There are three kinds of rumors about the origin of Meng Po. One of the most popular sayings is that Meng Po is Meng Jiangnv who cried down the Great Wall.
Yes, this Meng Jiangnv cried the Great Wall down and saw countless bodies buried under it. At first glance, she can't tell who is who. In order to forget this painful memory, Meng Jiangnv, who couldn't find her husband, secretly made a memorable Meng Yuyan soup.
After Meng Jiangnv's death, God took pity on her, so she was spared from reincarnation. Finally, Meng Jiangnv was arranged to cook and distribute Meng Yuyan soup by the Naihe Bridge in the underworld, so that all souls could forget their memories.
Legend has it that Meng Jiangnv is a peerless beauty. Does this mean that Meng Po is not an old woman's image, but a charming beauty?
Meng Po's second family background is relatively normal, saying that Meng Po was actually from the Western Han Dynasty. She was familiar with Confucian classics since she was a child, and continued to practice Buddhism when she grew up, reciting Buddhist scriptures all day. Life in Meng Po is very dull. She lives like a fairy who wants nothing. She never recalls the past and never imagines the future. She has only done one thing in her life, that is, to persuade the world to be vegetarian and not to kill.
Meng Po never got married until she was eighty-one. Meng Po's memory is getting worse as he gets older. People asked her what her name was. She said that she only remembered her surname Meng, so everyone called her "Grandma Meng Po".
Later, Meng Po moved to the deep forest to live and practice. At that time, many people can recall their past lives. As time went on, the secret leaked out. The gods found Meng Po, made Meng Po a ghost god, built an exorcism platform for him, and helped her to cook Meng Po soup.
Meng Po's last history is rather bizarre. If we really want to trace back, we may have to start from the beginning of the ancient world. We often say that within the three realms, outside the three realms, the three realms refer to heaven, earth and people. The heaven has the greatest power and the highest status, the world is the underworld, and the human world is the place where mortals live.
Meng Po existed before the Three Realms appeared. Because she couldn't see through the things in the world and couldn't let go, she went to Naihe Bridge in the underworld and boiled the unforgettable memories of mortals into Meng Po soup for the soul to drink, and the soul would forget these things after drinking it.
The origin of this statement is the earliest, but it is also the most bizarre. Meng Po actually lives outside the three realms. Does it mean that she is worse than Nu Wa and Jade Emperor?
There are many records about Meng Po in ancient books, but it is worth noting that in many records, Meng Po is related to the wind. Ci-Hua in Past Dynasties: "Vulgarity refers to wind, and Meng Po refers to it". Jingjiang Baojuan: "There is a Meng Po Villa in the nether world, where stunning women sell tea soup. People who drink soup and water will not be refreshed for 35 days. "
Shan Hai Jing also mentioned: "The second daughter of the emperor, who swims in the river, will go in and out with the wind and rain, so the daughter of the emperor is called Meng Po."
I think Meng Po's stunt can manipulate the wind and rain besides cooking Meng Po soup!