What are Hetu and Luoshu?
Introduction
He Tu and Luo Shu are two mysterious patterns handed down from ancient China. They have always been considered the origin of Heluo culture and the source of Chinese civilization. They are known as " The Rubik's Cube of the Universe".
Legend
According to legend, during the time of the Fuxi clan in ancient times, a dragon and horse emerged from the Yellow River in Mengjin County, northeast of Luoyang, carrying a "river map" on its back and dedicated it to Fuxi. Fuxi developed Bagua based on this, which later became the source of "Book of Changes". It is also said that during the reign of Emperor Yu, a magical turtle emerged from the Luo River in Luoning County, west Luoyang, carrying "Luo Shu" on its back and dedicated it to Emperor Yu. Dayu succeeded in controlling the floods based on this, and then divided the world into Kyushu. Based on this, a nine-chapter law was formulated to govern society, which was handed down and included in the Book of Documents, named "Hong Fan". "Yi Xici" says: "The river produces pictures, Luo produces books, and the sages follow them." This refers to these two things.
Content
On the river map, the black dots and white dots arranged in arrays contain endless mysteries; on the Luo Shu, the three dots on the vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines numbers, the sum of which is equal to 15, which is very strange. In this regard, Chinese and foreign scholars have conducted long-term exploration and research, and believe that this is the crystallization of the spiritual thinking of Chinese ancestors and the first milestone of ancient Chinese civilization. The two books "Book of Changes" and "Hong Fan" have an important position in the history of Chinese cultural development and have had a profound impact in the fields of philosophy, politics, military science, ethics, aesthetics, and literature. As the source of Chinese history and culture, Hetu Luoshu has made an indispensable contribution. ?
The source of Yin-Yang and Five Elements magic numbers
Hetu Luoshu is the source of Chinese culture and Yin-Yang and Five Elements magic numbers. It was first recorded in "Shang Shu", followed by "Yi Zhuan", and was recorded by hundreds of schools of thought. Tai Chi, Bagua, Zhouyi, Liujia, Nine Stars, Feng Shui, etc. can all be traced back to this point. The Xingyi Tomb unearthed in Xishuipo, Puyang, Henan in 1987 is about 6,500 years old. The images of green dragons and white tigers painted with shells in the tomb are lifelike, almost the same as in modern times. The river map has four images and 28 places. The shape and meaning of its arrangement are consistent with the stars on the top and geography on the bottom, and it is known that when buried, it will be excavated. A jade piece from the belly of a turtle from Hanshan, Anhui, unearthed in the same year, is an image of Luoshu, dating back about 5,000 years. It can be seen that at that time people were proficient in the physics of heaven and earth, as well as the numbers of Hetu and Luoshu. According to expert research, the star chart in the Xingyi Tomb dates back to 25,000 years ago. This shows that Shao Yong and other sages believed that "Hetu and Luoshu are ancient star maps", and their words are true.
Explanation
1. The image of the river diagram
The river diagram uses ten black and white dots to represent yin and yang, the five elements, and the four images. The diagram is a square. As follows:
North: One white dot inside and six black dots outside, indicating the Xuanwu astrology and the five elements of water.
East: Three white dots inside and eight black dots outside, indicating the astrology of the green dragon and the five elements of wood.
South: Two black dots inside and seven white dots outside, indicating the Suzaku astrology and the five elements of fire.
Western: Four black dots inside and nine white dots outside, indicating the white tiger astrology and the five elements of gold.
Center: five white dots inside and ten black dots outside, representing the singularity of space and time, and the five elements are earth.
(Among them, the white dots in odd numbers are yang, and the black dots in even numbers are yin. Among the four images, each image controls seven constellations, with a total of 28 constellations.) The above is the "River Map" 》. Among them, the four images, according to the orientation of the ancient people's seat facing north and south, are: Suzaku in the front, Xuanwu in the back, Qinglong on the left, and white tiger on the right. This is the source of Feng Shui pictograms.
Two, the number of the river map
1, the number of heaven and earth: There are 10 numbers in the river map, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Among them, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are Yang, and 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 are Yin. The sum of yang numbers is 25, the sum of yin numbers is 30, and the sum of yin and yang is 55. Therefore, the ancients said: "The number of heaven and earth is fifty-five", that is, the number of heaven and earth is 55, "the ghosts and gods move through changes". That is to say, the number of all things is derived from the number of heaven and earth.
2. The number of living things: the sky produces water, and the earth produces 60% of it; the earth produces fire, and the sky produces 70% of it; the sky produces wood, and the earth produces 80% of it; the earth produces gold, and the sky produces 90% of it; The five heavens give birth to earth, and the earth makes up ten percent of it.
So one is the birth number of water, two is the birth number of fire, three is the birth number of wood, four is the birth number of gold, and five is the birth number of earth. Six is the number of water, seven is the number of fire, eight is the number of wood, nine is the number of gold, and ten is the number of earth. All things have a number, and they can only be born when they are born; all things have a number, and they can be completed only when they can be achieved. Therefore, all things exist in numbers.
3. The number of the five elements: The number of the five elements is the number of the five elements, which is water one, fire two, wood three, metal four, and earth five. It is also called the number of Xiaoyan. One, three, and five are Yang numbers, and their sum is nine, so nine is the number of Yang pole. Two and four are yin numbers, and their sum is six, so six is the extreme number of yin. The numbers of yin and yang are combined into the number 15, so when transformed into Luo Shu, the numbers 15 are both vertical and horizontal, which is the number of yin and yang and the five elements.
4. The number of Dayan: The number of Dayan 50 is the number of five elements multiplied by earth, 10; it is also the number used for the number of heaven and earth. The number of heaven and earth is 55. Subtract the number of Xiaoyan 5 to get the number of Dayan 50. Xiaoyan is the number of heaven and earth, and Dayan is the number of heaven and earth. The so-called "the Dayan number 50 is used for 49" is a divination method that uses the Dayan number to predict: one is the body and forty-nine is the use, so the use is forty and nine.
5. The number of intersections of heavenly stems: The number of tens in the river map is the number of ten heavenly stems. The number of friendships is: one or six of the same sect, two or seven of the same path, three or eight as friends, four or nine as friends, five or ten of the same virtue. It is the number by which all things survive. Therefore, Jia and Ji are combined into one and six *** sects, Yi and Geng are combined into two and seven comrades, Bing and Xin are combined into three and eight are friends, Ding and Ren are combined into four and nine are friends, and Wu and Gui are combined into five and ten together. After the ten heavenly stems merge together, they become the five elements of the heavenly stems. The body of the five elements of the river map is transformed into the function of the five elements of the heavenly stems.
6, the number of six jiazi receiving sounds: the number of heaven and earth 55 plus the number of five elements 5, combined into 60 jiazi the number of five elements receiving sounds. The yin and yang and the five elements of the ten heavenly stems intersect with all things. They seek each other with the same energy, and each produce 12 sounds in the same voice. Silent and silent sounds are not included. According to the river map, the five elements of the north, east, south, west, and middle are like five elements. *** 60 Nayin . It is the number of sounds from the five elements of heaven and earth.
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Other answers Hetu Luoshu is a famous legend of ancient Chinese civilization. Six or seven thousand years ago, a dragon and horse leaped out of the Yellow River, carrying a map of the river on their backs; a divine turtle emerged from the Luoshui River, carrying a map of the river on its back. Fuxi drew the Bagua based on the Hetu Luoshu. After that, Dayu controlled the floods, Hebo presented the river map, and Mi Fei presented the book of Luo, so that Dayu finally defeated the flood. As for the ancient Chinese astronomical achievements and advanced mathematical achievements that modern people can see from the Hetuluoshu, they are the subject of research by experts. We know that ancient Chinese gods are representatives of culture, so the statues of Fuxi and Nuwa often hold rules and regulations in their hands. Concubine Hebo Mi holds the Hetu Luoshu in her hand, which probably represents their lofty status in ancient times.