Practice of fasting rituals, practice morning and evening exercises, and practice Qi exercises
Traveling around to visit the precepts of the Zhengyi School of Fasting and Precepts
The Precepts of the Quanzhen School
Palace Observe the rules and regulations, spells, talismans, divine incantations, and pinch the secrets and step gangs
The art of transformation, praying for blessings and disasters, summons
Expelling evil spirits, curing diseases, and sending away plagues, the number ceremony, the name of the Sanlu Zhai, Luotian Dajiaopo Prison Light Ritual
Xiantian Dendrobium Food Ji Lianyou Ke Ritual Liandu Ritual
Turn off the lights, scatter flowers, Ke Ritual, enter the table, Ke Ritual, altar, set up fasting altar, worship altar, ordination altar, Wanfa Zong Altar, Dao crown, ritual implements, wooden fish tokens, wishful seals
Staff, magic sword, wat, cloud and clang
Banners, chimes, tails, bells, cymbals, altar deacons, high-level deacons, all talking about prison
Serving incense, serving lamps, serving sutras, celebrating gods’ birthdays, welcoming gods, attending incense festivals and temple fairs
The staff is a commonly used instrument in Taoist fasting rituals. It is also called a staff or a nine-section staff. . Origin
The stick was originally a tool used by the elderly to help them stand up or walk. In ancient China, the staff was also used as a symbol of throne or military power, or as a torture instrument for punishing criminals. In the biographies of immortals after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the staff also served as the incarnation of the human body after dismemberment. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Taoism also used the staff as a symbol of power. Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong's "Supreme Secrets" states that the staff of the Yuanshi Emperor has a divine staff, which is "made of seven sections of bamboo from the sun in Lingshan Mountain". However, most Taoist books later stated that the staff had nine sections. "Taiping Yulan" quoted "Guishan Yuanlu" as saying, "In the third month of winter, the jade boy turned into an old man and held a nine-section golden staff." The use of magic staffs in Taoist Zhaijiao rituals probably happened after the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasty. Function
"Dongxuan Lingbao Taoist Rituals" states, "In all Taoism, you should know that the nine-section staff is used to assist the elderly and save people in danger. Each one has its own name, so you must not know it." Each of the nine sections of the staff is named after a star, namely Tai Huang Star, Ying Huo Star, Jiao Star, Heng Star, Zhang Star, Camp Star, Zhen Star, Dongjing Star, Ju Star and so on. When a Taoist priest makes a staff, he must choose a famous mountain and a blessed place, such as the Pure Domain Lingxu, and use the auspicious day to orient the south pure bamboo five feet and a half long, with nine sections, and enshrine it in a pure place. Choose Jiawu, Bingwu, Dingmao, or the third day of the third month. , May 5th, July 7th, and September 9th. The first section of the bamboo is slightly bent with a tune on the left and a tune on the right. Four orifices are opened on all sides under the first section, which are named after the four mountains. In the middle of the top, there is a Yuan, which contains the internal name of Anzhong Mountain. Each part is sealed with wax. If you are dedicated to wearing it, you can use the Five Emperors Talisman to put it into a bag with a yellow pattern. , long and short, small and large, can only accommodate a staff." In Zhaijiao rituals, Taoist priests use the staff made in this way to summon gods or generals, and to break through hell according to the law. "Point the staff to the sky, and the gods will perform rituals; point the staff to the earth, and the earth will greet you; point to the northeast, and all the ghosts will gather together." When the master is performing rituals, he often hangs a small yellow flag, seven inches long, under the second section of the nine-section staff. On it are written the names of the Heavenly Lords of the Ten Directions to Save Suffering and the Ten Directions Xuanhua Talisman. Wang Qizhen's "Shangqing Lingbao Dafa" stated that when breaking the prison, the master focused on the staff, "turning the staff into a bamboo pillar, in the shape of a dragon head and a tiger tail. The dragon's body is shining, with a flowery banner in its mouth, and the wind is dancing in the wind, coiled Above, the radiance is infinite." "Shangqing Lingbao Dafa" "Supreme Secret" "Taiping Yulan"