What are the characteristics of bravery and unicorn?

Pixi

Pixi (音:pí xiū), pronounced as "pi xiu" in Cantonese. According to legend, Pixi is a fierce beast, and this beast is divided into female and male, male name "Pixi", female name "Pixi". In the south, people generally like to call this beast as "brave", while in the north is still called "evil".

Pixi is to wealth for food, eat the four sides of the wealth, the Chinese tradition is the custom of "brave", and the dragon and lion, the same, will be the place to drive away the evil, bring joy and good luck role.

Pixi role

Pixi and Kirin is different, Pixi is a fierce beast, and the protection of the main heart strong. It has the function of suppressing the house and warding off evil spirits.

Pixi role in feng shui, can be divided into the following points:

One, there is the role of the house to ward off evil. Will have opened the light of bravery placed in the home, can make the home run well, good luck to strengthen, drive away the evil, have the effect of calming down the house, become the guardian angel of the home, to protect the family peace.

Two, there tends to be the role of wealth and prosperity. In addition to the help of partial wealth, on the positive wealth is also helpful, so the businessman is also appropriate to put brave in the company or home.

Three, there is a role in resolving the five yellow big brake is used to resolve the brake to suppress the house and prosperity, especially in the financial aspects, brave is a more obvious role .

Legend

Pixi is also known as Tianlu, Pixi. Is an ancient Chinese myths and legends of a mythical beast, dragon head, horse body, Lin feet, shaped like a lion, gray fur, will fly. Pixi fierce and mighty, it is responsible for the patrol work in the sky, to stop the demons, plagues and diseases to disturb the heavenly court. In ancient times, people often also use brave to as the army called. It has a mouth without anus, can swallow all things and never diarrhea, can attract wealth and treasure, only in and out, the magical powers of the special. Now many Chinese people wear brave jade products because of this.

The Han book "western region" on a record: "Ugo mountain away from the state of peach plucked, lion, urine cow". Meng Kang note: "Peach pluck, a day Fu pluck, like a deer tail long, one-horned known as the deer, two-horned known as Paixie." Paixie is brave.

But after the dynastic transformation, the brave form is more unified, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail, mane and whiskers are often connected with the forehead or backbone, protruding eyes, long fangs. To now commonly seen braves are mostly one-horned, long tail. General manufacture of brave statue of the material has three categories:

A, metal - generally to copper to manufacture, because this kind of metal is relatively cheap, and polished color close to gold.

Second, wood - some old houses will use the quality of solid wood carved braves, and then placed on the beams, used to block the brake.

Three, porcelain - made of different kinds of jade.

Different substances made of bravery statues, can be placed in the feng shui of the auspicious position, many geographers believe that there is a role in catalyzing wealth, and in the eight different directions, generally placed in the copper made of bravery, catalytic power will be very strong. In fact, brave for positive or partial wealth will be beneficial, so brave like in recent years there are signs of popularity; However, the use of brave to promote wealth, always with a bit of religious coloring, so in the XuanKongDaGua of the day of the god of the god of the day or the bird rabbit sun auspicious time, the open light of the brave to promote the power of the strongest wealth, regardless of the work belongs to the line or bias line. But there is a point to note, the treacherous people, Pixiu may not have the power to catalyze wealth, this is the characteristics of the spirit animal, and Pixiu and jade to catalyze the strongest power of wealth.

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It is said that the brave is the Dragon King's ninth prince, its staple food is even gold, silver and jewelry, naturally covered with treasure, and other auspicious beasts such as three-legged toad than the head of the more, so the Jade Emperor and the King of the Dragon King's favor, however, eat more will always have diarrhea, so one day may not be able to help but drowning anywhere, causing the Jade Emperor angry, a slap! Down, the results hit the buttocks, butthole was sealed up, from now on, the gold and silver jewelry can only come in can not come out, after this story spread, Pixi is regarded as the auspicious beast of fortune and treasure.

Pixi also has a male and female points, folklore says the male brave on behalf of the fortune, while the mother of the brave on behalf of the treasury, there is a treasury to have library to keep, so the collection of most of the brave collection of a pair, to be able to really attract wealth and treasure. But if you want to wear on the body, or a good, in order to avoid fighting, the above are legends, we refer to good !

Pixi's habits are lazy like sleeping, every day the best take him up to touch, play, as if to wake him up, wealth will follow.

Another brave use of the brave is placed in the case of brave ornaments, if you can drive away bad men, to avoid unnecessary harassment.

According to ancient books, bravery is a beast, one of the five ancient beasts (dragon, phoenix, tortoise, unicorn), known as the beast of fortune. Pixi was once the totem of two ancient clans. Legend has it that it helped the two emperors of the Yellow Emperor in battle, and was given the title of " Heavenly Luk Beast " that is, the meaning of heavenly blessings and fortune. It is designed for the emperor to guard the treasure, is also a symbol of the royal family, known as the "emperor treasure". And because of the brave special food beasts and evil spirits, it is also known as "辟邪" Ancient Chinese feng shui scholars believe that the brave is to turn the disaster into auspicious beasts of good fortune.

Pixi has twenty-six shapes, seventy-seven forty-nine incarnations, its mouth, abdomen, no anus, only eat not pull, symbolizing the eight sides of the wealth, only in and out, at the same time, can suppress the house to ward off evil spirits, dedicated to the master of the gathering of wealth and power.

Ancient sages believe that life is doomed, but the course can be changed, so the folk have " a touch of Pixi luck prosperous, and then touch Pixi fortune rolling, three touch Pixi Pingbuyun" the good wishes.

Dragon's nine sons

Dragon in its image formation process, had the sea of the collection of a variety of strange beast image. Later, these strange beasts in the development of the image of the dragon at the same time combined one of the characteristics of the dragon, the formation of the dragon's nine sons of different sayings. But the nine sons of the dragon for what, in fact, who ranked the oldest who ranked the second, and there is no exact record. Folk also have a variety of sayings, not the same.

It is said that once Ming Xiaozong Zhu Yougong had a whim, asked Li Dongyang, known for his erudition of the Ministry of Rites: "I heard that the dragon has nine sons, nine sons of what is the name?" Li Dongyang actually can not answer, after retreating from the court, put together, pulled out a list. According to Li Dongyang's list, the nine sons of the dragon are: Paddy Pit, Mocking Wind, Jairus, Gui Tuo, Shu Tu, Chi-chi, Pu Jung, Mythical Geibeast and Prisoner Bull. However, the sons of the dragon in folklore are much more than these. Quodid, Pixi, Taotie and so on are all said to be the sons of the dragon. In fact, the so-called dragon has nine sons, not the dragon happened to have nine sons. Ancient Chinese traditional culture, often to nine to indicate that very much, and has the supreme status. Nine is an imaginary number and a noble number, so it is used to describe the dragon's son. If one had to choose nine sons, one should also choose the nine of them that had the greatest influence in the folklore. Li Dongyang was also in a hurry to deliver, and the list he proposed was not representative.

One of the most influential stories about the "Nine Sons of the Dragon" is that:

The first son was a prisoner of the ox, who was fond of music and stood on the head of the qin. Some valuable huqin still have the image of a dragon's head engraved on their heads and are called "dragon head huqin".

The second son, Jairus, looks like a jackal with dragon horns, staring angrily, with his horns pressed back against his back. Jairus is a man who loves to kill and fight, and is carved on weapons such as sword rings and hilts, or on ceremonial weapons to deter people from fighting.

Third son of the mocking wind, look like a dog, life is dangerous, today's corner of the temple beasts are its remains. These beasts arranged in a single line, standing in the front of the ridge, the leader of the beasts is a bird riding "immortal", followed by: dragon, phoenix, lion, Pegasus, seahorses, mythical beasts, fish, Xiezhi, bullfighting, and rows of shi. They are placed in a strict hierarchy, only the Palace of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Hall of Supreme Harmony can be all ten, secondary halls are to be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind, not only symbolizes good luck, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons, remove the calamity.

The fourth son, Pu Juan, shaped like a dragon but smaller than a dragon, loved music and chirping, carved on the bell knob. It is said that Pu Juan lived by the sea and was usually most afraid of whales. Whenever he was attacked by whales, Pu Juan screamed. So, people put his image on the bell and carved the long wood that hit the bell into the shape of a whale to hit the bell with it for its loud and bright sound.

The five mythical beasts (suān ní) are also known as Geibei (金猊) and Lingibei (灵猊). Mythical Geibi is originally an alias for lion, so it is shaped like a lion, likes to smoke and sits well, leaning on the foot of the incense burner, which was introduced to China with Buddhism. Since Buddha Shakyamuni had the metaphor of a "fearless lion", it was logical to arrange the animal as a seat for the Buddha or carve it into an incense burner so that it could enjoy the incense in style. In addition, the mythical animal is the mount of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, and there is a temple dedicated to the animal on Wutai Mountain, the Bodhisattva's homeland. Since the mythical beast is the fifth son of the dragon, the temple is called the Temple of the Five Masters, which is quite influential in the region. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the dragon decorations in the center of the neck collar of the stone or bronze lions are also the image of mythical geibi, which makes the traditional Chinese door lions guarding the gate more open and powerful.

Sixth Son Bi Xi bìxì, also known as Ba Xi, looks like a tortoise and likes to carry heavy loads. It is said that in the ancient times, it used to carry three mountains and five hills on its back to make waves. Later, it was subdued by Xia Yu, for whom it made a lot of achievements. After the success of the water treatment, Xia Yu took its achievements and let it carry them on its own back. Therefore, most of the stone monuments in China are carried by it. The Basha is very similar to the tortoise, but on closer inspection there are differences. The Basha has a row of teeth, while the tortoise does not, and the Basha and the tortoise also differ in the number and shape of the carapace on the back armor. The Basha, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good fortune. It always strains to hold its head forward, its four feet desperately holding on, struggling to move forward, but always unable to move away.

Seven sons quodid (bì'àn), also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger, powerful, good prison lawsuit, people will be engraved and cast in the prison door, so the folk have a tiger's head jail. It is also rumored that it presides over justice, right and wrong, so it is also placed in the Yamen lobby two and officials on patrol to avoid the top of the card to maintain the solemn atmosphere of the public hall.

The eight sons of Xi Tuoi (xì), with the body of a dragon, are coiled around the head or both sides of the monument.

The last son, chi dragons, also known as scops owls or owls (chī), fish-shaped dragons (some say they look like lizards with cut tails), who like to look around, are located at the two ends of the ridge of the temple. In Buddhist scriptures, chi dragon is the rain god under the seat of the thing, able to extinguish the fire. So it is placed in the ridge at both ends of the roof also has the effect of fire extinguishing.

It can be noticed that in this statement, the eldest son, Prisoner Bull and the fourth son, Pu Jung, are both fond of music, the third son, Mocking Fung, and the third son, Chi-ni, are located on the roof, and the sixth son, Gui Tuoi, and the eighth son, Negative Tuoi, are both surrounded by the stone tablets, which makes them repetitive. It would be better if we take one out of two of them and add some other common sayings:

Taotie (tāotiè), which looks like a wolf and is voracious for food, is located on the bronzes and is now called taotie motif. Because it can also drink water, so the ancient times also carved in the middle of the outside of the bridge, to prevent the bridge from flooding. According to folklore, this monster is insatiable, eat all you can eat, and finally ate his body, and finally ate only a head, so fell a "head without a body" reputation.

The pit vipers, also known as centipede vipers, look like a fish is not a fish, good water, beautiful body, decorated in the top of the stone bridge railing.

Pepper Figure, similar to the shape of a screw clam, good closed mouth, docile, a little autistic, aversion to others into its lair, so people often carve its image in the door on the head of the store, or carved on the door.

Pixi, in the South and Southeast Asia are said to be the ninth son of the dragon, big mouth without anus, only in and out, deep for gamblers like. Macau casinos will be set up a jade braves, meaning that the mouth is big to eat four sides, only to earn not lose.

"No son of a tiger", the dragon so magical, can swallow clouds and spit, the wind and waves, become the idol of the Chinese people for thousands of years, its son is naturally not an idler. Dragons also have daughters, but not so famous, "Springtime Piggy" in the heroine is the little dragon lady. Dragon's children are strange, which is quite similar to the children of Zeus in Greek mythology. However, Europeans are more open-minded than the Chinese after all, in their mythology, Zeus is the god of the sky and even promiscuous typical, a moment into the horse a moment into the bull to molest women, our country's dragon is a rule, at best, also come to a "two dragons playing with pearls". In the eyes of the Chinese people, the dragon is a symbol of authority and dignity, we say we are the "children of the Yellow Emperor", but also say they are the "descendants of the dragon".

Also, in ancient China, bravery was an alias for the giant panda.

Tapir Ping Zan

Bai Juyi's work, "Tapir Ping Zan" (Changqing 3 years ago, about 823 AD, with the full text appended)

Tapirs, with elephant trunks and rhinoceros eyes, and with ox tails and tiger feet, are born in the valleys of the south. I used to suffer from headaches, and every time I went to bed with a tapir, I would see it in my room. I was sick with headache, every sleep and rest, often with a small screen to guard its head. Appropriately met with the painter, and occasionally made to write. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, this beast eats iron and copper, do not eat other things. Because of some confusion. So for the praise said:

Taipei Taipei its beasts, born in the South. Its name is Tapir, non-iron does not eat. In the past, in the ancient times, the hearts of the people are loyal. The conquest of the order, from the Son of Heaven out. Swords and halberds, copper and iron envy overflow. When the tapir was there, it ate all day long. Since the Three Dynasties, the king's law has been different. Fuse iron for soldiers, Fan copper for Buddha. Buddha is increasingly, the blade of the day. What mountain is not (yin: yang)? What valley is not co?o? There is no tsetse left. Woe to the Tapir, no one is discouraged. Woo-hoo! The sadness of the tapir, but the sadness of the time!

Recently, the most popular animal, is the cat and bear. In ancient China, it was also known as "tapir". And the literati depicted quite a lot (Note: Taiping Yushan 9,008 volumes, Beast Department 20. There are many depictions by the literati (note: Taiping Yuban, vol. 908, Beast Part 20, has detailed information), but the most interesting and special one is Bai Juyi's "Praise for Tapir Screens". The reason for this article is as follows: Bai Juyi originally had a headache, and invited a painter to draw a picture of a cat and a bear on his screen. Why? Because it "sleeps on its side to ward off the plague, and draws its shape to ward off evil spirits". Its fur kept the body warm, and its image warded off evil spirits. Since then, the head is no longer suffering from the wind, so I wrote this "Tapir Screen Praise" to commemorate the occasion.

As for the content of the general idea: cats and bears eat iron to survive, since ancient times, the king has a way, not many weapons, copper and iron consumption is also small, cats and bears eat all day long, not also happy! Later, a large amount of copper and iron were cast into weapons and statues of Buddha. The cat and bear had to starve. Bai Juyi here on this lovely animal, reported to sympathize.

In fact, Bai Juyi's words have a hidden meaning: first, the depiction of "eating iron" in the Shanhaijing may not be entirely believable, and so there is the phrase "because of some confusion". In addition, the use of iron and copper was also criticized, as there were frequent wars and more and more weapons. The people are in fear, the statue of Buddha with the increase. However, there is no plan to take away the paycheck from the bottom of the cauldron, the emperor can love the people like a son, do not lightly start the war, how can there be a shortage of copper and iron?

Kirin

Kirin, also known as "Ti-lin", the ancient legend of the benevolent beasts, beasts, is an animal in ancient Chinese legend, with the phoenix, tortoise, dragon *** called "four spirit", and the first of the four spirits. Known as the king of the sacred beasts.

Kirin, according to the Chinese way of thinking composite conception of the animal produced, created. From its external shape, elk body, ox tail, horse hooves (historical records have said that the "wolf hooves"), fish scale skin, a horn, horn end with meat, yellow. This modeling is a lot of real animals dismembered after the new combined body, it will be cherished by the people of the animals have the advantages of all focused on the construction of the unicorn this fantasy beast, fully embodies the Chinese people's "set of beauty" idea.

Interpretation of the Kirin

Han Xu Shen's "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" (Explaining the Characters of the Chinese Language): "Kirin is a benevolent beast that can work at work on a single horn; the female Kirin can also work at work on a single horn." Duan Yucai note: "shape like a quail, a horn, wear meat, set up military equipment and not harmful, so for benevolent. ...... According to the Hefa "Zhenxiang record": "the unicorn, the peony is said to be Ki, the female is said to be Lin. ...... Xu cloud benevolent beast, with the ram said, in order to its not fulfill the raw insects, not folded raw grass also." Ancient unicorn or briefly said Lin, Xian thought auspicious things. Rites of Passage: "unearthed ware car, the river out of the horse map, phoenix unicorn, all in the countryside of the coconut." And: "Lin Feng turtle dragon, called the four spirits."

"Kirin" to "deer" for the side, the ancient man made this word, it is clear that the unicorn from the evolution of the deer, but it is never a deer, than the deer have some more parts and equipment. It is said to have a body like a quail, or it may be written as a swarm, which in ancient books means a roe deer; to have the tail of a cow, and the top of a round head, but only one horn. Some say that the ki is a male and the lin a female, and that the shapes are depicted slightly differently. But it is said that the beginning of the ki roughly resembles that of a deer. It was regarded by the ancients as a divine and benevolent beast, with a long life span of 2,000 years. It could spit fire and had a voice like thunder. "There are 360 hairy insects, and the Kirin is the longest."

Customs

The unicorn is an auspicious beast, the main peace and longevity. The deer itself is a tame beast, powerful, good running, greatly beneficial to people. Legend has it that the white deer is especially divine. It is said that the unicorn brings children. The unicorn is a deer-based animal that combines the characteristics of cattle, sheep and horses. Its synthesis is not as extensive as that of the dragon and phoenix, but its fame is not small. Research on the unicorn is also not as hot as the study of the dragon and phoenix culture, it is the beginning of the author of who, how its origin, is not very clear, some scholars speculate that it may be the ancestors of the Zhou nationality, because the Zhou people originally lived in the Northwest, the Northwest at that time, the water and grass, suitable for the growth of deer.

To the slave society and feudal society, the dragon, phoenix was seized by the supreme ruler, will lose the original totem comprehensive meaning, and become the supreme ruler of the emperor, the consort of the symbol. The unicorn, which is good in nature, was squeezed into the folklore in the jockeying for power, and the common people expected it to bring good years, good fortune, longevity and beauty.

In 1419 A.D., Zheng He returned to Nanjing with a giraffe presented by the king of the Malin Kingdom. Because the giraffe looked so much like the Kirin, the lucky symbol of Chinese folklore, and because the Chinese people at the time knew very little about the giraffe, it was unanimously concluded that the giraffe presented by the King of Malin was the Kirin.

The unicorn was also used in the court dress of officials. During the Qing Dynasty, the patch emblem of a first-ranking official was a unicorn, which was seen as second only to the dragon, and only the royal relatives in the Qing Dynasty were eligible to wear the dragon logo, the emperor as the yellow dragon and purple dragon, and the princes, arhats, beilei and bei zi as the dragon child motifs;

1, the unicorn is a mythological animal in the legend, and may not exist in real life;

2, the unicorn in the status of the beasts of the hundred is second only to the dragon. In the ancient Chinese legend, the unicorn, together with the dragon, the phoenix and the tortoise, is the king of the furry animals;

3. The unicorn is a god of child delivery for the common people. According to the legend, Confucius was sent by the unicorn.

4. The unicorn is one of the most famous animals in the world, because it is generated by the spreading of the stars, so it is the master of auspiciousness. The unicorn is one of the most famous beasts of prey. The unicorn contains benevolence and righteousness, and there are many legends of the rise and fall of emperors and unicorns in ancient Chinese culture;

5. The unicorn is the same as the phoenix, and there are male and female, and the unicorn is the male. Lin for female, elk body, cow's tail, fish scales, feet for even hooves (but there are also unicorn has five toes said) head has a horn, the horn end of the meat;

6, the unicorn as a good-luck charm, the ancient Chinese dynasties also often used. It is said that Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty built a Kirin Pavilion in Weiyang Palace, where images of meritorious ministers were painted to show their love for talent and commendation to the world;

7. Kirins were also used in the court dress of officials. In the Qing dynasty, the first grade official's patch emblem for the unicorn, its status is second only to the dragon, the Qing dynasty, only the royal relatives are eligible to wear the dragon logo, the emperor for the yellow dragon, purple dragon, the prince, ahgor, beilei, beizi for the dragon pattern;

8, unicorn may be the giraffe? Ming Dynasty, Zheng He returned from the West, brought back to the African region of the giraffe, when the Ming Dynasty people have not seen this only in the savannah produced large animals, thought its a unicorn! That's why the friend above said the unicorn is a giraffe said!

9, the unicorn also exists in the Western world, but it is shaped like a horse with horns. In the Old Testament Encyclopedia unicorn as a kind of Hebrew legend of the animal had been frequently mentioned; Japan's famous animated film "Saint Seiya" many people have seen, there is a bronze warrior, looks and Pegasus constellation of the guardian warrior Star Yagami is almost the same, and armor is similar to that is the unicorn constellation.

10, the image of the unicorn can still be seen now. At present, China's most famous surviving image of the unicorn is the unicorn of the Southern Dynasties Imperial Tomb in Nanjing, the Southern Dynasties Imperial Tomb guardian beasts there are a variety of beasts, but all evolved from the image of the unicorn, outside Zhongshan Gate in Nanjing, there is a sculpture, is the name of the Paixie, the image is also a symbol of Nanjing, taken from the tomb of the Southern Dynasties Xiaoliang Emperor outside of Nanjing. This sculpture is gorgeous, the body tends to the image of the lion and tiger, carved from boulders, the body height of about 3 meters, the sculpture chest curved waist, eye eye real mouth open, neck short and wide, head up for the long whistling like the sky, the animal body ornamentation is very rich in decorative flavor, its body sense of strong, and thick, in the importance of the overall sense of the basis, pay more attention to the exaggeration and deformation, appearing to be magnificent and angry.

Qilin sends children

Old Chinese fertility folklore. One of the methods of praying for children. Legend has it that the unicorn is a benevolent beast, a symbol of good fortune, and can bring heirs to people. Legend has it that Confucius will be born in the evening, a unicorn spit jade book in his home, written on the "water essence of the descendants of the decline of the Zhou and Su Wang", meaning that he has the virtue of the emperor and not yet lived in its position. Although this is the latitude, the actual "unicorn sends the son" of the book, see contained in Wang Chong "on the balance. Dingxian" and "Gleanings" by Wang Jia of the Jin Dynasty. Folk have "unicorn child", "Lin'er" of the beautiful name. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people often called the clever and lovely boy "my family unicorn". Since then, the work of "the unicorn sends his son to the picture". As a wooden board painting, engraved with the couplet "heavenly unicorn child, the ground scholar boy", as a good omen. It is widely believed that worshipping the Qilin is a good way to have children. Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Song of Xu Qing's Two Sons": "Don't you see that Xu Qing's two sons have many wonderful wonders. Induction and auspicious dreams follow each other. Confucius and Shih's family hugged and sent them, and they are the unicorn children in the sky." Hu Pu'an, "National Customs of China. Hunan", citing "Changzhi's New Age Poems": "Women who surround the dragon can be impregnated, and it is also strange for them to seek a child with an obsessive heart. The real dragon is not as good as the paper dragon, which can be used as a lilin to send a child." Note: "Women who have not given birth for many years, every time the dragon lamps to the home, plus send the sealing ceremony to the body of the dragon around the woman once, and shorten the body of the dragon, riding on a child, in front of the hall line around the week, called the Lin Qi send a child." According to Lin Qi belongs to the dragon family, this is the dragon lamp on behalf of the Ki Ki.