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Ruyi golden cudgel

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Dinghaishen needle (the weapon in journey to the West) generally refers to Ruyi golden cudgel (the weapon in journey to the West)

Ruyi golden cudgel is a weapon used by monkey king in the myth novel Journey to the West. It is said in the book that it was originally the precious iron left by Dayu when he was controlling the water. It was made by the Supreme Lord Laojun and placed in the East China Sea. There are two gold hoops at the two ends of the golden cudgel, and the two ends are wrapped with gold pieces. In the middle is a section of black iron with dense patterns and dragon patterns. Next to the hoop is an engraved Phoenix seal character: "Ruyi golden cudgel, 13500 Jin." The golden cudgel in Zhejiang version of journey to the west is most in line with the original work. The image of all kinds of golden cudgel is a Golden hoop at both ends and a black iron bar in the middle.

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According to the records of journey to the west, the golden cudgel seems destined to be monkey king's. Sun Wukong got it when he went to the Dragon King of Donghai to ask for weapons. The third chapter of the book says, "in our sea collection, the precious iron at the bottom of the Tianhe river has been shining brightly these days. How dare we meet this saint?" "The Dragon King fruit leads to the middle of haizang, and suddenly sees the golden light. The Dragon King appointed, "that's the one that shines." At first, the golden cudgel, as a treasure of Dinghai, was "an iron pillar, about two feet thick and two feet long". Golden cudgel is also called "Lingyang stick".

Deep meaning

The Ruyi golden cudgel weighs 13500 Jin. According to the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, people breathe 14500 breath day and night.

"Tianhe dingdi shenzhentie" was originally the work of taishanglaojun. Later, it was obtained by Dayu. It was used as a stator to control the shallow and deep rivers. Later, it was obtained by Sun Wukong and became his fighting blade, also known as "Ruyi golden cudgel".

According to the book, it should be called "Shenzhen" in fact. The theory of "Shenzhen" evolved gradually for the following reasons

1、 After getting it for monkey king, it doesn't need time to change the size of the embroidery needle;

2、 Dayu controlled the water and inserted it into the bottom of the sea, which looked like "needle insertion";

3、 "Zhen" is the same as "Zhen", and it is more vivid, but it belongs to false information. We should respect the original work and write "Zhen".

characteristic

When monkey king gets it, he can change his size according to his mind, and it seems that he only listens to monkey king. In the book, the golden cudgel is taken away, but no other fairy or monster can make it change at will. At ordinary times, the monkey king turns the golden cudgel into the size of an embroidery needle and hides it in his ear. When facing the enemy, he takes it out of his ear and immediately turns it into an iron stick with the thickness of the bowl mouth. It can also change its size in proportion to the size of its body. The monkey king turns into an insect, and the golden cudgel can also be hidden in the ear, instead of being unable to carry around. This is also the meaning of the name "Ruyi golden cudgel". The golden cudgel is so powerful that even the immortals can't beat it. Because it's very heavy, the book says, "don't take it! That piece of iron will die if it is held in its arms, if it is knocked down, if it is torn by skin, if it is rubbed against tendons Moreover, the golden cudgel can also be changed by the monkey king at will, and become other objects, or a lot of quantities, while its nature remains. The book also said, "the golden cudgel is a treasure in the sea, change can win.". The monkey king also said that his stick "smashes a stone like a stone, and there are marks when hitting pig iron.".

The point here is that other immortals can also use their magic power to make their weapons bigger, smaller or more, etc., but the golden cudgel is different from other ordinary magic soldiers. The golden cudgel itself is spiritual and does not need to be driven by magic power. Instead, it changes its length and thickness according to sun Dasheng's mind, so it is named "Ruyi".

prototype

Once upon a time, the Chinese people were suffering from floods year after year, and the people were in dire need of living. Emperor Yu was the one who controlled the rivers. At that time, in order to measure the depth of the rivers, he took an iron rod to enter the rivers, lakes and seas as long as he wanted.

After the flood was calmed down, Emperor Yu threw the iron into the sea and took it from the Yihai river. It was obtained by the Dragon King of the East China Sea and was worshipped as "the precious iron of the God of the sea". As the saying goes: Qingtian white jade column, frame Sea Purple Gold beam, this iron is the concrete embodiment of that frame sea gold beam.

Later, the monkey, sun's Wukong, came back to the mountain and borrowed treasures from the Dragon Palace. The artifact should be the master and shine brightly. It's just like a sword hero. It's too late to meet each other. Since then, he has been with the monkey king, the great sage of Qi Tian, for thirty-three days and eighteen hells. It's the best artifact in the world.

The two ends of the object are two gold hoops, and a section of black iron in the middle is next to the hoop. It is engraved with a line: "Ruyi golden cudgel, 13500 Jin." If you want to be small, you will not be able to gain enough; if you want to be big, you will be filled with space.

The bow of King Jingfan and the bow of Prince Sida, as well as the vibration around them, are described in Volume 13 of the Buddhist scriptures, jiaoshu contests for marriage, which is very similar to the story of Monkey King taking the stick. A story in the Dunhuang volume Lushan yuangonghua mentions the story of the tree god's iron stick and three long percussions with both ghosts and gods. It is believed that the iron stick is used as a magic weapon in Chinese literary tradition, and the combination of the two may be the original appearance of the golden cudgel.

On stick

First paragraph

Stick is nine turn bintie Lian, Lao Jun personally forge in the furnace. King Yu obtained the name of Shenzhen, and the four seas and eight rivers were the final test.

The stars in the middle are dark, and the two ends are covered with pieces of gold. The pattern is full of ghosts and gods, and the dragon pattern and Phoenix seal are made on it.

The name of Lingyang stick is hard to see. The formation and change should be soaring, and the five colors of the rays will appear.

Lao sun's way is to return to the mountains, with endless changes and many experiences. Time to big urn to thick, or smaller, such as tiny wire.

It is as thick as Nanyue and as thin as a needle. Its length changes with my mind. Gently move colorful clouds, bright as lightning.

You you're cold, you're foggy. Subdue the dragon and subdue the tiger. You can travel all over the world.

This stick was once used in the palace of heaven to break up the peach banquet. The king of heaven had not won the gambling, so it was difficult for Nezha to fight against the enemy.

When the gods were beaten with sticks, they did not hide. All the heavenly soldiers fled. Thunder will protect Lingxiao and fly to Tongming hall.

The angels in the palm Dynasty are all frightened, and the escorts are all disturbed. Lift the stick to overturn the Beidou palace and look back to open the Antarctic Academy.

The emperor of Jinque saw that the stick was fierce, so he asked the Tathagata to see me. The victory and defeat of military strategists are natural, and there is no distinguishing between hardship and danger.

For 500 years, thanks to Nanhai Bodhisattva's advice. There was a monk in the Tang Dynasty who made a vow to heaven.

In vain the ghost of the dead city, he asked for the scriptures at the Lingshan meeting. There are demons all the way in the west, and it is very inconvenient to move.

It is known that the iron bar is unparalleled in the world, so you are my companion on the way. The evil spirit soup goes to the nether world and turns the flesh into the world of mortals.

The goblins die everywhere, and there is no plan. The bullfight palace is damaged above, and Senluo palace is damaged below.

The heaven general once chased Jiuyao, and the hell beat him to death. It's better than Taisui Xinhua sword.

With this stick to protect the Tang monk, all the demons in the world are beaten!

The second paragraph

"Hongmeng's initial judgment on Tao rongtie was set up by Dayu's God and man. The lake, the sea and the river are shallow and deep. It's too peaceful to start a mountain to control water, and they are exiled in haique, Dongyang town. As time goes by, it can dissipate energy and be bright and clean. The old sun has his share in the future, but there is no way to change. To be big in the universe, to be small but like a needle Festival. The name of the stick is Ruyi gold hoop, which is unique in the world. It should weigh thirteen thousand and five hundred catties, thick or thin, and be able to produce or perish. He also helped me to make trouble in heaven, and he followed me to attack Dique. Subdue the tiger and subdue the Dragon everywhere. Raise your head and point out that the sun is dim, the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth are timid. Chaos fairy spread to today, it is not earthly iron

Wukong was very happy. When he took out haizang to look at it, it turned out that there were two gold hoops at both ends and a piece of black iron in the middle. Next to the hoop, there was an engraved line, which was called "Ruyi golden cudgel", weighing 13500.

There is no doubt that this object was originally a weapon, because his name is Ruyi gold hoop [stick]. Among the 18 kinds of ancient Chinese weapons, there is [stick]. The name of Ruyi gold hoop [stick] was not added by monkey king, but came into being when Monkey King discovered it. That is to say, Lao Jun trained it as a weapon, otherwise it would not be called Ruyi gold hoop [stick];

Because it had the function of becoming bigger and smaller, it was borrowed by Dayu as a part-time tool. From the above poem, we can see that the name of Dinghai Shenzhen was created by Dayu, not Laojun. Laojun's name is Ruyi golden cudgel, which is engraved on the stick body. Unfortunately, people today are ignorant and think that the golden cudgel is just a tool. After completing its mission, it has been buried in the sea for thousands of years. Although the Dragon King of Donghai revered it as an ancient thing, it could not be controlled or even touched because of the lack of mana. As a result, this rare magic weapon between heaven and earth has been quietly deposited for thousands of years.

The golden cudgel came out very early. It came out at the beginning of Hongmeng's judgment and the beginning of the division of heaven and earth. It can be seen that it is indeed an ancient spirit. The Ruyi golden cudgel made of it by Laojun is also called Lingyang cudgel, Originally, it was also regarded as an artifact in the heaven. Because of its powerful divine power and spirituality, it was able to suppress the water demon and sea monster. In fact, it was used in Zhentian River to show that it was a magic weapon with powerful divine power. Later, it was borrowed by Dayu to control the water. After its success, it was put in Zhenhai in the East China Sea.

Dragon King's description of the power of the golden cudgel, the old dragon said: "don't say take, don't say take! That piece of iron will die if it is held in the arm, if it is knocked, if it is torn, if it is rubbed, its tendons will be hurt! "

The golden cudgel has also been broken, and it has the same wishful thinking

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