The process of the funeral dojo in Guizhou
In the process of the funeral dojo in Guizhou, there were the following relevant contents: First of all, when the old man died, his children would wipe his body, change his clothes, and then put him into a coffin (most of the villages in Guizhou still buried him). The coffin would be carried to the central room and attached to a freezer to preserve the body. After that, they went to invite their husbands (equivalent to monks and Taoists in ancient times). The funeral usually lasted about seven days. On the second day, they informed their close and distant relatives to come and mourn and decorate the funeral environment. On the fourth and fifth days, they prepared the dishes for the white banquet, arranged for the chefs and bookkeepers to be in place. At this time, every household in the countryside would send at least one labor force to help. In terms of the formal procedures of the funeral, the proper mortuary and the Taoist temple were the starting points, and the funeral was the end. It involved the arrangement of many affairs. For example, if the deceased had a work unit or spouse, and if the filial son had a work unit, he should ask the unit leader and colleagues to help take care of it in time, and if necessary, set up a funeral organization. If the deceased needed to be moved, he had to contact the means of transportation and moving personnel, contact the location and hall, and confirm the dining place. After the Taoist priest arrived, he would first determine the burial date according to the deceased's eight characters. If it needed to be moved elsewhere, the Taoist priest would clear the way and move it after the Taoist priest finished the dojo. Inform relatives and friends in other places who died, where the funeral will be held, when the funeral will be held, and who will be invited by the filial piety family.(Those with many sisters, big scenes, and wide contacts should invite two managers from inside and outside); determine the cremation date (before or after the dojo) and the urn for the ashes of the deceased; determine the chef, and the chef will lead the team to the designated place to prepare the kitchen (dry packaging or processing with supplied materials); the general manager will arrange for personnel to prepare the materials for the dojo and daily use according to the list of materials provided by the altar master and the head chef, and confirm the purchasing personnel, organizing personnel, and transportation tools. In addition, in terms of the time of the funeral dojo, there were common categories of one day, three days, five days, and seven days. The more common ones were five days. If it was less than five days, it was usually the death of a young person or a person without descendants. Very young people would not even hire Taoist priests to do the dojo. Those who did the seven days of dojo were usually relatively wealthy families. In the past, the dojo was held all day long, starting from five or six in the morning and usually lasting until one or two in the morning the next day. Now, the Taoist priest's chanting time was shortened, and the time spent in the dojo was not long. Except for the night (the last day of the dojo), which was slightly longer, kneeling for a long time at other times would easily cause dissatisfaction among the host and unbearable situations for relatives and friends. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Bijie funeral dojo
In Bijie, Guizhou, the funeral dojo had certain characteristics and situations. Bijie Zhijin Horse Farm had a professional altar master who was responsible for handling funerals and rituals. In the rural areas of Dafang County, there was a dojo that specialized in funeral-related activities. The rituals related to funeral dojos were more complicated. For example, there were different types of dojos in other regions. The dojos in Bijie, Guizhou Province might also have similar complicated situations, including the attention to rituals and different lengths of time. However, Bijie also advocated simple funerals and abandoned feudal superstitions such as setting up Taoist temples. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Funeral Around Coffin Dojo
In the funeral customs of Guizhou, the Taoist temple was a part of the funeral culture. For the Coffin-circling Dojo, the rich would chant sutras and pray for a long time, lasting from three to seven days. This process might include the process of circling the coffin, while the poor's dojo activities such as circling the coffin and opening the way might only last a few hours or one night. In recent years, funeral customs in Guizhou had also gradually changed. For example, the time in the dojo was not as long as in the past. The time for Taoist priests to recite scriptures was shortened, and the time for the dojo to be done every day was also reduced. Except for the slightly longer time at night, it was easy to cause dissatisfaction if relatives knelt for a long time at other times. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Zunyi Daozhen Funeral Dojo
There was a case of chanting the Taishang Sutra of Salvation for Misery in Daozhen Funeral Training Hall in Zunyi, Guizhou Province. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The whole process of funeral in Guizhou
The funeral process in Guizhou differed due to ethnic and regional factors. When the elderly were critically ill or about to die, their children would usually keep vigil in advance, at least a week in advance, and some would take turns to take care of the elderly before the bed, so that the elderly could see their loved ones before they died and remember the time of the elderly's death. After the old man died, his children would wipe his body, change his clothes, and put him in a coffin (most of the villages in Guizhou were buried). Taking Yinjiang autonomous county as an example, there was a custom of red coffin burial, which included burning gas money, shaving, bathing, dressing, moving beds, opening roads, celebrating geng, lifting coffins, beating coffins, worshipping spirits, closing coffins, offering sacrifices, lifting funeral hair racks, throwing guide money, looking at the ground to cut grass, burning money to look at mountains, burying, covering earth, releasing souls, buying mountains, welcoming dragons to pay homage to earth, sealing seven procedures, etc. The relevant sacrificial instruments included gongs, drums, cymbals, cymbals, suona, trombone, compass, live rooster, token, yin and yang hexagram, mountain opening, funeral bowl, rope, etc. Lifting bars, incense, incense burner, paper, candles, clothes, shoes, incense fruit offerings, spirit room, spirit sedan chair, paper white crane, spirit umbrella, spirit banner, group cage, flower banner, soul guiding banner, etc. Sacrificial scriptures, talismans, and hand seals were also essential. The funeral customs of the Miao people were like the opening ceremony in the village of Saya Village, Zhucang Town, Zhijin County, but the specific content was difficult to understand. The Miao people in Huishui area had the funeral custom of rolling dustpan. In some rural Guizhou funerals, there were scenes of great gifts and gratitude. The families of the deceased knelt down to thank the three relatives and six relatives of the deceased. There were also rituals such as hanging sacrificial flags in front of the host's house, decorating them with lanterns and streamers, gathering friends and family to help, setting up a mourning hall in the main room, decorating the mourning hall, placing portraits and coffins (the coffins would be covered with blankets, cloth, etc.), placing the memorial tablets of the deceased in the middle of the venue, singing and running around, and filial sons following behind along a specific route (some areas ran around the coffin). The tears of relatives could not wet the coffin, and so on. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
A funeral was held in Guizhou's dead dojo.
Different regions and ethnic groups had different customs regarding the funeral in Guizhou's Dead Man Dojo. In some places, when the elderly were critically ill or about to die, their children would keep vigil in advance. After the old man passed away, his children would wipe his body, change his clothes, and put him in a coffin (most of the villages in Guizhou still mainly buried him). After that, the coffin was carried to the main room and a freezer was installed to preserve the body. After that, they would ask a teacher (similar to the ancient monks and Taoists) to chant scriptures for the deceased. The funeral would last for different days, and some would last for about seven days. During this period, the next day, close relatives and distant relatives were informed to come and mourn and arrange the funeral environment; on the third day, they put on big money, put on mourning clothes and mourning handkerchief; on the fourth and fifth days, they prepared the dishes for the white banquet, arranged the chefs and bookkeepers, and the villagers would also come to help; on the sixth day, they held a formal banquet, accepted the wreath, and went around the pass at night; on the seventh day, they were sent up the mountain when they chose an auspicious day. In the custom of red coffin burial (Yinjiang County, Guizhou Province), the burial process included burning gas money, shaving, bathing, dressing and many other procedures. The sacrificial ceremony included gongs, drums, cymbals and many other related utensils, as well as scriptures, taboos, hand gestures and so on. The funeral customs of the Miao people include special customs such as rolling dustpan (Miao people in Huishui area of Guizhou Province). In addition, there were also customs such as kneeling and thanking the deceased in the funeral in Guizhou rural areas. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Music of Guizhou Dojo
There were many types of dojo music in Guizhou. Taking the music of the Savon Sect in Renhuai City as an example, the inheritance was basically a traditional way of oral teaching. The learning was mostly in the dojo activities, and the master would not teach alone. It can be roughly divided into two categories: sound music and non-sound music. The singing in Yinsheng music was collectively known as the " nine boards and thirteen tunes ", but there was a lack of inheritance, and it was difficult for the mage to accurately correspond to the content of the thirteen tunes. At present, there were more than 100 kinds of singing styles used, such as "Praise to the Master","Please Tune to the Nine Emperors","Praise to Xuanyuan","Pregnant in October","Praise to Save Suffering","Open Throat", etc. Most of the singing tunes were in the style of minor tunes, and most of the tunes were in the style of palace and Hui tunes. The rhythm of the music was slow and stable, and most of them showed the momentum of praise and repentance. Most of the music forms were in the structure of a paragraph with upper and lower sentences, a paragraph with three sentences and a paragraph with four sentences. Most of the lyrics were in the structure of three sentences and five sentences. In addition, there were also cases of chanting the Supreme Scripture of Salvation during funerals in rural Guizhou. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Zunyi Dojo
Zunyi has the Linji Zen Taoist Temple on Yumen Mountain. Zhangxue opened this Taoist Temple and built Yumen Temple on Yumen Mountain in the third year of Yongli of Nanming Dynasty (the sixth year of Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, 1649). In addition, Fanjing Mountain was a Buddhist temple in China. It was located on the main peak of the Wuling Mountain range. Although Fanjing Mountain did not completely belong to Zunyi, it was also in Guizhou. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Fashi Dojo
In some parts of Guizhou, funerals were related to rituals. For example, Liutun Town of Xiuwen County would organize a forum for the leaders of rural funeral "dojos" and "rituals". Before the forum, relevant personnel would be arranged. At the forum, the relevant leaders would explain the significance of "controlling the wind", the requirements for funeral simplicity, listen to opinions, and sign the "Letter of Promise for Changing the Styles and Styles of Funeral". In most areas of Guizhou, there would be activities such as gongs, drums, and golden alms bowls during funerals. The event usually lasted for three days. If the deceased wanted to leave more lively, they could also invite a suona team. In the ritual dojo, it was also possible to recite scriptures such as the Taishang Sutra of Salvation to ferry the dead. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Baishi Dojo
Guizhou Baishi Taoist Temple was one of the important manifestations of traditional folk culture. It was an activity related to the deceased held in the family or community of the deceased, such as the ancestral sacrifice of the deceased. In these activities, the Taoist priest would help the deceased to release the souls of the dead and pray for the blessings of the ancestors, so as to alleviate the grief of relatives and friends and let the deceased obtain peace and tranquility. Baishi Dojo had different situations in different areas of Guizhou. For example, in some areas, the dojo was divided into different periods of time, such as 1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, etc. The common period was 5 days. When he was in the dojo, he had the habit of kneeling. In the past, Taoist priests would chant scriptures for a long time, but now it has been shortened. In some places, the size of the dojo was determined by the family's financial situation. Wealthy families might stay in the dojo for a longer period of time. Moreover, different regions had different rituals and requirements for Baishi Dojos. For example, in some places, there were cases where Mr. Yin Yang was the dojo. According to the size, it was divided into different types, such as Big Three Yuan, Small Three Yuan, Great Gratitude, Bridge Light Sacrifice, etc. Different types had differences in time, scale, and the level of Mr. Yin Yang required. In recent years, influenced by many factors, such as the change of ideology and the exodus of rural population, the Baishi Taoist Temple in Guizhou was gradually changing and had a trend of being simplified. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Buddhist Dojo
The Buddhist sites in Guizhou included Fanjing Mountain and Ten Thousand Buddha Temple. Fanjing Mountain was located at the junction of Yinjiang County, Jiangkou County and Songtao County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province. It was the Taoist temple of Maitreya Bodhisattva. It was as famous as Mount Wutai, Mount Putuo, Mount Emei and Mount Jiuhua. It was the fifth famous Buddhist mountain in China. In July 2018, Fanjing Mountain was approved to be included in the World Natural Heritage List at the World Heritage Conference. There was a primeval forest here, with majestic mountains, towering peaks, and waterfalls. The natural scenery was beautiful. The main peak, Hongyun Jinding, was 2336 meters above sea level, and the highest peak, Phoenix Mountain, was 2572 meters above sea level. It was also one of the top ten summer mountains in China. The Ten Thousand Buddha Temple was the main Buddhist activity venue in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces. It was a famous natural cave temple. It was located in a natural cave in Xingyi, Guizhou Province, where nearly ten thousand Buddha statues were worshipped. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!