An attempt at translating the inscriptions on the following tablet
This is a piece of paper, or tablet intended for the "Dipper Ceremony" - in which the Seven stars of the northern dipper are worshipped.
Top (Horizontal)
大梵天宮 THE GREAT BRAHMA HEAVEN PALACE
This is a piece of paper, or tablet intended for the "Dipper Ceremony" - in which the Seven stars of the northern dipper are worshipped.
Top (Horizontal)
大梵天宮 THE GREAT BRAHMA HEAVEN PALACE
https://twitter.com/Zhongnin/status/1324407182352216064
The two "Wings" of the tablet
L: 南辰注上延生字。
R: 北斗增添福壽全
"The Southern Constellations add the figures that extend life"
"The Northern Dipper Adds both Fortune and Longevity"
L: 南辰注上延生字。
R: 北斗增添福壽全
"The Southern Constellations add the figures that extend life"
"The Northern Dipper Adds both Fortune and Longevity"
The central panel of this tablet has 3 lengthy inscriptions:
Left: 中天大聖北斗九皇真延生解厄上道星君
“The Central Heaven's Most Holy Nine Emperors of the Northern Dipper, Stellar Worthies that extend life, solve disasters of the the way"
Left: 中天大聖北斗九皇真延生解厄上道星君
“The Central Heaven's Most Holy Nine Emperors of the Northern Dipper, Stellar Worthies that extend life, solve disasters of the the way"
Center:
聖德巨光天后摩利支大聖圓明道姥天尊
“The Heavenly Empress of Holy Virtue and gigantic light, Marici, the most complete and brilliant Lady of the Way, Heavenly Worthy"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marici_(B…
聖德巨光天后摩利支大聖圓明道姥天尊
“The Heavenly Empress of Holy Virtue and gigantic light, Marici, the most complete and brilliant Lady of the Way, Heavenly Worthy"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marici_(B…
Right
天罡大聖河漢帬真三界十方一切高真
"The Great Sages of the Heavenly Dipper[ and the] Massed True Ones of the Milky Way, the True and Elevated ones of the Three Words and Ten Directions"
below are the words 聖位 "The Holy Seat" (i.e. of these 3 sets of deities)
天罡大聖河漢帬真三界十方一切高真
"The Great Sages of the Heavenly Dipper[ and the] Massed True Ones of the Milky Way, the True and Elevated ones of the Three Words and Ten Directions"
below are the words 聖位 "The Holy Seat" (i.e. of these 3 sets of deities)
If there are any errors that my readers may detect in my translation, or comments about this tablet, I would be most glad to hear of them.
Special thanks to the most learned @Zhongnin for showing this tablet. His account is one of the best I known of regarding Daoism as is practised in China. He often posts videos and pictures of religious practises, deities etc. In short, he is well worth following.
ERROR IN THE CHINESE TEXT: For 帬 “Skirt" read 羣=群， Flock.
We apologise for this rather egregious mistake, and thank @Zhongnin for pointing it out.
https://twitter.com/edwardW2/status/1324411748334530560
We apologise for this rather egregious mistake, and thank @Zhongnin for pointing it out.
https://twitter.com/Zhongnin/status/1324412733165457408
ERROR IN THE CHINESE TEXT: For 帬 “Skirt" read 羣=群， Flock.
We apologise for this rather egregious mistake, and thank @Zhongnin for pointing it out.
https://twitter.com/edwardW2/status/1324411748334530560
We apologise for this rather egregious mistake, and thank @Zhongnin for pointing it out.
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