Han Xiangzi

Han Xiangzi

Han Xiangzi, whose name is Qingfu, was born in the Tang Dynasty. He is one of the Eight Immortals in ancient Chinese folklore. He is good at playing the flute and learning Taoism from LV Dongbin. Han Xiangzi's treasure is called Zijin Xiao. In the early legend, there were many other treasures, such as Baihua basket, playing the flute to meet the Dragon Girl, twelve degrees of Wen Gong, Han Xiangzi's seeking for the title, and so on. According to the records of daolun Quanyi, Huaxuan Jushi was invited by Tieguai Li to get together in the famous Xianyuan stalagmite mountain and was listed among the eight immortals. According to the records in the new book of the Tang Dynasty, Han Xiang (not the legendary Han Xiangzi) is the nephew of Han Yu, a great literary scholar and Minister of the Ministry of punishment in the Tang Dynasty.

According to the complete biography of Han Xiangzi, Lingling, the daughter of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, was talented and beautiful. The emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted to give her to the emperor's nephew, but he refused to appease her. The emperor of the Han Dynasty was so angry that he dismissed him from his post. Bai He was enlightened by Zhong Liquan and LV Dongbin. He was born as the son of Han Laocheng (Han Yu's nephew) in Changli County. He was named Xiangzi. He lost his parents when he was young. He was raised by his uncle Han Yu and grew up in Xiangzi. Han Yu angrily denounced him, because he escaped to Zhongnanshan to practice Taoism, he got the right result and became one of the eight immortals. After ranking in the immortal class, the Jade Emperor granted him three golden books and three gold medals. He was in charge of the thirty-three days and eighteen hells. He was in charge of the good and evil in the world and the Dragon King of the four seas. He was in charge of the underworld hell division and the City God of prefectures and counties. He also gave him some treasures, such as flower baskets and fishing drums. He was also granted the title of "Kaiyuan performance" to educate Puji immortal.

Anecdotes of characters

Han Xiangzi was a loose and unrestrained man. He was not good at reading, so he had to drink. It was passed down that he became an immortal by learning Taoism. Han Yu came back on his birthday. Han Yu saw that it was a happy day, and it was not easy to scold him. Seeing that he was dressed like a Taoist, he came back sloppy, liked and was not happy. As a result, he asked him, it's always good to pay homage to his uncle. Why don't you go outside and learn to be a Taoist instead of studying or taking an examination of fame. The peony is not related to the poem, but the two poems are well remembered. Later, Han Yu objected to Tang Xianzong's welcoming Buddha bone back to the palace and wrote a recital. When the emperor was angry, he was so angry that he demoted him to Chaozhou. He happened to pass by the Qinling Mountains. At this time, this scene was the poem written by his nephew and grandson. At this time, he thought that his nephew and grandson had warned him that he would be a king and marquis.

During the reign of Tang Yuanhe, he suddenly returned to Chang'an. His clothes were shabby and his behavior was strange. Han Yu asked him to go to school and study with his students. However, Han Xiangzi didn't say a word when he discussed with the students. He only gambled with his servants. When he got drunk, he would sleep in a stable for three or five days, or sleep in the street. Han Yu was worried and asked him, "everyone has his own strong points, even the peddler has his own skills. If you are so naughty, what will happen in the future What can I do? "Han Xiangzi said," I also have a skill. It's just that you don't know. Han Yu asked, "what can you do?" at that time, in the early winter season, peonies were made to blossom in a few colors, and pots were made to cover the soil and blossom in an instant. According to the research of scholars, because Han Yu rejected Buddhism and did not hesitate to die, Buddhism invented the idea of "Da Dian monk" and Taoism invented the idea of "Han Xiang Zi" to counteract Han Yu's influence.

Evolved into an immortal

Deductive cause finding

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the rapid development of Buddhism in China led to a large number of monks and monasteries, and made it firmly established in the literati and officialdom class. That is to say, it took root and blossomed in the local Confucian culture, and took the local inherent culture as the soil to breed. So far, Buddhism and local culture have been integrated and become a part of traditional culture. Confucianism and Taoism are both external and internal. They are in conflict and cooperation. They are interdependent and learn from each other, but they are independent. From an academic point of view, it is not too much to regard Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism as the three most prominent cultural schools in the whole country. Moreover, compared with Confucianism and Taoism, the self-development of Buddhism seems to be more ideal. Therefore, Confucianism and Taoism have to refer to Buddhism and establish their own orthodoxy and classics. Therefore, it was almost inconceivable that the literati at that time would not be influenced by Buddhist culture, would not make friends with foreigners, and would not visit temples. Even many scholars accepted and practiced the culture of the three at the same time. Although the Confucians had to fight against Buddhism and Taoism because of the need of selecting scholars and the political needs at that time, these did not hinder their communication with Buddhism and Taoism, nor did they affect their so-called lives as hermits.

In fact, at first, Han Yu advocated the extermination of Buddhism and Taoism by extreme means, and hated him and his anti Buddhism ideas. Huang Fu once wrote about how the Buddhist community was elated at that time when Han Yu was demoted: "Han Yu, the Minister of punishment, was demoted to Chaozhou. He was a man of floating pictures and was happy." (Volume 2, preface to sending a chieftain) and Buddhism and Taoism regard Han Yu's demotion to Chaozhou as the retribution and punishment of the god Buddha for his idea of excluding Buddhism and Buddhism. By borrowing Han Xiangzi, Han Yu's nephew, they compile a story of "Xiangzi writing poems to prophesy Wengong:" what is the study of gongpai two schools? Tao and Shi's teachings have been going on for a long time. If the public doesn't believe them, why should they stand alone? How can we keep it from burning? So it's a disaster today. " (P86)

It is very clear here that "the disaster of today" is due to his "ruiran horizontal body alone" and "the study of two families". Although Buddhism made up some similar stories of retribution at the beginning to confuse people and comfort themselves, the theme of conversion is the case of prodigal son returning to shore.

Han Wengong visited each other one day and asked his teacher, "how much is the spring and Autumn period?" The teacher mentioned counting beads and said, "will you?" "No," he said The teacher said, "one hundred and eight days and nights." If he didn't know, he went back. Come back the next day and meet the head of the group at the door. Ask what the intention is. The seat buckles three times. When I see my teacher, I ask him before I deal with it. My teacher also buckles his teeth three times. Gong said, "there is no difference in Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty." The teacher said, "what is the truth?" The duke said, "it's the same for Shi Lai to ask the first one." Shi naizhao, head of the class: "is it you that way, right?" He said, "yes." The teacher was discharged. On another day, master Wen said, "there are many things in the state of disciple Jun, and the province of Buddhism is important. I beg for a word from the master." The teacher has been working for a long time. When Sanping was a waiter, he knocked on the bed three times. The teacher said, "can you do it?" Ping said, "first move with determination, then pull out with wisdom." Gong Nai said: "the monk's style is high, and his disciples have access to the waiter." (P265)

Han Yu called Da Dian a "disciple" and even talked about "the important place of Buddhism province" with the idea of "military affairs" in order to cultivate in his spare time. In this way, although Han Yu was not in charge of government affairs, he was also involved in the practice of Buddhism. According to the practice of Zen, when a disciple asks if Zen is difficult to be ignorant, he or she will be beaten, and those who are beaten must be ignorant disciples. What's interesting here is that Da Dian did not fight back, but took the first seat, which more or less reserved some dignity and face for Han Yu. And because it is not easy to answer Han Yu's request, Da Dian "leaves the hospital while he is out.". In this case, Han Yue was listed as the heir of Shitou Chan Master. For the sake of truthfulness, the reviser has also deleted the part that seems difficult to justify. According to Chen Yuan's research

In Volume 19 of Liandeng, Han Yu was taken as Da Dian's successor in volume 20 of Liandeng, and there were four sentences. Those who knew it were laughing. Volume 5 of Huiyuan is still there (p86).

Nan Huaijin also mentioned the case:

After Han Yu demoted to Chaozhou, he often asked Zen Master Yu Dadian. Therefore, in Chaozhou, there were three bamboo slips and two clothes. Zhou Lianxi's "topic of Great Wall bumping" says: "if you retreat from it, you can say that you are like master, and the original way is far away from Buddhism and Taoism. Who doesn't know Great Britain? Count the books and take care of your clothes. " (P241)

The great Confucians in the Song Dynasty also took this as an exception. They said that they were "like masters". Why did they "count books and cherish their winter clothes" and pay more attention to the etiquette of a Zen monk? This is a puzzle. Who can turn back Han Yu, who is known as "the master" and "the original way deeply repels Buddhism and non Buddhism"? These two questions are not clear. Strange people, strange things, can change the strange people from the extraordinary people, retreat if, Da Dian if, can yield stubborn as Han Yu, not da Dian but who? Who is not Buddhism? The design of this case by the Buddhists only shows that the Dharma is boundless. If Han Yu can do so, then we can know that the Dharma is boundless.

Han Xiang is not an immortal

Han Xiang, whose name is Beizhu, is the nephew and grandson of Yu. Yu elder brother Yan, Yan Zi Lao Cheng, Lao Cheng Zi Xiang. In the third year of the reign of emperor Changqing, he became a scholar, and was able to write poetry and prose. In his life, he never learned to be immortal. In Changqing period, Yao Wugong answered Han Xiang's poem: "I heard about Chunwei yesterday. I was a member of the Ministry of official affairs, and I was thirty years old. My future is unpredictable. Another one sent Han Xiang to Jiangxi to work as a poet: he was a young scholar, he joined the army and ordered a new life, he had weapons in his clothes, and his ancestors were poets. I have tasted Xiangzhou Wengong. Today, in Changli, Zeng Jiangkou once showed his nephew Sun Xiang two poems; he moved left to Languan to show his nephew Sun Xiang one; that is to say, Jia Dao also sent Han Xiang's poems, which can be seen in the whole Tang poetry. There's no such thing as being uninhibited and traveling less in Yunshui. This shows that it is not immortal. However, the case of Han Xian, no one, it is not. According to Daoyuan Huilu, Changli was born on the third day of September in the last year of Zhenyuan. Young and strange, not into the field, met xiaohongya Zhang Yun, pass to Qingxiu. Childlike innocence does not leak, the name Yuan Yangzi. Therefore, he became a laissez faire and returned to the yuan religion. At the beginning of Changqing, Han Xiangji became more and more proud of his brother. He said to him: sun and the government are different. As the poem says: Qingshan Yunshui grottoes, this is my home, after dinner qiongye, in the early morning Zui Jiangxia, Qin playing Jasper tune, furnace refining white cinnabar, Baoding storing golden tiger, Zhitian raising white crow, a ladle of hidden world, three feet cut evil spirits, jiezao Qun wine, can open a moment carved flowers, someone can learn from me, go to see xianpa. The more you know that it can't be strong. He said that he could make wonderful flowers. The more he tried

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