Everything has its name. This is true for people, things and things. There are actually many things to pay attention to when it comes to naming people. It can also be said that if you want to get a good name and study it carefully, it is a very profound science. Especially in the old society in the past, there were many feudal ideas, and there were too many rules and requirements in all aspects.
As society develops and changes, we should keep pace with the times, but there are some experiences of our ancestors and the profound meanings that we must inherit and carry forward. When learning everything, you must learn its spirit. This is its essence, not just looking at the surface. In the saying of our ancestors, what does it mean to name a child, "Men do not bring heaven, women do not bring immortals."
Parents certainly hope that their children will have a future. Therefore, some parents have their own expectations for them when naming them. For example, in modern times, the Chinese people had just turned their backs and founded the New China, many people named their children "Kanguo", "Kanjun", "Kanhua", etc., hoping that when they grow up, they will make more contributions to the motherland.
In modern society, it is still "I hope my son will become a dragon, and my daughter will become a phoenix". I hope my children have a good future. In the past, why did the words "Heaven" and "Immortal" become taboos?
Because in ancient times, everyone’s harvest in a year basically relies on the heaven to make a living. God is the greatest and can give people everything. Therefore, the emperor of a country called him the "Son of Heaven" and the noble of the Nine Five. If ordinary people also have the word "天" in their names, they are considered disrespect to heaven and disrespect to the emperor, which can easily lead to disasters.
In the past, only the queen was known as the "fairy" and descended to earth. She is the incarnation of fairies. Ordinary people will never dare to use this word. On the surface, this is a feudal and solidified idea, but in fact it reflects the basic ethics of "old and young, senior and young, orderly".
If you don’t believe it, if you use these two words, it seems that nothing is wrong in modern society. However, the basic ethics of "orderly and orderly in the elderly" must not be forgotten or broken.
Chinese studies master Nan Huaijin Mr. once explained the origin of the name " Guanyin Bodhisattva " in a lecture. Originally called " Guanyin Bodhisattva ", because at that time, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was Li Shimin . In order to avoid the word "shi" in the emperor's name, the name of the Bodhisattva was also removed and changed to "Guanyin Bodhisattva". Think about it, even sages, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are so "humble" and follow the laws of humanity, let alone us all living beings and ordinary people?
