Why do you sleep and say to find Zhou Gong? Origin and introduction
Zhou Gong is the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, and is also a very wise saint.The person who Confucius most admired, in the "Analects of Confucius" records that Confucius once dreamed of Duke Zhou in a dream, and over time people will say that sleeping is looking for Duke Zhou.
It seems like a joke to say that sleeping is looking for Duke Zhou, but it is actually a very cultural statement, because in ancient times, the Confucian sage Confucius revered Duke Zhou very much, even dreaming in his dreams When the Duke of Zhou arrived, and as followers of Confucianism, the ancient literati imitated Confucius and said that they would know about the Duke of Zhou.
What is the origin of the weekly convention
The weekly convention means sleeping.Since ancient times, there has been a popular saying that sleeping is called looking for the Duke of Zhou.This is because the Confucian sage Confucius once said, "I will not dream of Duke Zhou for a long time!", which means that Confucius lamented that he had not dreamed for a long time.I have seen Duke Zhou, and this sentence was passed down along with the classic "The Analects of Confucius".Some literate Confucians also said that sleeping was looking for Duke Zhou.Over time, the people began to popularize this saying.
Introduction to the origin of Duke Zhou
Duke Zhou was originally named Ji Dan, also known as Duke Zhou, Shudan, Duke Zhou, etc.He was the son of Zhou Wenwang Ji Chang and a famous politician , military strategist, thinker and educator, with outstanding achievements in politics, is the pioneer of Confucianism and the object of Confucius"s most reverence.Because Zhou Gong is erudite and talented, he has dabbled in various fields, so later generations even put the dream interpretation book "Zhou Gong Interpretation of Dreams" with Zhou Gong"s name.Although this book was not written by Zhou Gong, it can be seen that Zhou Gong"s status and talent are very noble.
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