Research On Life Extension Treasures

Baojuan is a folk faith activity permeated with certain religious belief concepts and expressed in singing and narrating.In the tradition of Baojuan,there are many types of life extension stories,which record the Chinese people’s beliefs related to life extension,and have precipitated many national cultural expressions.The Life Extension Baojuan is generated by ancient people when they praying for longevity in various ways.It is a valuable material for studying Chinese folk culture,which includes the interaction between religion and folk beliefs,and the recognition of social order and moral beliefs.In the process of collecting The Life Extension Baojuan,the author found that the original classification method of could not accurately include them.In addition,there is no research on The Life Extension Baojuan in academia at present.Therefore,on the basis of reading the texts of the Baojuan carefully,the author proposes to reclassify them according to the beliefs,interpret the beliefs of the Baojuan,and explore the functions of the Baojuan.The first chapter on the basis of reference to the Chinese Catalogue of Baojuan,according to the story and divided The Life Extension Baojuan into three types:life extension related to kindness which represented by the Male Life Extension Baojuan;life extension related to good deeds which represented by XiaozaiYanshouYanwang scripture;extended life by worship the Big Dipper which mainly represented by ShunxinTaohuaYanshou Baojuan.The main plot of the first type is that the gods reward the hero’s good deeds by extending his life.The second type has a single plot,requiring the audience to copy,print and worship the Baojuan,and promoting this behavior is merit,can increase happiness and prolong life.The third type or believe in the Big Dipper can extended life span;Or the stars are divided into two types of auspicious and in Suspicious,through worshiping stars to help the decline of misfortune,prolong life.On the basis of examining the recorded volumes of the Life Extension Baojuan thoroughly,the information of the volumes not recorded in the was collected and sorted out,including some previously undiscovered manuscripts.Based on the details of the text,the second chapter interprets the belief of life extension in the text of various types of the Baojuan.The first type establishes the pattern of karma by enumerating the moral code centered on filial piety,and by setting up spiritual observation to ensure that the pattern works well.The second type of is copied and engraved to achieve the purpose of life extension.The copying of the Baojuan is regarded as a kind of merit,which embodies the sacred textual nature of the Baojuan.The third type has the thought of worship star to extend life.Worshping star is a rough transformation of astrology.Worship the Big Dipper to longevity comes from the Big Dipper belief.Symbol of The Big Dipper has changed its face again and again after the transformation of national discourse power and religion.The Big Dipper belief in the’Baojuan is personified and simplified.The third chapter discusses the function of the Life Extension Baojuan,that is,treatment,calamities and social control.The story of doing good deeds to prolong life has a therapeutic effect.Through the construction of sacred ritual space and time,the ceremony against the established law of birth,aging,illness and death.By adjusting the relationship between human beings and gods through rituals,they deals with and prevents the pollution caused by moral disorder,so as to achieve the purpose of organizing disasters.The concept of benevolence and longevity established by the Baojuan and the moral belief of the audience form a positive interaction,which plays a supplementary role in the legal system,so as to establish and maintain the social order at the bottom of society.