What is the Taoist Nine Character Handprint?

The Nine Characters of Truth hand seal is a secret hand seal prevalent in Chinese Daoism and Bingism, also known as the Nine Characters of Auyi. Chinese Taoist nine characters originated from the East Jin Ge Hong's Huopu Zi Nei Zuan - Deng Zhi, its nine characters are "Lin, Bing, Duo, the person, all, array, column, in front of, line", and nowadays said "Lin, Bing, Duo, the person, all, array, split, in, in front of," is Japan's nine characters and not the Chinese Taoist nine characters. It is not the nine characters of Chinese Taoism.

In Taoism, talismans are also known as "oral recitals", "key words", "golden words", "true words" and so on, and the importance of talismans in Taoism can be seen from these names. In Taoism, we always see the words of "urgent as the law" and "blessed life of the infinite heavenly father", which are the key words of Taoism, and the nine true words are also one of them.

Origin of the Nine Words of Truth

Nine words of truth, Taoism called the Six Armor secret wishes, canonical "hold Parker - the Inner Chapter Volume XVII - Deng Zhi" paragraph 5: "into the famous mountain, to the A Zi expulsion day, with five-color fabrics five inches, hanging on the stone, the request will be obtained. Also said, into the mountain should know six armor secret wishes. Wish said, 'the pro military fighter, all arrayed in front of the line'. Where nine words, often when the secret wishes, nothing is not open. To Road is not annoying, this is also said."

The Chinese Taoist Collection also recorded: "Into the mountains should know the six armor secret wishes. Wish said: 'the soldiers fight, are arrayed in front of the line.' Where nine words, often when the secret wishes, nothing is not open. To Road is not annoying, this is also called." (Source: Ming, "Zhengtong dao zang", Taiching section. (Reference version: Wang Ming: "Hold Parker Zi Nei Zuan Shi") Zhenyan is a Buddhist word, is the Sanskrit word "dharani" meaning translation, that is, "mantra".

From an etymological point of view, the Sanskrit word for truth is mantra, which consists of the verb root √man and the suffix -tra. man means "to think", "to ponder", "thinking", "contemplation", "contemplation", etc. The suffix -tra, being a root word of the verb √man and the suffix -tra. The suffix -tra, as a neutral word, indicates an instrument, or a place where an event occurs. Combining the root word with the suffix means a tool for thinking or contemplation.

In Vedic times, truth referred to the rhymes that were ritually chanted by Brahmins in the Vedic books. In the view of the Brahmins, the true word had a supreme status and was considered to be equal to Brahma, permanent and unchanging, the origin of all things in the world, the instrument of communication between the Brahmins and the gods, and of supra-worldly power (sakti).