Means 1: Taoist identity.
It is found that Ching-Ying Lam is basically a cassock, but in other people's films, most of them are Taoist priests, and few monks, Taoist priests and warriors. This is because Taoist exorcism has a very long history in China. For example, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Tianshi, a famous Taoist school, was able to establish Shi Tian in Zhang Daoling because his story of exorcism in Shu was widely spread and popularized. Therefore, the history of Taoist exorcism in China has been nearly 2000 years. In contrast, monks and godfathers are latecomers.
Meaning 2: Magic.
Like the first method, magic and Taoist are inseparable, and the important means of Taoist practice is magic. The painting method and system of spells mainly come from the painting schools of Longhushan and Zhang Tianshi. Today, Taoist spells have a complete system, and they have different functions according to their contents. Such as summoning magic warriors, flying sand and stones, summoning lightning and so on.
Means 3: peach wooden sword.
Taomujian has a longer history of exorcism, which can be traced back to Shan Hai Jing at the earliest. There is a record in Shan Hai Jing: "There is a mountain with a crescent moon and a big peach tree on it. It bends three thousand miles, and the northeast of its branch is called the gate of hell, where all ghosts come in and out. There are two gods in the world, one is Shen Tu, and the other is Lei Yu. The Lord reads all ghosts. " It means that there are 3,000-li peach trees on Dushuo Mountain. The northeast of the peach trees is the gate of hell, which controls the entry and exit of ghosts. Under the trees, there are two gods, Shen Tu and Lei Yu, guarding them. So peach trees have always been said to exorcise evil spirits.
Means 4: glutinous rice.
Except for the ultimate big BOSS, most zombies are afraid of glutinous rice. The sources of glutinous rice to ward off evil spirits are complicated, but generally there are the following: First, glutinous rice is a pure yang thing; Second, in ancient times, sticky rice was used as an adhesive to seal the tomb, and zombies would naturally be afraid; Third, glutinous rice looks like maggots, and corpses are most afraid of maggots. Of course, glutinous rice is more popular among the people to ward off evil spirits, and there are few official records in Taoist classics.
Meaning 5: Cock blood.
This is easy to understand. The rooster sings the world white, and the zombies act at night to avoid the pure sunshine. The film also describes that when Ching-Ying Lam suppressed the Millennium zombies, he spilled cock blood on the coffin lid.
Means 6: copper money sword.
The ancients thought that copper coins were the yang of ten thousand people. So if you meet a zombie, the bronze sword can also temporarily resist for a while.
Means 7: Mo Dou.
Mo Dou can ward off evil spirits, more from the carpenter's grandfather Lu Ban. Ancient carpenters often had to walk around to make a living, some went to completely strange places, some needed to live in the wild, and some might take on some strange jobs, such as making coffins. Therefore, the carpenter will attach some tools to ward off evil spirits in the legend in the name of Lu Ban.
Means 8: Eight Diagrams Mirror.
It also appeared in the movie. The mirror can shine on the demon, make the demon alive and reflect the light. At the same time, it is more powerful than the gossip representing Taoism. At present, some houses have gossip hanging on their doors to ward off evil spirits.