What does silkworm in Buddhism mean?

Six animals and wild silkworm are not Buddhist terms. It usually appears in the yellow calendar.

The meaning of Liu Jia.

Star name

There are 6 stars in all, belonging to Ziweiyuan, located in the deer group and Cepheus. "The Book of Jin Tian Wenzhi": "The six stars beside the column are called Liu Jia, which can be divided into yin and yang, with seasonal climate." Tang Shen's poem "The Year of Forgiving Tianmen" said: "Liu Jia welcomes the yellow gas, and the three yuan drops the purple mud." Ming Hu Zhenheng's "Tang Yingui Qian Yi Jian": "Wang Qijing" says: Huang Yun went out four times and the Lord forgave him. Yellow gas, Huang Yun also. The canopy is like a cloud, and Liu Jia is the name of the canopy beside the star, so it is used. "

Taoist names

Yang God is driven by the Emperor of Heaven; Taoist priests can use spells to summon them to pray for exorcism. Zhang Tang's "Worship Tang Song" said: "On the mature day, the rain teacher preached, Liu Jia lined up, and the Eighth Police Squadron." Song History and Law: "Liu Jia, the messenger of heaven, the wind and hail, ghosts and gods." Bai Yan's poem "Wandering Immortals" 1: "Carina Lau flies to drive tigers and leopards, and Wuxin Town breaks Kirin." Refer to the Tianlei Jade Sutra, the six secret methods of praying for blessings in Qing Dynasty, etc.

Taoist symbol name

Volume 14 of "Seven Signs of the Cloud": "If evil spirits are eliminated, six Jia and six B symbols are used, and good news is called, ghosts and gods will disappear." Tang Xuanzong's poem "To the Taoist Deng Ziyang" said: "Taiyi Sanmen Strategy, Liu Jiafu, Yuan Jun." Shen Qingqi Qifeng's Strange Marriage of Harmony: "My sister is so eager to escape because there are six symbols under the mattress."

The ends and extremities of tortoise limbs.

Zhang Song's Seven Sages "The Old Story of Luoyang Taigong" Volume 5: "The turtle is only one inch long, white and thin, with a slightly longer neck, like an ordinary turtle, with bright eyes and white teeth, and is not afraid of people."

One of the five elements prescriptions

The so-called art of hiding armor. Tang Lixian notes "Preface to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Fang Shu", "Avoid the Yin pushed by Jia and lead to seclusion." Jin's Biography of the Immortal Zuo Ci: "Those who learn Taoism, especially the six masters, can sit under the kitchen in worship of ghosts and gods." In the Southern Dynasties, Chen replied to the official letter: "The five elements have the words of post horses and the words of officials and ghosts." In Tang Zhongquan's poem "To Lv Dongbin", he wrote: "The three corpse gods will be completely defeated, and they can advance or retreat."

be pregnant

A pregnant woman is called a pregnant woman. "Surprise at the First Moment" Volume 33: "I haven't been married long, and I am really pregnant and have a son." Hong Shen's "Sweet Rice" Scene 1: "This grandson's daughter-in-law, the bride, is pregnant now, and will soon be a good addition."

Generally speaking, "pregnancy" means "ancient women were pregnant. Legend has it that Jia Zi, Jia Yin, Chen Jia, Wu Jia, Shen Jia and JOE are the days when God created everything, and they are also the days when women are most likely to get pregnant, so women are called pregnant. " This is a popular explanation of "pregnant with six women" in some dictionaries.

The meaning of six kinds of animals

Six domestic animals, or "six disturbances (taming)" and "six domestic animals", are the general names of six domestic animals: horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs and chickens. "Horse, cow, sheep, pig, dog and chicken" has been called "six animals" for a long time. Zhou Li's "Xia Guanzhi alchemist": "Yu Yue Yu Zhou ... its livestock should disturb six." Zheng Xuan's note: "Six disturbances: horses, cows, sheep, tapirs, dogs and chickens." There is also a saying in The Sacred Amethyst edited by Wang Yinglin in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Horses, cows, sheep, chickens and dogs. These six animals are all fed by people. " Saint Amethyst is called "Outline in Sleeve", which was a necessary literacy textbook for children and Mongolians in the old society, so the word "Six Livestock" is well known to all women and children. If there are no horses, they are called "five animals". Geography of Hanshu: "People have five animals, and there are many elk in the mountains" [Tang] Yan Shigu's note: "Five animals: cattle, sheep, tapirs, dogs and chickens." Lingshu Jing: "Sweet cow sour dog salty pig bitter sheep spicy chicken." The word "six livestock" still lives in people's mouths, and there is a cloud: "The grain is abundant and the six livestock are prosperous." Modern Chinese Dictionary: "refers to pigs, cows, sheep, horses, chickens and dogs."

The meaning of Tian silkworm

(1). It refers to planting mulberry and raising silkworms. Geography of Hanshu: "When Yin Daoism declined, Ji Zi went to North Korea to teach its people manners and raise silkworms." Mahan: "Mahan people know the silkworm and make cloth." "Yuefu Poems, Qingqu Four Seasons Ballads: Summer Seven": "The silkworm farm is finished, and it is still bitter to miss women." Song Fan Chengda's "According to Tian Silkworm": "The Nong family is the brightest tonight, and it is good to know silkworms in the New Year."

(2). Generally refers to agriculture and mulberry. Biography of Shu Weihan: "If the silkworm farm is temporarily abandoned, there will be no capital in the future. The country is deeply worried. " Liu Zhou of the Northern Qi Dynasty wrote "A New Theory of Guinong": "The founders will abandon the United States in favor of the fields." Yan Dou Biography of the History of the Song Dynasty: "The party of the country is just guarding grain and silk. Both ... should be advised. Please collect the information about the silkworm garden in Qi Yaomin's Book, Outline of the Four Seasons and Webster's Moon, compile it into a volume, print it and publish it for easy distribution. "

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