Are bravery and unicorns animals? Is it the same kind?

Qinglong: In the era when the Five Elements Theory prevailed, the story about Qinglong began to spread slowly. According to the Yin-Yang and Five Elements, the Five Elements assigned five colors to the Southeast and Northwest Middle Schools, each with a beast and a god. Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Tiansi Spirit, taking the square as the square, the king ordered the palace pavilion to take the method. "。 " Bao Puzi Miscellaneous English quoted the Immortal Classic to describe the image of the old gentleman in Taishang, saying that there were twelve green dragons on the left, twenty-six white tigers on the right, twenty-four suzaku in front and seventy-two Xuanwu in the back. Very imposing, really imposing. Later, the four elephants were gradually personified and had their titles. According to the Secret of the Seven Yuan Purple Extension in the Arctic, the name of Qinglong is Meng Zhang Shen Jun, the name of White Tiger is Shen Jun, the name of Suzaku is Ling Shen Guang Jun, and the name of Xuanwu is Meiji Shen Jun. Soon, the belief in Xuanwu (Zhenwu) gradually expanded, and it stood out from the four elephants and became the "Great Emperor". Qinglong and Baihu are included in the list of door gods, specifically guarding the Taoist temple gate. Fan Zhineng's "Yueyang Geography" in the Song Dynasty said: "There are two gods in Laozi Temple, one is called Qinglong and the other is called Baihu." Shu Guan, a private record of Changshu, said: "There are two great gods at the entrance of the Taoist temple, the dragon god on the left and the white tiger god on the right. According to ancient records, Volume 44 of Taishang Huang Zhi Zhai Yi is called "King of the Dragon's East Fighting Stars" as follows: "King of the Tianmen Star in Jiaosu, King of the Tingting Star in Kangsu, King of the Tianfu Star in Su Chang, King of the Sufang Star in Sufang, King of the Star in Shinjuku, King of the Chicken in Suwan and King of the Tianlu Star in Jisu." As for its image, there are seven clouds in "Jiao Tong's Must-Use Collection": "Oriental Dragon Horn, full of energy, spits clouds and glows, cries thunder, flies octupole and swims four ghosts, standing on my left. In addition, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of "Seven Chapters of Clouds" quotes the Dan of the four ancient gods, saying: The dragon is a dragon, and the oriental wood is also mercury. It is clear and unwilling, not turbid, not desirable, far away, and infinitely hidden, so it is called dragon. Dragon of the East: There are many legends about dragons, and there are also many sayings about the origin of dragons. Some said it was imported from India, while others said it was transformed from China. India itself is said by the dragon god, but the status of dragons in India is not high, and there is a real thing-python. In the era when the Five Elements Theory prevailed, the story about Qinglong began to spread slowly. According to the Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, the Five Elements assigned five colors to the Southeast, Northwest and China, and each color assigned a beast and a god. East is cyan, with dragons, west is white, with tigers, south is scarlet, north is black, with martial arts, and yellow is the central positive color. Among the four gods, according to Shan Hai Jing, "Southern Zhurong is a beast with human face and rides two dragons. 」; "In the west of Ru Shou, there is a snake's left ear, riding two dragons. 」; "In the East, there is Ju Mang, a bird and a face, riding two dragons. 」; "North in the river, black hands and feet, by two dragons. Interestingly, the dragons in Shan Hai Jing are all riding, while the snakes of the same kind with him are all being led or held or held or wrapped around their necks, which shows the difference between them. However, the five gods are different from the four gods, so I won't elaborate here. Suzaku, Xuanwu (black tortoise snake, martial arts means tortoise snake), Qinglong and Baihu represent the twenty-eight lodges in four directions respectively. Dragons are seven small houses in the East, namely, the corner, the room, the heart, the tail and the dustpan. The shapes of these seven small houses are very dragon-shaped, which can be seen from their meanings. There is still a part of the dragon's heart, which some people call "fire", which is related to sunny and rainy days, and because Qinglong is wood, it is also the age of Jupiter. After the rise of Taoism, these four spirits have also been given names, which are convenient for human beings to call. Qinglong is called Meng Zhang, White Tiger is called Jianbing, Suzaku is called Lingguang, and Xuanwu is called Meiji. In many dynasties, some monarchs took Qinglong as their national title, such as Wei Mingdi in the Three Kingdoms. "Historical Records" also said that the Xia Dynasty belonged to the Mude Dynasty, so there was ". In ancient China, it was a male dragon with horns on its head; Double horns are called dragons, and single horns are called dumplings; Those with horns are poisonous snakes. In ancient times, there were often large and small Ssangyong in Yu Pei, and it was still called mother and son poisonous snakes. The status of dragons is much higher than that of India. Because it is sacred and supreme in the dragon, it is also a symbol of the emperor. It is also the representative of the east, and the five elements belong to wood. Because cyan belongs to wood, there is the saying of Zuo Qinglong and you Bai Hu. Among these 28 stars, seven stars in the east-Jiao, Kang, Bian, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji-are used as stars. The ancients imagined them as Jackie Chan. Because it is located in the east, the five elements are colored according to yin and yang, and the east is blue, hence the name "Qinglong". There is also a folk saying that dragons are lustful, that is, having sex with cows will give birth to unicorns, and having sex with pigs will give birth to elephants. The so-called dragon gives birth to nine sons, unlike the dragon's saying, this is the case-the eldest son is called prison cow: he loves music, so he often stands on the head of the piano. Such as Hu Qin of Han nationality and Qin Sang of Bai nationality. Ma Touqin in Mongolia may also be a variant of prison cattle. The second son's name is Chipi: He loves to kill people, so he is often put on weapons to intimidate the enemy. At the same time, it is used in ceremonial ceremonies to appear more solemn. The third son's name is Mo Chifeng: it is an animal-shaped dragon, which looks a bit like a dog. It is good at viewing, so it is often placed in the corner of the temple. It is said that it can deter demons and eliminate disasters. The first Si Er is not old: people like to growl, so they put it on the clock, mostly the image of not old. It is said that it lives by the sea, but it is very afraid of whales. Once a whale attacks, it screams in fear. Therefore, people make the wooden pestle into the shape of a whale, which makes the bronze bell particularly loud. The fifth son is a sister-in-law: shaped like a lion. It's imported, and it was introduced to China with Buddhism, so it's a bit like Buddha. It is so quiet and likes fireworks. Therefore, it is often placed on the Buddha's seat or incense burner to protect the dharma. Liuzi is a bully: also called scorpion, he looks like a turtle. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being appeased by Yu Xia, he made many contributions to Yu Xia. After flood control became an attack, Yu Xia accepted its advantages and let it recover on its own. So China's stone tablets are mostly carried by it. The seventh son is an armadillo: also known as the Charter, it looks like a tiger. According to legend, it upholds justice and can distinguish between right and wrong, so it is placed on the top and bottom of the prison gate, in the lobby and at the top of the sign of silence and avoidance when officials patrol, in order to maintain the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the court. Eight sons are negative coffins: they are placed in two stone tablets because they love literature. The first Jiu-Er was a kiss: also known as the fish-shaped dragon with tail. According to legend, it was introduced from India with Buddhism around the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It's something from the Buddhist scriptures of the rain god, which can put out the fire. So the kiss was changed, so it was placed at both ends of the roof to eliminate disasters and put out fires. White Tiger: In the traditional culture of China, it is one of the four major images of Taoist Western Seven Stars. According to the theory of five elements, it is a spirit beast representing the west, a white tiger, and the representative season is autumn. Twenty-eight Western Seven Hostels (Kui, Lou, Wei, Ang, Bi, tapir, Shen), whose elephant is a tiger, located in the west, belongs to gold and is white in color, and is generally called the White Tiger. According to the records of ancient books, Volume 44 of Huang Zhi and Zhai Yi, the Emperor Tai Shang, called the White Tiger King of the West Fighting Star: "Su Kui Tianjiang Star King, Lousu Tianjiao Star King, Stomach Tiancang Star King, Angsu Tianmu Star King, Bi Su Tianer Star King, Li Su Tianping Star King and Shen Su Tianxing King." As for its image, there are seven clouds in the book "The Collection of Jiao Tong's Needs": "The West should be a tiger, and with the quality of Ying Ying, calm its voice, intimidate its beasts, and stir up mountains to establish my rights." At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of Yun Qi Tanabata quoted the Dan of the Four Gods in ancient books and said: "White tiger, western gold, also get a real position." "Jing" says: if a son succeeds, his wife's synonym and five elements are born together, which is also caused by essence. It can't move, so it's called a tiger. Symbol: The white tiger also symbolizes power and the army, so many places named after the white tiger in ancient times are related to the military, such as the white tiger flag in the ancient army and the white tiger statue in the military symbol. White tigers usually appear on the stone tomb doors of the Han Dynasty, or are carved on both sides of the tomb lintel as separate portraits with Qinglong to ward off evil spirits. "Custom Yi Tong" said: "Tigers, penises, the length of all animals, can beat sharp, ghost-eating. "In the concept of five elements in the Han Dynasty, the white tiger was regarded as a western god beast. Suzaku: Also known as Suzaku, the god of the South in ancient mythology. . It can also be called a phoenix or a mysterious bird. Suzaku is one of the four spirits, and like the other three spirits, it comes from the star, which is the general name of the seven southern nights: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird. Think of it as Suzaku. Scarlet, like fire, the south belongs to fire, hence the name Phoenix. It also has the characteristics of being far from fire, also called fire phoenix, just like the immortal birds in the west. Ancient book records: In ancient book records, Phoenix is a beautiful bird, and its singing and manners are the king of birds. It can bring good luck to the world, and at the same time it has the special spirituality of' phoenix tree is not born, bamboo is not eaten, and spring is not drunk'. Suzaku, also known as "Suzaku", looks like the phoenix, the god of the south. Because of its bird-like shape, it is located in. Phoenix is the king of birds, but Suzaku is the spirit beast in the sky, which is rarer and nobler and more destructive than Phoenix. Seven Stars Well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and pheasant in the south are combined into a bird shape, which is called Suzaku. Because it is the length of the "feather worm", it gradually becomes a pair with the legendary "scale worm" dragon, and it is changing. After facing the dragon, the phoenix became the representative of pure yin. In ancient China, the stars in the sky were divided into seven star zones: three walls and four elephants. The so-called "wall" means "city wall". " The "Three Walls" is the "Wei Zi Wall", which symbolizes the palace, the Taiwei Courtyard, the sky wall of the administrative organization and the bustling market. These three walls are arranged in a triangle around Polaris. There are four elephants around the three walls: East Black Dragon, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu. That is to say, the stars in the east are like dragons, the stars in the west are like tigers, the stars in the south are like big birds, and the stars in the north are like turtles and snakes. As the earth revolves around the sun, the stars in the sky change with the seasons. Every evening at the turn of winter and spring, the black dragon appears; At the turn of spring and summer, Xuanwu rose; At the turn of summer and autumn, white tigers emerge; At the turn of autumn and winter, Suzaku rises. Xuanwu originally meant Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are interlinked. Xuan means black; Ghost means yin. At first, Xuan Ming described the tortoise divination as follows: the tortoise's back is black, and the tortoise divination is to let the tortoise go to the underworld to ask his ancestors, bring back the answers and show them to the world in the form of divination. Therefore, the earliest Xuanwu is the tortoise. Since then, the meaning of Xuanming has been expanding. Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including turtles), so Xuan Ming became a water god; The tortoise lives long, and Xuan Ming has become a symbol of immortality; It turned out that the underworld was in the north, and the divination of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty was' its divination will be in the north', so Xuan Ming became a northern god again. Xuanwu, like other three spirits, is also derived from the 28 stars on earth: bucket, ox, female, air, danger, house and wall. However, people after ancient times have the following explanations for Xuanwu. Xuanwu is a turtle. ”。 Volume 44 of Emperor Tai Shang Ru Zhai Yi calls North Xuanwu Star Jun: "Dou Su Tian Miao Xing Jun, Niu Su Tian Ji Xing Jun, Female Su Tian Nv Jun, Xu Su Tian Qing Xing Jun, Su Su Tian Qian Xing Jun, Su Su Su Tian Qi Xing Jun, Su Bi Shi Tianxing Jun". As for its image, Jiao Tong's Essentials of Daomen has seven clouds: "North Xuanwu, Taiyin Metaplasia, and Virtual Danger. At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of Yun Qi Tanabata quoted the Dan of the Four Gods in ancient books and said, "Xuanwu is the black mercury in northern China, which can be soft and firm." "Jing" says: goodness is like water. Non-lead, non-tin, non-stone and the like, water is Hedong Shenshui, born before heaven and earth, so medicine can't be abandoned temporarily, and it can support everything, so it is called Xuanwu. Xuanwu gained value in the Song Dynasty and was personified. This is inseparable from the help of the emperors of the Song Dynasty. In the early Song Dynasty, Zhenwu and Tian Peng were legendary generals in heaven. In the first year of Tianxi, something happened in the military camp. In "The Original" for seven years:' Someone saw a snake in the camp, and the sergeant built a real martial arts school because of it. In April of the following year, the spring was inexhaustible, and the sick people drank more. When Zhenzong heard this, he wrote a letter and built a landscape there, named it' Xiangyuan'. This is probably the earliest Zhenwu Temple in China. It is often said by later generations that during the reign of Yang Di, the Jade Emperor became one of his three souls, Empress Lezheng, tired of the world, abandoned Wudang Mountain for practice, and successfully ascended to heaven, defended the north and lived in Xuanwu, posthumous title.