When it comes to heaven, you can’t help but talk about six reincarnations. The remarks about reincarnation are generally considered to be proposed by Buddhism. In fact, Taoism also acknowledges the existence of reincarnation, or it can be said that reincarnation is an objective existence truth. Both the two religions have discovered this fact and believe that this is a rule of the universe. It is only a certain difference in the specific name and classification. In the Taoist classics, the "King of the Kings of the Kings", which is regarded as the "King of the Kings", directly put forward the concept of six lines: "Six all the sentient beings, the smell is the incense, the Pumen opening." Heaven, Humanity, Magic Road, Hell Road, Hungry Ghost Road, Animal Road." "The Upper Jade Emperor's Bank Collection" is a very important Taoist classic. It is said by Yuan Shi Tianzun that the innocent emperor passed it. Performed from the beginning of Yuan, the essence of the Jade Emperor" , is considered to be "the most respected of the law, the first in the spirit, the scriptures have nothing to do with this" , this classic in the Taoist position is equivalent to the Jade Emperor The status in the Taoist system is extremely honorable.
There are also five statements in the Taoist classics, such as "The Taishang Laojun has no natural origins":
One person, God is God (God); two people, God into the flesh, shape and human (humanity); three, God into the beast, the beast god (animals); four, God into the The leader, the hungry ghost name (hungry ghost road); the five-way, the god into the mud Li, the mud Li, the hell name (Hell Road), God guilty, into the mud Li exam. So five times, each has a long life.
This reincarnation divides the reincarnation into five paths, namely, Shinto, humanity, animal life, hungry ghost road, and hell road. It is believed that these five roads have a life-threatening number, that is, they have not yet got rid of the cycle of life and death. The Shinto here should correspond to the "Heavenly Way" in the six Buddhism. In the Tang Dynasty, the high school Pan Shi was also mentioned five times in the "Organization of the Daomen Sutra": "One day, two humanity, three hell roads, four hungry ghosts, five animals."
In summary, Taoism has the term "reincarnation". As for whether it is five or six, it is mainly because the classification criteria are different. The five-way statement is to classify the magic channel into the heavens. Personally, "reincarnation" is a cosmic rule similar to natural phenomena. We don't have to worry about whether it is a Buddhist theory or a Taoist theory. This theory is a universal truth between heaven and earth, just like the winds of nature. Rain, thunder, everyone can recognize these phenomena. Chinese people often talk about "the law of the three sects" and "three religions", and believe that different religions are based on the understanding of the same truth, but only different perspectives, resulting in different religions.
Since the phenomenon of "reincarnation" is recognized, what kind of existence is "Tiandao" or "Shendao"?
Speaking of heaven, it is impossible to say thirty-six days of Taoism. The thirty-sixth day of Taoism says that Taoism is an interpretation of the space of space and the realm of the gods. The concept of thirty-two days was first proposed in "Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao's Infinite Talents" (referred to as "Du Ren Jing"): "Thirty-two days, thirty-two emperors. The name of the sky is hidden, the hollow of the sky, the natural spirit chapter." The name of the thirty-two days and the name of the Emperor who dominated the day are listed in the scripture. These thirty-two days plus the higher level of Sanqingtian and Daluotian, collectively known as thirty-six days, but Sanqingtian and Daluotian have been separated from life and death and are not in reincarnation. Pan Shizheng of the Tang Dynasty Gaodao said: "(San Qingtian, Da Luotian) is the ultimate result. After all, it is not bad for the Immortal Palace, and the same with the Tao, Chang Zhan bliss."
To be continued in the next part