Cured origin and eight cured customs of eight

Ordinary people's lively scene when drink the rice porridge in the temple of rock of China
On the eighth day of December of lunar calendar, regional Buddhism temple of the Han nationality of China is boiled for the porridge of Buddhism, ask " L The rice porridge " . Wu Zi herds>Volume 6 " L December " : " Will it be 8 month, whom temple call 8 cured. The temple of taking efforts to check etc. all have porridge of the five flavours, call ' rice porridge ' in name. " L Have another name called according to the rice porridge " The lively scene porridge while drinking the rice porridge in seven treasure rock temples in China of ordinary people " ,Become days for the intersection of Sakyamuni and Buddha will it be will it be day the eighth day December, so temple fetch fragrant valley and fruit,etc. build porridge, for Buddha. And then also pass through among the people . Careful >Volume 3 : " On the eighth, then temple and others do the porridge with English walnut, pine nut, milk gill fungus, persimmon, chestnut,etc., ' rice porridge ' called. " Examine richly earnestly high>: " Rice porridge person, use glutinous millet, rice, Jiang Mi, millet, water caltrop rice, chestnut, red Jiang Dou, skinless jujube paste,etc., Heshui boil, dye the intersection of heart and benevolence, almond, melon seed, peanut, the intersection of hazel and Rang, pine nut and white sugar, brown sugar, trivial trivial grape while being for external use, in order to polish. "
Introduction to the rice porridge

Rice porridge one with eat porridge that material boil while being many kinds of, name seven the intersection of treasure and the five flavours porridge cured eight. The earliest rice porridge is that the red bean is come to boil, and then developed, in addition local characteristic, rich and colorful gradually . In one of the greatest festivals on the twelfth month, it is the eighth day of December, is called in ancient times " L Cured day " ,Commonly called as " L Cured eight " . From the pre-Qin period, cured eight are used for offering sacrifices to ancestor and gods, earnestly hoping that have a bumper harvest and lucky. It is said, Buddhism founder Sakyamuni, so cured eight is becoming that once ascetic practices for many years before Buddha of Buddhist, hungry worn to a shadowly, do not determine ascetic practices again, meet a herdswoman at this moment, give him chyle to eat, after he has eaten chyles, resume physical power, sit up straight under the bodhi tree sitting quietly and meditating, to Cheng Dao on December 8, are called " L Buddha becomes a festival " . Hold chanting scriptures on this day in the temple(Buddhist), and follow into a legend story of the tribute chyle of former herdswoman, make porridge and offer Buddha with fragrant valley and fruit. There is custom of eating the rice porridge cured eight this days . History of the ones that drink rice porridge in our country, has lasted more than 1,000 years already. Begin with Song to take the place of first . When cured 8, no matter imperial court, local authorities, temple or the common people's family all should cook the rice porridge. It arrive it is clear towards,it is to drink rice porridge prevail especially custom. In the palace, emperor, queen, heir,etc. should all grant the rice porridge to the maid of honour of civil and military minister, attendant, and release rice, fruit,etc. and for monks to eat to each temple. Among the people, every household should cook the rice porridge too, offer sacrifices to the ancestor; Meanwhile, shut family's reunion to eat together, present to the good friend of the kith and kin. In festival on the twelfth month, in the 12th lunar month, people are used to being called " L The twelfth month " . After it is said Qin Shihuang unifies Chinaing, order to rename every December as " L The twelfth month " . " L Cured " R This word did not appear formally until Han Dynas>
Call the 12th lunar month " L The twelfth month " R Reason: >Explain above : " Wax person, ask for too, December such as years old, gather everything and ask for, offer to too jointly. " " Cured " L With " R The wax " L Similar, offer sacrifices to the ancestor to call " R Cured " ,Offer sacrifices to one hundred god to call " R The wax " . " L Cured " R With " L The wax " R All a kind of sacrificial activity, and go on in the 12th lunar month more, people call December for the twelfth mon>
It is the end of age on the twelfth month, people of slack season of ancient times do not have thing that can be done, go out to go hunting. First, get some more food, it is not ample in order to remedy grain, second, offer a sacrifice to an ancestor and offer the god with the wild animal called, pray for blessings and ask the longevity, avoid the calamity to meet auspicious>
The folk custom in the twelfth month is numerous . On the eighth day of December, make the food grains other than rice and wheat into " L The rice porridge " . Some peasants will still want it " L The rice porridge " R Get rid of and shed on door, hedge, firewood buttress,etc., in order to offer sacrifices to the god of the five cereals. On the 23rd of December, are commonly called as " L Small year " ,Some area furnishings fragrant cured knife heads and candies of people order the fruit to offer and support " Kitchen god " R When. In fact, present people do not mostly believe in " L Gods " R ,etc.,do it in this way by customs some of following ancient times just, or only interesti>
Rice porridge allu>
Everybody can not be strange to talk about cured eight, it is very few if tell people whose cured origin of eight k>
The intersection of looks and biography, in ancient the intersection of India and north, namely the intersection of Nepal and south of today, Jia adjoin Luo defend state-run net meal kings, he has a son who asks Joe to answer and rub and is received Damien to keenly feel catching, various worries of old, disease, death of this world when being young more, discover social life is ineffectual, and is extremely discontented with the religious authority of Brahmanism, then in 29 that year such as year old such as him, abandon the luxurious life of the persons of royal lineage jointly, produced the family and cultivated oneself according to a religious doctrine, learnt to practise Yoga, ascetic practices is 6 years, probably in 525 B.C., one day, he was under a bodhi tree of Buddha's gal, it is realized into one that thorough, and created Buddhism. Shi Chuan, it is exactly the sun in the eighth day of the 12th lunar month in China this day, because he releases Jia clansman, later on he is Sakyamuni for honorific titles of Buddhist, is the meaning of releasing the Jia clan sage t>
It is said to once repair for ascetic practices year more before Sakyamuni became Buddha, hungry worn to a shadowly, determine the ascetic practices again . Meet a herdswoman at this moment, give him chyle to eat. He has eaten the milk gruel, resumes physical power, sit up straight under the bodhi tree entering definitely, become one on December 8. Lunar calendar the twelfth month with December, call 8 cured December 8. Area, the Han nationality of China, as to become days Sakyamuni, cured 80% Buddhism festival this day. After Buddhism is introduced to our country, all parts build the temple, the activity of boiling the porridge and offering Buddha thereupon prevails too, have especially reached the eighth day of the twelfth month, offer sacrifices to on the day when Sakyamuni practised Buddhism or Taoism into one, every temple want, hold, chant scriptures, follow Buddha, become the intersection of herdswoman and the intersection of legend and story to offer chyle in front of the dish, make porridge and offer Buddha, is called the rice porridge with fragrant valley and fruit,etc.. This is origin of rice porridge . >Say: " Will it be eight day the twelfth month, respectful to meet teacher this, clear up Jia like come big the intersection of Buddhist monk and time of Dao Cheng, rate Bhiksu all, it is shy to prepare against the fragrant festive lantern candle tea fruit and value highly severely, in order to explain and support. " The temple holds chanting scriptures on this d>
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It is said bright the intersection of emperor who found a state and the intersection of bright red and yuans of the intersection of jade tablet and very much poor family as a child, set the ox free for a house of rich men. Graze cattle over one single-plank bridge come back, one day, first ox slip, fall down bridge, fall, break leg. The old rich man put him into a house and does not eat for meals sputteringly. The intersection of bright red and yuans of more impossibly hungry jade tablet, find on the room having one mousing holing suddenly, pushed aside and watched, it was a granary of the mouse originally, there is rice, there are beans inside, there are red dates. He combined these things together to boil complete mess, taste very fragrant and sweet and delicious. Bright red yuans of jade tablet work as emperor later on, remember the thing, let imperial cook endure one various pan the intersection of grain and porridge that beans mixed. Food is just eight of the beginning the twelfth month this day, so call the rice porrid>
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The intersection of founder and Sakyamuni of Buddhism adjoin ancient Jia, north of India, originally Luo defend the country ' Within the territory of today Nepal) Net the intersection of meal and son of king, he see all living creature are wait for agony torment birth and old age,sickness and death, discontented with thearchy of Brahmin at that time again, give up the throne, appear at home and cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine. Not reaping for the first time, and then through the ascetic practices of six years, on eight days of the twelfth month, realize one to be Buddha under the bodhi tree. In these ascetic practices of six years, only eat rough meter every day. Descendant forget what he receive bitter and difficult, take the porridge in order to make and commemorates on will it be will it be the eighth day the twelfth month every year. " L Cured eight " R Become " L Buddhist patriarch becomes a commemoration day " . " L Cured eight " R It is the grand festival of Buddhism. Do the bath Buddha to know in the regional temple(Buddhist) before liberation, hold and chant scriptures, and before imitating Sakyamuni and Cheng Dao, the herdswoman offers the legend story of the chyle, boil the porridge and offer Buddha with fragrant valley, fruit,etc., call " L The rice porridge " . Give give disciple and devotees to Buddha rice porridge, later in folk looks along succeed vulgar. It is said the Buddhist monk holds the alms bowl before the eighth day of the twelfth month in the temple that has, beg alms along the street, will collect rice, chestnut, date, kernel,etc. material had to boil into rice porridge and distribute to the poor. The blessing that can get Buddhist patriarch that the legend has been eaten, so the poor call it " L Buddha's porridge " . Cloud of Luyou's poem of the Southern Song Dynasty : " Buddha porridge present today, feel river instead village section thing new. " It is said the name of Hangzhou stops it would rather there is the one that stores the leftovers in the temple " The meal floor of the inn " ,Temple monk dry leftovers under the sun every day at ordinary times, accumulate surplus grain for one year, rice porridge divide into present believers to boil will it be the eighth day the twelfth month, called " R The longevity porridge of good fortune " " Ford's porridge " ,Mean that eating can increase the good fortune and increase the longevity. It is obvious every temple monk treasured the virtue of the grain at that time>
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Annual previously, there were such a family of four, the old folks and two sons. The old folks are very hardworking and quick, do the crops work in the field all the year round. The autumn harvest of hoeing in summer for spring plough, the day of going straight in a conscientious and down-to-earth manner. Various kinds of grain that family deposit big grain bin full shedding by little grain bin. There is a big date tree in the courtyard of their home, the old folks foster meticulously, the date born is fragile and sweet, take to, collect, get on, sell for, can sell for much much money, live very richly in cozy and happy li>
The life of going straight of each tightly of the old folks, in order to marry the wife for two so>
Son one reach the age that should marry the wife everyday soon, the old folks are old too and not all right, the old father advices two of brother and plants the crops carefully when being on one's deathbed; The old mother tells two of brother to maintain the jujube tree in the courtyard carefully when being on one's deathbed, save up money and store up grain and marry the wife keepi>
Only there are two brothers left now in the four member family to live. The elder brother sees the grain that this big grain bin small full grain bin flowed, say to the younger brother: " We have so much grain, enough, have a rest for one year this year>
The younger brother says : " This jujube tree is not critical this year, anyway we did not lack dates to eat either>
In this way, two brothers are more and more lazy, more and more gluttonous. Onlied know to eat, drink and be merry in an annual year, did not eat up the grain in a few years, the jujube tree in the courtyard, the date of the knot has decreased year after year t>
Eight of the twelfth month the beginning has arrived this year, the house really had nothing to eat, what is to be done? Elder brother look for one light broom, younger brother bring one light dustpan, get large the intersection of grain bin and bottom used for grain before, light grain bin sweep, sweep sew, sweep a yellow grain of rice from here, seek offering a handful of ormosias from there, that's settled then, food grains other than rice and wheat the five cereals gather several respectively, quantity little, kind count very, search and offer several to do the red date again finally, put into the pan boiling in unison to stand up. Has boiled, the brother two eat the not so bad porridge that stood up of this both refined and coarse grains, two eyes are right to look, just remember parents have regretted very much on one's deathbed if sayi>
The brother two have tasted the lazy hardship, the return of the prodigal son, stand up hardworkingly in the second year, like their parents, a few years pass for first-class day, marry the wife, there are children>
In order to keep the lazy lesson in mind, has not been forgotten to live hardworkingly and frugally, since then, the day when every lunar calendar the eighth day of the twelfth month, people eat and mix the porridge boiled with the both refined and coarse grains, because is exactly the eighth day of the twelfth month this day, people all shout " L Rice porridge>
The editor recommends : The raw materials of cured eight sections of rice porridge should be selected correctly/P>

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