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Brief introduction of Kirin
Kirin (male: Qi, female: Lin): The legendary auspicious beast, together with dragon, phoenix and tortoise, is also called "Four Spirits", which symbolizes peace and longevity. Kirin's forehead has a fleshy horn like a dragon (wrapped in a mass of meat in order not to harm other creatures, and the horn will only appear when it is angry), deer's body, horse's legs, cow's tail, colorful body and brown abdomen. It is the judge of heaven, so it is very fair to judge everything. It attaches great importance to benevolence, has extremely high spiritual strength and can reach the level of God. Once the bad guys are found, they will be severely punished and pushed to hell. Kirin also respects life very much. No matter how small, it will not kill or trample on flowers and plants. From this point of view, it is indeed a god, but it is not a god to protect human beings, but a god of nature and other animals.
"Shan Hai Jing" also recorded Kirin. For example, Overseas Western Classics said: "The sky of Kunlun ... has nine gates, guarded by enlightened beasts, where there are gods." Enlightened is enlightened, because Liu Xin avoided the taboo of Liu Qi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and "Ming" is an additional adjective. "Qi" is similar to "Qi", and this enlightened animal is Kirin. Shuowen says: "Qi, the benevolent beast also. Elk is a corner of oxtail, which comes from deer. ...
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