What is heavenly stems and earthly branches? How to get home? What year is decadence?

In the ancient calendar of China, A, B, C, D, E, Ji, G, Xin, Ren and Gui were called "ten heavenly stems", while Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai were called "twelve earthly branches". The two cooperate with each other in a fixed order, forming the discipline of cadres and branches. Judging from the Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in Yin Ruins, in ancient China, the trunk and branch were mainly used to record the days, as well as the months, years and hours. So, who is the inventor of cadre and branch discipline?

Although there are the following statements to verify the origin of the main branch, who invented it? When did it first appear? This is always a mystery.

At the end of the Warring States period, a historical book "Shi Ben" compiled on the basis of long-term accumulation of materials by historians from various countries said, "Rongcheng is a calendar, and Dafa is a jiazi", and "both of them are ministers of the Yellow Emperor. Since the Yellow Emperor, Jiazi has been used to mark the day, and Jiazi is once every 60 days. It seems that the main branch was created by a big fuss. He "took the five elements of love and occupied the building of the bucket, and began to be famous, which was called dry; The ugly son is named after the moon, which is called Zhi. There is something in the sky, it is used during the day, there is something underground, and the moon is used. The difference between yin and yang makes it a branch name. "

Guo Moruo believes that in the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, people's previous explanations of the dry branch were based on the expectation of literature, and the "ten days of dry branch" was purely a natural occurrence of decimal notation, and most of them were created by Yin people. As for the "Twelve Earthly Branches", it originated in Babylonia. After comparing the twelve o'clock in ancient China with the twelve zodiac signs in Babylon, it is pointed out that the twelve mornings and twelve earthly branches in ancient China are all evolved from the twelve zodiac signs in Babylon. The way it was introduced into China can be boldly speculated. Perhaps the Shang clan "originally came from the northwest, and when they came, they brought the ephemeris knowledge taught by Babylon and used it after entering Middle-earth". Perhaps "Shang nationality originated in the East, and its ephemeris knowledge was imported by western businessmen or herders".

Some scholars have explored the unique phenomenon that the characters in the ten-day dry were used as names from the names of all emperors in Xia and Shang Dynasties. Chen Zungui pointed out in the History of Astronomical Literature in China that "there may have been some branches in the Xia Dynasty more than 4,000 years ago". In his book The Origin of Astronomy in China, Zheng believes that the Ten Days originated from the myths and legends of Fuxi and "Born Ten Days" in ancient China, which is a reflection of the concept of decimal method in the calendar and should have originated from the primitive society in the fishing and hunting era. The "Twelve Earthly Branches" evolved from the myth that "there are ten and two on the moon" before the Shang Dynasty, and then gradually evolved into twelve Chen. Therefore, Zheng concluded: "Twelve Poems is probably the creation of Xia people." Du Shiran and others argued in the book History of Science and Technology in China that there was a ten-day dry calendar in Xia Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty further used the dry calendar in Xia Dynasty, thus combining the ten-day dry calendar with the twelve earthly branches to form a sixty-week calendar.

The significance of ten days' work

The meaning of heavenly stems and earthly branches is partly recorded in Historical Records and Hanshu. The general meaning is:

A means of disassembly, that is, everything comes out of the armor.

B means rolling, which means everything is born and rolled out.

C means bing, which means everything sees bing.

Ding means strong, which means everything is strong.

E means lush, which means everything is thriving.

Self-discipline means that everything is tangible and binding.

Geng means more, which means that all things converge and are real.

New means new, which means that everything is harvested at a new time.

Ren means Ren, which means that Yang is in charge of everything.

Deck means slapping, which means you can slap anything.

It can be seen that the ten-day drought is related to the appearance of the sun, and the cycle of the sun has a direct impact on everything.

The meaning of the twelve earthly branches

Zi is zi, which means that everything sprouts in the dynamic sun.

Ugliness is new, and the spirit of the sun has not fallen.

Yin means moving and attracting, which means that everything begins to produce Yin.

Hair is hair, everything is hair.

Chen means earthquake, and everything grows because of vibration.

The third is rising, which means that the yang is full.

Noon means "noon", which means everything is grand and flourishing.

Everything has a taste, unless it is a taste.

Shen means body, that is to say, all bodies have reached it.

Unitary is old, and everything is old.

It means destruction. Everything is destroyed.

Hai means the core, and everything is harvested.

Hexagonal subsequence

Jia Zi, Yi Ugly, Bing Yin, Ding Mao, Chen Wu, Keith, Geng Wu, Xin Wei, Ren Shen, Gui You,

JOE, Yihai, Bingzi, Ding Chou, Wuyin, Jimao, Chen Geng, Xinsi, Renwu, Guiwei,

Shen Jia, Yiyou, Xu Bing, Dinghai, Wuzi, Ugly, Gengyin, Xinmao, Renchen, Guisi,

Wu Jia, Yiwei, Shen Bing, Ding You, Wuxu, Jihai, Gengzi, Xin Chou, Ren Yin, Gui Mao,

Chen Jia, Yi Si, Wu Bing, Ding Wei, Wu Shen, You You, Geng Xu, Xinhai, Ren Zi, Ghost Chip,

Jiayin, Yi Mao, Chen Bing, Ding Si, Wu Wu, Wei Wei, Geng Shen, Xin You, Ren Xu, Gui Hai.

Jiazi Yin Na

Ten stems and twelve branches are collocated in turn, from Jiazi to Guihai, and a total of 60 combinations are called Sixty Jiazi. The meaning of each group with one syllable and five lines is still a mystery.

Jiazi, ugly, there is gold in the sea;

Bing Yin, Ding Mao, fire in the furnace;

Chen Wu, Keith, there are big trees;

Wei Xin Geng Wu, there is soil on the roadside;

Gui You Ren Shen, with sword front gold;

JOE, Yihai, has a mountain fire;

Bingzi and Ding Chou have holes in the water;

Wuyin, Jimao, the same wall soil;

Chen Geng and Sins, with ash gold;

Renwu, cinnamon, willow;

Shen Jia and Yiyou have springs;

Xu Bing and Dinghai, using the soil on the house;

Five sons, ugly, thunder and fire;

Geng Yin, Xin Mao, with pine and cypress;

Chen Chen, your company, has regular tap water;

Wu Jia, Yiwei, sand with gold;

Bing Shen, Ding You, with the mountain fire;

Wuxu, Jihai, with Pingmu;

Gengzi, Xin Chou, has soil on the wall;

Renyin, Guimao, with gold foil;

Chen Jia and Yisi have Buddha's light;

Ding Wei Bingwu, Tianhe;

Ji Youwu is a god, and the earth is big;

Geng Xu, Xinhai, with gold;

Renzi, Guichou, Sang Song;

Jiayin, Mao Yi, with big streams;

Chen Bing, Ding Si, use sand;

Wu Wu, I am gone, and the fire is in the sky;

Have a heart of Geng Shen, use pomegranate wood;

Ren Xu, Guihai, the sea is very big.

The following excerpt is taken from "On Listening and Taking Images" in "Three Meetings" to appreciate its meaning:

In the past, the Yellow Emperor divided Jiazi into sixty parts, numbered Huajiazi. The word Hua is sincere and mysterious, which is implied by the sage. We should not deliberately stick to the mud.

Husbands have their own gold, wood, water, fire and earth, from the son to the zodiac, and from the son to the six yin. The five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth belong to five stars in the sky, five mountains on the ground, five virtues and five elements in life. So Jiazi belongs to life, and life is a matter of life. So Jiazi sounds like a saint, and it's like a lifetime thing. What do you mean?

There are two ugly children, yin and yang, people, things hiding their roots, unbounded; Mao Yiner, Yin and Yang gradually open, people grow longer, things are dismantled, and flowers are gradually split, such as people must have bodies; Tatsumi II, full of yin and yang, things should be beautiful, such as people in their thirties and forties have a foothold and signs of progress; At noon, there were two people, yin and yang exposed, and things became strange. When people were in their fifties and sixties, they could see the wealth and poverty, and all the ups and downs could be seen; Shen Youer, yin and yang are cold, things are harvested, people are shrinking, and each has its own sum; There are two people, yin and yang are impassable, and the material spirit comes to the root. People should rest and have their own homes. In detail, there are two of these ten, and then you can see sixty jiazi.

Why did Jiazi Ugly take the golden statue in the sea? Put the gas in the bag, the name is invisible, the Jew is in the mother's belly; When you saved Jin in the Jedi, you were still weak and thin, so you called it Jin Jinbo. Xin and Jin have been living in the land of fire, and harmony has already taken place. The gold is still in the mine and sent to my hometown where I was born and raised. From the west positive color, it is called gray gold; Wu Jiayi's qi has become solid and solid, mixed with sand but different from sand. When it is refined in fire, it is called gold in sand, and the material is extremely rich. When using the power of convergence, it will stand out from the sharp blade. The golden position of the cover is dry, and the golden water is refined, so it is like a sword and the function of gold is excellent; At the end of the sea, there is a gold gas reservoir lurking, and its shape has been disabled. Jewelry has become its shape after exercise, and it has nothing to do with it. When the function of gold is completed, it is called Gengxu Xinhai Card Payment.

Why is Renzi ugly like Mulberry and Zhemu? Gage lives in a crooked position, but its shape does not stretch. It lives in the water, silkworms fail in the moon, and Sangzhe suffers from anger and takes time to live. Geng Yin's hatred of ugliness has taken advantage of Yang, and the power of cultivation has begun to take shape. He lives in gold, where gold and frost are firm, and wood lives in prosperity, withering after a year of cold, taking away its firmness. Therefore, pine and cypress trees, Chen Wu lost his breath, things have been timely, lush foliage, lush trees, so it is called Dalinmu; At noon, the wood died at noon, and the tomb did not arrive. Therefore, the willow leaves are withered and the branches are weak in midsummer, so take it soft; Therefore, the willow; Geng Shen has a heart, five elements belong to gold, and Yin Na belongs to wood, which was taken by Xiang Ke. Those who cover the wood are only pomegranates; Shen You's spirit is quiet, things are getting real, wood lives in the golden land, and the taste becomes pungent, so it is called pomegranate wood; Seeing his death at noon, this wood is flourishing at noon, and it is biased; One hundred days after the Reform Movement of 1898, the spirit returned to Tibet, yin and yang were blocked, and the wood spirit returned to its roots and fell to the soil, so it was called Pingmu.

Why did Bingzi Ding Chou bring the image of a stream into the water? The gas hood is not conducive to economy, and the high section is not a place for water flow. Modesty is the hometown where water is located, from underground to shore, so it is said that the stream is launched; Jia Mao, the gas comes out of Yangming, the water potential depends on the source, the east flows deeply, and the potential is immersed, so it is called Daxi River; Benevolent ministers think highly, the situation is extremely southeast, the gas leaves the palace, the fire is bright, the water belongs to the reservoir, and Yingke is backward, which is a long flowing water; At the end of the afternoon, the gas will rise and fall. In the brilliant fire, there is water for rain to help the water in the fire, but there is water in the sky, so it is called Tianhe. Shen Jia is a good friend, with quiet breath, mother and son in the same place, inexhaustible, which is called Sesensui; Guihai, Ren Xu, the land of Tianmen, is in a peaceful state because of air resistance and water power failure. It is said that the sea is not poor and does not overflow.

Why is abital ugly like a thunderbolt? Cover the air in one yang, forming a level, fire in water, not dragon, so it is called thunderbolt fire; Bing Yin Ding Mao, qi gradually shines, because of salary, Yin and Yang govern, heaven and earth are furnaces, also known as the fire in the furnace; The vibrant Chen Jiayi III is bound to be Gorkon, which shows that the mother and son are in the same line, but also that the lights are covered; At the end of the martial arts, I was angry at the palace memorial, and then I left the meeting. I was so angry that it was a skyfire. Bing Shen Ding You, the breath is hidden, the power is hidden, the position is retreated, the strength is weak, and the brightness is not as far, so it is said that the mountain fire; JOE Yihai refers to people who are on fire at the top of the mountain. The mountain is Tibetan-style, with its head shining, bright inside and dark outside, hidden but not obvious. Flying light into dry, belongs to rest. So it's a mountain fire. Why did Geng Qiu hang the image of clay on the wall? Gas resistance, things are still hidden, covered, and the inside and outside do not pay, so it is called soil on the wall; Five tones have their own foundation, qi can accomplish things and function education, based on strong roots and calyx, which is the first soil in the city; The ice dust and Ding Si who were angry with Yang have all passed and become their future. This is called sand. Geng Wu, qi should be shaped, things should be revealed, tangible and qualitative, and things can be revealed. They all say that Wu Shen is self-sufficient. Qi has returned to interest, things should converge, retreat and relax, and there is nothing beautiful. Some people say that the earth is big; Xu Bingding Hai, Cheng Qi, five blessings, things in yuan, Yin and Yang calendar, potential period, also known as the earth on the house.

I saw the dirt on the roadside, planted hundreds of valleys, and the land at noon. When will it flourish? The land of Dayi extends in all directions, and the land of Shen You is reasonable. The soil on the city head takes the merit of embankment, and the five officials rely on it to build the country for the people. The soil on the wall is whitewashed, given by the minister, and the former residence is where it lives. The soil in the sand is the wettest. When it is wet, it will be useful in the future. The soil on the house, the soil wins, the winner is quiet, so it stops. It covers the five elements, the command of support and the right to take care of and support, all of which are indispensable. You can compete with each other, get a position, and make contributions in four seasons. Jin Rui is vigorous, the fire is bright, the wood is brilliant and beautiful, the water is endless, and the crops are abundant. When you get together, you can become a mountain, a mountain and a height; If you don't get together, you can be the ground and the ground is the original. Endless, life is useless, and the role of soil is great!

The five elements are all divided into yin and yang through processing, that is, they are always changing. For example, Jia Zi and B Chou are different from Wu Jia and B Wei, and the distinction between water and soil in the sea sand is also different from rigidity and softness. Geng did all kinds of things to Xinhai, including white wax hairpin, in different ways; Renzi Gui You is different from Renwu Guiwei and Sangzhe Liu Yang, with a soft song and a different shape and quality; Geng Yin's new hair is opposite to Geng Shen's heart, pine and cypress pomegranate, one strong and the other spicy, with different properties and tastes; Chen Wu has always loved the 1898 movement, and devoted himself to The Flat Land. Prosperity and decline are indispensable. Wuzi is ugly to Wuzi, thunder is in the sky, thunder is in the whip, and the sun is shining; Bing Yin Ding Mao is right for Bing Shen Ding You, the furnace is in the sun, the fire is full of wood, and the golden fire is extinguished; Chen Jia and Yi Si are facing Jia Xu and Yihai, covering the mountains with lights, containing light and fearing the wind, and casting light to stop the roots; The hatred and ugliness of Gengzi is opposite to that of Gengwu. On the wall and the roadside, the body gathers and disperses, and the categories are dead and alive. Wuyin Yao Ji is on the right of Wushen Ji You, Chengtou Dayi, southeast and northwest, and Kungen is on the right; Bing Chen Ding Si and Xu Bing Ding Hai are opposite, living in a house on the sand, alternating wet and dry, changing all the time. Looking around, it is nothing more than the prosperity of death; Don't run away from Jin Mu, because you are near and far. Distribute five elements according to branches, and talk about yin and yang. Natural combination of human resources, prosperity of life, and death.

Oh! The sages of 60 jiazi only explained their reason by their images, and the temperament, material, shape and function of the five elements were all exhausted, so naturally there was nothing left.

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