Men Chen Hu Wei aka Men Shen Hu Wei, meaning the 2 Generals that being appointed as the Deities of Door during Tang Dynasty.
In Taoism, this is indeed a rare Bao Gao to be recited, cos till today, there are No Official Ritual/Ceremony that being dedicated solely to the 2 Generals.
And so, why is there such a Bao Gao existed?
1st, due to there are 2 Loyal Generals that being bestowed upon by the Emperor of Tang Empire.
2nd, they are the Generals that Folks respected.
3rd, being accepted by Taoism.
During certain Ritual/Ceremony when Door Deities are invited to be present in the Event, this Bao Gao will be recited and a special seat will be allocated to them.
For one self, in-order to show your gratitude towards them for doing the protection for the whole family's safety-ness and peacefulness, during 1st or 15th Day of the Lunar Month, one self can do reciting on this Bao Gao infront of the main altar.
開唐二門神寶誥
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志心皈命禮。
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li
位居出入之徑。
Wei Ju Chu Ru Zhi Jing
職司護宅之權。
Zhi Si Hu Zhai Zhi Quan
金鞭銀簡。
Jin Bian Yin Jian
驅堂中不正之鬼神。
Qu Tang Zhong Bu Zheng Zhi Gui Shen
義膽忠心。
Yi Dan Zhong Xin
蔭宅內老幼之男女。
Yin Zhai Nei Lao You Zhi Nan Nv
仰承上帝。護衛下民。
Yang Cheng Shang Di, Wei Hu Xia Min
恩庇合第。德澤閭閻。
En Bi He Di, De Ze Lv Yan
門丞戶尉。神之最靈。
Men Cheng Hu Wei, Shen Zhi Zhui Ling
除凶降吉。袪惡滅邪。
Chu Xiong Jiang Ji, Qu E Mie Xie
開國興唐。
Kai Guo Xing Tang
神威鎮宅秦瓊敬德二將軍。
Shen Wei Zhen Zhai Qin Qiong Jing De Er Jiang Jun
Hi Jave,
ReplyDeleteIf there is no mainaltar can the bao gao be recited infront of the maindoor?
Recite facing the Heaven.
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