First, be reborn from the fire. In China ancient myths and any ancient books, there is no saying that the phoenix was reborn from the fire. On the contrary, there are idioms to describe the tragic ending of love. The theory of phoenix nirvana comes from Guo Moruo's poem of the same name, which combines the legend of fairy birds in the west and is grafted on the phoenix in China. Coupled with the exaggerated processing of modern online novels, it is getting deeper and deeper, which has convinced many people.
Second, Suzaku is a kind of phoenix. This statement is even more ridiculous. After reading a little myth, it is obvious that Suzaku and Phoenix are very different. And the classic they quoted is the saying of "the pearl of primary school", which is ten miles long. Phoenix is five colors, and the red one is suzaku. But I don't know that this is a statement maliciously tampered with by netizens. I don't know why I did it. But the real record in the literature is red man burn. Moreover, there is no record of the relationship between Suzaku and Phoenix in any ancient books in China, not to mention Suzaku is a kind of Phoenix.
Third, Suzaku (Phoenix) is an upgraded version of Phoenix (Suzaku), or the evolutionary relationship after rebirth.
The evolution of Suzaku is: Quail Bird-Hong Niao-Suzaku-Suzaku. Strictly speaking, Suzaku is already Suzaku.
The evolution of Phoenix is: quail bird-Hong Niao-Danbird-Phoenix bird-Phoenix bird+imperial bird-Phoenix.
From the homologous point of view, Suzaku and Phoenix do have something to do. They all evolved from Chiwu, but there is no direct evolutionary relationship between Suzaku and Phoenix, so it has always been said that the theory of rebirth from the ashes itself is wrong, and the theory of evolution is even more untenable. Although Suzaku and Phoenix are homologous, they are not directly related, so Suzaku is Suzaku and Phoenix is Phoenix.
Finally, I will give you a comparison of the records in the two documents, and you will know which one is stronger and which one is weaker.
Divine contrast
"Three Auxiliary Maps" says: "Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Tiansi Spirit, with the square as the square, the king makes the palace pavilion and the palace pavilion." . Suzaku is one of the four spirits in the sky, and one of the four towns is in the sky.
"Book of Rites": "Returning to the dragon in the face of the wind is called the Four Spirits." Compared with auspicious signs, it is said that anyone who can see any of these four auspicious signs will have good luck.
Document comparison
Book Yao Dian: Stars in the Sun. Legend: "Birds, southern Zhu birds stay for seven nights." Sparse: "The southern Zhu bird stays for seven nights, and then becomes a natural elephant, a bird-shaped constellation. Suzaku's seven southern nights are: well, expensive, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird.
"Interpretation of Heaven" says: "Willow, quail fire. Quail fire represents Liu, Xing and Zhang Sansu, and Guanzi says, "Phoenix is the bird of quail fire. "Visible phoenix is rosefinch's subordinate.
The earliest record
The earliest record of Suzaku can be traced back to Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and it is also called the Quartet God with Qinglong, Baihu and Xuanwu. It is the Yin merchants who worship the gods of heaven, stars and animism, and can guide the souls of the dead to heaven.
"Shan Hai Jing Nan Shan Jing": "There is a bird, which looks like a chicken and is called a phoenix, on the mountain of Dan Xue where Dan Shui emerges." "Shan Hai Jing Ye Xi Jing": "Where there is a fat country, there is also a land of fat people; Wozhiye, the eggs of the phoenix birds are food, and the nectar is drinking. " It can be seen that the phoenix can be eaten.
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Suzaku has no species, and it is purely expressed by seven nights in the south.
"Primary Pearl" Volume 10: "Phoenix is like five, with five colors of red; The yellow race is awkward; Young people are jealous; Purple people are clumsy, and white people are swans. "
"Yongle Grand Ceremony": "(Han Dynasty) Taishi made Cai Heng say: Anyone who looks like a phoenix has five colors, the redder is a phoenix, the greenerer is a phoenix, the yellower is a stork, the purple is a stork, and the whiter is a swan."
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Suzaku: There are five parts of the body, three for the upper part, two for the lower part, and three days and two places. Wide on the top and narrow on the bottom, the image of inferiority is also. The middle wing is eight inches, like eight winds. The waist is four inches, like four o'clock. Round as yin and yang, but not poor.
It symbolizes the way of heaven and earth.
Phoenix: In front of the forest is a deer, the head of a snake is a fish's tail, the back of a dragon turtle is a turtle, and the beak of a swallow-jawed chicken is a beak. It symbolizes the beast on the earth, and if we understand it further, we will stop at Confucian benevolence and morality.
The last sentence. In ancient times, there was a saying that "a hundred birds pay attention to the phoenix", and the phoenix is the length of a feather insect. The so-called feather insect is a bird, which is very powerful. So many netizens think that since Phoenix is the king of birds, it is certainly better than Suzaku, because Suzaku is a bird! This statement is all wet.
I'm sorry to tell you that none of the four animals are animals. Dragon is not a dragon, white tiger is not a tiger, Xuanwu is not a turtle, and Suzaku is not a bird. Although the four beasts are called beasts, they are strictly gods, just in the form of beasts. This is like the western constellations, Pisces, Scorpio and Cancer. Can you say this is a fish, a scorpion or a crab? Isn't this funny?
Because the stars in the sky are controlled by various wild animals and combined into such an image. Book Yao Dian: Stars in the Sun. Legend: "Birds, southern Zhu birds stay for seven nights." Shu: "The southern Zhu bird stays for seven nights, like a bird in the sky."
The phoenix was crowned the king of birds, and it was also on earth. Phoenix will always be a beast, and the Swiss beast is also a beast, which can be seen by mortals. The four gods, such as Suzaku, are gods. On the basis of sacrificial ceremonies in various dynasties, the emperor, as the agent of the world, needed to worship the four gods in order to pray for stability and peace in the world. Suzaku is a god who can accept royal sacrifices.