Horyu-ji Temple is the oldest temple in Nara. According to historical records, it was founded in 607 AD and has a history of more than 1,400 years. In 1993, Horyu-ji Temple was included in the United Nations World Cultural Heritage List. At the same time, a national treasure in the temple began to be known to the world, and its preciousness is beyond your imagination. What kind of baby is it, and what is so special about it? The following editor will reveal the secret to you.
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editor first tell you that it is a Buddhist altar, because of the language The difference on the above, its name translated into Chinese is called Yu Chong Chu Zi. On the whole, the Buddha's altar is about 2.3 meters high. It is a wooden loft, but the exterior is painted with a very bright tree lacquer, which looks solemn and mysterious. So the question is, what is this huge jade insect cook for?
According to historical records, the master of Tamamushi Cook is Emperor Tugu, the 33rd Emperor of Yamato, and it is interesting that, like Empress Wu Zetian, she is the first female emperor who has the power to dominate. In the period of the ancient emperor, the Tamamushi chef will be displayed every time the country’s grand ceremonies, ceremonies or receptions of foreign guests, and at the same time open the niche on the top of the Buddhist altar, and then everyone including the emperor must be right. Its worship. From this point of view, Chef Yu Chong is also considered a national weapon.
But the most special thing about the jade insect cook is that its decoration uses a very strange insect, namely jade insect. According to the "Encyclopedia of Insects", the scientific name of jade insects is called gidding insects, which are distributed in many parts of the world. Because it parasitizes on tree trunks and feeds on it, it is also a harmful insect species. In nature, gidding insects are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful insects, because they have a dazzling carapace, so they are caught as natural coloring materials for handicrafts. The jade bug chef mentioned at the beginning of
used Gideon. On the outside of the jade insect cooker, in addition to the paint, there is an openwork decorated with gold and copper. In order to obtain a more shocking visual effect, the craftsman removes the wings of the gideon insect and cuts it into small pieces the size of rice grains, and then evenly level Paved in every gap of the openwork, it seems to give life to this Buddhist niche, hence the name "Jade Insect Cook". If you continue to dig deeper into the preciousness of Chef Yu Chong, there is another point that may be unimaginable.
During the time of Emperor Tuigu, the locals called the jade insects jade insects because they believed that the jade insects were soul insects, and their color would never fade, which also symbolized the immortality of the soul, so they used it to decorate the niches. It also gives an extraordinary meaning, and it can even be said to give an object soul and life. Although this set sounds difficult to understand, as a religious belief and cultural imprint of the history of the Nara area, we should also give it a minimum of respect.
Actually, there are giardias not only in the Nara area, but also in our own country, but we don’t call them jade insects, but we call coriander green, or green lady. As recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica, “the flowers are blue, so The name is 芫青. The secular taboo is called the green lady". In addition, there is also a big difference. We use gidding worm as medicine. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that it can treat rabies. It is recorded in Chinese Medicinal Animals that it can remove blood stasis and detoxify. It is recorded that it can treat scabies and sores. The
gidding worm is a kind of wonderful insect, which has different use values under different cultural backgrounds. As the world is so big, Gideon bugs are widely distributed all over the world, so its use is not only for decoration and medicinal purposes, so there are still many unknown secrets waiting for us to crack one by one...
