There are many folk legends about the gods and goddesses, and they are also common in literary and artistic works, such as: "Heavenly Immortal Match", "Tianhe Match", "Ji Gong Biography", etc. People are not disgusted with the netherworld of the gods and reincarnation, and some people believe that there is indeed something. A "Journey to the West" let the children know that Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, and the Eight Precepts of the Pig was originally the marshal of the canopy, and because he flirted with Chang'e, he was punished and protected the Tang monks to learn the scriptures. Of course, "Journey to the West" is a mythical story, and it should not be true.
Moreover, the gods and stars in the heavens were entrusted to the human world by the heavenly court, and they had to undertake the task of consolidating the royal power and relieving the people from danger. After the gods descend, they will become a person, from birth to death, they will also be happy and sad, and they will also have wives and children to complete the whole process of life. They will certainly become loyal to the country, or the virtuous rulers who govern the country, and they will certainly build brilliant deeds to benefit the people, and they will also be loved and admired by the people.
For example, after years of war and chaos from the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was established, and for the sake of Guotai Min'an, the Jade Emperor sent Wenqu Xing and Wu Quxing to go down at the same time to assist the emperor in governing the country. According to the rules, before the gods descend to the mortal world, they must first go to the Nandou Xingjun to determine the appearance of the mortal world. When I checked in, I happened to encounter Nandou Xingjun playing chess with the Big Dipper Xingjun, and Nandou Xingjun was not concentrating and took the wrong face. As a result, after WuQuxing's reincarnation, it was Di Qing, who looked fine and tender, like a quiet scholar, and had to wear a fierce mask when charging into battle. After Wen Quxing was reincarnated, he was Bao Gong, who had a big black face and was mighty and majestic, unlike Shusheng, but just happened to fulfill his iron face and selflessness.
In the Taoyuan Ming Bible, it talks about The life of Guan Laoye himself, talks about the experience of the next mortal twice, of course, also tells about his own promotion, and also mentions the anecdotes about the reincarnation of the third brother Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, who were all assigned by the Heavenly Court. We'll cover their stories in more detail later.
Even in the past, when science was not yet developed, there were people who had doubts and doubts about the next mortal, reincarnation, and so on. In this regard, Guan Laoye personally wrote down his pen to explain, he said: "To the theory of reincarnation and robbery, confucians do not speak, do not know the two ways of interpretation, not without evidence. Try to check the ancient and modern, borrow the corpse to return the soul, the spirit shell is transferred, and the foreign body enters the fetus. ”
Confucianism does not talk about the next mortal, reincarnation, etc., but in Buddhism and Taoism, these things are recognized, and there are many examples. These cannot be considered nonsense.
Regarding the anecdotes in the Taoyuan Ming Bible about the reincarnation of Guan Laoye himself, the third brother Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, it is said: "The emperor's words are in the nations, in the Han Dynasty, and in the Tang and Song Dynasties. "Bible readers can check it for themselves, and it's historical.
The above quoted text is derived from the Edict of Emperor Guansheng of the Han Dynasty, Hou Guansheng of Hanshouting, which is attached to the Taoyuan Ming Bible. In the article, Guan Laoye also recounted his original intention in describing their netherworld affairs in the Taoyuan Ming Bible, "Since the Warring States, I was born kuangjun to save the people, and I had no choice but to look forward to the world with a heart of justice and kindness. ”
The author personally understands that Guan Laoye wants to tell the people three things through the Taoyuan Ming Bible:
First, in times of great turmoil, great change, and great danger, the Heavenly Court will send the Celestial Gods to the stars and places down to personally participate in the changes, defend the country in the turmoil, and benefit the people, that is, the so-called "Kuang Jun to save the people." There is a folk proverb "God starves and does not die blind house finches" may have a deep meaning and is worth savoring.
Second, a person should do good deeds, not do bad deeds, and some people who do bad things seem to be very proud, and Skynet is restored, and sooner or later they will be punished. "Good has good retribution, evil has evil retribution, not not unreported, the time has not yet come", this sentence is not much to say now, I think marshal Chen Yi said this sentence, arousing the passion of the people of the whole country, the author still remembers it as new.
Third, as long as a person is upright and loyal, he may also become a god, and it is useless to just eat and pray to the Buddha. In the Taoyuan Ming Bible, "All the cities and gods under the heavens will be like each other, upright for the gods to the ancient times, loyal to the heavens and the earth for people, and they will be holding the Buddha's apparitions." "It's exactly what these things say.
Guan Laoye admired festivals and righteousness very much, he said: "Festivals and righteousness are complete, divine joy, or the palm of heaven and cao, or the filling of the lack of the city, or the birth of the prince and the hou, the rich and noble millennial karma." ”
If a person does a good job in righteousness, he will be rewarded by the Heavenly Court, and may also be raised to the Heavenly Court. The City God is also a god, a grassroots official of the Heavenly Court who manages the affairs of the Nether, a city-wide area. Generally, dead heroes and courtiers are used to protect the people and fight evil. If the city god of a certain city is absent and replaced by someone, he becomes a god. Even if the conditions are not enough to become a god, it will bless the children.