When many people hear "Onmyoji", their first reaction is that it is Japanese, but in fact, this is not true!

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Onmyoji, also known as a soothsayer, or illusionist, originated in China.

[Onmyoji originated in "China", rats are not nonsense, the first sentence of Baidu Encyclopedia is! howl ~~~~~ be proud!]

Onmyoji not only knows how to look at the stars and face people, but also can measure directions, know disasters, draw talismans, chant spells, and perform illusions.

They are also well aware of the unseen powers of people, such as fate, spirits, and ghosts, and have the ability to control these things.

Onmyoji in Japan originated in China.

The organization formed by the gathering of onmyoji is called "Onmyodo". Japan's "Yin-Yang Dao" originated from the Yin-Yang Five Elements Doctrine during the period of the Hundred Schools of Thought in China.

In the era of ignorance and scientific famine, in order to avoid disasters, people always hoped to know in advance about the changes in heaven and earth, and the emergence of the "Yin and Yang Five Elements Theory" turned this wish into reality. Its representative classic is the Book of Changes, which has been handed down since the Zhou Dynasty.

It is said that in the Warring States Period, there was a school of thought that advocated the doctrine of yin and yang and the five elements, called the "Yin and Yang Family", and at that time, Zou Yan and Zou Shuang, who were from Qi State, were the main representatives.

The "Yin and Yang Theory" regards "Yin" and "Yang" as two mutually reinforcing forces within things, and believes that they are the laws of generation that give birth to all things in heaven and earth.

This is exactly what Lao Tzu said about the concept of the world: "Tao gives birth to one, life to two, two to three, three to all things, all things negative yin and embrace yang, impulsive and harmonious." 」

With the complexity and change of the world, the simple way of thinking about the dichotomy of things can no longer explain the phenomena that are happening in front of us.

As a result, a new mode of thinking was derived, such as "Bagua", which is used to represent the movement and change of yin and yang, representing various natural phenomena, which can be used to calculate the passage of time, natural changes and various encounters in life.

The "Five Elements Theory" is based on the theory that the five basic substances of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth "constantly circulate and change", and develop the concept that the five elements are mutually reinforcing and mutually reinforcing.

Studying the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, you can formulate a calendar from the calculation of the movement of celestial bodies, and grasp all things in the world. Later, the "astronomers" who specialized in the study of celestial bodies, the "almanacists" who studied the calendar, and the "Five Elements" developed to study the calendar.

In the 6th century AD, China's Yin-Yang Five Elements Doctrine, which mixed Taoist mantras with Esoteric divination, was introduced to Japan.

After landing in Japan, a lot of local culture was infiltrated, and a unique "Onmyodo" was formed.

However, when the term officially appeared in Japanese historical records, it was already in the 10th century. At this time, the Yin-Yang Dao was different from the early Chinese Yin-Yang thought, and it had both divination, sacrifice, astronomy, calendar, and other applications, from the national fortune to the emperor's order, down to the affairs of the common people, which could be used to explain.

Prince Shotoku of the Suiko Dynasty was one of the best people in this discipline.

A firm believer in Buddhism, he took into account the coordination of the five elements of yin and yang when formulating the "Twelve Orders of Crowns" and the colors of clothing, which had a great impact on Japanese society, and since then onmyoji has become a popular "profession" and has entered a period of full prosperity.