Wu Tai Bo

Wu Tai Bo ( Chinese  吳太伯 , Pinyin Wú Tài Bó ) was the later name of Ji Tai Bo ( 姬 太 伯 , Jī Tài Bó ). Wu Tai Bo was the eldest son of Ji Dan Fu (姬 亶 父) (posthumous name Zhou Tai Wang - 周 太 王), who is one of the ancestors of the Zhou dynasty . He is in the twelfth generation in direct descent to Huangdi , the legendary "Yellow Emperor" and the first original ruler of China .

ancestry

Ji Dan Fu had three sons: Ji Tai Bo, Ji Zhong Yong (姬 虞仲) and Ji Ji Li (姬 季 历). Ji Ji Li's son was Ji Chang (姬昌). Ji Chang (1152–1056 BC) fell in 1122 BC. The Shang dynasty . Ji Chang's son was Ji Fa (姬發) (? –1043 BC), who then officially founded the Zhou dynasty . Ji Fa’s son was Zhou Zhang (周章).

Zhou Zhang was considered a very just king and had such great respect and awe for the brother of his great-grandfather Wu Tai Bo (吳太伯) that shortly after he came to power, he renamed the “Kingdom of the Zhou ” to the “Kingdom of Wu ” - that "Kingdom of Heaven". The former kingdom of Wu roughly corresponds to today's Shanxi Province .

Life

Wu Tai Bo was considered a very wise and just ruler of the "Golden Age", in the time of the "Old Heaven". He always avoided quarrels or armed conflicts. Although he was the eldest son and thus the right of succession went to him, he avoided confrontations and waived three times in favor of his father's youngest favorite son, Ji Ji Li. It was only when he saw that his government was inconsistent with Heaven's will that he moved east to avoid a feud with his younger brother Ji Ji Li. He founded his own empire there - the empire Wu (WuGuo 吳国) - and was the ancestor of the Wu family .

"Wu" ( 吳 , Wú ) meant the "kingdom of heaven". It is made up of the two words "Kou" (口) and "Tian" (天). “Kou” today only has the meaning “mouth”, but in olden times it also corresponded to the meanings “kingdom”, “world”, “level of consciousness” and “dimension”. “Wu” should be set as a sign for people to live in real harmony and to become one with “heaven”.

The respect of Confucius

There are a total of 20 chapters in Confucius ' (孔夫子) book Lun Yu (论语). In the eighth chapter (Lun Yu · Tai Bo - 论语 · 泰伯) it is already written about Wu Tai Bo (吳太伯) at the beginning: “Tai Bo is a truly noble person. He has a very high moral character. He had renounced his own royal throne three times. No right words can be found for the common people to praise him. ”(Source: 泰伯 第八 《论语 · 泰伯》 子曰: '泰伯 ， 其 可谓 至德 也 已矣! 三 以 天下 让 ， 民无 得 而 称 焉。 ')

Services

According to the family traditions, the legacy of knowledge about the secular backgrounds and medicine, as well as the family recipes, has always been passed on to the respective successor since Huangdi. Every ruler of Wu was thus familiar with the "knowledge of the very first ", that is, the knowledge of the "old heaven" and possessed extensive knowledge of the Chinese emperor medicine - "the medicine of the golden phoenix". The traditions have remained alive to this day, although the Wu empire has long perished due to intrigue and corruption.

Already at the time of Confucius (孔夫子 - 551–479 BC) the tonic of the Wu clan was considered the most important gift of the gods, alongside jade and tea . They had their origin directly with Shen Nung (神農). They were especially popular among the elitist class and a real cult was practiced around the taking, which was also reflected in the rites of the Zhou. There were precise guidelines as to which nobility rank certain materials (jade, gold , silver , bronze or ceramic ) and forms of drinking cups ( Jue and Gu ) were allowed to use, how rules of conduct were laid down, etc. The founder of Wu, Wu Tai Bo, was also valid in the eyes of Confucius as the only ruler of ancient times for whom he himself had the highest respect. (Source: Lun Yu - Conversations by Confucius)

Although the kingdom of Wu was long destroyed by the neighboring kingdom of Yue Guo (越 国), there are still descendants of this family - despite the turmoil of the time - who have been able to keep the legacy of knowledge since the fall of Wu Guo for thousands of years in secret. The basic recipes of the Wu clan of " Jin Feng " were essentially never changed, but were constantly expanded and compliance with the extremely high quality standards was monitored. These Wu recipes form the real essence of Chinese medicine and are therefore the oldest medicine treasure of all.

literature

• Li Feng: Landscape and power in early China: the crisis and fall of the Western Zhou, 1045-771 BC , Cambridge University Press, 2006
• 黄帝内经 - Huang Di Nei Jing, Huang Cheng Publishing House - 花城 出版社, 2004, ISBN 7536040954
• HAN GAO ZONG seal book, biography of one of the first Han emperors
• Lun Yu (original text and translation), Zhong Gua Publishing House - 中华书局, 2006 ，ISBN 7101054188
• Shuo Wen Jie Zi - 說文解字, Zhong Hua Publishing House - 中华书局, 2004, ISBN 7101002609

Web links

• Zhou Dynasty on imperialchina.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jin Feng Praxis + Store in Stralsund on ming-tang.de, accessed on November 20, 2013.