The traditional Chinese culture is broad and profound, condensing the wisdom of working people for thousands of years, among which the common saying is a very common and classic traditional culture. Compared with poetry, colloquialisms are closer to people's lives, reflecting the life scenes and experience accumulation of working people, and people of all ages can feel the charm of this "popular culture". Speaking of the common saying, I believe everyone has heard the phrase "nothing to do to go to the Three Treasures Palace", so what is this sentence about, and what does "Three Treasures Palace" refer to?
In fact, the earliest time of "nothing to do is to go to the Three Treasures Palace" appeared in the Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's "Warning World Words: White Lady Yongzhen Leifeng Tower", and in Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng's "Golden Bottle Plum Words", there is also this proverb: "The little daughter-in-law has nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, and she is paid in the main house of this county. From these two masterpieces, we can see the meaning of this sentence: only come when you have something to ask for, and don't look for others when you don't have something special.
The meaning of this sentence is related to the "Three Treasures Palace". "Three Treasures" is a Buddhist term, which refers to the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha worshiped by Buddhists, and the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are the three important elements of Buddhism, so "Three Treasures Hall" is the name of the Buddha hall, which can refer to all Buddha halls. In the traditional concept and culture of the Chinese, the gods and goddesses of heaven and earth are sacrosanct, so except for ordinary practices or praying for the blessing of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, it is generally not allowed to wander around the Buddha hall when there is nothing to do, and this disrespectful behavior towards the Buddha will be condemned. So slowly, there was a saying that "nothing is to go to the Three Treasures Palace", and later it had a derived meaning and became a common saying.
Later, the meaning of the "Three Treasure Palace" was further refined, and it was specific to the three halls, the most common saying is that it refers to the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Tianzhen Hall of the Dai Temple in Tai'an, Shandong Province and the Dacheng Hall of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong. These three halls are known as the "three major halls of the East", all have profound historical and cultural connotations and allusions, because they are used as typical representatives of the "hall", nothing is allowed to enter, once the palace is a solemn event. Of course, with the change and development of the times, these three solemn halls have gradually become "down-to-earth" and have become famous tourist attractions and are loved by Chinese and foreign tourists.
In fact, among the people, there is a saying about the Three Treasure Palace, some people think that the "Three Treasure Palace" refers to the three places of "dining room, bedroom, and toilet", as for where this statement comes from, there is no evidence, because it is not too reliable. In general, the saying "nothing to do is go to the Three Treasure Palace" is closely related to Buddhist culture, and also reflects the traditional Chinese belief and the traditional concept of "the unity of heaven and man".