In the second episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, Mrs. Jia died in Yangzhou City, and Leng Zixing gave a speech in the mansion. Jia Yucun and Leng Zixing met in Kyoto and talked about the news. Leng Zixing said, "The second child gave birth to a young lady, who was born all her life in the New Year's Eve. This is very strange. I don't want to have another son in the future This is even more strange. When I was born, I put a colorful and sparkling jade in my mouth, and there were many handwriting on it. "
It sounds ridiculous to use jade as a birthday present now. If it really happens, it's really sensational. But for all sentient beings in the world, most people can't decide their birthdays once they are pregnant in October. There are 365 days in a year, and many lives come to this world every day. Why did Leng Zixing say "This is very strange" on the first day of Jia Yuanchun's birthday?
First, the first day of the first month is the first day of the year. At the beginning of the new year, everything revived. The Jade Candle Collection of Sui Dynasty wrote: "The first month is the end of the month, and one day is the Yuan Day, which is also a cloud." Since ancient times, the Spring Festival is the most important festival in a year. If the birthday falls on this day and the whole world is celebrating it, it is really very lucky.
Second, the ancients paid attention to numerology, and people who celebrated their birthdays on the first day of the first month had many sayings. For example, people who celebrate their birthdays on the first day of the first month have a hard time, because the first month is the Spring Festival, and everyone says auspicious words. Generally speaking, teaching children is not allowed at this stage. Therefore, people born on this day will disobey their parents and be lawless. Blessed is the first day. It was difficult to find a midwife on New Year's Day, so the baby born on this day was really lucky.
Third, New Year's Day is Maitreya's Christmas. This day is very important in the context of the prevalence of Buddhism in the past. Fahua Jiaxiang Shu Er said, "Maitreya, this cloud is cishi. Maitreya used to be called Maitreya. To all the wise immortals, Maitreya used to be all the wise immortals. Cishifo said the Samadha Sutra of Compassion, so it is called Compassion. " Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China, the belief in Maitreya Pure Land has become increasingly popular. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the belief in Amitabha became more and more prosperous, but the pure land of Maitreya remained unchanged and spread among civilians and literati.
About five generations later, smiling Maitreya Buddha statues began to appear in temples in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. These statues were shaped according to the image of cloth-bag monks. As the incarnation of Maitreya Buddha and Bodhisattva, the cloth-bag monk, also known as the Long Pavilion, spread all over the world, with a fat body, a wrinkled brow, a paunchy belly, unclear speech and lying everywhere. Generally, there is a couplet in the place where Maitreya Buddha is worshipped. "A big belly can accommodate things that are difficult in the world; "Open your mouth and laugh at the ridiculous people in the world." Maitreya Buddha is a Buddha who can bring peace, happiness and happiness to everyone. The birthday of the first day of January is also easily reminiscent of Maitreya, a native of Cygnus who is born with a unique temperament and will make great achievements in the future.
Fourthly, Jia Tanchun once said, "The New Year's Day is not abolished, and the eldest sister takes it. I can't blame him for being so lucky. His birthday takes precedence over others. Today is my great grandfather's birthday. " Mao's grandfather was Jia Yuan, the ancestor of Jia family. Jia Yuan is the source of Jia's wealth. Thanks to his outstanding contribution, Jia's wealth can last for a hundred years.
When it comes to Jia family, it can be said that it is omniscient. At the beginning, the story of Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong's entrepreneurship must have spread to Kyoto. Coupled with the confirmation of Rong Guogong's birthday on New Year's Day, people believe that this is a magical day. Many years later, Jia Yuanchun's birthday was exactly the same as Mao's grandfather's birthday, and Jia Yuanchun was elected to the palace because of his filial piety. I think this is the fundamental reason why Leng Zixing called it "this is very strange". Throughout the ages, almost all talented people have been accompanied by legends. On the first day of Jia Yuanchun's birthday, he entered the palace again, which is not only imaginative!
In fact, the admiration for the virtuous princess brought the ZTE era to the Jia family. Jia Yuan got through Guo Rongfu's century-old inheritance, and Jia Yuanchun put this declining family on the track of rapid development. These two people, born on the first day of New Year's Day, are the deciders and witnesses of Jia's rise and fall.
The battle of three spring and the scenery in early spring. Jia Yuanchun, who was born on 1 month 1 day, became a legend in Kyoto, a role model for her sisters, and the most glorious person in Guo Rong Tower. Her life legend also confirmed the magical spell of the first birthday of the first month of the first month. Of course, all this was arranged by the author of A Dream of Red Mansions.