The ninth day of the first month: Christmas of the Jade Emperor

正月初九：玉皇大帝圣诞

Blessed life is limitless. The Jade Emperor has made great contributions to the benefit of the people.

----Zhuge Changqing

amitabha.

Blessed life is limitless.

Today is February 27, 2015, the ninth day of the first lunar month, the birthday of the Jade Emperor.

The ninth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as Tiangongsheng, is one of the traditional Chinese festivals.

The ninth day of the first month is the Christmas of the Jade Emperor, and it is also the day to send the Jade Emperor back to heaven, that is, the last day for the Jade Emperor to lead the immortals to investigate the merits and demerits of the world.

Zhuge Changqing studied the traditional culture and found that according to the custom, the 25th day of December in the lunar calendar is the day when the Jade Emperor visited the world. In the old days, Taoist temples and folk should burn incense and chant sutras to greet and send off the Jade Emperor; After the new year, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Jade Emperor will return to the heaven after the full completion of his investigation in the world. At this time, a blessing ceremony will be held and the Jade Emperor will be sent off.

According to the traditional customs of the Chinese nation, grand celebration and blessing activities will be held on this day, which is the best day for people to repent to the Jade Emperor and pray for the Jade Emperor to forgive and forgive all sins, in order to pray for peace, prosperity, prosperity and extensive financial resources in the coming year.

The ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the highest god in the world. The Heavenly Lord is the Jade Emperor, the highest god in the world. He is the highest god in the world who commands the gods in all directions inside and outside the world and all the spirits in the world, representing the supreme heaven. This day's Han folk custom, people prepare more fragrant candles and vegetarian bowls, and place them in the open air at the entrance of Tianjing Alley to worship the heaven and pray for the blessing of heaven, which embodies the good wishes of the Han working people to dispel evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings. Zhuge Changqing believed that the Jade Emperor and the Yuanshi Heavenly Buddha, the Lingbao Heavenly Buddha, the Moral Heavenly Buddha, the Taiyi Heavenly Buddha, the Jiutianying Heavenly Buddha of Thunder, the Taibai Venus, Mr. Erlang Zhenjun, the Tota Li Heavenly King, the Third Prince of Nezha, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Big Dipper Seven Stars, the Three Stars of Fortune, the Twenty-eight Constellations, the God of Wealth, the God of Wealth, the Eight Immortals, the Matsu Empress, the Lord of Horse, the Dragon King, the Mountain God, the Tree God, the Flower God, the Wind God, the Rain God, the City God The land god, the kitchen god and other gods should be respected and grateful for protecting the three realms and the common people.

Taoism calls the supreme god of heaven the Jade Emperor. It is like an emperor on earth. It has 36 days in its upper hand and 72 places in its lower hand. It is in charge of all gods, Buddhas, immortals, saints, and matters of the world and the earth. Also known as the Heavenly Lord, the Heavenly Father, the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor and the Jade God.

People in Fujian and Taiwan call the Jade Emperor the "Lord of Heaven" on the ninth day of the first month of the first month. They will worship the Lord of Heaven. They will fast, bathe, offer incense, worship and chant sutras. In some places, they will also sing and entertain the gods. In the past, there was also the custom of holding the Jade Emperor Festival and carrying the statue of the Jade Emperor to tour villages and streets in northern China. December 25th is said to be the day when the Jade Emperor visited the world. In the old days, Taoist temples and Han people would burn incense and chant sutras to greet and send off the Jade Emperor.

Taoism believes that the Jade Emperor is the king of the gods and has a high position in the Taoist hierarchy of gods, with the greatest theocratic power. It is said in the Taoist scripture that he lives in the Mira Palace, the golden valve of the heaven. He has a majestic appearance, the supreme body of the law, governs all the heavens, integrates all the saints, dominates the universe, cultivates all the heavens, practices the way of heaven, distributes the virtue of heaven, creates all the things, helps all the people, balances the three realms, and controls all the spirits. He is the supreme god of the heaven and the emperor of all the heavens.

In short, Taoism believes that the Jade Emperor is in charge of all the yin and yang disasters and blessings of the three realms (heaven, earth and space), the ten directions (four directions, four dimensions, up and down), the four lives (viviparous, egg-laying, wet life, and metaplasia), and the six ways (heaven, man, ashura, hell, animal, and hungry ghost).

In the Song Dynasty, both Zhenzong and Huizong had holy names.

The holy name of the Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty is: the Supreme Emperor of Heaven, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Emperor.

The holy name of the Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty is: The Supreme Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Republic of China, the Supreme People's Supreme People's Supreme People's Republic of China, the Supreme People's Supreme People's Republic of China, the Supreme People's Supreme People's Republic of China, the.

In the Taoist scripture, it is called "the supreme God of the Golden Palace of the Heavenly Sky".

According to the Sutra of the Supreme Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor is the son of King Yan Jingle and Queen Baoyuguang. When he was born, his body was full of treasure and glory. Young and wise, long and benevolent, he will store treasure in the country and distribute it to all living beings who are poor, widowed, lonely, helpless, hungry and disabled. After the death of King Jingle, the crown prince managed the government well and told the minister of the imperial edict to bow down to all living beings. So he gave up his country to go to the Xiangyan Mountain of Puming to practice Taoism. After three thousand and two hundred thousand calamities, he was able to prove the name of Jinxianchu, the natural emperor, and after another hundred million calamities, he was able to prove the Jade Emperor.

Emperor of gods: The Jade Emperor is the emperor of the heavens, the king of immortality, and the lord of the saints, as well as the supreme god of the three realms of gods and the three holes of immortality. The Jade Emperor has the power to command the nine-day class and recruit the gods of the four seas and five mountains. All the gods are waiting on him, just like emperors and ministers in the world. Bai Juyi said in a poem, "I admire my family at an early age, and I serve as a minister. I pay homage to the Jade Emperor, and I will be sincere before I visit him."

The Jade Emperor is the ruler of the three talents, who is in charge of the axis of equality between heaven, earth and man.

The Jade Emperor sent the Ziwei Arctic Emperor to control the latitude and longitude of the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars, the stars and the four seasons; Send the Great Emperor of Shanggong to take charge of the three talents of heaven, earth and man, and the master of the war revolution; After that, the emperor of the earth was only in charge of the fertility of yin and yang, the beauty of everything and the beauty of the earth, rivers and mountains.

Sacrifice: The birthday of the Jade Emperor is the ninth day of the first month. Taoist palaces and monasteries are to hold a ceremony for the ceremony of the Golden Book, known as the "Jade Emperor Meeting". Taoists and Taoists who participate in the ceremony should worship the Jade Emperor and practice the "fasting" ceremony to pray for longevity. People in Fujian and Taiwan Province call the Jade Emperor "Heaven". On the ninth day of the first month, we should "worship God". The whole family fasted and bathed, offered incense and saluted, worshipped and chanted sutras, and in some places sang to entertain the gods. In the past, there was also the custom of holding the Jade Emperor Festival and carrying the statue of the Jade Emperor to tour villages and streets in northern China.

(References in this article: Yuanzhongxiu, Nanguo Metropolis Daily, Master You Xuande

福生无量天尊。玉皇大帝，造福苍生，功德无量。

---- 诸葛长青

   阿弥陀佛。

   福生无量天尊。

   今天是2015年2月27日，农历正月初九，是玉皇大帝的生日。　　

   正月初九俗称天公生，汉族传统农历节日之一。

   正月初九是玉皇大帝圣诞，也是恭送玉皇大帝回天庭之日,即玉皇大帝率众仙下凡考察世间人功过是非的最后一天。

   诸葛长青研究传统文化发现，按照习俗：农历十二月二十五日，是玉皇大帝下巡人间的日子，旧时道观和民间都要烧香念经，迎送玉皇大帝；新年后农历正月初九，玉皇大帝在人间考察全面结束，就会返回天庭，这时候就要举行祈福仪式并欢送玉帝。

   根据中华民族的传统习惯，这一天要举行隆重的庆贺和祈福活动，这是人们向玉帝忏悔和祈求玉帝宽恕并赦免一切罪过的最好日子，以祈求来年平安、顺利、事业兴旺，财源广进。

  正月初九，是天界最高神祇玉皇大帝的诞辰，天公就是玉皇大帝，是主宰天界最高的神，他是统领三界内外十方诸神以及人间万灵的最高神，代表至高无上的天。这一天的汉族民俗，人们多备清香花烛、斋碗，摆在天井巷口露天地方膜拜苍天，求天公赐福，寄托了汉族劳动人民一种祛邪、避灾、祈福的美好愿望。诸葛长青认为，玉皇大帝和元始天尊、灵宝天尊、道德天尊、太乙救苦天尊、九天应元雷神普化天尊、太白金星、二郎先生真君、托塔李天王、哪吒三太子、四大天王、北斗七星、福禄寿三星、二十八星宿、文财神、武财神、八仙、妈祖娘娘、马王爷、龙王、山神、树神、花神、风神、雨神、城隍神、土地神、灶王爷等等诸位神仙善神保护三界，保护苍生，应当敬仰和感恩。
　　道教称天界最高主宰之神为玉皇大帝，犹如人间的皇帝，上掌三十六天，下握七十二地，掌管一切神、佛、仙、圣和人间、地府之事。亦称为天公、天公祖、玉帝、玉天大帝、玉皇、玉皇上帝。

　　福建和台湾民众称玉皇大帝为‘天公’正月初九要‘拜天公’一家老小，斋戒沐浴，上香行礼，祭拜诵经，有的地方还唱戏娱神。中国北方过去还有举行玉皇祭，抬玉皇神像游村巡街的习俗。十二月二十五日传称是玉皇大帝下巡人间的日子，旧时道观和汉族民间都要烧香念经，迎送玉皇大帝。

   道教认为玉皇为众神之王，在道教神阶中地位极高，神权最大。道经中称其居住昊天金阀弥罗天宫，妙相庄严，法身无上，统御诸天，综领万圣，主宰宇宙，开化万天，行天之道，布天之德，造化万物，济度群生，权衡三界，统御万灵，而无量度人，为天界至尊之神，万天帝王。

   简而言之，道教认为：玉皇总管三界(天上、地下、空间)，十方(四方、四维、上下)，四生(胎生、卵生、湿生、化生)，六道(天、人、阿修罗、地狱、畜生、饿鬼)的一切阴阳祸福。
   宋代真宗和徽宗都上有圣号。

   宋真宗上圣号为:太上开天执符御历含真体道玉皇大天帝。

   宋徽宗上圣号为:太上开天执符御历含真体道昊天玉皇上帝。

   道经中全称作:昊天金阙无上至尊自然妙有弥罗至尊玉皇上帝。

   据《高上玉皇本行集经》，玉皇大帝乃昊天界上光严净乐国王与宝月光皇后所生之子。出生之时，身宝光焰，充满王国。幼而敏慧，长而慈仁，将国中库藏财宝，尽散施穷乏困苦、鳏寡孤独、无所依靠、饥馑残疾的一切众生。净乐国王驾崩后，太子治政有方，告敕大臣，俯含众生，遂舍国赴普明香岩山修道，经三千二百劫，始证金仙初号自然觉皇，又经亿劫，始证玉帝。

   万神之帝：玉皇大帝是诸天之帝、仙真之王、圣尊之主，三界万神、三洞仙真的最高神。玉皇有制命九天阶级、征召四海五岳之神的权力。万神都列班随侍其左右，犹如人世间的皇帝和公卿。白居易有诗称「安期羡门辈，列侍如公卿。仰谒玉皇帝，稽首前致诚」

   玉皇为三才主宰，掌天地人之均轴。

   玉皇大帝遣紫微北极大帝掌天地经纬、日月星辰、统御诸星和四时气候；遣勾陈上宫大帝掌天地人三才、主人间兵革；遣后土皇祇掌管阴阳生育、、万物之美和大地河山之秀。

   奉祀：玉皇大帝神诞之日为正月初九日。道教宫观要举行金箓醮仪，称「玉皇会」。参加醮仪的道士和道教信徒都要祭拜玉皇大帝，行「斋天」大礼，以祈福延寿。福建和台湾省民众称玉皇大帝为「天公」。正月初九要「拜天公」，一家老小，斋戒沐浴，上香行礼，祭拜诵经，有的地方还唱戏娱神。中国北方过去还有举行玉皇祭，抬玉皇神像游村巡街的习俗。

  （本文参考资料：缘中秀资料、南国都市报、游玄德宗师资料、道教文化网络资料）

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Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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