PDLP 268. Cicada Culture, Theory Of Reincarnation And Rebirth!
268. Cicada Culture, Theory Of Reincarnation And Rebirth!
Fang Yang was held by the expert and thanked vigorously.
He was a little uncomfortable.
He retracted his hand back.
He might never get used to being thanked so much.
"I think it is very meaningful to be able to help the country. You don't need to thank me!"
To be honest, Fang Yang really didn't think he had done anything big. He just drove the excavator and dug things out.
But it was because of the system that he was able to understand the cultural relics he dug up very well.
If so, everything is fate.
Fate allowed him to unearth one treasure after another.
Fate has given him a system.
【Weather】+1+1+1+1.
[Since this treasure is called Jinzhiyuye, it must be used by others. 】
[Although it is very small, it is extraordinarily expensive at first glance. I don’t know how much the price of this golden cicada is? 】
[This thing looks very well preserved, it is a precious thing at first glance, but it was dug out of the soil casually, I always feel that some people are not simple, I don’t know why it was thrown in Could this be a grave robber?]
【Tomb robbers are everywhere, don't push everything to the grave robbers, okay?】
【That's right, such a small thing won't be lost if you tie it casually around your body. If it was stolen by a tomb robber, you probably won't lose it if you put it in your pocket or hold it in your hand, okay?
【Then what is going on? Could it be that there are other tombs nearby?】
【It is very likely that it has the same owner as the plum vase with the red three-friend pattern in the Hongwu glaze of the Ming Dynasty, and both belong to Princess Ancheng?】
[It doesn't feel like it, it shouldn't be the case. 】
[The tomb robbers have almost emptied Princess Ancheng's tomb, leaving only a few small things. The only valuable thing is the Ming Hongwu glazed red three-friend plum vase. Now there is such a small golden branch and jade leaf. It is said that the plum vase is inconvenient to carry, how can it be inconvenient to have golden branches and jade leaves?]
Everyone was discussing, and all the questions were thrown out one after another.
I am really curious about the reason why this little golden branch and jade leaf appeared in this place.
As for other, bold ideas, they dare not have them.
They all set their eyes on Fang Yang, hoping that Fang Yang could answer them as before.
Fang Yang glanced at the little golden cicada, and said slowly: "Because we only have this golden branch and jade leaf, and this wooden box wrapped outside it, from the particularity of the carver, it can be seen that it is an item from the Ming Dynasty. A lot of information, but actually very little.”
"Even if there is very little information, you must know something."
Regarding the items that Fang Yang had unearthed in the past, he was able to explain clearly the background of those items in an orderly manner.
They felt that Fang Yang was absolutely modest when he said these words.
Fang Yang clenched his fists with his fingers and coughed twice: "It's not a question of modesty, if you must listen, I can talk to you.
"First of all, let's talk about what kind of item is the golden branch and jade leaf."
"It was a very luxurious item in ancient times, and it was an object of emotional love."
"Compared with the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, the cultural relics we excavated from the tombs of the Ming Dynasty are actually of a much lower level. The gold and silver ornaments are simply not comparable, but this does not mean that there are no outstanding gold and silver ornaments in the Ming Dynasty."
"Occasionally, we've been able to unearth some really astonishing artifacts from Ming tombs, and most of these artifacts have been excavated from the tombs of noble officials and royal families of the Ming Dynasty."
"The trend of thick burials emerged in the Ming Dynasty, which also made the number of burial objects in Ming Dynasty tombs very large. Compared with many Song and Yuan tombs, Ming Dynasty tombs can almost be described as extravagant."
"This golden branch and jade leaf is a very complete cultural relic."
"It is composed of two parts. The bottom is made of Xinjiang Hotan mutton fat white jade. The shape is the shape of a leaf. In addition to the leaves, the golden cicada is made of gold on the top of the leaves. These two make up A whole."
"The cicada had a very high status in ancient society, because it has the meaning of reincarnation."
"Do you know why?"
"This makes me have to mention the cicada culture in ancient times."
""Journey to the West", I think everyone must be familiar with it, but who is Tang Seng? He is Jin Chanzi, the second disciple of Tathagata Buddha.
"Because of neglecting the Dharma, he was demoted to the lower realm by Tathagata, and reincarnated."
"In the ancient times of Chinese civilization, there was a saying that cicadas have the ability of foresight, and they can predict the future. At the same time, cicadas do not eat fireworks in the world, but live on dew, which symbolizes nobility."
"." Even if some people who understand history study carefully, they will find that there are cicada patterns on the crowns of many emperors in ancient times. "
"Han Chan Fu" has written about cicadas, which can prove this point, crown it, and take it as it is. A gentleman behaves like a gentleman, he can be a gentleman, and he can stand up for himself.
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If they hadn't heard what Fang Yang said, others would think that cicadas are just ordinary existences.
They never thought about how important the meaning of cicadas is.
They couldn't help but think deeply about the crime.
And Fang Yang's words have not ended until now, he is still continuing to talk.
"After the Han Dynasty, the emergence of cicadas had the implication of rebirth, so in the tombs unearthed in the Han Dynasty, from the princes and kings to the common people, many people died with jade cicadas in their mouths.
"This embodies the ancient people's pursuit of immortality and rebirth after death."
"In fact, if we savor it carefully, we will find that these meanings are actually very similar to the setting of the golden cicada in Journey to the West. They are reincarnated and transformed."
"I remember a statue of the Cicada Crown Bodhisattva unearthed from the ruins of Longhua City, which was unearthed many years ago.
"The most striking thing about this Bodhisattva statue is the cicada pattern decorated in the middle of the Bodhisattva's crown."
"And this also represents the cycle of life and death of cicadas and the concept of reincarnation in Buddhism, and it also perfectly combines Buddhist culture with cicada culture."
"Is this topic a bit heavy? Then I will tell you a relatively shallow story, and let everyone relax, and at the same time let us return to the golden branches and jade leaves themselves."
"Speaking of who is the owner of the golden branches and jade leaves? There is a saying that this is a gift from a literati named Zhang Anwan to his most beloved concubine."