What do you usually give to master when you learn from a teacher?

The so-called "Six Rites" are six kinds of gifts given to Master by disciples in ancient worship ceremonies, namely: celery (meaning diligent study and diligence); Lotus seeds (lotus seeds are bitter, indicating painstaking education); Red beans (meaning good luck); Jujube (meaning junior high school); Longan (meaning complete merit); Dried lean meat strips (expressing disciples' wishes).

Preface to the Ceremony of Learning from Teachers

1, to worship ancestors and industry protectors. Show respect for the industry, invest in the industry, and pray for the "blessing" of your ancestors to make your studies successful.

2. Pay tribute to the teacher. Generally, the master and the hostess are sitting in their seats, and the disciples kowtow three times, and then kneel down to present red envelopes and post them.

3. Master lectured, announced the rules and called the roll. Generally speaking, giving lectures is to educate disciples to respect their ancestors, obey the rules, and encourage them to be innocent and study hard.

Brief introduction to the ceremony of learning from teachers

It is a long-standing tradition of China people to respect teachers, so there was a ceremony of respecting teachers in the Zhou Dynasty. But there has been no special etiquette for learning from teachers. Confucius said, "I have never been ignorant of those who practice self-discipline." It seems that the relationship between teachers and students is relatively simple and personal. Pre-Qin philosophers gave lectures in private, which was generally the case.

After the Han dynasty, the state established schools, and the disciples of doctoral students may still follow this law, or be appointed by the state, so there will be no other ceremonies to worship teachers. In short, learning from teachers has not entered the formal etiquette system of the country, that is to say, if there is, it is a private ceremony.

"Tongdian" began to mention the teacher's ceremony. The book "Etiquette Law" in June and July emphasized that "the son of heaven worships and protects Fu", saying that the son of heaven should also worship teachers and bring them into the national code system. But it only talks about the respect of teachers by Emperor Han Chengdi and others, and does not record their etiquette, so I guess there was no such formal etiquette in ancient times.

However, since the Tongdian was specially discussed, it shows that the Tang people have attached great importance to it, and the formal ceremony of learning from teachers was established at this time. The book "Kai Yuan Li Tie, Crown Prince Bundle" records in detail the process and etiquette of the Crown Prince becoming a monk.