Brief introduction of ancient five emperors
The Five Emperors have two meanings: The first meaning is the combination of characters, which refers to the five tribal leaders in the ancient legends of China. There are three main theories. The first refers to the Yellow Emperor, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku, Yao and Shun. The second statement refers to Da Bian (Fuxi), Yan Di, Huangdi, Shao Bian (Shao Hao) and Zhuan Xu. The third statement refers to Zhuan Xu, (Di Ku) and Yao Shun.
Also refers to the period of five emperors. Five emperors can be divided into congenital five emperors and acquired five emperors. It is believed that he became a god after his death, assisting the God of Heaven and the Five Innate Emperors to rule the Five Kingdoms. The congenital five emperors have different names in Confucianism and Taoism.
Character combination
Five outstanding tribal leaders in ancient China
Who are the Five Emperors? According to different historical records, there are the following five statements:
(1) Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku, Yao and Shun (Dadai Li Ji, Historical Records);
(2) Dongxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Yaoshun (Warring States Policy);
(3) Tai Hao, Yan Di, Huangdi, Shao Hao and Zhuan Xu (Lv Chunqiu);
(4) Huangdi,, Zhuan Xu,, Yao ("Zijian Waiji");
(5) Shao Hao, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku, Yao Shun.
Five God
Five Gods: The five gods in China mythology, also known as the "Five Heavenly Emperors" and "Five Heavenly Emperors". Namely:
Di Qing in the eastern suburbs was attached to the emperor: Fuxi was attached to the official; Ju Mang is attached to a star; The Traveler is juxtaposed with Chen San and Seven Nights in the East.
(Representative: Spring Beast: Qinglong Wuxing: Wood)
Chi Di in the southern suburbs is attached to the emperor: Shennong worships the official: Zhu Rong worships the star: Huo Ying worships the other: Chen San, seven nights in the south.
(Representative: Summer Beast: Suzaku Five Elements: Fire)
Huangdi in the Middle Suburb matches the emperor: Xuanyuan worships the official; Hou Di worships stars; Revitalize the stars.
(Beast: Huanglong Five Elements: Earth)
In the western suburbs, Bai Di was attached to the emperor: Shao Hao was attached to the official; Fu is attached to a star; Taibai became attached to worship: Chen San and seven nights in the West.
(Representative: Autumn Beast: White Tiger and Five Elements: Gold)
Hei Di in the northern suburb is the emperor: Zhuan Xu (zhuānx) worships the official: Xuan Ming worships the stars: Chen Xing worships: Chen San, seven nights in the north.
(Representative: Winter Beast: Xuanwu Five Elements: Water)
Emperor Xian Wu
The protector of Taoism, also known as "Huaguang Emperor" and "Ma Tianjun".
The Five Emperors, also known as Five Sages, Five Emperors and Huaguang Bodhisattva, are the gods worshipped by Taoist witches. Buddhist books call it "Huaguang Tathagata", commonly known as "Five Bodhisattvas".
In Hakka folklore, he is from God to man, and from man to God and God. Legend has it that the Jade Emperor named it "Jade Buddha is the best king and the first official emperor".
And always in the middle of town, from then on, all people worshipped him and asked boys and men and women to get women. Businessmen go out for profit, be champions, scholars, farmers, and have a bumper harvest of grain, and be responsive. In the countryside of Xunwu County, Jiangxi Province, a grand temple fair is held every year on September 28th of the lunar calendar to celebrate Wu Xiandi's birthday and pray for good weather and good peace. In Yongding County, western Fujian, the Five Emperors are the God of Wealth, which won the devout worship of tobacco merchants. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, cigarette merchants go to Wudang Five Immortals Temple in the south gate to burn incense and sacrifice. Every year, from the 15th to 18th of the first month, Emperor Wuxian is welcomed, and the four gates of East, West, North and South each welcome one day. After the Five Emperors returned to the Palace, the tobacco merchants hurriedly picked out the "Five Sacrifices" (chicken, duck, fish, pork and beef) and incense paper cannons and rushed to the temple to offer sacrifices.
There is also a saying that the Five Emperors, also called the birthday of Huaguang, are the full names of the Five Emperors. Birthday is on September 28th of the lunar calendar. Legend has it that Emperor Huaguang was a three-eyed god, so he was also called three-eyed Huaguang. He likes playing with fire. The Kowloon Wharf, once the Jade Emperor, was burnt down because of playing with fire. The jade emperor was furious and set up a fast to punish him and let him fall from the sky on August 1 every year. Every year in August and September of the lunar calendar, the weather is dry and prone to fire; On Huaguang's birthday, that is, at the end of the ceremony, residents tied up flammable charcoal and paper pieces and put them at the door, which were collected by wizards and monks from door to door, concentrated in paper boats and burned in the rivers and seas, which was called "fire boat". At that time, every household will pay homage to the Huaguang Fire Temple, offering daily necessities, gold ingots, incense and so on. And pray for a year of peace. There were a series of celebrations that day. Statues of the Five Emperors are enshrined in Wu Tong Palace as a reward to God.
Taiwan Province, Macau, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places worship the Five Emperors. On September 28th of the lunar calendar, the custom of paying homage in different places is basically the same as the custom of celebrating the birthday of the Five Emperors.
The literature in Taiwan Province Province is called "Five Elements Emperor", also known as "Lingguang Emperor with Five Signs, Lingguan Emperor with Five Signs, Gong Ling Emperor with Five Signs, Lingguang Emperor with Five Signs". Folk customs in Taiwan Province Province are also called Five Emperors, Five Emperors, Five Emperors and Five Elements. One is the Five Emperors, Wang Mingshan, Ma Zizhen, Ling and Xiao Cong. Ming. Positive. Straight man. German "Five Brothers". Respond to the world's performance: During the Song Taizu period (more than 600 AD), the Five Emperors, namely the King of Huaguang, converted to Buddhism when they succeeded, and the Jade Emperor God named the Five Emperors, namely the King of Huaguang, as the "Jade Emperor who sealed the Buddha to the utmost goodness". The middle boundary of Yongzheng, which protects the country and benefits the people, is worshipped by people, saves the world clearly, has great inspiration, strong incense, long life and wealth. The whole people want boys and girls, and the business is profitable. Be the number one scholar, be responsive, not responsive, enrich, and enjoy the festival forever.
Five emperors:
Huangdi:
The leader of the ancient tribal alliance in China, the leader of the ancient Chinese nation in China. The first of the five emperors. Known as China's "ancestor of mankind".
History shows that the Yellow Emperor was named after his virtue.
The great achievements of the Yellow Emperor in unifying Chinese tribes and conquering Dongyi and Jiuli nationalities go down in history. During the reign of the Yellow Emperor, he planted hundreds of crops and plants, vigorously developed production, and began to make clothes, build ships and cars, make music and create medicine.
Zhuan Xu:
China ancient tribal alliance leader, one of the "Five Emperors", Ji surname,No. Levin, grandson of the Yellow Emperor, son of Changyi. Zhuan Xu gave birth to Qiong Chan, the ancestor of Yu Shun. Later Xia and Chu were his descendants.
Zhuan Xu has become one of the two major systems under the Yellow Emperor system alongside Di Ku and one of the ancestors of human beings in China. In the myths and legends handed down, Zhuan Xu is the god in charge of the north.
Di Ku (Ku):
Born in (now Suiyang Town, Shangqiu City, Henan Province), a famous gentleman. It is said that he is the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, the leader of the ancient tribal alliance in China, and one of the five emperors. He is the prototype of Emperor Di Jun in Shan Hai Jing.
After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was listed as the third emperor among the "Three Emperors and Five Emperors". Yan Huang before, Yao and Shun after, which laid the foundation of China. He is the ancestor of the Chinese nation, the ancestor of mankind, the ancestor of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and the father of the wise, abandoned, Qi and Yao emperors.
Yao:
Qi Yi was a native of Fang Xun Ancient Chinese (now Tangxian County, Baoding City, Hebei Province).
China was the leader of the ancient League of Nations and one of the "Five Emperors". Yao is the son of his son, and his mother has its capital. Thirteen-year-old Tao (a native of Taosi Township, Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province) assisted Zhi. At the age of fifteen, he was renamed Tao Tang in Pingyang (now Linfen, Shanxi).
At the age of twenty, Yao became the son of heaven and made Pingyang his capital. Yao Li has been successful for seventy years. Twenty years later, Yao Lao and Shun succeeded Yao in power. Yao died twenty-eight years later and was buried in Gulin (Juancheng County, Shandong Province). Yao inherited the throne from his brother Di Zhi and abdicated to Shun.
Main achievements: perfecting politics, controlling floods and making calendars.
Shun:
One of the three emperors and five emperors. Shun, the leader of the four-nation alliance, proclaimed himself emperor because of Yao's abdication. His title is "Yu", so his name is "Emperor Shun of Yu". Descendants are referred to as Shun for short, and the Chinese nation is of the same clan.
Shun Zen abdicated and handed to Dayu a 16-character biography of his heart, namely, China's mental method: "People's hearts are only in danger, but their hearts are only small, and they are only excellent, so let them be in the middle." China's mind method has become the highest cultural theory of the Chinese nation.
He is not only one of the founders of China's morality, but also an important founder of Chinese civilization.