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What do you mean by three obeisances?

Three worships and nine knocks are the highest state of etiquette. Kneeling is kneeling on one knee, not kneeling on one knee. Knocking is kowtowing, kowtowing and nodding. ?

Three worships and nine knocks are three steps and one kneeling. Kneel down and kowtow, knock on the head and stand up. When kneeling, I kowtowed three times, so I kowtowed three times, kowtowing again and again.

Three worships and nine knocks refer to the gifts given by emperors in feudal society to pay their respects to their ancestors. In the traditional etiquette culture, there is a solemn etiquette of "three worships and nine knocks". In fact, the ancient "three worships and nine knocks" has its own meaning of repairing the truth: "worship" means offering one's body, which is an ancient explanation.

In modern times, there can be other explanations, that is, to dedicate this body to heaven and earth. "Knock" is a respectful bow. Because the inside of the head is the densest area of the whole sexual system, it is also the area that produces sexual light, and the office of the sexual system is also in this area.

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Sanbai

The salutation is repeated three times. After three obeisances, kneel down, arch your hands, bow your head and hands, and repeat for three times. The ancients used three worships in three ways. First, in case of a special trip to worship three times to show affection; Second, the host made three obeisances to many guests as a general salute; Third, Buddhism expresses its respect for body, mouth and heart through three worships. Sanbai began in the pre-Qin period and was used in modern times.

Jiukou

Three times in a row, one kneeling and three kowtows. This etiquette is the most grand gift of the Qing Dynasty. When saluting, you should first put down the horseshoe sleeves, then kneel down and straighten your upper body, raise your right hand to your sideburns, palm forward, then put it down, lift it up and put it down again, and stand up three times.

Such gifts are generally not used by the people. Only when people describe the highest local gift, do they combine it with "three worships" and call "three worships and nine knocks" the highest etiquette to show respect for the emperor.

The three worships symbolize the spirit of the Three Treasures, the three treasures are long, and the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars symbolize the three talents. Nine knocks symbolize the number of pure yang.

Three worships and nine knocks can balance yin and yang, adjust seven emotions and eliminate six desires. Keep a cool mind. In the past, there was a senior in Doumen who practiced three worships and nine knocks ten thousand times a day, which led to the phenomenon of broken valley.

Three worships and nine knocks refer to the gifts given by emperors in feudal society to pay their respects to their ancestors. In the traditional etiquette culture, there is a solemn etiquette of "three worships and nine knocks". In fact, the ancient "three worships and nine knocks" have their own meanings.

"Worship": it means sacrificing your body and offering a body sacrifice of 100 kilograms. This is an old explanation. In modern times, there can be other explanations, that is, to dedicate this body to heaven and earth. "Knock" means to bow respectfully.

Religious worship originated from prayer in ancient witchcraft.

After the development of the Han Dynasty, the ritual of bowing down has also become a method of practice. There is a secret recipe for health preservation. First of all, worshippers worship idols in order to purify their souls and express their admiration and respect for immortals and buddhas. Second, it can make the body and mind bright and mellow, and maintain health and practice.

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Baidu encyclopedia-three visits and nine knocks