What does silkworm in Buddhism mean?

Liu Jia, 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. "Jin Shu Tian Wenzhi": "The six stars beside the column are called yin and yang, which match the seasonal climate." Tang Shen Quan Qi's poem "Xie Tianmen Year" wrote: "Liu Jia welcomes the yellow gas, and the three yuan drops the purple mud." Ming Hu Zhenheng's A Mirror of Tang Yingui and Qian Yi: "Wang Qijing says," When you go out, the Lord forgives you. " Yellow gas, Huang Yun also. The canopy is like a cloud, and Liu Jia is the name of the canopy bar beside the star, so it is used. "

Taoist names

Yang God is driven by the Emperor of Heaven; Taoist priests can use this amulet to summon them to pray and exorcise evil spirits. Zhang Tang said in "Worship Tang Song": "On the mature day, the rain teacher preached, Liu Jia lined up and the Eighth Police Squadron." "History of Song Dynasty": "Liu Jia, an angel in the sky, wind and hail, ghosts and gods." One of Bai Yan's poems "Wandering Immortals": "Carina Lau flies to drive tigers and leopards, and five hearts really break Kirin." Refer to the Jade Sutra of Lightning Mines and the Secret Method of the Sixth Family's Blessing in Qing Dynasty.

Taoist symbol name

"Cloud Seven Signs" Volume 14: "If the evil spirits are removed, the six-Jia, six-B symbols will do their things, and the ghosts and gods will disappear." Tang Xuanzong's poem "To the Taoist Deng Ziyang" wrote: "In the planning of Taiyi Sanmen, Yuan Jun Liu Jiafu." Shenqing Qifeng's Harmonious Gemini Strange Marriage: "My sister is so eager to escape because there are six symbols on the bottom of the mattress."

The ends of tortoise limbs.

The Seven Sages of Zhang Song's Old Story of the Luo Yang Squire, Volume 5: "This turtle is only one inch long, white and thin, with a slightly longer neck, like an ordinary turtle, with clear eyes and is not afraid of people."

One of the five elements prescriptions

The so-called hiding armor. Tang Lixian notes the preface to the Biography of Fang Shu in the Later Han Dynasty: "Avoid armour and push yin, and retire." Jin Gehong's Zuo Zhuan: "Those who learn Taoism, especially Liujia, can sit in the kitchen in worship of ghosts and gods." In the Southern Dynasties, Chen Xu Ling replied to the official letter: "The five elements have the words of post horses and the words of officials and ghosts." Tang Zhongquan's poem "To Lv Dongbin" said: "The three corpse gods must 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. I have a son." Hong Shen's "Sweet Rice" Scene 1: "This grandson's daughter-in-law, the bride is pregnant now, and she will get better soon. It's really gratifying."

Generally speaking, "pregnancy" means "ancient women were pregnant. According to legend, Jia Zi, Jia Yin, Chen Jia, Wu Jia, Shen Jia and JOE are the days when God created all things, 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 animals

Six domestic animals, namely "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 Interpretation of Xia Guanzhi Fang: "Yuzhou said Yuzhou ... Its livestock should disturb six." Zheng Xuan's note: "Six disturbances: horses, cows, sheep, tapirs, dogs and chickens." There is also a cloud in Saint Amethyst edited by Wang Yinglin in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Horse, ox, sheep, chicken and dog. These six animals are fed by people. " Saint Amethyst is called "Outline in Sleeve", which is a compulsory literacy textbook for children and Mongolians in the old days, so the word "six animals" is well known to women and children. If there were no horses, they would be called "five animals". Geography of Hanshu: "There are five animals among the people, 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 saying: "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 mulberry planting and sericulture. Geography of Hanshu: "When Yin Dao 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 exhausted, and it is still bitter to miss women." Song Fan Chengda's "Silkworm in the Field": "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. Shu Wei Han Xianzong Biography: "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 Returning to Agriculture": "The founder of a country must serve the fields and abandon the United States." The Biography of Yan Dou in the History of Song Dynasty: "The party of the country only keeps grain and silk. Both ... should be suggested. Please collect the information about the silkworm garden in Qi Yaomin's Book, Four Seasons Compendium and Webster's Moon Order, compile it into a volume and publish it in block print for easy distribution. "

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