Taoist culture, for reference only, on the day of the winter solstice, the sun shines directly on the winter solstice line, making China's daytime short, and the night time is long, which is the moment of "the solstice of the cathode, the beginning of yang", and the winter solstice is at the turning point of yin and yang, so there is a saying that "the winter solstice is a yang". The day of the winter solstice is a day when the yin energy between heaven and earth is strong, and it is also the day when the yang energy begins to rise, representing the beginning of the next cycle and a beautiful starting point for the new year!
For Taoism, the winter solstice is a very special holidayThe Christmas day of the Taoist god Yuqing Yuan Tianzun. On this day, pilgrims will go to the palace to burn incense and pray for blessings, repentance, and beyond, praying for the blessings of the Origin Heavenly Venerable and forgiveness of the sins of the lonely souls of hell.
Yuan Shi Tianzun, the full name of "Qing Xuan Zu Qi Yu Qing Yuan Shi Tianzun Miao Supreme Dì", also known as "Yuqing Purple Void Gao Miao Taishang Yuan Huang Dao Jun", is one of the three Qings of Taoism. In Taoism, it is believed that the winter solstice is the key solar term for the transformation of yin and yang. In the traditional Chinese Zhou Yi doctrine, there is a saying that there are 12 hexagrams, and "Pi" has the meaning of dominating and being in charge. Twelve hexagrams, that is, with twelve hexagrams for twelve months, each hexagram is the lord of January, these twelve hexagrams are: Fu, Lin, Tai, Da Zhuang, 夬, Qian, Ji, Lian, No, Guan, Peel, Kun. Among the twelve trigrams, the month of the winter solstice (sub-month) is a mine hexagram. The hexagram is like five yin lines on the top and one yang on the bottom, symbolizing the birth of yang energy, so it is called "winter solstice and yang birth".
Yuan Shi Tianzun was born before chaos, the first of Taiwu, the beginning of vitality, so it is called "Yuan Shi". "The True Immortal Body of the Past Generations" said: "The Yuan is the original;The beginning, the beginning, the innate qi. ”
The beginning is the origin of the beginning of the universe, above all gods (immortals), so it is called "Tianzun". The Qi of Heaven exists before all things in the universe. His essence is immortal, and even if the heavens and the earth are completely destroyed, it will not affect his existence in the slightest. Whenever a new heaven and earth are formed, the Heavenly Venerable will descend into the world, teach the secret way, and open up the robbery to save people. Whenever a new world is opened, there are its era names, such as Longhan, Yankang, Chiming, Kaihuang, Shanghuang, etc., and the distance between the years is as long as 4.1 billion years.
In addition, the Yuan Shi Tianzun is located in the upper layer of the thirty-six heavens "Da Luo Tian", and the immortal mansion where he lives is called "Xuandu Yujing". In the jade capital, ** paved the ground, jade is the step, there are seven treasures and treasures in the palace, the fairy king, the fairy prince, the fairy qing, the fairy uncle, the fairy doctor, etc. live in the center and the fairy hall on both sides. Qiliang Gaodao Tao Hongjing compiled the "True Spirit Position Industry Map" said that the Purple Cloud Pavilion, Bixia is the city. And in the upper layer of Daluo Tianzhong, where Tianzun lives on the thirty-sixth day, the name of the immortal mansion is called "Xuandu Yujing". And all the gods (immortals) must go to the Jade Qingjing on time to worship the Yuan Shi Tianzun.
Gods of the ages. Xiantongjian called him "the ancestor who presided over the heavenly realm", the ancestor of the immortals, and his status was extremely high. According to the book Gods of the Ages. Xiantongjian" records that the Yuan Shi Tianzun "bears the round light on the top and wears seventy-two colors", so the Yuan Shi Tianzun enshrined in the Taoist Sanqing Hall generally covers the divine light, holds the red pill in his hand, or the left hand is empty, and the right hand is empty, symbolizing the "infinite state" and "the time of chaos, the yin and yang are not judged" when "heaven and earth are not formed, chaos is not opened, and all things are not born" The first century. Therefore, the winter solstice day with yang and yin, short days and long nights is the Christmas of the first Tianzun.
Sanqing General Message
Heartfelt conversion.
Dao Bao Jing Bao Shi Bao, Yuqing Shangqing Taiqing. One Qi is popular, and three respects should be transformed. The letter is silent, and the good luck is four times without saying a word. The positive color is empty, and there are no extremes and three realms are born. Daluo Heaven, Jinque Palace, Void Nature, Three Clears and Three Realms, Three Treasures Tianzun.
Yuqing Baohe
Heartfelt conversion.
Above the jade realm, Brahma Mira, the supreme top, the heaven in the sky. Yuluo Xiaotai, Yushan Shangjing. Slim gold, Sen Luo Jinghong. Xuanyuan Yiqi, the first of chaos. Among the jewels, there are mysteries and mysteries. Open the heavens and reincarnate the heavens. Billions of innocent, martingale. Rotation bucket calendar, back to the five constants. Towering Fan, the sect of ten thousand ways. Da Luo Yuqing, void nature. The true and wonderful way, the first Tianzun.