Maybe it was because he was not used to the local environment here, and the amount of information after coming here was so overwhelming that Lin Yi was a little confused.
What Wang Qiang said just now made him suddenly have an epiphany.
I remembered that on the day before I left Naypyitaw, I chatted with Bai Lu about astrology in the hotel.
Mountain shapes and water potentials all over the world are different.
If you hold a set of theories and follow the diagram, you will inevitably be limited.
Otherwise, the Kanyu sect would not be divided into the northern and southern factions.
China is divided into north and south by the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River.
The mountains and rivers in the north are mostly majestic and majestic, while the mountains and rivers in the south are mostly beautiful.
The theory of Feng Shui dragon veins is a theoretical framework based on the direction of water potential in Chinese mountains. There are differences between the north and the south, and each has its own interpretation.
There are so many differences within the same country and under the same cultural background, let alone now that we have gone abroad and arrived in a foreign country?
Of course it is not appropriate to apply the same set of theories in China.
As Wang Qiang said just now, only by seeking common ground amid differences can we have a chance.
The mountains here and the water here are now put aside without consideration, and their existence is completely forgotten.
There is only one thing that never changes no matter where you look at it, and that is the stars.
The "Tianzi Scroll" in "Yin Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" is all about astrology.
As the saying goes, the earth divides good and bad, and the stars divide good and evil. Look at the stars from above and judge the earth's veins from below.
No matter how time passes or how the terrain changes, the stars in the sky will basically remain unchanged.
Lin Yi stood up and took out his compass and compared it with the stars in the sky. While looking for hidden patterns, he lay down at the tent window and looked inward.
Qian Sheng and Bai Lu seemed to have fallen asleep. Min Tun was tossing and turning on his bunk, as if he was worried and couldn't sleep at all.
For him, the series of things he encountered today were too bizarre.
Although he was warned by his elders before coming here, he might encounter some bizarre events beyond his knowledge.
I just didn't expect it to be so bizarre.
For a college graduate who has received education in modern scientific theories, what he witnessed is really too advanced.
"Hiss~"
Lin Yi gave two gentle signals to Mintun.
Mintun turned his head and saw Lin Yi greeting him at the window. He happened to be unable to sleep, so he quietly got up and came outside the tent.
"Brother Lin, you called me?"
"I see that you haven't fallen asleep for a long time. Are you worried? Is it hard to accept what you saw today?"
Minton nodded.
Lin Yi patted him on the shoulder.
"We may encounter this kind of bizarre thing again in the future, so be mentally prepared, brother. By the way, tell me about your Burmese astronomical calendar. I think I may have found some direction."
"What? Myanmar's calendar is different from ours? Don't they all use the Western one now?"
Wang Qiang asked puzzledly.
"Brother Qiang is different. Just like you Chinese, we also have our own traditional calendar."
In our traditional calendar, the whole year is divided into 12 months. Each month is based on the phase of the moon. It is divided into first quarter moon and last quarter moon, each with fourteen or fifteen days. "
"I remember, Lao Lin said before that the day was not right tonight, and the Yin Qi condensed, causing the corpse transformation. This is how your months are calculated."
"Yes, here we have 29 days in single months and 30 days in double months, so there are 354 days in a year, and there is a leap month every three years.
Each day of the week is represented by "sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal, and earth".
Wednesday is divided into two halves, with the first half being Shuiyao and the second half being Rahu. "
While Lin Yi was recording in his notebook, he couldn't help but murmured a few words sadly.
"This is similar to the Japanese and Bangzi next door, but we ourselves have been completely westernized."
"Besides that, we Burmese people also have our own zodiac signs."
"Hey, this is the first time I've heard that you are the same as us, zodiac sign?"
Minton shook his head.
"That's not true. We correspond to the eight zodiac signs according to the seven days of a week."
"Seven days? Corresponding to the eight zodiac signs? No, this math can't be taught by a physical education teacher. Are you guys teaching it by correspondence since kindergarten?"
Lin Yi and Min Tun were both amused by his words.
"Go, go, don't get confused, let Minton finish it in one go."
Min Tun smiled and replied:
"No, this is how we calculated it:
Monday is a tiger, Tuesday is a lion, Wednesday morning is a two-tusked elephant, and Wednesday afternoon is a tuskless elephant;
Thursday is the rat, Friday is the guinea pig, Saturday is the dragon, and Sunday is the bird.
Therefore, we determine our zodiac sign based on the day of the week we were born.
For example, my zodiac sign is rat. "
"Oh, so that's the situation. According to what you said, you Burmese people have to celebrate your birthday once a week? Wouldn't that be great?"
Min Tun smiled.
"Theoretically, this is true, but few people do this. In the past, they would choose a certain zodiac day of the year to celebrate their birthdays. Now more and more young people celebrate their birthdays according to the Western calendar."
After Lin Yi finished recording, he thought about what he just said, turned to look at Minton and asked:
"Besides recording birth dates, do these eight zodiac signs have any special meaning?"
Mintun frowned slightly, thought carefully for a while and suddenly said:
“The zodiac signs are also used to mark directions in our country.
The eight zodiac signs correspond to the eight directions.
The tiger represents the east, the rat represents the west, the double-tusked elephant represents the south, the guinea pig represents the north, the lion represents the southeast, the wonderful winged bird represents the northeast, the dragon represents the southwest, and the tuskless elephant represents the northwest. "
Lin Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. He finally heard what he wanted to find most.
"If there is any other relevant information, let's think about it again."
he urged hastily.
"what else."
Mintun stood up and walked around the bonfire a few times, then suddenly faced Lin Yi:
"People here believe in Buddhism, so there are many pagodas all over the country. Our pagodas here also have eight sides, belonging to eight directions, represented by the eight zodiac signs.
Our ancestors here worshiped the sun, which represents Sunday, and the corresponding zodiac sign is the wonderful winged bird.
The position of the sun is in the northeast, so the image of the wonderful-winged bird is often carved or painted on the northeast corner of the pagoda here. If people who circle the pagoda finally want to face the pagoda to worship, they must find the side corresponding to their zodiac sign to worship and recite. through.
There are also niches on each of the eight sides of the pagoda.
For example, if I want to worship the pagoda, I have to chant sutras facing the west side of the pagoda. I heard the old man said that only in this way will it be effective. "
"Great! What you just said has helped me a lot. Come and take a look."
Lin Yi held his notebook in his hand and showed it to Wang Qiang and Min Tun under the light of the campfire.
"I previously divided this place into twelve equal parts according to the traditional Chinese theory. Therefore, these two directions, that is, the area that was excavated before, and the motor shaft here, were divided into five points by me. The direction of clock and eleven o'clock. That is the direction of Zi hour and Mao hour.
If it were according to what Min Tun said just now, this should not be a circle, but an octagon. "
As he spoke, he used a pen to draw an octagon within the circular outline.
Wang Qiang immediately pointed to the pattern on the notebook:
"Isn't this just our gossip?"
(End of chapter)
