Image meaning and symbols
Elephants are good at absorbing water, and water is wealth. If you put a bronze elephant at home, it will be of great benefit to everything at home, but many people still don't know the meaning of the elephant. I will observe the meaning and symbol of elephants with you.
Elephant Meaning and Symbol 1 According to the research of zoology experts, there were wild elephants in Henan as early as ancient times. It is said that Shun was the first person to tame wild elephants in the history of China. The legend of Shun Xiang was first seen in Shangshu Yaodian, and then in Mencius and Historical Records.
According to legend, Shun's father You () and Shun's half-brother Xiang conspired to kill Shun twice, but both were successfully escaped by Shun. And I didn't care about it afterwards, and I was still very filial to my father. Brothers Lian influenced them with their own practical actions, making the elephant turn over a new leaf, which is known in history as "Yu Shun obeyed the elephant".
However, modern experts have a new explanation for this legend, believing that obeying elephants is actually taming real wild elephants. One of the filial piety in "Twenty-four Filial Pieties" is "Shun Geng Yu Li Shan". There are elephants plowing the fields for it. There are birds for it, that is, Shun tames wild elephants for farming.
Elephants are tamed and then naturally become mascots. Elephant shapes appeared in Shang bronzes, the most famous of which was Xiangzun.
Elephant patterns were once popular, mostly appearing on bronzes, jade articles and ceramics. The pattern is characterized by a long nose, ivory and spiral figures, which are full of Yun Leiwen. Popular in Shang Dynasty and early Western Zhou Dynasty. At the same time, the handicraft industry with ivory as raw material is also very developed. Musical instruments include elephant tube, elephant dance and so on. And ornaments made of ivory, such as hairpins, elephants, elephants, elephants, combs, etc.
By the late Western Zhou Dynasty, elephant stripes rarely appeared, which may be related to Zhou Gong's expulsion of elephants to the south of the Yangtze River. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" records: "Commercial clothes are like abusing Dongyi (elephants are used in war), and Duke Zhou pursues his teacher. As for the south of the Yangtze River, Mencius under Teng Wengong also recorded: "If you have a body, the world will be in chaos. The Duke of Zhou is the king of Wu, driving away tigers, leopards and rhinoceroses, and the world is happy. "
So after the Zhou Dynasty, elephants were exiled to the south of the Yangtze River. By the Han Dynasty, the wild elephants in the Central Plains were almost extinct. Therefore, Xu Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: It is like a big beast in South Vietnam.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were elephants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Cao Chong claimed that the elephant among elephants was given to Cao Cao by Sun Quan of the State of Wu. During the Northern Song Dynasty, elephants once moved northward, but after that, their footprints became more and more southward, and finally they reached Yunnan, which we are now familiar with.
Elephants are homophonic and auspicious, "peace is like an elephant." In the Tang Dynasty, performances such as horse training and lion dancing were popular, and literati's poems and articles were also biased in this respect. Therefore, most of the gold and jade articles in the Tang Dynasty were decorated with horses, and only one related to elephants has been seen so far.
The same was true in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Statues and artworks with elephant patterns are rare, and even if there are, they are mostly related to Buddha statues. But the elephant has been a spirit beast since ancient times, which is homophonic with "elephant" and "fragrance". The image pattern symbolizes auspiciousness and happiness, and the spiritual image is peaceful in this world, that is, peace has an image.
The meaning and symbol of the image is similar to the sound of "auspiciousness". In traditional customs, images represent auspiciousness. "Elephant" can bring auspiciousness to the world, as if the world were at peace. "Elephant" means peace, beauty and happiness. Elephants are strong, but they are gentle and submissive in spirit. According to legend, elephants are born as shining stars, which can herald a bright future. The ancient Buddha descended from the sky on an elephant. Only when the monarch stands on his own feet does the spiritual image appear. Elephants are good at absorbing water, and water is wealth. In the place where the window of the home meets the water, placing "auspicious elephants to transport wealth" can achieve the purpose of drawing water and making money.
At present, it is also common to enlarge the images of building gates, which generally include stone images, bronze images and wooden images. I also like to put elephant ornaments indoors. It is like a gentle feng shui thing that attracts money, and at the same time it has the feng shui function of blocking evil spirits and gathering qi. But according to different materials and shapes, there are different placement requirements.
First, different materials represent different five elements. For example, stone statues belong to soil, bronze statues belong to gold, and wooden statues belong to wood. Therefore, it should be placed according to the principle that the five elements are mutually generated. The east belongs to wood, the south to fire, the west to gold and the north to water. Therefore, it is best to put stone statues on both sides of the west-facing gate, because it is rich in gold. It's best to put bronze statues on both sides of the north-facing gate, which will bring gold and water. It is best to put wooden elephants on both sides of the south-facing gate and make a fire with wood.
Second, the elephant trunk has a desirable official image, and the elephant trunk has a treasure image. It is very auspicious to take the word "elephant" of an elephant and add wishful thinking or treasures to make it an "official elephant" and "financial elephant".
Three, the trunk generally has two shapes, like strong water absorption, with water as the main wealth. Therefore, elephants are also called wealth-gathering elephants. Their trunks suck water downwards, mainly to collect money. The trunk is upward, and it is water spraying, mainly spraying money and scattering money. Are auspicious images.
Four. Elephants can ward off evil spirits. For example, there are evil spirits opposite the gate, and elephants in ivory shapes can be placed to counter the opposite problems. If the villain across the door comes from a height, the pictogram can jump up.
Five, an object can be divided into male and female.
6. The elephant is gentle and kind, just like the lion.
Auspicious elephants attract a lot of energy and strengthen sitting strength. Generally, buildings are backed by Feng Shui, while elephants are huge and mountain-like. Putting auspicious elephants in the living room, office or study at home can strengthen the strength of sitting on the side. On the other hand, like social animals, they are very organized. Putting auspicious elephants can enhance leadership, bring stability and harmony, and attract wealth from all directions. Every door and window in the house can see the sea, pools, rivers and so on. Lucky elephants are kept at home, and small wealth and big wealth are collected. Elephants are docile and good at absorbing water, and water is wealth. Put it at home to gather wealth and get rich, and wealth and happiness are close. When they are placed in the living room, the whole family will benefit. Placed in business places, offices, and family study, it is helpful for the prosperity of wealth, the promotion of career fortune, the help of nobles, the cohesion of centripetal force, the expansion of strength, the consolidation of career, and the rolling of financial resources.
Elephant implication and symbol 3. Elephants have infinite strength, but gentle temperament; Naive, honest, honest; And being able to travel long distances with heavy loads is regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness and strength, and also known as the virtue of animals. In myths and legends, elephants are born as shining stars, which can predict the gods. The ancient Buddha descended from the sky by elephants. It is also said that the elephant is the mount of Samantabhadra, and that it can predict the gods.
In the traditional culture of China, the word "elephant" is homophonic with the word "auspicious", so the elephant is endowed with more auspicious meanings, and many mascots are designed accordingly, such as "peaceful elephant", "good luck" and "Vientiane renewal". Therefore, some people put elephant ornaments at home to take the shape of an elephant as a mountain and have the meaning of a mountain, so as to increase the backing and increase the fortune of the nobles, which is helpful to the cause.
Elephants have become very popular mascots all over the world because of their naive, honest and honest image. In our traditional culture in China, the word "elephant" is homophonic with the word "auspicious", so the elephant is given more auspicious meanings, such as taking an elephant carrying a vase (flat) as a symbol of peace; It is auspicious to put an elephant in a halberd vase. Riding a horse (auspicious) is auspicious; Carrying an elephant or rolling its trunk is good luck.
Dai people have always regarded elephants as a symbol of good luck and strength. For thousands of years, people have formed an indissoluble bond with elephants. People like elephants and worship them. Feng Shui master said that because Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province is a paradise for elephants, the local people love elephants very much and put them at home as mascots, which means peace, auspiciousness and wealth.
What does peace mean?
The ancients said: peace is like an elephant, which means good luck. Putting this mascot at home can make the family full of peace. The corporate office is dedicated to this person and wealth. Worship of government civil servants can reduce pressure, increase performance, be conducive to promotion and the future. The five elements of an elephant belong to gold. Elephants have been sacred animals since ancient times. They are famous for their good water absorption, and water is wealth. Anyone who sees the sea, ponds, rivers and other water at home is called Tang Ming Gathering Water. Elephants are kept at home, rich and small are all their own. Elephants are docile by nature and lucky in their houses. If you put it in the most prosperous place indoors, the whole family will benefit.