From: Mr. Guo Moruo's poem "Phoenix Nirvana";
In Guo Moruo's "Phoenix Nirvana", he said: "Phoenix burns itself to ashes every 500 years, and then rises from the ashes, circulating endlessly and becoming eternal life.
Extended meaning: Phoenix is the messenger of world happiness. Every 500 years, it will bear all the unhappiness and hatred accumulated in the world, throw itself into flames, set itself on fire, and exchange the end and beauty of life for peace and happiness in the world. It is also after the body has experienced great pain and tempering that they can be reborn with a better body. "
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The legend of phoenix nirvana:
1, Phoenix is the messenger of human happiness. Every 500 years, it will bear all the unhappiness and hatred accumulated in the world, throw itself into flames, and exchange the end and beauty of life for peace and happiness in the world. It is also after the body has experienced great pain and tempering that they can be reborn with a better body.
2. The origin of the ancient Jingzhou Fire Phoenix: Jingzhou is the birthplace of Chu culture. According to legend, there was a flood in Chu one year, and it rained for three months without seeing the sun. The whole country has become a water country, and the people are miserable. The king of Chu set up an altar to worship the sun and prayed for the sun to come out as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, the evil oolong continued to rain. The monarch ordered the warriors in the world to fight against the evil oolong, and the result was defeated and eaten by the evil oolong.
A counselor said that there is a Phoenix Mountain in the east of Chu, and there is a god bird named Fire Phoenix on the mountain. The monarch and counselor of Chu invited the fire phoenix to exorcise evil spirits, which is the duty of the fire phoenix. Fire Phoenix and Oolong didn't win the 7749-day battle, so the Fire Phoenix finally had to sacrifice itself.
3. Fire Phoenix In Egypt, the ancient word for phoenix is "Fenice". Fenice originally refers to the immortal firebird in Egyptian mythology. It is said that this beautiful and lonely bird, which grows in the Arabian desert, burns itself to ashes every 500 years, and then reborn from the ashes, circulating endlessly and becoming eternal life.
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