Du Er Zhenren knew that the Broken Shoulder Demon God was sent by Rahu to take advantage of his life, if it weren't for Xiang Jian and the water fairy to protect the immortal body, he would have to reshape the golden body.

Thinking about it, Du Erzhen pulled out the magic sword in his waist, wanting to end the life of this delusional man.

The sword is a magic weapon that can ward off evil spirits and slash demons, and in the Taoist rituals, the sword is one of the important magic weapons used by high-level martial arts mages when practicing the law.

It is recorded in the Taoist scriptures: "The talisman sword can only ward off evil spirits."

The sword is also a symbol of the Taoist monk's ability to cut off the demons in his heart.

The cultivation of the Dao Gate is really focused on strengthening the Dao heart and cutting off the demons in the heart.

There are two long belts in the shape of a sword at the button part of the robe, which is called the wisdom sword, that is, "but with the power of the wisdom sword, jump out of the sinking five bitter gates", the eight immortals of the cave Lu Dongbin explained the meaning of the wisdom sword as "one break troubles, two cut off lust, three break greed".

Daomen is based on the dual cultivation of life and attaches great importance to physical training.

Daomen belief culture not only attaches importance to sex, that is, the inner spiritual cultivation, but also pays attention to life, that is, the exercise of the body, in the Daomen, there are many cultivators who practice martial arts since childhood, and the sword as one of the main instruments of martial arts, and the ethereal leisure pursued by the Taoist is consistent, and is naturally loved by the monks.

Finally, Taoist priests like to wear swords, which is also related to the practicality of weapons such as self-defense that is often needed for cultivation in the deep mountains, so nowadays in the reckless turmoil of disturbances, magic swords are not only commonly used in scientific rituals, but also worn by people who carry them with them.

Ritual, a Taoist term, refers to the Taoist dojo rituals.

Branch, there are procedures, articles, books, products and other meanings, and the department can be interpreted to do actions.

"Cheng" has a legal meaning, that is, "the accuracy of the Cheng's things", which is based on a certain procedure. Etiquette, ritual is the etiquette program, French style, etiquette, and ritual of the code system, as often said, "etiquette is like etiquette".

In the Taoist Temple, people can often see the Taoist monks wearing gold and silver thread robes, holding different ritual instruments, chanting ancient tunes, dancing in the mandala, this is the Taoist Zhai Jiao ritual, commonly known as "the dojo", called "according to the science of teaching", referred to as "science education", that is, the ritual.

The original meaning of "fasting" refers to Qi and purity, and then it means fasting and cleansing, which means that before the sacrifice, you must bathe and change your clothes, do not eat meat and wine, and do not sleep in the house, so as to show the sincerity of the sacrificer.

The beginning of the Tao to receive this ceremony, the beginning of the prayer, vegetarian pure heart, bathing and cleansing, called "fasting" at the beginning of "accumulating virtue and relieving sorrows", and then "and God to protect life", and then "dedication", "happiness", "harmony", that is, "cultivation", this is the highest state of fasting.

Therefore, the Taoist Gate attaches great importance to fasting and has formulated a set of fasting methods.

According to its size and work, it is divided into inner fasting and outer fasting.

Inner fasting is the extreme way: including fasting, sitting and forgetting, contemplation, etc.

Wai Zhai is the degree of Jiji: including the three 箮 seven products, the three seals refer to the Golden Qi Zhai, the Jade Qi Zhai, and the Huang Qi Zhai; the seven products refer to the Three Emperor Zhai, the Natural Zhai, the Shangqing Zhai, the Zhijiao Zhai, the Tutan Zhai, the Ming Zhen Zhai, and the Sanyuan Zhai.

Various fasting methods have different meanings, such as "eliminating natural disasters and protecting the emperor of the town", "saving the people, please thank you", and "pulling out the suffering of the nine shades of hell" in Huang Zongzhai.

The original meaning of "Jiao" is sacrifice, one of which is a crown and the other is a sacrifice, which is an important ritual.

The Daomen inherited and developed the sacrificial side of Jiao as a way to commune with the gods.

"Jiao" also has "Jiao Law", the so-called "Jiao Law", refers to the procedures, etiquette and other rules of the Jiao Ceremony.

There are many names of "Jiao", and everyone in the world will have corresponding Jiao names if they need it, such as Jiulong Jiao for Rain, Zhengyi Chuan Du Jiao, Luo Tian Da Jiao and so on.

The fasting method and the Jiao method were not the same, and later merged with each other.

"Jiao rituals" refer to certain laws and regulations on which Jiao prayer activities are based, and there are generally yang and yin things, that is, there are clear Jiao and secluded Jiao.

There are prayers for blessings and thanksgiving, but illness and longevity, blessings for the country, prayers for rain, relief of misfortune and disasters, birthday celebrations, etc., belong to the Taiping Jiao and other rituals.

There are such things as summoning the souls of the dead, bathing the bridge, breaking the prison and breaking the lake, refining and giving food, etc., which belong to the ritual of helping the dead and fasting.

Holding a Zhai Jiao ritual is often done through the construction of altars, the setting up of supplies, the pouring of prayers, the stepping of the gang, the recitation of mantras, etc., which is the most active and active factor of the monks, because all of this is done by them.

All this constitutes a complete Zhaijiao ritual.

Jiao altar. To build Jiao, an altar must be set up first, which is called "Jiao Altar", also known as "Dharma Altar". The "altar" refers to a high platform built of earth on the land of Gutan to worship the gods and ancestors.

According to the "Taoist Book of Conferring God Deed": "The ancients all had altars, and there was a shrine altar later. Remember: The altar is not the house, and the ancient Jiao altar is in the wild. Now under the house, from the simplicity also. It shows that the original Jiao altar was originally in the open air, and later changed to be in the hall.

Different forms of Jiao are often built with altars of different scales.

Large-scale fasting and Jiao activities are usually built in one altar, one of which is the main altar, called the "capital altar", and the rest of the altars are called "branch altars".

In the Jiao ceremony, the Taoist people who have a certain title and duty are collectively called deacons, that is, Jiao altar deacons.

Its deacons mainly include: high gong, fasting, speaking, serving, serving, incense, lamp, etc......

Gao Gong: Ranked first among all deacons.

The person in charge must be "full of morality, majestic and external, heaven and man return, and ghosts and gods have foresight"; in the ceremony, they must "fly in the morning, inherit the face and declare virtue, benefit the three realms, and pay respects to the officials".

Jian Zhai: The position is second only to Gao Gong. His duties are, first, "to grasp the charter, to enforce the ban, to correct the altar position, and to revitalize the government"; the second is to "carefully investigate the wrong, calmly give simplicity, have strict wings, and do not abuse or fall". That is, he is in charge of the ritual law and is the deputy of Gao Gong.

It is said that together with Gao Gong and Jian Zhai, they are called the "Three Masters". The person in charge must "assist the pass, practice the law, praise and sing the ceremony, and lead the class association"; Xuantan is stepping forward, ascending to the throne and speaking.

It is in line with people's hope and tacit understanding of people's hearts". That is, the supervisor sings praises and guides, and is also the deputy of Gao Gong.

Attendants: Taoists who are responsible for displaying, arranging, and collecting scriptures, and preparing for the recitation, tuning, and instrumentation.

Incense Servant: A Taoist who is responsible for cleaning the incense burner and incense case, and keeps burning incense during the ceremony.

Lamp attendant: A Taoist who is responsible for sorting out and cleaning the lighting utensils, and keeps the lights and candles shining during the ritual without interruption.

Chime and Chime and Chi Chime: The Taoist who is responsible for striking Chime and Bell. The sound of the chime bell directly prescribes the rhythm of the chanting of the scriptures and the conduct of the rituals.

On the Taoist Jiao altar, pay attention to certain rules, which is called majesty.

Because of the handover of the people and gods, they can't be lazy, so they set up a clear rule, the purpose is to "stop their laziness, check their disobedience, inspect their deeds, observe their sincerity, and if they are at fault, they will be corrected as they go." ”

There are two types of ritual instruments used by them: one is the instrument of Yangqi immortals, the ancestor of the court, and the utensils used to ward off evil and suppress evil spirits, such as Guijian, Ruyi, jade book, jade seal, magic sword, order flag, order arrow, token, magic ruler, town altar wood, etc., and the other is various percussion instruments, such as cymbals, bells, cymbals, bells, drums, bells, snails, chimes, etc.

In the Jiao altar ritual, there is its unique operation, shape. There are mainly external mantra steps, incense and ritual tables and other methods, and internal meditation such as thinking and moving, percussion and concentration of spirits.

Here are the key points:

Mantra: A term used to refer to the gods. In ancient times, "mantras" were passed through "wishes", and generally ended with "urgency is like a law".

Holding a mantra can invite the gods, drive away evil spirits, save lives, protect oneself, etc.

Trick: The shape formed by the fingers coiled and pinched in a certain way is called the trick, and the process is called the kneading. Pinching the trick can control the evil through the truth, and the general will govern things.

Different gods have different techniques, such as Lingguan Jue, Doumu Jue, etc.

Step: Refers to stepping on the gang step bucket. According to legend, it was created from Xia Yu, so it is also called "Yu step". "Gang" refers to Tiangang, and "Dou" refers to Beidou.

Gao Gong is on the mandala, the place of the fake abbot, thinking that the nine heavens, according to the direction of the stars, step on it, you can gallop through the nine heavens and start the heavens.

There are many kinds of Gang, such as Sanbaogang, Twenty-eight Sugang, Jiao Taigang, etc., each with its own useful methods.

Lamp: refers to the common ritual element of lighting the altar and lighting the lamp and candle on the Jiao altar, which was originally an independent ritual body, and was later included in other ceremonies.

Its function is to illuminate the heavens, go down to hell, and pull out the souls of the dead, so after the death of a person, he will "law the heavens and the earth, and burn the lamp to tell the symbol", in order to achieve "beyond the good and difficult".

Worship: One of the most common and common rituals in Taoist Jiao altars. Commonly known as "kowtowing" and "making a bow", whether it is a Taoist or a believer, inside and outside the Taoist temple, facing the statue of the gods, must worship, which is the primary and fundamental of humane religion.

Those who are new to humanity must first learn to pray, which is called "prostration." There are four practices, namely, the chief salute, the salute, the observance and the heart salute.

Chanting: The most common and common ritual element in the Daomen Jiao altar, which refers to the recitation of scriptures. The first ritual must be preceded by chanting.

When reciting, one person recites alone, and some people recite it together, and some sutras are recited once, and some sutras are recited many times. There are also many ways to do it, mainly including heart recitation, form recitation, divine recitation, heart blessing, secret blessing, micro blessing and so on.

Through chanting, the first natural disasters are eliminated and the king is protected, and the poison is poisoned to save the people, and life and death are relied on, and their blessings are difficult to win.

Step Void: Refers to the tune used in the recitation of the words on the Jiao altar, and it is said that its melody is like the ethereal walking void of the immortals, so it is also known as "the sound of step void".

The words filled in according to the Buxu music are called "Buxu words". The music is beautiful and has profound artistic connotations.

Thinking: A "Cunsi", referred to as "Cun". It is required to close the eyes or slightly close, and contemplate the appearance and activity state of a certain thing or god, in order to concentrate the mind, remove distracting thoughts, and enter the realm of the transition between man and God.

Daomen believes that Jian Jiao does not know how to think, and cannot communicate with the world of people and gods, and Zhai Jiao loses its meaning.

The objects of contemplation are very extensive, including contemplation of celestial phenomena (sun, moon, stars, clouds, etc.), scenery (qi, fire), human body (five organs, dantian), and divine truth (inner and outer gods), etc., which are mostly taught secretly by masters and apprentices.

Percussion: that is, the upper teeth and the lower teeth knock together to drive away evil spirits. Generally, it is divided into Mingtian Drum (left knock), hitting the Sky Chime (right knocking), and Mingfa Drum (when the incisors are 4,004 and a total of eight years old).

The left knock is used to hit the young heavenly gate and respond to the Lamb, the right knock is used to subdue and surrender, and the Dharma drum is used to pass the true God, and it is used for all court performances.

Entering the table: The Taoist will perform the ritual of the heavenly court, also known as the "upper table". Its program is to open the altar, invite the saint, and worship the table.

Its usage depends on the level of the god, and the highest god of the Daomen is called "Shangda Table", and the general god is called "Shangshu".

Finally, the text of the table is incinerated, called "the table", in order to be delivered to the heavens, sacrificed to the heavens, and all the saints come to the mandala to bless the Trillium, and the ancestors are reduced.

Refining: That is, using talismans to transform ghosts and gods, so that they are exceeded.

Refining refers to refining the soul of the deceased with true water and fire, and degree refers to cultivating the path of fasting and uprooting the ghost. Its function is to "serve the living (runes), which can restore the spirit." And the ghosts and gods can also be measured."

Almsgiving: A ritual element of the Taoist ritual, also called "Hu Shi" or "Relief", commonly known as "Flame Mouth", that is, fasting to surpass ghosts.

Rice is served in the Hu to eat, called "Hu Shi", and the method of "sacrifice" should be used when eating, that is, high merit and thought, and the ghosts are saved by gods, so that they can ascend to the heavens as soon as possible and get rid of the ghosts.

Scattered flowers: Ritual elements commonly used in the composition of Jiao altar ceremonies. Through the imaginary immortal saint Luan, the Jiao altar is transformed into the Yao altar where the immortal saint lives, and he imagines that he is the immortal saint in the altar to promote the Tao, so the scattered flowers are used as one of the ritual contents of the praise of the immortal saint and the transformation of the Jiao altar.

Taoist "scattered flowers" is not to scatter flowers on the spot, but to chant, so there are a variety of scattered flowers.

Resolving grievances and relieving knots: The so-called grievances mainly refer to all kinds of interpersonal grievances in the world, which have caused the implication of yin lawsuits, the suffering of yin ghosts, and the retribution of the yang world.

Turning the altar shutter: turning the altar refers to transforming the altar into a fairyland of Yaotan and the world of immortals;

This kind of ritual is mostly completed by turning into symbols, chanting, and remembering, and there is an "inverted rolling curtain" in the rhyme.

Enlightening the teacher and thanking the teacher: the third division of the ceremony. The three divisions refer to the degree teacher, the nationality teacher and the scripture teacher. All large dojos are equipped with ancestral altars.

At the beginning of the opening of the altar, Gao Gonggong said to the teacher's altar and started the three divisions, please bless it, and call it the enlightenment. When going down the altar, it is necessary to thank the three masters, so as not to forget the teacher's kindness, which is called thanking the teacher.

The above various rituals constitute large and small fasting scenes.