"Hong Mai, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, pointed out in the article "Folk Custom Cremation" in Volume 13 of "Rong Zhai Xubi" that, 'Since Shi Shi's cremation was mentioned, those who died and burned their corpses can be found everywhere'."
Song people said: "The customs of Wu and Yue must be Accumulate and then deal with it. As for the funeral arrangements for poor families, they have to be simple and cremated. The land where we can live safely will burn like a monk.”
"There are many such records. The "Records on the Funeral Clothing of Scholars and Common People" in "History of the Song Dynasty" records the memorial of Rong Gao, the Minister of Household Affairs: "I heard that the customs of Wu and Yue are huge, and the funeral expenses must be accumulated. As for people from poor families, the last thing to do is to keep things simple, so cremation has always been the most convenient way. "The customs of Wu and Yue must be accumulated and then dealt with. As for the poor family, the final gift must be simple, so cremation is the most common practice."
"Zhou Hui's "Qingbo" Magazine" also wrote: "It is a custom in the water towns of Zhejiang that when a person dies, even if he is powerful, if he does not build a tomb to live in peace, he will be burned like a monk.'"
"This is no longer a simple solution to the problem due to poverty, but a custom. Rich people get used to it and are at ease with each other, and even have fun... Throwing a lot of paper-painted servants, horses, camels, gold, silver, cloth and silk on After the corpse is burnt, music will be played again, and everyone will sing and say that the soul of the deceased will be received by the idol and reborn in the other world.' The Chinese custom of burning paper sacrifices is a legacy from that time. "
"These are mainly influenced by Buddhism. Of course, objective factors such as ease of operation and reduced cost are also involved. It played a role and even affected high-level officials."
"For example, the Prime Minister during the Zhenzong period of Song Dynasty. Prime Minister Wang Dan was a good friend of Yang Yi, another politician at the time and a writer. Before his death, he entrusted Yang Yi to hold a funeral for him. He requested that "the method of cremation be used in Cha Kun, and a mao pagoda should be erected next to the tomb where the bones are hidden." "Repay old wishes'."
"Of course, this approach was against Confucian etiquette, and was later hated by Er Cheng and Zhu Xi. , they became the representatives of a large number of literati and officials, advocating for funerals to be held with Confucian etiquette and opposing cremation."
"They believed that since the death of uncle Ye Fei, cremation was gradually used, and the parents valued their relatives and burned them. , clothes and clothes are covered with smoke, bones and flesh are burnt by firewood, and the gods are frightened, how painful it is."
"There are also many notes recording the actions against cremation, which are considered filial piety and charity."
"For example, Zhu Xi recorded that Wang Shiyu refused to cremate his father: "I suffered the death of my father, and I was too poor to survive. After the cremation, the public cried and refused to eat for days, and those who saw it were moved and joined forces to help him. ""Changgu Collection" records: "The people living in the city are poor, and they often use cremation when they die, and it is a common practice to be handsome. , don’t take it seriously. Zeng was fair and built a filial garden in a barren land, but people thought it was convenient. "
"In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, society associated cremation with unfilial piety, and it was punished by the government. Punishment is prohibited Later, burial became the real mainstream. "
"Zhou Zi likes to say 'charming ancestors', which seemed funny at first, but after listening to him talk about it, it was really funny," Mai Xiaomiao said. .
"Yes." Lao Chiri also said: "The key point is that he treats everyone equally and is also interested in researching the customs of our Yi people. He also classified them into categories for us, and it became clear all of a sudden."
Everyone was chatting. , while coming to a small stone bridge, but just when everyone thought that Lao Chiri was about to cross the bridge, he stopped at the bridge, chopped open a clump of kudzu with a machete, and led the horse team down from there to the river.
It’s amazing. Kudzu is a ferocious climbing plant. In one year, it can completely cover the several deliberately placed tree stumps here. No one would have thought that there would be another one beside the stone bridge here. path.
Arrived at the river beach, the horse team turned around and passed under the stone bridge. After bypassing a huge boulder beside the stone bridge, everyone came to a secret path behind the stone bridge. "This place is amazing!" Zhou Zhi came to some understanding. When he turned around, he found that the big stone blocked his view. He couldn't see the stone bridge at all, and he couldn't even see the river and Pantuo Village.
Since you can't see them here, then naturally you can't see them from where they are.
"This is actually the entrance to a secret realm, and you can only come in in winter."
"Why can you only come in in winter?" Chi Xueli also thinks this entrance is really magical, just in There are obvious signs on the road, but if there is no one to point out, anyone passing by will ignore the entrance, but they don't understand why Zhou Zhi said that this place will be closed in different seasons.
"Because the river will swell in summer." Lao Chiri answered this question before: "What I said is right, and there will be snakes in the woods by the water in summer. Even if people are not afraid, they will hurt It’s not fun to come to a horse.”
Chi Xueli suddenly felt creepy and quickened his pace.
This trail is quite difficult to walk because no one has walked it for many years. The plants on both sides block the path, and the grass on the ground also covers the path, which requires manual cleaning.
This speed is destined to be slow.
It was not until the team walked five miles up the mountain, passed through the difficult broad-leaved forest trail, and returned to the top of the coniferous forest belt line that the road became easier to walk.
Zhou Zhi turned around again and found that Pantuo Village and the river below were covered by clouds and mist. He couldn't help but sigh at the magic of this place: "Which generation of Bimo chose this place? He is so good at finding places. ."
" How does it compare with the Bodhisattva Cave where you found the Longzang Sutra in Jiachuan?" Chi Xueli knew about Zhou Zhi's search for the Longzang Sutra, so he asked: "I heard that you calculated the location of the Sutra based on two poems. , is it really so amazing?”
Zhou Zhi couldn't laugh or cry: "Actually, that's not the case. Those two poems are actually the story of two great masters, Yuan Yin and Yuan Xiu, trying to protect the Dragon Tibetan Sutra. The two met at that time, and Monk Wen Yuan Yin stayed at Fawang Temple. After dealing with various forces, Wu monk Yuanxiu took the Dragon Tibetan Sutra into the mountain and became a bandit to protect him. "
" After Yuanxiu was about to die, his men sent him back to Fawang Temple and asked Yuan to do so. Yuan Yin was ordained again. Yuan Yin moved his junior brother to spend his whole life in the mud in order to protect the Dharma. When he was ordained, he recited a verse: The source originally came from the Lingshan Mountain, and the Sumeru was lost and returned several times. The Dharma is now returned to the mustard seed, and the spirit dragon is beautiful. The two of them are at peace."
"And Yuanxiu also replied: It is too late to read the book in this life, how long has Baoshan been empty, and there are not many words in the Dragon Sutra, and the clouds are in the blue sky and the shadow is in the pond."
“After I heard this story, I thought that the old bandit leader in this story might be Wu Monk Yuanxiu, and then I guessed that this was the agreement made by the two monks Wen and Wu to protect the Longzang Sutra for a lifetime, and then I guessed that the Longzang Sutra It may have been properly hidden by Yuanxiu, so he started to look for it.”
“Because Yuanxiu named his bandit village King Kong Village. I wondered if the place where scriptures were stored might be like King Kong Village, and its name might be related to Buddhism, so I searched for places around Fawang Temple that were related to Buddhist allusions, such as Guanyin Cliff and Medicine Master Cave. Lion Rock and the like were also protected by two powerful spirits in heaven. Finally, we found the Longzang Sutra that had been lost for many years in the Lotus Peak Bodhisattva Cave." (End of Chapter)