2022-05-22 [Folk Custom] Xuanyuan Huangdi

The Yellow Emperor is the ancestor of the Chinese nation. His surname is Gongsun, and he lives in Xuanyuan Mountain, hence his name Xuanyuan. There are bears in China, also known as the bear family.

The mother of the Yellow Emperor saw Shu Tian, the first star of the Big Dipper, shining in all fields. Twenty-four months later, she gave birth to the Yellow Emperor. There are so many stars in the sky, only Polaris will not move, and Shu Tianxing is the hub of the sky, which came to the world and brought people a demigod culture.

People in the era of the Yellow Emperor lived in seclusion in the Kongtong Mountain Grottoes in the west of Pingliang City, Gansu Province. The Yellow Emperor personally visited him and asked him what the essence of Supreme Tao was.

Huangdi asked Guang Chengzi "Tao" twice in his life. Huangdi visited Guangchengzi in Kongtong Mountain for the first time, seeking the way to govern the country. The Yellow Emperor asked him, "Dare you ask what is the secret of monasticism?" Guang rode a crane in the air and pointed out to the Yellow Emperor: "In your world, migratory birds flew away before the arrival of the migration season, and before the arrival of autumn, plants and trees withered before Huangshi. Do you think I can talk to you? " Afterwards, I drove the crane into the clouds. At this point, Guang Chengzi has given the Yellow Emperor a Zhu Xuan (Taoism is natural).

The Yellow Emperor had a high understanding, mastered some usages of Zhu Xuan in the world (usage of Tao), and knew that governing a country should conform to the laws of nature and people's hearts. Therefore, he calculated calendars, created medicine and astronomy, promoted writing, made musical instruments, pottery, swords and arrows, built palaces, temples and ships; Promote grain sowing, fruit and vegetable planting, animal breeding ... rule the country by virtue, and finally rule the country by airing clothes.

/kloc-At the age of 0/00, the Yellow Emperor asked Guang Chengzi for the second time. He climbed the Kongtong Mountain alone, and his shoes and feet were worn out. When he can't walk, he walks on his knees. My knee was bleeding while climbing the mountain. The Yellow Emperor visited Guang Chengzi and asked him how to live forever. Guang slowly replied: "The highest state of monasticism is to achieve an ethereal state, so as to turn a blind eye and listen without hearing. Concentrate on meditation and your body will be purified. When you can achieve purity, your body will not feel tired, your heart will not be moved by the outside world, and you will live forever. Pay attention to inner cultivation and eliminate external interference, because too many mundane things will ruin your authenticity. I keep practicing, I will always be peaceful, clean and inaction, so I have lived 1200 years without any signs of aging. He who gains my way can be the king of a country, and he who doesn't get my way can only be secular. My Tao will lead you to the infinite door, swim in the infinite field, shine with the sun and the moon, and coexist with heaven and earth. When the whole world dies, only I still exist between heaven and earth. "

When the Yellow Emperor heard this, he felt suddenly enlightened and understood the Supreme Tao, which was deep and empty, but at its extreme it was faint and quiet. I can only focus on my feelings. In doing so, the form and spirit will naturally be correct and enter a peaceful and thorough realm. The key is to concentrate on practice and not be disturbed by the outside world. 1200 for more than 200 years, light has not aged, just because he kept silent and kept a peaceful mind.

After the Yellow Emperor went down the mountain, he practiced silently according to the teachings of Guang, and gradually achieved "nothing to see, nothing to hear and everything to know". At the age of 120, the Yellow Emperor finally got the Oracle, and Lapras ascended to heaven.

Huangdi invented the tripod in his later years. When casting the first tripod, a dragon suddenly fell from the sky. This dragon has huge eyes and a long silver beard. The whole dragon body shone with golden light, and when it came down, it seemed to bring 10 thousand gold forgings, covering the whole sky.

The Yellow Emperor and his courtiers were surprised. The dragon slowly approached the Yellow Emperor, and his eyes became very gentle. Suddenly, he said to the Yellow Emperor, "The Emperor of Heaven is very happy to see the civilization under your rule, so he specially sent me to take you to the throne."

Hearing this, the Yellow Emperor nodded, went to the dragon's back and said to the ministers, "The Emperor of Heaven is going to summon me. Take care, goodbye. "

"Please let us follow you!" When the ministers finished speaking, they rushed up, hoping to climb the dragon's back and walk with the Yellow Emperor. But the dragon twisted and threw everyone down.

Jinlong and Huangdi flew into the sky together and disappeared into the clouds at once. Ministers had no choice but to watch the Yellow Emperor ascend to heaven.

A minister looked at the sky and said thoughtfully, "not everyone can get on the bus!" " Only a great man like the Yellow Emperor is qualified! "

Later, people named the place where the Yellow Emperor ascended to heaven "Dinghu" to commemorate the Yellow Emperor.

The stranger said: what Guang said is actually the golden rule of practice, which is shared by practitioners. I read it like an awakening. I can't help myself. The difficulty of monasticism is also exhausted.

The highest state of monasticism is to achieve emptiness in the heart, so as to turn a blind eye and listen without hearing. Concentrate on meditation and your body will be purified. When you can achieve purity, your body will not feel tired, your heart will not be moved by the outside world, and you will live forever.

Huangdi ruled the country by Tao.

The Yellow Emperor and six wise men went to visit a hermit and got lost on the mountain. At that time, they happened to see a shepherd boy herding cattle and horses.

They asked the shepherd boy, "Where is Mount Utz going? We are looking for a hermit's residence. " The shepherd boy replied, "The place where you are now is Mount Toz. I know him. He is a great man. " Then show them how to walk this road and how to cross the mountain road.

The yellow emperor admired the shepherd boy very much and said to him, "you know your way well;" Ask people, you are so clear, you really know a lot of things. I also want to ask you, how can a country's politics be governed to truly make the world peaceful? "

The shepherd boy replied, "that's not easy!" " It's like raising a horse. You see, if there is a "black sheep" in a herd of horses, it will make the herd unstable. As long as the black sheep are caught and driven away, these horses will grow smoothly. "

Hearing this, the Yellow Emperor quickly dismounted and worshipped him as a teacher with the six sages! Because the shepherd boy showed them the right path and the advantages and disadvantages of human nature: there is only one goal in life, that is, to clean up nature, get rid of troubles and complicated ideas, and we can return to pure and pollution-free nature; It can show pure and innocent love and care for all beings in the world, and it is a "bodhisattva" who helps the world and saves people.

Usually, when the Yellow Emperor has something he doesn't understand, he will ask monks, such as Guangdaozi, the Queen Mother of the West and other immortals. It is said that the Yellow Emperor also got a bronze tripod from the sky, which means that he will start the legendary civilization. He ordered that after the storm, the land of the world would be divided into 10,000 regions, so that every tribe could live in peace. The Yellow Emperor was like the Lord of all nations.

In the early days of the Yellow Emperor, he ruled the country by virtue and educated the people. The world is at peace and the people are happy. But the Yellow Emperor was not satisfied. He feels that this is not perfect, and he should be able to manage the world better, so that he thinks about it day and night. Once the Yellow Emperor sleepwalked to the Kingdom of Hua Xu and was inspired in his dream. When he woke up, he realized the way of governing the country and keeping fit. He looked for teachers everywhere, practiced hard and constantly improved his realm, and finally achieved the highest realm of inaction.

Governing by doing nothing is to dredge and guide the people all over the world through long-term moral education and make the road smooth. People in the world value morality, belong to the avenue, and follow nature. Everything automatically follows the Tao and does not exceed the rules. There is no need for too much interference and control, just as there is no king or court.

In the later period of the Yellow Emperor's rule, the world was ruled together, and heaven and man were connected, and auspicious signs continued. Jing xing appears in the sky and grass grows in the courtyard. Whenever an adulteress comes in, the grass points at him, and this grass is named Quyi. At that time, the phoenix came to earth and built its nest in the palace. The dragon drove for the Yellow Emperor and the unicorn strolled in the garden. ...

After the Yellow Emperor ruled the world, there were no thieves, no fraud in the market and no disputes in the world. Villagers in the countryside treat each other with courtesy and give their property. Even pigs and dogs can give each other food. ...

The Yellow Emperor ascended the throne for fifty years in autumn, and was shrouded in fog for three days in a row, and could not see anything in broad daylight. After the fog, the Yellow Emperor and his ministers visited Luoshui by boat. When they saw huge fish in Luoshui, the Yellow Emperor held five sacrificial ceremonies. After seven days and seven nights of heavy rain, the big fish swam into the sea, then the river map and Luo Shu appeared in the river and Luo Zhong, and the scarlet letter was awarded to the Yellow Emperor.

According to the records of the river map, the Yellow Emperor set up a mourning platform to observe the celestial phenomena, and set up celestial officials, and appointed several ministers such as Ghost Village, Bean Bag, Shangyi and Chequ as celestial officials, who were responsible for astrology, giving rules, occupying the sun, occupying the moon and occupying the wind respectively.

The Yellow Emperor also ordered his ministers to write down these figures. It is said that Li Shou was proficient in mathematics and created China's mathematics. It is said that Li Shou invented the most primitive abacus and arithmetic.

The Yellow Emperor ordered Rong Cheng, the minister, to make an armillary sphere to observe the celestial phenomena, and then combined the observation results of five celestial officials and the figures invented by this official to formulate the calendar "strip calendar" at that time, which was improved and revised in later dynasties and became the yellow calendar still in use today.

The yellow emperor is very capable. At that time, there were even officials from heaven, earth, God and the only one, each performing his duties. Therefore, at that time, the personnel and the order of heaven and earth were managed by God officials, and everything was very regular.

At that time, all the instruments were created by saints from heaven. Cang Xie created words; Xi he is the sun god; Changyi is the moon god; This area is responsible for astrology; Ling Lun passed the music; Noisy is a historian. He founded Jiazi, and Li created mathematics and made a calendar. These are all handed down from heaven to mankind. Raising silkworms and weaving silk to make clothes; Build a palace and make a boat; Make drums, bows and arrows, and guide cars. Before the beginning of human civilization, many cultures and cultural relics were made by officials of the Yellow Emperor.

It is said that the silkworm god descended from the sky and presented silk. The Yellow Emperor ordered people to weave silk and cut it into clothes, which were light and soft. Lei Zu, the wife of the Yellow Emperor, found that silkworms can spit out the same silk, so she started to raise silkworms and taught people on the earth the methods of raising silkworms.

Huangdi's medicine was very developed. At that time, the medical book Neijing recorded the dialogue between Huangdi and Qi Bo. Of course, the Yellow Emperor became a fairy, and Lapras died. The courtiers at that time respectfully buried his clothes and hat.

The Yellow Emperor ordered Ling Lun to formulate music rules and twelve laws (six laws, six laws and twelve scales). Linglun found bamboo with moderate thickness in Xishan and cut it into bamboo flute with the strongest bamboo. While he was playing his flute, suddenly several phoenixes landed on the tree next to him. The male phoenix sang first, the first sound was the same as Linglun bamboo flute, and then sang five times. Linglun quickly cut out a flute (six tones) that can make these five strange sounds. Mother Huang Sang has six even tones (six tones), and Linglun quickly cut out bamboo flutes with these six tones. Ling Lun arranged twelve flutes in alphabetical order and completed the twelve laws. In order to preserve these twelve sounds permanently, the Yellow Emperor ordered the casting of twelve bronze bells that could accurately present the sound of flutes. After that, the scales of all instruments must be consistent with the bronze bell.

The Yellow Emperor held a meeting of ghosts and gods in Mount Xi. He sits in an elephant car guided by six dragons. There is a Fang Bi bird standing on the left and right sides of the car. Fengbo cleaned the road for him, and Teacher Rain dropped nectar to stop the dust from flying. Tigers and wolves lead the way, ghosts and gods escort behind, and snakes lie on the ground to show respect. The phoenix circled overhead to keep out the sun for him. Huangdi called this meeting a meeting of ghosts and gods, and he created The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival to commemorate it.

It is said that "Qing Yi" can communicate with heaven and earth and command ghosts and gods. When playing, "the crane soars and the phoenix covers the sky". It is said that Qing has the ability to gather ghosts and gods, so only people with high virtue can listen.

The descendants of the Yellow Emperor are very extensive, and many people will be holy kings in the future. The Yellow Emperor and his descendants created the Central Plains civilization, so later generations respected the Yellow Emperor as their common ancestor and claimed that they were descendants of the Yellow Emperor!

Different people say; The Yellow Emperor is a great man through the ages, and his great achievements are beyond the reach of future generations. He ruled the country in a piecemeal way, and later generations can only look at the ocean and sigh. Huangdi is really the dragon and phoenix of mankind, and his existence is really the deep love of the gods for the Chinese nation.