1, Nu Wa: The goddess of creation in ancient China mythology, the historical record of Nu Wa's family, and the true god who opened the Chinese nation's humanities and blessed the country. According to legend, Nu Wa created human beings, changing from 70 to 70 a day, imitating herself with yellow mud, creating human society and establishing a marriage system. Later, the world collapsed, so the colorful stones were melted to fill the sky, and the turtle was cut high enough to set up four poles, leaving the myth and legend of the goddess filling the sky.
The earliest sources of Nu Wa are the ancient books Shan Hai Jing and Chu Ci: Shan Hai Jing Ye Xi Jing: "There are ten gods, whose name is Nu Wa Chang, who turned into gods, lived in the wild of Li Guang and crossed the road." (Guo Pu's note: "Nu Wa, the ancient goddess and emperor, is a snake with a human face, which changes 70 times a day." ) "Chu Ci Tian Wen" "Deng Li is the emperor, which side is it? Nu Wa has a body, who made it? " (Wang Yi's note: "Nuwa's head is snake-shaped. 70% a day. In this way, who are the craftsmen and painters? " )。
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2. Queen Mother of the West: She is honored as the "Queen Mother". In the Taoist immortal system, the Queen Mother of the West is the leader of all fairies in the Heavenly Palace and all yin between heaven and earth. The goddess who protects marriage and children. The Queen Mother became an important Han folk belief in the Han Dynasty, and the immortal thought contained in the belief also appealed to Taoism's pursuit of immortals.
The title "Queen Mother of the West" first appeared in The Classic of Mountains and Seas. The description of the image of the Queen Mother of the West in the book is: "The Queen Mother of the West is like a human being, with a leopard's tail and tiger's teeth all over Dai Sheng, which is the strength of the company and five disabilities." . The title of "Empress Dowager" comes from China's classical novel The Journey to the West, which is an ancient Taoist deity and the supreme goddess in China mythology.
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3. Jade Emperor: Jade Emperor is short for "Jade Emperor". In the Taoist immortal system, he is the supreme god. He was in charge of all gods, buddhas, immortals, saints, people and worldly affairs for 36 days. The jade emperor not only commands the gods inside and outside the three realms and ten squares, but also manages the ups and downs of all things in the universe.
The Taoist scriptures really believe that the jade emperor existed before the robbery, and the ontology is the ancestral spirit of Sanqing. According to the book Searching for the Gods in the Ming Dynasty, "A long time ago, there was a country called Yan Guangmiao Le ... The king and queen were old and childless, so they asked the Taoist priest to hold a sacrifice, while the king and queen prayed devoutly. Later, the queen dreamed that her wife Daojun gave birth to a baby and woke up pregnant. One year pregnant ... born in the palace. When the prince grew up and succeeded to the throne, he soon gave up his country and went to practice in Yanshan, Puming Township. After three thousand robbery, he became Luo Jinxian. After a hundred thousand robberies, he became a god in the sky. After billions of robberies, he finally became the Lord of the universe-the Jade Emperor.
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4. Heaven and Earth: Heaven and Earth have different opinions. Generally speaking, the deity in China mythology refers to the ancient emperor or the Yellow Emperor in the Five Heavenly Emperors, and now Taoism often refers to the Jade Emperor.
(1) Di Jun: Its prototype is Di Ku, an ancient tribal leader. (2) Five Heavenly Emperors: The central Heavenly Emperor is the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan); Dongfang Tiandi is Fuxi (Di Qing, Tai Hao); The western emperor is (refers to, gold); Nantiandi is Yan Di (Chi Di, Shennong); The Northern Heaven Emperor is Zhuan Xu (Xuan Di, Hei Di, Levin). (3) The Yellow Emperor: the leader of the ancient tribal alliance in the ancient legend of China, who was later honored as the emperor.
5. Tathagata: It is one of the top ten Buddha names, generally referring to Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, whose real name is Gautama and whose legal name is Siddhartha. According to the Book of Changes, Sakyamuni Buddha was born in the 24th year of King Zhao of Zhou Dynasty in Jiayin year. He was the prince of Kapilovi (now Nepal) in northern ancient India and belonged to the Chatri caste. After becoming a monk, he realized the Tao under the bodhi tree and the truth of the universe. He is a great sage in the world, a mentor of six sentient beings and nine dharma circles, such as Bodhisattva, Wensheng and Jue Yuan. He stayed in Zhou Muwang for fifty-two years, lectured for forty-nine years, and was said to have held more than three hundred meetings.
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