin can help solve all kinds of magical difficulties until they take him to the western paradise. The spell itself is conversion. Tao curse is to directly drive away ghosts and gods or accomplish things that ordinary people can't accomplish, even incredible things. The realistic purpose is the premise, and the worship of God is centered on immediate interests. This feature of Taoist incantations stipulates that the scope of application of each spell is relatively narrow, so Taoist incantations are highly targeted and numerous. No gas when chanting: When chanting, it is often required to unify the gods (thoughts) related to luck in the body with the thoughts in the heart. It is believed that internal gas can act on objects in this way, so that objects can be controlled or changed accordingly. This method is called forbidden spell, also called qi forbidden, or simply forbidden. The method of "Ban Qi" has been used in ancient witchcraft in China. Ge Hong in the Jin Dynasty wrote the Inner Chapter of Bao Puzi. Zhi Li: "Wu Yue has a spell-forbidding method, which is very effective. (This is why) the mage is full of energy. " (wuyue has an incantation method, which is very experienced and full of aura. According to archaeological discoveries in recent years, wuyue is not the only place where no gas is allowed. Chu, Shu and other regions have similar magic. According to Ge Hong's records, the application scope of the curse is relatively wide, including not being infected when entering a major epidemic, exorcising evil spirits, prohibiting tigers, leopards, snakes, bees, treating diseases and saving lives, and even prohibiting water from flowing backwards. Qi-banning was absorbed by Taoism and became a part of Taoism. There is a kind of "Qi-forbidding" in Taoist Twenty-four, which is an important part of the whole spell system. Generally speaking, Taoist chanting is accompanied by the release of internal qi, which acts on objects (usually called emanative qi, also called transporting internal qi), so it puts forward certain requirements for Taoist refining qi at ordinary times. Note: This article was originally written by Mr. Nan Yanzi. Please indicate the author and source of the reprint, otherwise the tort liability will be investigated!