How to hold and strike wooden fish correctly? Why does the hand ache after a few minutes?

In the round wooden fish, there are not only single fish and Pisces, but also a dragon-shaped wooden fish with two heads. It is said that this is based on the meaning of "turning fish into dragons" to express the meaning of "turning ordinary people into saints"!

Big wooden fish, knocking on the table mat. The little "wooden fish" knocked in his hand.

The posture of holding the "wooden fish" is: when not knocking, support with both hands; The fish vertebra is outside the "wooden fish", supported by two index fingers and two big fingers, and supported by the other six fingers.

The posture of playing "wooden fish" is: holding the fish in the left hand and holding the vertebra in the right hand. Holding a fish is holding it with mom's fingers, forefinger and middle finger. Pinch the spine is also pinched by the mother finger, index finger and middle finger. The vertebral head of the fish is facing the wooden head upwards. Put your hands together This is the so-called "crossing roe".

Knock "wooden fish" hard and steady, don't neglect the heavy, slow and urgent. If you need a quick tap, you should gradually accelerate from slow to urgent.

Muyu is one of the important Buddhist musical instruments. It was called wooden fish drum, fish drum or fish board in ancient times.

There is a legend about the origin of "wooden fish". It is said that there was once a monk who was reincarnated as a fish in his next life because he violated Master's teachings. The fish has a tree on its back. When the wind and waves are stirred, it is unbearable. As for bleeding. Later, his master passed by the seaside and pitied his suffering, so he founded the Land and Water Law Society for him. The so-called "land and water dharma club" is a "uncovered dharma club" that supports the "four saints" and gives alms to the "six mortals". The guilty monk got rid of the fish by relying on the merits and interests of the "Land and Water Law Society". According to the last words of the sinful monk, his master carved the tree on him into the shape of a fish and hung it in the temple to warn the monk. This is doubtful. )

In addition, according to two ancient books, Notes on the Clear Rules of Baizhang and Notes on Buddhist Rites, "It is said that fish often wake up day and night without closing their eyes; Therefore, in Buddhism, wood is carved into a fish' wooden fish' and patted when chanting to warn the public not to slack off. "

According to the stone "Yao Lan" (also known as "Buddhist Canon"), "The five-point monk asked the Buddha: What kind of wood should be used for the hammer ("hammer "is also called" cone ")? The Buddha replied, "Except lacquer tree, all other wood can be made of it as long as it can make a sound.". "

The carving method of "Muyu" is to carve a piece of wood into the approximate shape (blank) of Muyu, then hollow out the inside, and then carve the shape into head, tail and armor. Paint the exterior, and then make the finishing touch with gold and black. Its size, the smaller caliber is only two or three inches, and the larger caliber is one foot or even two or three feet.

The shape of "Muyu" was originally a straight fish. This kind of "wooden fish" is usually called "bangzi". This kind of bangzi is hung in the hall of a temple or under the corridor of a warehouse, and it is knocked when there are many people. Later, a round "wooden fish" evolved. This "wooden fish" is placed in the temple hall, and it is tapped when chanting to control the tone and remind the soul.

Wooden fish are used for vigilance. If one is always vigilant, wooden fish is useless. I often think that the vast Buddhist scriptures actually talk about all kinds of dirt and ways to wash the mind. It has only one purpose, that is, to restore the function of Ming Che to shine in people's hearts, and to grind them into a mirror, so that the cosmic truth of life can be understood.