Chapter 45 New Year Miscellaneous Knowledge (2)

brigade falcon On the night of August 30th, people from far and near suddenly began to shoot and shoot. I didn't have time to think about it for a while, thinking that the "resistance" had started again, but soon realized that it was setting off firecrackers, and then I settled down.Then I thought: What solar term is it again? …It wasn’t until I read the newspaper the next day that I realized that last night was a lunar eclipse, and those eclipses were our compatriots, foreign compatriots (Although we all call ourselves the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, the descendants of Chiyou [2] must have also Die Jue, so the so-called "foreigner") are demonstrating to rescue the moon from the mouth of the tengu.

A few days ago, the night was also very lively.In the streets and alleys, there are tables everywhere, with pasta and watermelon on them; flies, caterpillars, mosquitoes, etc. are biting on the watermelon, and there is a table of monks, chanting words: "Huizhuyi Pumi, Hum! (3) ** Ah Hum! Hum! !” This is the mouth of the flame, Shi Hungry Ghost.When it comes to the Ullambana festival[4], both hungry ghosts and non-hungry ghosts will come out of the underworld to see the great world of Shanghai. At this time, devout men and women will do their best to be the landlords, entrusting the monks to "**** ah hum" Pop out a few grains of white rice and ask them to eat it full.

I am an ordinary person, and I have never paid much attention to heaven and hell, but at these times, I can't help but feel the sublime and appropriate thinking of our compatriots and foreign compatriots who are still in the world.Needless to say, in less than two full years, the flags of the four provinces in the large and the nine islands in the small have all changed their colors. Not long after, there are still eight islands.Not only is it impossible to save, even if you want to save it, once you open your mouth, you can say that you are not sure, you are in danger ").So the best thing is to save the moon, even if the firecrackers are set off skyrocketingly, the sky dog ​​will never come to bite, and the chiefs in the moon (if there are chiefs) will not come out to stop them, because they are reactionary.The same is true for saving people, military disasters, droughts, locust plagues, floods... There are countless victims, but fortunately, how can the small people who are temporarily spared from disasters have a way to save them?Naturally, it is far inferior to saving souls, it saves a lot of effort, and it has the same merits and virtues as Mr. Mr. Fu and building pagodas.This is the so-called "people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries" [6];

What's more, "Although the Pao people don't rule the Pao, the corpses don't respect the Pao and replace them" [8], which is also the clear instruction of the ancient sages. There is a ruler in the state affairs, and the common people don't need to make noise.However, the previous emperors and emperors did not despise the ordinary people, but gave them higher freedom and rights, and let you specialize in saving the universe and souls.This is the foundation of peace. It has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and it will not be abandoned in the future.I remember that happened last year. The war in Shanghai ended at the beginning of the war, and the Japanese soldiers gradually boarded the warships and retreated into the barracks. One night, it was like this, and it was still in the "long-term resistance" [9], Japan. People don't understand our national quintessence, and they think it's the third route army coming to regain lost ground, so they immediately set up sentries and send out troops... After making a fuss, they realized that we were saving the moon, and they were going to hell. "Oh! Chengcheng (Naruhodo = so it is)!" Amazed and admiring, he returned to his original state of peace.This year, I didn't even let the whistle go, probably because I have been influenced by China's spiritual civilization. The invaders and oppressors of the present present are still the same as the tyrants of the ancient times, even the slaves Are your hair, faint, and dreaming not accurate? ·...August 31st.

〔1〕 This article was originally published on September 13, 1933, in "Shenbao·Free Talk", entitled "Talk in Autumn Night", signed by Yu Ming. 〔2〕 Chiyou is the leader of the Jiuli tribe in my country in ancient legends. According to legend, he fought against the Yellow Emperor and was defeated and killed. 〔3〕"Huizhuyi Pumi Yahum!" Sanskrit transliteration, the mantra in "Yoga Collection Yaoyankou Food Ritual", the original work of "Zhuyu" "Zi*Bo* 〔4〕The Yulan Basin Festival "Ulan Basin" is a transliteration of Sanskrit, which means hanging upside down.According to the old custom, the 15th day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is the Obon Festival. On this night, monks are invited to chant scriptures, give food, and recommend the dead, which is called Fangyankou.Yankou, the name of a hungry ghost.

〔5〕In the old days, monks and Taoists set up altars to recite scriptures.After the September 18th Incident, KMT politician Dai Jitao and others co-opted the Panchen Lama at that time, and in the name of recommending the ghosts who died in natural disasters and military disasters, they successively initiated the "Renwang Protecting the Country Dharma Conference" and "Purity Dharma Conference" to chant scriptures and worship Buddha.Building a pagoda refers to Dai Jitao building a pagoda in Nanjing in May 1933 to collect the manuscripts of Sun Yat-sen’s posthumous works, see note [6] on page 140 of this volume.

〔6〕 "People have no long-term worries, but they must have near-term worries." The words of Confucius, see "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong". 〔7〕 "A gentleman cares about the big ones who are far away" comes from the "Zuo Zhuan" in the 31st year of Xianggong: "A gentleman knows the big ones are far away, and a small man knows the small ones are near", which is the son-in-law of Zheng Guo in the Spring and Autumn Period produced what was said. 〔8〕 "Although the Pao people don't manage the Pao, the corpses will not be more respectful and replace them." See "Zhuangzi Xiaoyaoyou", which means that each person handles his own duties.Pao Ren, the cook; Shi Zhu, the person who presides over prayers; Zun Zu, the utensil for holding wine and carrying animals.

[9] For "long-term resistance", see note [5] on page 17 of this volume.