The monkey fishes for the moon - all his cleverness is in vain; the monkey transforms into a mountain temple - his tail is exposed; the monkey climbs the bamboo pole - jumps up and down; the monkey who plays tricks is led by others; the monkey steals the peach - his hands and feet are rough ...
In folk sayings, there are many idioms or stories about monkeys. For example, among the above common sayings, some are related to reality, some are related to myths and legends, and some are related to literary works.
Among the 12 zodiac signs of the earthly branches in the traditional culture "Book of Changes", the earthly branch "Shen" ranks 9th among the stems and branches. In the sky it is "Geng" gold, and on the ground it is "Shen" gold.
The word "Shen" is located in the Southwest Kun position in the acquired Bagua, where the Yin Qi begins to flourish.
The ancients said: When you step on the frost on the ground, you know that the cold winter is coming.
This image comes from the second hexagram of the "Book of Changes" - the sixth line of the Kun hexagram: "Walking on frost, but the solid ice arrives."
Among animals The monkeys are clever, agile, smart and naughty.
In the four famous works "Journey to the West", in addition to Sun Wukong, the stone monkey born from heaven and earth, there are also four "monkeys in the world". They are: Lingming Stone Monkey, Red-necked Horse Monkey, Brachiolobus Monkey and Six-eared Macaque.
In the mythical story, Monkey King, the Monkey King, caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, disrupted the affairs of the underworld, and tore up the Book of Life and Death. The other monkeys also have their own abilities and magical powers.
The original work states that these representatives of monkeys can know the time of the sky, observe geography, communicate with yin and yang, move the universe, move stars and change battles...
And Sun Wukong through unremitting efforts After struggling with him, he was finally conferred the title of Monkey King, and after going through nine or eighty-one tribulations, he was conferred the title of "Victorious Buddha".
Sun Wukong is regarded as a "god" by the people for his wit and bravery, his ability to slay demons and monsters along the way to the West, and his hatred of evil.
In the "Book of Changes", the ancients combined the earthly branch "Shen" with the humorous monkey, called "Shen Monkey", and it became one of the 12 zodiac animals.
In the 12 zodiac culture, the five elements of the monkey are Yang Metal
Because the five elements of the monkey are gold, the tiger is wood, and the pig is water. Therefore, the ancients also The zodiac signs of monkey and snake are combined into a combination with restraint.
In addition, the zodiac signs Monkey and Tiger are in the six oppositions, and they are in conflict with the Pig zodiac. Therefore, in terms of zodiac culture alone, monkey people should try to avoid choosing the above-mentioned zodiac signs as partners in marriage. .
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References: "Book of Changes", "Traditional Chinese Culture", etc.;