Haste is the law(jí jí rú lǜ lìng)

Haste is the law

It means that things are too urgent and need to be dealt with immediately, just like laws and regulations. Law and order, the name of the fastest ghost in the legend. Ganbao of the Eastern Jin dynasty recorded in Soushenji: "laws and decrees, when King Mu of Zhou was a man, he was good at walking and died as a ghost of the thunder department." Cheng dengji of Ming dynasty recorded in youxueqionglin: "the ghost of Leibu Zhijie is the law". Later, it was the last word used by Taoism when chanting incantations to drive ghosts and gods.

brief introduction

The forms of the incantations are more polite, such as "now I know your name, you go as fast as the law" and "I know your name, go as fast as the law". mages or Taoists are carrying out various kinds of sacrifice, modification, and replenishment spells for people. Among these spells, one type is called "name calling spell". Taoist Charms often end with the word "urgent as a law". There are two explanations. In the Han Dynasty, the official documents often use the word "ruruling", which means that it should be implemented as quickly as the law. The charm imitates, also is causes the ghost to carry out promptly the meaning. Another explanation is that "law" is the name of ghosts and gods, which can walk like flying. "Urgent as law" means to be as quick as "law". "Tufenglu" says: "order, Yinling, ruling, Leibu God name, good at walking, use it for speed."

interpretation

Later, it was also the end of the spell used by Taoist or wizard. It is said that he was born in the time of King Mu of Zhou. Because he walked very fast, he became a kid in the thunder department after his death. In the astronomy of youxueqionglin, there is a saying that the ghost of the thunder department is called the law. Taoism is called the God who is quick and good at walking.) Just as fast, with immediate effect.

source

Bai Juyi, Tang Dynasty, wrote "if there is a torrential rain within three days, it is the spirit of the dragon, and it is also a blessing for people. All proprieties are rewarded. God will listen to them! Haste is the law. "

Examples

There is a ghost, there is a ghost, a pinch of salt into the water, taishanglaojun, ~, Chi. In Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing's the fourth chapter of Dou'e yuan, the ending of chanting mantra means to execute quickly according to the law.

allusion

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong emphasized that when people were climbing mountains and wading rivers, they must bring all kinds of strange and disgusting Tuji, and be familiar with the names of ghosts in the world. When these spirits and ghosts appear, as long as people can recognize the spirits and ghosts that appear at this time, those ghosts will retreat. At this time, the "name calling spell" is related to the safety of travelers. For example, the classic of mountains and seas is an example. Because in the book of mountains and seas, in addition to recording the geographical features of various places, it also records the names and shapes of many types of spirits and ghosts. People of later generations will distinguish spirits and ghosts according to such materials. In addition to the original function of praying for peace with travelers, in the development of Taoism, the "name calling magic" was absorbed and applied in some sacrificial rites. Among the Taoist Scriptures that specifically express "name calling magic", the most typical one is "Dongyuan divine incantation scripture". The purpose of this classic is to restrain all kinds of evil spirits. Therefore, it records the methods of restraining evil spirits, which are usually controlled by a series of incantations.

a spell

In the ceremony of Taoist Dharma application, there are often incantations, Jue and bugang, which together with Shufu become the basic means of Taoist Dharma. Taoists use charms to chant incantations, pinch Jue to perform magic, in order to enhance people's confidence to overcome evil. These spells have the cultural function of keeping human beings' psychological balance and confidence in life in the face of uncontrollable alien forces. Mantra is a kind of mysterious language that is considered to have induction or prohibition on ghosts and gods or natural objects. Mantra is often combined with the Qi prohibition technique of "restraining" ghosts and gods and external objects with the real Qi of human body, which is called Forbidden mantra. Sometimes it appears with a charm, which is called a charm. The Taoist often uses some intermediary things, such as water and dates, to perform the incantation. These water and dates also have the effect of the incantation. Among the Taoists, there is a very high affirmation of the effectiveness of the curse. Taishangzhengyi curse ghost Scripture says: "I contain heaven and earth, curse poison to kill ghosts, curse gold to sell, curse wood to break, curse water to exhaust, curse fire to extinguish, curse mountain to collapse, curse stone to split, curse God to bind, curse ghosts to commit suicide, curse prayer to break, curse self-determination, curse poison to disperse, curse curse to extinguish." Taoists believe that God worshippers with powerful magic power continue to pass on the mantra hidden in the sky. If they recite the mantra, tens of thousands or even millions of heavenly soldiers and generals will be called to serve. Therefore, incantations are more and more widely used in Taoism. Mantra is widely used in Taoism: there are Jingtan mantra and zhentan mantra in Daoism; there are Weiling mantra before climbing the altar; there are book mantra in painting; there are bugang mantra in bugang; there are Xuanyun mantra in Kaijing before chanting sutras; there are as many mantra for summoning generals as those recorded in Daoism; there are also corresponding mantra for killing ghosts, controlling demons and catching demons. In this sense, there is no Taoist magic without incantation. At the same time, mantra has penetrated into every aspect of Taoist daily life and melted into their personality. Taoists should recite incantations when they clean their hands, eat, bathe and cut their hair. Not only the Zhengyi school is good at reciting mantras, but also there are corresponding mantras in Quanzhen Taoism. Incantation originated from the worship of language magic by the ancestors of primitive religion, and later became the core component of witchcraft. Taoism inherits and develops the magic of witchcraft. Generally speaking, the magic of Taoism has its own characteristics. Taoist incantations are often used as "Ru Lu Ling", "Ji Ji Ru Lu Ling", "taishanglaojun Ji Ru Lu Ling". This is because Taoism flourished in the Han Dynasty. In the imperial edicts and proclamations of the Han Dynasty, there was a word "Ru Lu Ling". "Rululing" means to execute according to laws and regulations, which means to be prosecuted for violating laws in tone. This kind of official idiom about the authority of laws and decrees was first absorbed by folk witches. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the wizard held a "Tomb door lifting" (that is, he hated the town in the funeral, so that people and ghosts were separated, and ghosts did not harm strangers), and the end of the lifting text was "as laws and regulations". The simple sentence pattern of jiejiewen is: "all solutions go, such as laws and regulations!" This kind of mantra was absorbed by Taoism, but also produced some changes, mainly embedded in the name of God. The most common ones are "taishanglaojun is as urgent as a law" and "taishanglaojun is as urgent as a law"; some words such as "she", "Chi" and "Ji" are added after them to indicate that the execution of the curse must not be wrong. Here are some examples. in the process of Summoning Magic soldiers to collect demons and break evils, there is a flag opening curse: "five thunder generals, train generals, go to the ground, drive thunder to the clouds, fight for tens of thousands of troops, command the magic soldiers, open the flag and call, don't stop. Be as urgent as law This mantra first called the general of the thunder department, and also said that he was powerful. At the same time, it also explained their functions. Then, it explained that the flag was opened to summon them to come, and that they were not allowed to delay the time to come immediately. Finally, it ends with "being as urgent as a law". the structure of Taoist incantation first shows that it is based on divine instruction and therefore has magical effect. The names of taishanglaojun, shenxiaoyu halal king, and Tianshi are all used to express the name of respecting God directly to summon and serve God generals and suppress evil spirits. For the lower level gods who are dedicated to the service of mages, they call their names directly to show that they have the ability to control them. Therefore, the implementation of Taoist incantations is closely related to the whole immortal pedigree, which shows their beliefs and also reflects the way they practice their beliefs. However, it is not the unique phenomenon of Dao mantra, or even the unique phenomenon of mantra. Christians always say "in the name of Jesus Christ" after praying. It's a sign of a strong faith in God. Therefore, the naming of gods in Taoist incantations shows the common belief and dependence on gods in many religions, but their respective gods have different faces. What it can express more is the following aspect: it shows that the mantra is the command to the object of the imperative, and "rulv" is not only urging, but also emphasizing that the command must be carried out. If it is not carried out, it will be punished according to the law. The contents of the incantations are straightforward and clear about the purpose of the order, which has a strong utilitarian, which is the characteristic of traditional Chinese culture of Taoist incantations. Generally speaking, the Chinese people's attitude towards religion is dominated by praying for the solution of the immediate difficulties. It is blessed to seek peace. There is a considerable gap between the western society and the Indian people's religious conversion to gods. The characteristic of the great compassion mantra is that it calls people to convert first. If they convert, once they recite it, Guanyin can help solve all kinds of demons, and even lead him to the Western Paradise. The mantra itself is conversion. Taoist mantra is to urge ghosts and gods to walk away, or to accomplish even inconceivable things that ordinary people can't accomplish. The purpose of reality is the premise. The worship of God is centered on the immediate interests. This characteristic of Taoist mantra stipulates that the application scope of each mantra is relatively narrow, so Taoist mantra has its own pertinence and a large number. Chanting mantra and Qi ban: when chanting mantra, it is often required to unify with the luck in the body and the image of gods (existential) related to the thought. In this way, the internal Qi can act on the object, which can be controlled or changed accordingly. This method is called forbidding incantation, also known as Qi forbidding, or forbidding for short. The method of Qi ban has been used in ancient Chinese witchcraft. In the book baopuzi neipian. Zhili, written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, it is said that there is a method called forbidding incantation in Wu and Yue, which has significant effect. The reason is that the mage is full of spirit (Wu and Yue had the method of forbidding incantation, which was very effective and had many Qi ears.) According to the archaeological findings in recent years, the prevalence of gas ban is not limited to Wuyue area. There are similar prescriptions in Chu, Shu and other areas. According to Ge Hong's records, forbidden incantation has a wide range of applications, such as not being infected by epidemic diseases, expelling evil spirits, forbidding tigers, leopards, snakes and bees, treating diseases for people, and even forbidding water flowing backwards. Qi ban technique was absorbed by Taoism and became a part of Taoism. In the early Taoism, there was a kind of "Qi ban law" in the twenty-four level law of Zhengyi allied Wei Taoism, which can be seen that it has been an important part of the whole magic system. The general Taoist is reading

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