Guan Yu (160-220) was born in Jiexian County, Hedong County (now Yuncheng, Shanxi Province), and was a famous soldier at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Follow Liu Bei in the early days.
Cao Cao captured him alive and killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang in Bai Mapo. Together with Zhang Fei, they are called ten thousand enemies. After Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei helped Zhou Yu of Soochow attack Coss of the Confederate army.
Don't send Guan Yu to North Road to stop Cao Cao's reinforcements. After Coss left, Guan Yu was appointed as the prefect of Xiangyang by Liu Bei. Liu Beijin Yizhou, Guan Yu stayed in Jingzhou. ?
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, Guan Yu surrounded Xiangfan, and Cao Cao sent reinforcements. Guan Yu captured Yu Jin alive and killed Pound, which greatly shocked China. Cao Cao wants to move the capital to avoid its sharpness. Later, Cao Cao sent Huang Xu to reinforce, and Monroe of Soochow attacked Jingzhou. Guan Yu was caught between Scylla and Charybdis and was defeated and killed.
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In the southwest and northwest of China, there is a legend of Guan Gong's descent. It is said that Guan Gong was once the king of star fire in the sky. The Jade Emperor was dissatisfied with the disrespect of the gods on earth and sent him to set fire to millions of people.
Huo Dexing could not bear to kill innocent people, but only burned Bai and Wan. This is the crime of deceiving the monarch. The Jade Emperor was furious and ordered Huo Dexing to be beheaded.
He had a dream for the monks of the Great Buddha Temple in the world, asking them to light nine candles at noon the next day and prepare the golden basin.
At noon the next day, the monks in the Great Buddhist Temple lit candles and prepared golden pots, quietly waiting for the arrival of the King of Mars. I saw three drops of blood falling from the sky, and the monk quickly caught it with a golden basin.
These three drops of blood fell into the golden basin and slowly grew into a blood bubble. The longer the blood bubble, the bigger it gets. Monks can't cut with axes. Split with a sword, it won't open.
Finally, I took the wooden knife from the Buddha in the temple and scratched it on the blood bubble. I heard a loud cry inside and gave birth to a red-faced baby. This is the King of Mars, that is, Guan Gong.
According to records, Guan Yu was born on June 24th in the third year of Yan Xi (160). In the second year of worshiping Ji (1629), the inscription of Guan Yu's sacrifice to heaven was set up in Shipangou, and the Records of Guan Di was compiled in the twenty-first year of Qing Qianlong (1756).
It is generally believed that Guan Yu was born on June 22nd, the third year of Emperor Yan Xi (160). The "Guan Gong" worshipped by the people is also called "benefactor" by Taiwan compatriots, which means savior.
In Southeast Asia, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines and other countries, and even in the Chinese areas of the United States and Britain, the belief of Guan Gong religion is quite popular, and there are many overseas Chinese doing business abroad, so Guan Gong, that is, Wu Caishen, is also worshipped more.
Taoism regards Guan Yu as "Guan Sheng Di Jun", which is often called "Guan Di", and is one of the four handsome protectors of Taoism.
The belief of Buddhism in Guan Yunchang is limited to sacrifice, and there is no prayer, praise or sacrifice ceremony. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are many masters who have written down rituals for praise, such as Master Zhang Jia, Master Tu Guan, King Dabao of the Present Age and A Qiu Rinpoche of Yaqing Temple.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Guan gong