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- Jingzi Tong: The sutra refers to the scripture, the sub refers to the sub-book, and the tong means to read well and read through
- Reading history: Zhu means all kinds, all kinds, all kinds, and history refers to history books
- Examination of lineage: Examination is the meaning of study and research, and lineage is the lineage of surname inheritance
- Knowing the beginning and the end: Knowing is the meaning of knowing and knowing, and always the meaning of beginning and ending, origin and end
Then the specific meaning of the whole sentence "Through the scriptures, read the histories, examine the lineage, and know the beginning" is:
After reading the scriptures and the sub-books, when reading the history books and reading the history books, we must examine the lineage of each dynasty and generation, understand the reasons for their prosperity and decline, and then learn lessons from history.
This "Three Character Sutra" is actually to tell us such a thing:
The Spring and Autumn Warring States Period on the mainland was an era of controversy between various philosophical ideas and hundreds of schools of thought, and for Confucian classics and the works of the Hundred Sons and Hundred Schools, they should be able to read and understand their meanings, and then read the history books of various dynasties.
Study well the system and order of inheritance through the ages, observe the establishment and overthrow of various dynasties, understand the beginning and end of historical events, and learn lessons from them.
Related to the content of this "Three Character Classic", there is a small story called "The Legend of the Three Emperors".
The story goes like this:
The Fuxi, Shennong, and Yellow Emperors, known historically as the Three Emperors, were all legendary tribal alliance leaders and inventors of the time.
Fu Xi invented the bow and arrow and taught people to keep six animals. Shennong taught people to grow crops and pick herbs. It is said that he invented houses, cars, shipbuilding, and making five-colored clothes, and calendars and currencies were also his creations. His wife, Changzu, was also the first to raise silkworms for silk.
The Yellow Emperor also had a historian named Cangjie, who created the script. Under the leadership of the Yellow Emperor, his tribe became stronger and stronger, and he led his tribe to defeat the fierce and savage Xuan you, and later defeated the Yan Emperor and unified the Yellow River Valley.
Therefore, now we call the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, that is, we ourselves, the "descendants of Yan Huang".
The story is over, do you understand the reasoning?
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