Chapter 129: The Dojo (1)

Wan Qiyang called a car when he left the yamen, while Zhao Long and his brothers rode horses, and the time for them to go out of the city from the inner city of the capital to the cemetery was shorter than the distance from Majiabao to the cemetery. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After a few people arrived at the cemetery, Wan Qiyang had already seen a group of people in the cemetery from a distance, and when he got out of the car, he found Lin Hai coming over.

"Childe, you are here, and now you are erecting a monument, according to your will, the inscription engraved in the name of the son of the pillar, but I don't know what generation Childe left behind." Lin Hai asked Wan Qiyang for instructions.

"According to the nephews, just write Ma Yang's name!" Wan Qiyang said it casually, this is also the name of the time when he met the village chief in the village, so he is Uncle Ma's nephew in the village.

"Okay, I'll go and ask the stonemason to carve it right away, and in addition, I invited the Quanzhen sect outside the Xibian Gate to make the dojo, and now the dojo is being placed." Lin Hai pointed out to Wan Qianyang what kind of people were included in these people, and Wan Qianyang nodded and said that he knew! After a while, I have to say hello to the Taoist, after all, when I pretend to be a ghost, I borrowed the identity of the disciple of the Taoist of the Heavenly Machine, no matter how I say that I am also a fake Taoist, I still need to see the real Taoist, and I am also the master of this dojo, this etiquette must be had.

It is said that this Taoist etiquette is rooted in the cultural soil of the Chinese nation, which is known as the "State of Etiquette", and its etiquette is quite complete and very exquisite.

Taoist etiquette is the code of conduct of Taoist priests in their daily lives. The difference between it and the precepts is that the precepts are specified in clauses, and those who violate them will be punished. Etiquette is the minimum code of conduct for Taoist priests, and violators are regarded as misconduct and belong to the Taoist etiquette. The content of Taoist rituals is very complex, ranging from daily salutations to walking in and out. There is a certain etiquette in everything, and at the same time, the external etiquette and demeanor of a cultivator or devotee are also the embodiment of his moral cultivation.

Since its establishment, Taoism has inherited Taoism and absorbed some etiquette of Confucianism and traditional Chinese etiquette, combined with the actual situation of Taoism, and standardized the external image of Taoist priests in many aspects such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, audio-visual, titles, and altars, so that they are different from ordinary people in terms of speech, clothing, access, diet, recitation, and Jiao, and restrain Taoist priests to cultivate the Tao with a pure heart and transcend ordinary world.

Taoist etiquette can be divided into two aspects, etiquette is etiquette, and ritual is etiquette. In other words, Taoism uses a unique form of etiquette to regulate the behavior of Taoist priests, which is a specific behavior ritual that distinguishes it from the laity.

Since the creation of Taoism, it has formulated a set of rituals, which have been continuously increased and improved in successive dynasties. The establishment of the true jungle system is particularly important for the requirements of etiquette. Taoism does not have specific punishment measures for those who violate etiquette, and is often punished by clear rules.

Moreover, there is also a special set of rules in terms of dress, clothing is a prominent symbol of the Taoist religious form, and people can clearly identify Taoists from the clothing. Taoist priests must wear a scarf on their heads, civilian clothes, white socks, and cloth shoes in the temple.

Taoist costumes, in ancient times, were called "feather clothes" and "feather clothes". The earliest unified customization of Taoist clothing began with Lu Xiujing in the Liu Song dynasty of the Southern Dynasty.

The clothing worn by modern Taoists, large and small tops, is "big collar", which is the clothing style of the Han people before the Ming Dynasty. Yellow and black edges, used when taking ordination; Dharma clothes, refers to the Dharma clothes worn by the "high merit" of the dojo and the Dharma clothes worn by the "abbot" when performing religious ceremonies; Flower clothes are the Dharma clothes worn by the scripture master to recite the scriptures in the temple and do the dojo, and there are also plain and non-embroidered ones, commonly known as "class clothes". The coat and robe are generally blue, like the sky and the air of the oriental green sun; The vestments are mostly red and yellow, but also blue and green; The abbot wore purple vestments; The class clothes are mostly red and yellow.

Taoism calls the hats worn by Taoists "scarves", and there are nine types of togues. They are: mixed yuan scarf, Zhuangzi scarf, pure yang scarf, Jiuliang scarf, Haoran scarf, Xiaoyao scarf, Sanjiao scarf, word scarf, sun scarf.

The qualified clothing of a Taoist priest is not only neatly dressed, but also neatly dressed. The so-called "crown" refers not only to hats, but also to special ceremonial ornaments. The most common ones are the Yellow Crown, the Five Peaks Crown, the Five Old Crowns, etc., which are used for the Dharma, and are dedicated to special sessions and cannot be worn casually.

Taoist shoes, socks also have rules, shoes to green cloth double-face shoes for the most qualified, generally wear green cloth round shoes or blue and white "ten square shoes", multi-ear hemp shoes can also. Socks are all white cloth high socks.

The trouser tube must be fitted into the sock tube, and the trouser tube must not be open. Do not wear high white socks and tie your trousers at knee length. If you don't tie your trousers and go to the temple, the lord of the temple will not let you enter the temple, and you will be punished if you enter the temple.

Taoists are not allowed to wear "crowns" to enter the toilet, and those who wear "crowns" to enter the toilet will be punished.

The greeting etiquette of the Taoist is also measured, and when the Taoist couple meets or the Taoist meets the customs, they must bow their hands or make a bow.

Bow to the fist and bow the hand. Hug each other (the left hand holds the right hand, meaning to promote good and hide evil, cover the left hand for good, and the right hand for evil), raise the chest, stand and not bow down, and say: "immeasurable view" or "good, good", you can also say: "Taoist compassion". "Immeasurable view" has the meaning of infinite blessings with others. When meeting people, when holding something in one hand, stretch out one hand, and bend the index finger inward as a salute (for the meaning of one gas and three clearings).

To bow down is to bow down. Bow down and fold your hands in front of your abdomen, and salute from the bottom up (not through your nose). Because raising hands is accompanied by bending (bowing), it is also called (bowing). Because the body is bent into a crescent shape, it is called "Yuanyi". Do not bend too much when bowing to others, so as not to protrude unsightly from your buttocks. It is more respectful to bow than to bow to the elderly.

Jiao is a compulsory lesson in the daily life of Taoist priests. The etiquette of Zhai Jiao is very complicated, such as offering incense, bowing, and doing a dojo. When offering incense, it should also be offered to God.

There are incense, tea (water), lamps, flowers, fruits, etc. The Taoist brings the offering to the offering table with both hands, holds the offering with both hands to the forehead, bows down, and then puts it on the offering table. The order of offerings is from the inside to the outside, tea, fruits, rice (rice products), vegetables (green vegetables, dried vegetables), steamed bread (flour products), and you can also drink water and offer flowers to express your heart.

When the Taoist incense is offered, he first piously burns three incense sticks in the incense burner. Don't break the incense, don't go to the incense that doesn't burn. If there is an open flame after ignition, it can be extinguished up and down, and cannot be blown out with filthy gas. After the three incense sticks are lit, come to the mat with both hands to raise the incense and the forehead is level, bow down and salute, and then go to the incense burner in front of the left hand to incense, the three incense sticks should be inserted flat and straight, and the distance between the incense and the incense should not be too much. The order of incense is the first middle, the second left, and then the right incense, and then the kneeling cushion after the incense.

Taoist ritual knocking is divided into three salutes and three knocks, and three salutes and nine knocks. When saluting, keep your hands up from your eyebrows and down to your knees. The specific worship method is: upright, two eyes hanging the curtain, calm and calm, two feet about five inches away from the kneeling pad, two heels about two inches apart, toes about eight inches apart, forming an outer figure-of-eight shape.

The salute is: hands in front of the abdomen, the left thumb into the right hand into the tiger's mouth, pinch the right hand ring finger root joint (sub-pattern), the right hand thumb pinch the right hand middle finger (noon pattern), the remaining four fingers of the left hand hold the right hand, this is the outer "Tai Chi diagram", the inner pinch "meridian jue", its meaning is "hold the yuan and keep one". When prostrating, the hands are at the level of the nose and should not be higher than the nose. Then draw an arc with the palm inward, the back of the palm outward, slide it down on the chest, and draw an arc with the right hand to circle it downwards and to the right while bowing down.

The prostration is: the right hand palm is pressed down on the mat, the left hand leaves the chest arc downward to the left and right directions, presses on the back of the right hand, overlaps with the right hand to form a cross, kneels on the mat at the same time, the left and right hands forearm on the cushion at the same time, the tip of the two elbows and the two knees in a straight line, and the head knocks on the back of the hand. Raise your head, retract your left hand to cover your heart, receive it with your right hand, clasp your hands back as before, get up and stand still, this is a salute and a knock.

After completing the three salutes and three bows, the foot retreats half a step back and bows again, turns to the head of the temple on the spot, bows and bows, and the three bows and three bows are completed at this time.

The three salutes and nine knocks are the grand gifts of Taoism. On the first and fifteenth days of the new year, the patriarch's Christmas and other Taoist festivals, when the Taoist people live in the temple to pray for auspiciousness and celebrate their birthdays, the abbot and the prison will make incense and perform these three rites and nine bows.

The Taoist priest bows to the image of the eighty-one of the Taishang, that is, the foot stands in eight characters, the hand is pressed on the cross, and the head is one.

Taoist priests must participate in various dojo activities, dress neatly, and pray sincerely. Don't laugh or laugh, but do it solemnly.

Taoist priests also need a "crown scarf" after becoming a monk. The "crown scarf" is a ceremony for a monk to officially become a Taoist. This ritual is only held at the Temple of Descendants. The crown scarf is also called "little ordination". Several teachers are present during the ceremony, such as the scarf master (high merit), the master (i.e., the teacher, the master), the hair puller, the introducer or the usher.

The etiquette of the Jiao ceremony is very complicated, and it is also the most elaborate and important. When doing a dojo, be sure to treat it according to Taoist conventions.

At this time, Wan Qi Yangyuan watched a Taoist chief standing on the side, commanding several small Taoist priests from time to time to set up an offering table, on which were some offerings and incense burners. This Taoist person wears a pure yang scarf on his head, wears a magic robe, and steps on road boots, which looks quite solemn and formal.

Wan Qiyang straightened his clothes at this time, and then strode towards the Qingfeng Dao Chief, three steps away from him, the two of them saluted, "The Qingfeng Dao Leader is polite!" Wan Qiyang bowed his hands and saluted the Qingfeng Dao Chief.

"Good, good, Mr. Yang, you are polite!" The Taoist chief waved with one hand and whisked dust in the other.

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