Many people who have come to Dali will visit the ancient city of Chongsheng Three Pagodas, and then stop at the square in front of the Three Pagodas, take out their mobile phones, click , click ~ ~ ~ After a meal of operation, a "explosive" message has entered the circle of friends. The picture is beautiful, but why doesn't the text look right?
Wait, you call it a phoenix? Have you considered how it feels?
However, when I opened Baidu Search, I found out...
Oh ~ ~ ~ It seems that this knowledge point really needs to be popularized first.
The bird you call the phoenix, in fact, its real name is:
Roc goldfinch
If you have seen the four unique cultural relics introduced in the special edition of CCTV's "National Treasures" about the Yunnan part, you will know the "Dapeng Golden-winged Bird" because it is one of the four unique cultural relics.
CCTV, "National Treasure", 20190106 issue (interested in the tube can be reviewed)
"Dapeng Golden-winged Bird", Sanskrit name "Garou luo", is one of the "Eight Heavenly Dragons" among the Buddhist protector gods, and it is said that it can eclipse three thousand dragons and calm the flood. The Dragon King, Kinnara, could not bear it and appealed to the Buddha, and both of them were enlightened by the Buddha, and both became members of the Eight Heavenly Dragons. Kalura guards the Buddha's head, and Kinnara is good at music and often serves the Buddha.
Some people have doubts: Dali will not cause heavy water, where is the flood?
You can think of it this way precisely because you know very little about the Nanzhao Dali state, and the tradition of the Dali Bai people to worship the Dapeng golden-winged bird also confirms this history.
In ancient times, Dali was originally a Ze country, often plagued by floods. At that time, the Bai ancestors living around the Erhai Sea believed that the flood was caused by dragons, and the Buddhist Family Karou Luo happened to feed on dragons, so the local Bai ancestors regarded him as an object of worship. Later, the Bai ancestors derived the original image of the golden rooster into an image with the characteristics of the Buddhist "Karou luo" and stood on the top of the pagodas to suppress floods. Since then, the Dapeng golden-winged bird has become the patron saint of Dali.
After thousands of years, the Roc golden-winged bird has become a characteristic cultural symbol of the Bai people. Whether it is in the square in front of the three towers of Chongsheng Temple, or in various parks and various buildings in Dali, the shadow of the golden-winged bird can be seen, and even Dali's name for boys and girls has the mark of the Dapeng golden-winged bird, the Dali Bai guy is called Ah Peng, and the girl is called Jinhua, which shows that the worship of the Dapeng golden-winged bird has been deeply imprinted on all aspects of the life of Bai compatriots.
Today's Dali is no longer affected by floods, and the Erhai Sea is no longer plagued by floods, but now the Dapeng golden-winged bird has been given more meaning by the Dali people: it is still silently guarding Dali, guarding the Erhai Sea, and guarding its people who worship him. Fight for the environmental protection and ecological development of the Erhai Sea!