The legend of the God of Wealth, the legend about the God of Wealth

It is said that the God of Wealth is worshiped by rich people, and those who have no money will not appear when worshipped. There is a folk story of "the God of Wealth Bodhisattva divorced his wife": in the past, the God of Wealth Temple was always accompanied by a dignified and beautiful God of Wealth.

Later, this kind female Bodhisattva suddenly disappeared, and it turned out that she was divorced by the God of Wealth.

Why did the God of Wealth divorce his wife? It all started with a beggar. There was a beggar who was so poor that he had no way out, and he passed by an ancient temple to beg for food.

After entering the temple, he didn't worship any Bodhisattva, but only touched the statue of the God of Wealth, bowed his head upside down, and prayed to the God of Wealth for wealth. Marshal Zhao Gong saw that it was a flower child, and he thought that he was reluctant to even light incense and candles, and he came to ask for money? There are so many poor people in the world, can I take it?

But the beggar thought the opposite, he thought that the God of Wealth would always help the poor, and the rich did not know how to eat and clothe, so what was the use of asking for wealth? And they did not cease to worship.

At this time, the God of Wealth Niangniang was moved by compassion, and wanted to wake up the dozing God of Wealth husband, and persuade him to laugh and lack kindness to give this flower a little alms. But the God of Wealth ignored it, yawned twice and closed his eyes. Although she is the God of Wealth, the power of wealth is in the hands of her husband, and if her husband doesn't nod, how can she give money to her daughter?

Niangniang had no choice but to take off her earrings and throw them to Hanako. The beggar suddenly felt that something was thrown on the shrine, and when he saw that it was a pair of gold earrings, he knew that it was given by the God of Wealth, so he hurriedly kowtowed, and shouted "Thank you to the God of Wealth Bodhisattva". The God of Wealth opened his eyes and found that Niangniang had given her the love object she had given to the poor Hanako, so he was so angry that he drove the God of Wealth Niangniang out of the Buddha shrine.

Since then, for hundreds of years, there has never been such a poor man who worshipped the god of wealth and made a fortune.

The God of Wealth, as the name suggests, is the god in charge of wealth, in Chinese mythology, the God of Wealth appeared relatively late, the god of wealth can be traced back to the Song Dynasty at the earliest, which is related to the prosperity of commerce after the Song Dynasty, and its origin is divided into two parts: Taoism and the belief of the common people in lead training

First, Daohuai instructed to bestow the seal: Wang Hai (Zhongbin God of Wealth), Bigan (East Road - God of Wealth), Fan Li (South Road - God of Wealth), Guan Gong (West Road - God of Wealth), Zhao Gongming (North Road - God of Wealth), these five gods are the gods of heaven and officials who are given by Taoism.

The second is Chinese folk beliefs: Duanmu Ci (the God of Wealth in the Southwest), Li Yizhong (the God of Wealth in the Northeast), Guan Zhong (the God of Wealth in the Southeast), Chai Rong (the God of Wealth in the Northwest), and these four gods are the folk beliefs of Tianguan Tianxian.

Legend has it that during the Guangxu period, there was a shopkeeper surnamed Zhou in the ancient city of Jimo, who ran a cloth and silk shop called "Chunxingyong". On the night of July 21, he had three identical dreams in a row.

In the dream, he clearly remembered that he was taking care of the business, and suddenly an old man with a cloak came outside the door, and as soon as he entered the door, he sat on a chair and said to him: "Tomorrow is my birthday, no one has given me a death for many years, who has given me a good business, ensure that he has a prosperous business".

Shopkeeper Zhou is a businessman, in order to ask for good luck, the next morning, he prepared incense paper, offerings, and firecrackers early. Under the instructions of the old man in the dream, set off firecrackers and pay tribute to the ancestors, it is strange to say that there are many people who came to Minhe to see the excitement that day, and after reading it, they all flocked to the store to cut silk cloth, and the originally deserted business immediately boomed.

Every year on the 22nd day of July of the lunar calendar, every shop in Mocheng has followed suit, and it has been passed down to this day, forming the custom of welcoming the God of Wealth.

"The Source of the Three Religions Sou Shen Daquan" cloud: "Zhao Gongming, a native of Zhongnan Mountain, wears an iron crown on his head, holds an iron whip in his hand, his face is like black charcoal, and he has four beards. Cross the Black Tiger and confer a marshal of the Xuantan.

It can drive thunder and electricity, call for wind and rain, remove plague and malaria, and fight against diseases. In the event of litigation and redress, it can explain fairness, buy and sell for wealth, and seek harmony for profit, all of which are unsatisfactory."