Rules for setting tombstones

What's the point of setting up a tombstone?

Pay attention to the feng shui of the tombstone:

Setting up a tombstone can easily find the basis for further burial. Generally speaking, a tomb is the center line of the tombstone and the center line of the coffin in a straight line; Men are the main subjects of happy burial, and solitary burial is to judge the position of men according to whether women should be buried with men, and then to erect tombstones according to the midline of men's positions. If it is determined not to be buried together, the tombstone will be built on the basis of the center line of the solitary coffin.

When you continue to bury, draw a horizontal line on the plane of the burial monument, and then determine the line of dozens of degrees, so that you can accurately find out the position of the coffin when you are buried alone. If the ancestral grave is buried vertically at noon, the continued burial should not exceed 30 degrees at noon, and divination should be carried out if it exceeds 30 degrees. As the saying goes, "a generation of vigor, a generation of tillers." This is where it came from. The ancestral grave was originally a good place to combine mountains and rivers, with wealth and longevity. However, due to the continued burial, future generations are stupid and stupid. This is also one of the biggest drawbacks of burial in modern society. There are many families whose ancestors are prominent and respected families. Because of the difference between continued burial and ancestral burial, later people were troubled by lawsuits or diseases. Sudden misfortunes often happen. More ignorant people see that the tombstone is crooked or cracked, and find some "yin and yang teachers" to discuss it. As a result, these "yin and yang teachers" made a big fuss and pretended to be ghosts. Cheat money.

The geomantic omen of the tombstone pays attention to two points:

Some tombstones are erected to show their great achievements during their lifetime, so that their descendants or others who respect themselves can understand their past and remember themselves in turn.

The geomantic omen of the tombstone pays attention to three points:

Many times, the graves of ancestors are in large cemetery circles. It is inevitable that new graves will be added every year. If we don't erect tombstones, the graves of our ancestors will slowly run away, leading to wandering in the graves and disrespect for other deceased people.

What's the point of erecting a monument?

There are many things to pay attention to when setting up a monument, and we should also be careful not to touch all kinds of taboos in the process. First of all, the position is related to good or bad luck, so the position cannot be arbitrary when erecting a monument. In addition, the size of the monument, the distance of the monument, and what words are written on the monument are all exquisite. Please see the introduction below.

First of all, the importance of setting up a monument lies in choosing a date. Setting up a monument is also about auspicious days, so it's best to ask a master who knows Feng Shui to help us look at it and calculate it in combination with the family's birth date, zodiac and other factors. When choosing the date of feng shui, there is a period of time in a year when you don't need to choose a date. One of the time periods is adding soil, erecting monuments and planting trees before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day. For the grave, all things about haunted houses are always avoided, which is why people concentrate all things about haunted houses in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Pay attention to the size of the monument when placing it. It shouldn't be too high or too short. Generally it should not be too low, but the abdomen is too high and the neck is too high. Not as high as possible. It better match the cemetery. Ordinary people's graves are not too big. Tall monuments standing in front of caves will put pressure on graves, but will affect the future of future generations, and future generations will not prosper. Tombstone shape, rectangular, regular, not too narrow or too wide. If the tombstone is short and wide, people will be short and fat. And these are all things that need attention.

There are many things to pay attention to when setting up a monument, and there are also many things to pay attention to in the inscription. This must be made clear. Generally, stone tablets are engraved with the owner's name, year of birth and year of death, and besides this information, there are also the names of the people who set up the monument (usually descendants) and the date of setting up the monument. The inscription must be concave, not convex. Secondly, the number of words should be over the ecliptic. The ecliptic originated from Taoism in Zhang Ling coincides with the date of 12. According to calculation, the single digits of the total number of words are 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9.

Furthermore, the font should not be running script or cursive script, but solemn Wei Bei, official script and regular script. But it also depends on local customs and the habits of stone carvers. If tombs are to be built, most of them must have epitaphs. Epitaphs are generally engraved with the name, industry, achievements, year of death, the name of the person who built the monument and the relationship with the deceased. Writing an inscription should be full of respect and affection for the deceased. And these can be decided according to your own mind.

After the tombstone is erected, pay attention to protection. When you have time to pay homage, you should pay attention to cleaning up the weeds and trees around the tombstone. Monuments should not be crooked, bird droppings should be wiped clean, and cracks should be repaired or replaced.

Is there anything particular about setting up a tombstone for ancestors?

The geomantic omen in the cemetery pays attention to qi, and there are two interpretations.

First, the wind; The second is anger and vitality. Where the sun shines, there will be harmony between yin and yang.

Since ancient times, the east has meant hope, purple gas has come from the east, and there is a direction of youth. The cemetery is most taboo to face north.

In China, there is often wind, sand, rain and snow in the north, and the tombs facing north are easy to be eroded, which also means that the dead can drink northwest wind, so it is not good. According to feng shui, the cemetery faces north, and Xuanwu does not hang its head, which is not conducive to burial.

On the other hand, if the cemetery faces north and the sun does not shine, its family fortune will not prosper. And the north belongs to water, which is a land of yin and cold. Not only can't hide wind and gather qi, but it will aggravate yin qi.

The cemetery should not face west. Geomantic omen, the west is the location of the white tiger.

Ying Shao in the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded in "Custom Yi Tong ● Sacrifice Canon": "Draw a tiger on the door, ghosts dare not enter" "A tiger is a penis, and all animals are long. Can be frustrated and eat ghosts. "

In other words, the tiger is the length of all animals. It is powerful and has the ability to subdue ghosts. This is a beast belonging to Yang. As we all know, the cemetery belongs to yin, and yin and yang intersect, so naturally it will not hide wind and gather gas.

In addition, choose a cemetery, from morning to 1: 30 in the afternoon, where the sun can shine is auspicious. According to geomantic omen, "the afternoon should be overcast and quiet", which makes the atmosphere of the tomb circulate, the world is harmonious, and the gas field is self-supporting.

But when the cemetery faces west, the sun will shine all day.

Rules for erecting monuments

The son erected a monument to his father-

Father Kao Mou (surname) and Gong Moumou (name) tomb: year, month, month, year, month and day.

The son erected a monument to his mother-

The tomb of a man (husband's surname), a man (own surname) and a man (name). The following passage: A certain man respects him very much.

Date, year and month

What is common today is: my father's tomb, and the next paragraph: my son, on a certain day in a certain year.

The following passage comes from my mother's grave: My son, on a certain day of a certain year.

If you have grandchildren, arrange them in order. Generally speaking, daughters, granddaughters and other women are not allowed to go to the monument. Note: the monument builder can't put his surname before his name.

Then there is the casual kind, regardless of anything, writing inscriptions in their own way, such as engraving his (her) life, date of birth and death and so on.

However, if there are no other conflicts, it is better to follow the local customs and rules, and ask Mr. Feng Shui to calculate the procedures.

What's the point of erecting a monument?

1, time of the monument. The time of setting up the monument shall be based on the eight characters of the head of the household, and the auspicious day shall be chosen according to the specific conditions of the cemetery. At the same time, it can't go against the numerology of ancestors or monuments. If a monument is erected in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it should be built within half a month before and after Qingming Festival. If it is any other time, be sure to choose the right time.

2. the direction of the tombstone. When erecting a monument, it is necessary to accurately determine whether the mountain direction of the monument is consistent with the mountain direction of the acupoint. The trend of tombstones is related to the popularity, health and career of future generations, which is more beneficial to future generations. Remember the location of the northeast, generally do not erect a monument, because the traditional root is the gate of hell, where erecting a monument is easy to make family members uneasy, gloomy and haunted.

3. The color of the tombstone. The color of the tombstone depends on the color of the backer. If it is in the northwest to the southeast, because the northwest is gold, it is best to be yellow and white. If you sit south to north, the tombstone color is best red and yellow.

4. The location of the tombstone. The tombstone stands at the head of the coffin, which is called Yin Monument. It is beneficial for people to continue their descendants and stand at the foot of the coffin, which is beneficial to family wealth. The distance between the tombstone and the grave is also very important, so it can't be pressed on the coffin, and future generations may suffer from head diseases such as headache and stupidity. Pressing your feet will make your offspring suffer from foot and leg diseases.

5. inscription. Stone tablets are generally engraved with the owner's name, the name of the person who set up the monument, the date of setting up the monument, etc. And the stone tablet must be intaglio. Numbers should cross the ecliptic or the white road. It is best to choose solemn Wei Bei, official script and regular script.

6. Protection of tombstones. After the tombstone is erected, pay attention to protection. If it is skewed, it should be corrected. If you drop it, clean it. If it breaks, it should be repaired or replaced.

After the monument is completed, the family will kowtow and burn paper in front of the ancestral monument to show their respect, and some places will also offer flowers for dinner. These are all to convey our memories of our ancestors.

Pay attention to the size of the monument when placing it. It shouldn't be too high or too short. Generally it should not be too low, but the abdomen is too high and the neck is too high. Not as high as possible. It is best to cooperate with the cemetery. The tombs of ordinary people are not too big. The tall monument standing in front of the cave will affect the future of future generations, and future generations will not prosper. Tombstone shape, rectangular, regular, not too narrow or too wide. If the tombstone is short and wide, people will be short and fat.

What are the rules for erecting a monument to parents?

Tombstone is equivalent to the gate of the yin house, and it is the throat that absorbs the breath of the outside world. Its orientation is related to good or bad luck, so the orientation of the monument cannot be arbitrary when it is erected. In the plain (called Pingyanglong in Feng Shui), there are few real mountains and water, and the external atmosphere is generally weak. The power of setting up a monument to change good or bad is also small, and the effect of setting up a monument is far less obvious than that in mountainous areas. There are several elements in building a monument.

First, choose a day shift.

Choose an auspicious time according to the mountain where the monument is erected. If a monument is erected in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it should be erected in the first week and the second half of Tomb-Sweeping Day. If you set up a monument at another time, you must choose the right time. Why didn't you choose the exact time to erect the tombstone before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day? There are two periods in a year to choose the date of feng shui. At one time, before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, all matters about burying haunted houses, such as adding soil, erecting monuments and planting trees, were not taboo, which is why people concentrated all matters about burying haunted houses in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Second, the positioning is reasonable.

This operation is very professional, and it needs to be accurately positioned with a compass according to the position of running water, the height of terrain and the position of pits and ponds.

Third, the texture and color of the flat surface.

The stone tablet is the best material and has long weathering resistance. The color of the surface of the tablet should be black or gray. Black and gray have a dignified feeling, and the color is cold and turbid. It is also suitable for dark houses, not bright colors. This tablet is brightly colored. Among them, according to the direction (front) of the monument, the south should be gray but not black, and the east and southeast should be black but not gray.

Fourth, the size and shape of the stone tablet.

It shouldn't be too high or too short. Generally it should not be too low, but the abdomen is too high and the neck is too high. Not as high as possible. Most people's tombs are not too big. Unlike the tombs of emperors, tall monuments stand in front of caves, which puts pressure on the tombs and affects the future of future generations. Tombstone shape, rectangular, regular, not too narrow or too wide. If the tombstone is short and wide, people will be short and fat.

Fifth, the location of the tombstone.

Tombstones stand at the head and foot of the coffin. Standing at the head of the coffin, known as the Yin tablet, is beneficial to Ding Yansi, and standing at the foot of the coffin is beneficial to family wealth. However, it should be noted that the distance between the tombstone and the grave should not be pressed to the coffin, but to the head of the coffin. Later head diseases, such as headache, stupidity and mental illness, will be crushed to the foot of the coffin, and later people will get foot diseases and leg diseases. In addition, the foundation of the tombstone should be solid to prevent the tombstone from tilting due to soft subsidence in the future, otherwise it will be violently dismissed from office and left home, and future generations will walk askew.

Sixth, the monument.

Generally, tombstones have stone seats. After the rammed foundation is in place, the pedestal can be erected. If there is an incense table, it must be placed in front of the memorial tablet. Never use the incense table as a memorial tablet. If you put the tombstone on the incense table, you will fail.

Seventh, the inscription

Stone tablets are generally engraved with the name of the tomb owner, the name of the person who set up the monument (usually descendants), the date of setting up the monument, and so on. Stone tablets must be carved in a concave way, not in a convex way. Secondly, the number of words should be over the ecliptic. The ecliptic originated from Taoism in Zhang Ling coincides with the date of 12. According to calculation, the single digits of the total number of words are 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9. It's better to cross the white road. According to calculation, the single digits of the total number of words are 1, 2, 6, 7. But there is no need to stick to the number of words. Furthermore, the font should not be running script or cursive script, but solemn Wei Bei, official script and regular script. In the mountain grave, if the drinking water image (drinking water image refers to the mountain around the cave site is shaped like an animal, such as ant land, centipede land, tiger land, cow land, civet cat land, tiger mountain land, dragon playing pearl, phoenix spreading its wings and so on. Drinking water is a special content in geomantic omen), so it is not appropriate to set up a monument. There should be special content when offering sacrifices, such as tiger land and meat when offering sacrifices.

After the tombstone is erected, pay attention to protection. If it is skewed, it should be corrected. If you drop it, clean it. If it breaks, it should be repaired or replaced. According to Feng Shui, tombstones are related to the good or bad of the whole family, such as cracking, early illness on the top or upper part of the tombstone, disaster in the boss on the left side of the tombstone, and injured women on the back of the tombstone. Although you can't believe it all, you should be careful.