Guizhou Yanhe Dead Man Dojo
Guizhou Baishi Dojo 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 funeral 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. After death, they were moved to the hall where the man was on the left and the woman was on the right. The whole family mourned, and the children went to relatives and friends to report their grief. They chose an auspicious burial day and stopped the coffin for three days. The master was invited to be the "Taoist temple". The poor were given a bowl of water to "open the way". If the deceased was a grandmaster, he would have to ask a grandmaster of the same level to recite a spell, tie the corpse to a stool with a red cloth, and put it into the coffin after the ritual. According to local customs, if an old man died at home, they would not usually invite a Taoist priest to do a dojo. However, if the old man died outside or accidentally died at home, they had to invite a Taoist priest to do a simple funeral. Different Taoist rituals had various requirements. For example, in some Taoist rituals, when confessing to the heavens, the number of bows to the Jade Emperor could not be less than 100. Taoist priests bowed while singing, and filial sons also had to bow at least 100 times. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Dafang Dead Man Dojo
In Dafang, Guizhou, it was a part of the funeral culture to build a Taoist temple after death. Usually, the dojo was divided into different periods of time, such as one day, three days, five days, and seven days. Taking the Yangshi Dojo as an example, the process of the three-day dojo was as follows: on the first day, there were the steps of opening the altar, fetching water, calming the water, cleaning the filth, raising the banner, hanging the list, Sanqing Table, Sanyuan Table, cleaning the kitchen, etc. On the second day, there were the steps of praying, Heaven Earth Surface, Emperor Sutra, Jade Emperor Grand, etc. The sacrificial rituals in these sites included offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, gods, ancestors, and so on. The rituals were usually carried out in temples or altars to thank the gods for their blessings and pray for peace and wealth. In the dojo, Taoist priests would conduct rituals, meetings, cultivation, and other activities. However, it was difficult to perform the ritual on their own. If they asked a mage to do it, there would be problems such as high fees, cumbersome process, uncertain effects, and doubtful durability. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Guizhou Wuchuan Village Dead Man Dojo
There was a series of procedures in the funeral dojo in Wuchuan, Guizhou. After arriving at the funeral parlor, the first steps were to appease the spirit, pay homage, and open the altar. The Taoist priests decorated the dojo. The Taoist priests here were divided into Buddhism and Taoism. Buddhists accounted for 80% of all Taoist priests, and Taoists accounted for 20%. They mainly introduced the funeral ceremony hosted by Buddhist Taoist priests. During the funeral, the Taoist priest set up a memorial tablet for the deceased in the middle of the mourning hall arranged by the funeral parlor. In the middle of the memorial tablet was a rectangular wooden tablet wrapped in red paper with the eight characters of the deceased's birthday written on it. Around the tablet was a soul-guiding banner to guide the soul of the deceased back. In front of the tablet were offerings such as papa, tofu, and fruit. Once the tablet was safe, the mourning began. The opening of the altar was to invite Guanyin, the Jade Emperor, the Twelve Spiritual Lords, Confucius, Sakyamuni Buddha, and Li Laojun to testify and help pave the way. The opening of the altar invited the Empress of Gods to burn incense and paper money. After the altar was opened, the first day of the Taoist temple began, followed by the burning of Qi Bai Shu, San Yuan Shen, land, four value posts and other documents. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Dead Man Dojo in Qianxi County, Guizhou Province
In Qianxi County, Guizhou Province, there was a custom of doing Taoist rites. Funerals were usually organized by family members, relatives, and friends. They would prepare paper, white cloth, wine, rice, oil, salt, brown sugar, tofu, and other supplies in advance. The paper was used to worship the deceased, the white cloth was used to wrap the body, and the other items were used to entertain relatives and friends who came to mourn. The funeral process was divided into three stages: wake, funeral, and memorial. During the wake, a mourning hall was set up in the deceased's home. The family burned incense and paper for the deceased and watched the wake hall at night. Relatives and friends brought white flowers or white ribbons to mourn. A funeral was to transport the body of the deceased to the cemetery for burial. The custom of making a dojo often included such links as the Taoist priest (sir) singing while running around the memorial tablets of the dead placed in the middle of the venue, and the filial son following behind along a specific route without making any mistakes. Different regions might have different situations such as running around the coffin. This custom might have the meaning of ferrying the dead to heaven as soon as possible. The novel "Taoist Qianshan" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
In Guizhou Province, the dead make a dojo.
In Guizhou, it was a funeral custom to build a Taoist temple after death. There were many types of dojos, such as one day, three days, five days, seven days, and so on. Usually, it was five days. If it was less than five days, it could be the death of a young person or a person without descendants. If a very young person died, they would not even hire a Taoist priest to do the dojo. The families who did the dojo for seven days were usually richer. There were also some traditional contents and habits in the dojo. For example, during the dojo, there would be the habit of kneeling in front of the coffin to listen to the Taoist priest recite the scriptures. In the past, the Taoist priest would recite the scriptures from five or six in the morning until one or two in the morning the next day. They had to rush for meals in the middle. Now, the Taoist priest's chanting time was shorter, and the time of the dojo was not long. Except for the night (the last day of the dojo), if the master asked for a long time to kneel, it would easily cause dissatisfaction. In addition, in the past, when Taoist priests performed rituals, they had requirements for their relatives to cry. Their relatives had to cry in a certain way. Moreover, many elderly women in the countryside could memorize the Crying Book. Now, crying was no longer a strong requirement. At the same time, they might chant scriptures such as the Taishang Sutra of Salvation to release the dead souls. 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!
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!
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!