Lu Ban was a native of Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period and a famous craftsman in history. Luban
Luban ruler
The ruler originated in Taiwan. Taiwan's woodworking industry worships Lu Ban as its founder. When carpenters make altar tables, door and window furniture, they will use a ruler that is one foot, four inches and four minutes long. Not only does the ruler have dimensions, but it also has words on it to avoid evil and bring good luck. People call it Luban Ruler, also known as Luban Ruler. Wen meter. According to legend, both Lu Ban and Wen Gong were famous craftsmen, but Lu Ban was always superior in skills, making Wen Gong very jealous. Once, two people were ordered to lead their own people to build a palace. When no one was paying attention, Duke Wen saw off the ruler Lu Ban used to measure the length, so that one and a half feet became one foot, four inches and one minute. When Lu Ban's apprentices used this ruler to cut the wood, they discovered that the length was wrong. Time was tight and materials were exhausted. Lu Ban was quick to think and replaced the insufficient length with stone piers. The result was stronger and more beautiful. The king was very satisfied. When people asked him how he had such a fantastic idea, Lu Ban smiled and replied that it all depended on the ruler given by Duke Wen! From then on, Duke Wen was convinced. This ruler has been passed down to this day. That is, the carpentry ruler, also known as the "square ruler", is a woodworking tool mainly used to check whether the planed boards, planks, and structures are vertical and at right angles to the edges. 1 Luban ruler = 0.8 city ruler. Shortly after the birth of Luban ruler, it was integrated with Dinglan ruler, and later with inches and centimeters. It is an important tool for measurement and correction. Due to its special functions, it is most widely expressed in Feng Shui culture and architectural culture. When building a house or making furniture, use this ruler to measure everything from the whole to the height, width, and length of each part to find the scales related to auspiciousness and avoid the scales related to disasters to suit the purpose of praying for peace. Auspicious psychology. Judging from the content of the marked words, it is obviously related to the astrology of the old times. Luban ruler, also known as "Luban ruler", is a measuring tool used when building houses, similar to the curved ruler used by craftsmen today. It is divided into four rows from left to right, which are the traditional four rulers: inch, Luban ruler, Dinglan ruler and centimeter. The Luban ruler is about 46.08 centimeters long. It is said that it was made by Gongshuban of the State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, eight characters were added by the Feng Shui community to measure the good and bad luck of the house, and it was called the "door meter ruler". The eight characters are: "wealth", "disease", "li", "righteousness", "official", "tribulation", "harm", and "origin". Under each character, it is divided into four small characters. , to distinguish the meaning of good and bad.
Copper Luban Ruler
The eight characters and the accompanying small grids represent the good and bad meanings respectively as follows: 1. Wealth: Good luck, refers to money and talent. A. Financial virtue: refers to performance in terms of wealth, virtue, and merit. B. Treasure house: a metaphor for obtaining or storing precious items. C. Liuhe: harmony and happiness. Liuhe forms the four directions of heaven and earth. D. Welcome blessings: welcome blessings. Fu means happiness and benefit. 2. Disease: represents evil. Refers to injuries, disasters, illnesses and disadvantages. A. To withdraw money: to lose money or to lose money. B. Official affairs: mostly refers to public matters such as corruption, bribery, and lawsuits. C. Firm: refers to the disaster of jail. D. Lonely and widowed: refers to the behavior of being lonely and widowed. 3. Li: represents evil, referring to the separation of relatives. A. Changku: There is a theory of prison in ancient times. B. Robbery of wealth: destruction and loss of wealth.
Bronze Luban ruler
C. Official ghost: refers to things caused by official evil. D. Lost: It means things are lost and people are separated. 4. Righteousness: represents good fortune. Refers to behavior that complies with justice and moral standards, or conducts fundraising and charity. A. Childbirth: In ancient times, the birth of a boy was called childbirth. B. Benefits: Increased financial benefits. C. Takako: An heir who can become famous in the future. D. Daji: good luck and good fortune. 5. Official: represents auspiciousness and indicates official luck. A. Shunke: Successfully passed the exam and won. B. Windfall: unexpected wealth. C. Jinyi: income Jinyi. D. Wealth: Wealth and power. 6. Robbery: represents evil, meaning being robbed or coerced. A. Farewell: that is, farewell forever. B. Backing off: Refers to matters of filial piety. C. Leaving hometown: leaving one’s hometown. D. Property loss: loss or loss of property. 7. Harm: represents evil and disaster. A. Disaster: Disaster comes. B. Die Jue: Die cleanly. C. Illness: The disease is coming. D. Talk: quarrels and quarrels. 8. Ben: represents auspiciousness, the base or ontology of things. A. Wealth arrives: that is when wealth arrives. B. Admission: Passed the exam and was admitted. C. Jinbao: attract wealth and treasure. D. Xingwang: prosperous.