Thousand Characters

Chapter 11

[Original text]

Mingfeng is in the bamboo, and the white horse canteen.Turned into vegetation, Lai and Wanfang.

【Note】

Feng: A legendary bird, the male is called Feng, and the female is called Huang.It is said that the phoenix only eats bamboo and lives only on plane trees.Baiju: A white pony.Transformation: enlightenment.Be: Same as "Pi", refers to Ze quilt, covering.Grass and trees: every plant and tree, here refers to everything.Wanfang: This refers to all sentient beings and common people.I mentioned earlier that after the implementation of the "kingly way", the world will be peaceful. The four sentences here are praises for this situation and the "kingly way".The ancients believed that rare animals such as phoenixes, unicorns, and dragons would appear in a peaceful and prosperous age where benevolence, righteousness and morality were practiced.Although people have not seen these mythical beasts with their own eyes, it is recorded in history books that these mythical beasts appeared in many dynasties.So far, "Thousand Characters" not only shows us the early stage of the universe, but also introduces us to the early material civilization and political system of human society.Next, "Thousand Characters" puts the emphasis on people, and tells us how to know ourselves, how to behave in the world, and how to make ourselves a talent.

【Interpretation】

The legendary phoenix sings happily in the bamboo forest, and the white foal grazes freely in the pasture.The enlightenment of benevolence, righteousness and morality of a wise monarch has benefited every plant and tree of nature; the grace of kingly rule has spread to all living beings and common people in all directions.

(End of this chapter)