In this land, religion prevails, and Han Peacock is very clear about this.
Moreover, he also knew that the current religion did not exist immediately. The local religion here also evolved through successive stages. The first stage was the primitive religion stage, which was a primitive religion spontaneously produced by the ancient ancestors.
and shamanism developed from primitive religion.
This stage lasted from ancient times to the introduction of foreign religions in the 4th century BC.
The second stage is the coexistence stage of multiple religions with Buddhism as the main religion. In addition to Buddhism, the religions that make up this pattern include primitive religions (including shamanism), Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Manichaeism, Nestorianism, etc.
This pattern lasted for more than a thousand years until the introduction of Islam.
Zoroastrianism, also known as Zoroastrianism, was very popular in ancient times and had far-reaching influence. It was a religion popular in ancient Persia (now Iran) and Central Asia. It was known as Zoroastrianism and Fire Zoroastrianism in domestic history.
Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism was the most influential religion in West Asia before the birth of Christianity. It was the state religion of the ancient Persian Empire and was once called "Zoroastrianism" by Muslims.
The teachings of Zoroastrianism are generally considered to be monotheism in theology and dualism in philosophy.
The main classic of Zoroastrianism is "Avesta", which means knowledge, edicts, or classics. It is commonly known as the "Persian Classic". It contains the worship of souls, but Han Peacock never thought of it.
At that time, there were people who could make something like soul-soothing jade.
"I remember that Zoroastrianism once flourished and was the state religion of Persia. This soul-soothing jade is very evil. How can such an orthodox religion study this?" Han Kongque did not suspect that Shan Yinglei was lying, but
He wanted to know the origin of the soul-soothing jade in his hand.
Shan Yinglei glanced at Han Peacock with admiration and said: "You are talking about the Sasanian Dynasty. After the establishment of the Persian Sasanian Dynasty in the 3rd century AD, Zoroastrianism flourished again and achieved the status of the state religion.
Because it became the state religion, all the Sasanian kings were also leaders of the church. They called themselves the chief priests of Ahura Mazda and the saviors of souls. It was during this period that they collected, organized and compiled the lost classics of the Hellenistic period.
"Avesta".
The teachings of Zoroastrianism are concentrated in its classic "Avesta". The core of the teachings is the dualism of good and evil. The good god (god of light) Mazda and the evil god (god of darkness) Ahriman have long been in opposition and struggle.
In the constant confrontation, good will inevitably defeat evil in the end.
Fire is a symbol of good gods, a symbol of light and life. We must insist on worshiping fire, and believers must adhere to the 'three good principles'. That is, good thoughts, good words and good deeds. Only after death can the soul be saved and ascend to heaven."
"So, this soul-suppressing jade appeared to suppress the evil god?" Han Kongque quickly understood what Shan Yinglei meant.
Shan Yinglei nodded and said: "Buddhism, for example, advocates kindness. Even if you do the most evil, you can become a Buddha immediately. Even this group of benevolent Buddhas also have Dharma Protectors. Zoroastrianism also has Dharma protectors, these soul-suppressing ones."
Jade can suppress evil and naturally protect the law.
In the 5th century, some Zoroastrian believers, under the leadership of Mazdak, carried out a social and religious reform. Between 491 and 529, they launched large-scale and continuous uprisings in Persia, Azerbaijan and other places.
The Sasanian dynasty adopted deceptive and high-pressure policies successively, and the uprising was finally suppressed. How could this be achieved without some means?"
"Knowing these circumstances, how dare you steal their treasures? You really want money rather than your life." Wei Changqing opened his mouth. Shan Yinglei was speechless.
Shaban said: "He is just an afterthought. If he had known that these legends were true, we would have been full and full, so we came here to provoke these ghosts."
"So you don't trust these?" Wei Changqing was definitely curious. These guys should be die-hard religious elements, but they don't believe this either.
Han Peacock chuckled and said: "Many people believe that the original emergence of religious concepts was when the level of productivity was extremely low. Primitive people's worship of the mystery of natural phenomena was due to the weakness of human beings in the face of the oppression of natural forces.
It’s a product of fantasy made out of helpless circumstances, but if there’s nothing wrong with it, how could it possibly deceive so many people?”
"Yes! None of us thought that there are actually some mysterious powers in this world." Shan Yinglei said in a low voice.
"We all know that wind, rain, thunder and lightning are natural phenomena, but who can deny that humans cannot control these forces? Science can control this power, but humans can't control these forces with their bodies?" Wei Changqing said with a smile.
"So the power of religion was stronger in ancient times, but now it has weakened a lot. This is because the vast majority of people believe in science and not themselves." Qian Mingyuan said with emotion.
"It can only be said that people nowadays are smarter. After all, there are too few people who have seen supernatural powers and people who have this kind of power. Without flesh and bones, naturally not many people have the motivation to keep pulling cars.
In modern society, if it is to live a better life for oneself, it is okay to sacrifice one's own interests. If it is to sacrifice one's own happiness for the sake of illusory and invisible things, no one will do it now." Han Kongque said.
"So people in ancient times were easy to deceive." Wei Changqing said with a smile.
When they said this, Shan Yinglei stopped talking. The four of them are the best examples. In fact, to put it bluntly, people become a little selfish when they know more. Even gods, if you can't give me any benefits,
, why should I sacrifice myself for you?
Some supernatural powers always make people fear, and fear breeds worship. This is the basis for the development of ancient religions.
For primitive people, not only supernatural power, but also natural power has become a mysterious and powerful force that people cannot understand. If someone masters this power, it will naturally be convincing.
And often these strong people who have mastered power can directly bring them happiness, so they don't mind worshiping them, believing in them, and obeying them, because not listening to them often leads to inevitable disaster.
For example, rain is an extremely common natural phenomenon. When there is abundant rain, vegetation will be lush and fruits will be abundant, providing abundant food for primitive people. However, if it rains heavily, it will cause flooding, destroy everything and even take away human lives.
Fires can devour forests and grasslands, burn animals to death, and threaten human lives, but they can also bring unexpected benefits to primitive people. Those burned animals become delicacies that they can obtain without arduous hunting.
Another example is the weather. Sometimes it is sunny and windy, with clear skies, but sometimes there are rolling clouds and lightning and thunder.
The sun rises and sets, the moon waxes and wanes, animals live and die, plants wither and flourish...
These natural phenomena are not difficult to explain and prevent for modern people who have mastered scientific knowledge, but they were incomprehensible to primitive people in ancient times.
In their view, natural phenomena and natural forces are both elusive and irresistible. They feel confused, mysterious, and even more frightened by this.
So they imagined that there was a supernatural force behind nature that controlled nature. When someone really mastered this natural force and formed a supernatural power, people would be afraid.
If a person offends it, he will receive its revenge and punishment; if he pleases its favor, he will receive its gifts.
In order to obtain the gift of supernatural power, primitive people naturally had worship, and the power of worship naturally gave birth to witchcraft, spells, incantations, prayers and other methods to influence supernatural power.
Among the four people, Shan Yinglei should be their think tank, and Nasu Ladin, also known as Ma Jifang, is the leader, but among them, Shaban has the most noble status. He does have royal blood, but in modern times, his status has also
Not so noble anymore.
After communicating with them for a long time, Han Kongque also understood a lot of things inside.
The primitive people of Xinjiang and Xinjiang also experienced the same process of the emergence of primitive religion. According to the Neolithic Age sites and a large number of unearthed cultural relics, humans at that time had already developed the concept of the soul and the immortality of the soul.
This concept believes that thinking and feeling are not the activities of people's bodies, but the activities of a unique spiritual body that resides in the body and can leave the body. They regard this spiritual body as the "soul".
Primitive people not only believed that humans had souls that could exist and move independently, but also that souls were immortal. After a person died, the soul would still live the same life in another world as in the real world.
Therefore, when they bury the deceased, they also bury the daily necessities and production tools used by the deceased along with the deceased.
Of course, this concept should be universal, not just in Xinjiang, but people all over the world should have this idea. Even in modern times, many people have this idea.
Primitive people believed in supernatural power, believed that there was a mysterious force controlling nature, and personified and deified this supernatural power, which naturally gave rise to Zoroastrianism.
This is also to obtain the gift of nature, so it has given birth to the research on this kind of supernatural power. Naturally, the emergence of soul-suppressing jade has also led to the emergence of soul-suppressing jade. The emergence of soul-suppressing jade and in-depth research on the soul have given birth to more
religion.
For example, the Tomb of the Sun was developed from the oldest religion that believed in the soul. It can also be said that someone was afraid and took protective measures.
Since there is a soul, some people want to control other people's souls, so naturally people want to protect their own souls. In nature, the sun represents fairness and justice, which makes people think that with the protection of the sun, maybe
Able to preserve one's own soul immortality. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!