Decryption of "Yin Mansion" Feng Shui: Why do Chinese people build high tombs and worship ghosts? [picture]

The above three concepts are the deep soil for the growth of Chinese folk "Yin Zhai". With this distinction between "yin house" and "yang house", the theory of "tomb divination" appeared a little later than "divination of the yin house". This kind of "tomb divination" is the earliest practice of yin house feng shui. "The Rites of the Zhou Dynasty" says: "The king is buried in the seventh month of his funeral. Before the burial, the tomb sign is divined." The "Book of Filial Piety? Bereavement" says: "The grave sign of his house is divined and the tomb is buried." The grave sign refers to the cemetery. "Zhou Li" records in detail the various official positions in charge of such funerals. For example, Xiao Zongbo, in addition to being in charge of "the god of founding the country" and "discriminating the Zhaomu of temples", is also responsible for "divination". The burial omen is the same as Fuchun's." Fu, Shiye, 竁, Chuan Kueiye. It means that to divine the burial omen, you must first dig the ground and seal it in the middle to determine whether it is good or bad. The first consecration point is when the burial omen begins to appear. In addition, there is an official position called the tomb man: "The tomb man is in charge of the cemetery. He identifies its omen and makes a map of it. The burial of the ancestors is in the middle, with Zhaomu as the left and right. All the princes are in front of the left and right, and the ministers and officials are They live in the rear, each according to their clan. Anyone who dies in the war will not enter the Zhao area... When the day comes, I invite Fu Conn to be buried, and then I take his body and use it as a mound and tunnel... In the main tomb position, go to the tomb area. , to guard the tombs, and to sacrifice the corpses of the princes and ministers in the tombs. If they are given a sign, they will be banned." In today's terms, the tomb man is in charge of the tomb where the king is buried. Identify the boundaries of the tomb signs, draw the topography and the positions of the hills and ridges, and preserve them. The tombs of the ancestors are in the center, divided into left and right parts by Zhaomu. If the king's descendants are princes in Kinei, their tombs are placed in front of the left and right of the king's tomb.

If the king's descendants are officials or officials, their tombs will be placed at the left, right and rear of the king's tomb, and each person will arrange the location of the tomb according to their own clan system. Anyone who died due to war is not allowed to be buried within the boundary of this tomb. Anyone who has made great achievements will be buried directly in front of the royal tomb. The height of the tomb and the trees planted are based on the degree of the title. After the day of the funeral has been decided, the tomb master is asked to take measurements and begin to dig through the upper ground as a hole. After burial, the corpse is buried in the cemetery. When the hole is dug, graves and tunnels are built according to the prescribed height, size and length. Equipment for lowering the coffin. According to expert speculation, the "existing day" here should be the day when Fu Cong was invited to live, rather than the day of burial①. "Ji Gong" is the time when the divination of the house is auspicious and the cemetery is selected and the excavation is officially started. In addition to Xiao Zongbo and the Tomb Man, there was also the tomb doctor, who was also in charge of various funeral affairs. It can be seen that at that time, great importance was attached to funeral affairs, and the high level of etiquette was mentioned.

2. Etiquette As mentioned at the beginning of this section, every nation in the world has the concept of the soul after death. Why is it that only China has developed such a strong concept of "the ghost house"? It has to be traced back to the ancestor worship and ritual system unique to the Chinese. It can be said that the latter is the catalyst for the popularity of ghost houses. In fact, for all Chinese people, worshiping ancestors is an essential part of their lives. Respecting ancestors is not only reflected in filial piety to living parents, but more importantly, showing filial piety to deceased ancestors. Therefore, although Confucius himself held the atheistic view of "If you don't know life, how can you know death", objectively the Confucian thoughts such as "propriety", "filial piety" and "benevolence" founded by him have contributed to the development of "Yinzhai" . In particular, Confucius's words about "three years of mourning" in response to my death have a significant and far-reaching impact. What is even more interesting is that it is said that the construction of the tomb platform on the tomb also originated from Confucius. For example, "Book of Rites? Tan Gong Shang" records that when Confucius buried his parents together in Fang, he said: "I heard from ancient times that the tomb does not have a tomb. This is Qiu. People in the southeast and northwest cannot be recognized, so they are sealed and worshiped four feet." Xunzi, after Confucius, took it a step further and believed that "rituals" are the principles of maintaining health and preparing for death. "It is also about caring for the living and the dead." ① He also said: "The funeral rites decorate the deceased with life, and the elephant (image) is alive to send him to death." Jing advocated thick coffins and heavy burial objects, so the tomb was tall. There are more mounds. Related book series