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What is seventy-two changes?
Seventy-two changes [Taoist spell name]
The seventy-two changes refer to the seventy-two changes of the Monkey King in Journey to the West. Bodhi introduced to him in the book that magic is divided into 36 changes according to the highest number of days, and magic is divided into 72 changes according to the number of magic. The Monkey King chose the latter, that is, seventy-two changes. Seventy-two changes do not mean that only seventy-two things can be changed, but seventy-two is an imaginary number, which shows that the Monkey King's magic is profound and can be changed at will.
In the Journey to the West, the Monkey King's skill changed seventy-two times, but it became something else that only belonged to "one change" in the seventy-two changes, namely, seclusion, exorcising ghosts, lifting mountains, forbidding water, borrowing wind, dispersing fog, praying for the sun, praying for rain, sitting on fire, entering the water, covering the sky, preventing wind, cooking stones, spitting flames, swallowing knives, making the Temple of Heaven, daydreaming, stepping on water, and solving sticks.
Seventy-two changes [Taoist magic name]-practice
Although the Monkey King in the Journey to the West learned the art of immortality from the founder of Xu Bodhi, only by avoiding the "three disasters" can he live forever! "Three disasters" are lightning, fire and wind. Under Wukong's pleading, Bodhi finally handed down the escape curse. Bodhi introduced to him in the book that demons are divided into thirty-six changes according to the number of highest days and seventy-two changes according to the number of goblins, and the Monkey King chose the latter, that is, seventy-two changes. The main purpose of the seventy-two changes is to avoid the damage caused by lightning, fire and wind, so as to realize the wish of eternal life.
Seventy-two changes [Taoist magic names]-types of changes
According to the legend of Pingyao, the seventy-two changes are: seclusion, exorcism, mountain lifting, water prohibition, wind borrowing, fog dispersing, sun praying, rain praying, fire sitting, water entering, sun shading, wind protection, stone boiling, flame spitting, knife swallowing, celestial pot making, water walking, crutches, two places, invisibility, continuation of the head and body fixing. Fingering, autopsy, moving scenery, inviting, walking, gathering animals, adjusting birds, forbidding breath, vigorously, piercing stones, generating light, shielding clothes, guiding, feeding, opening walls, jumping rocks, sprouting heads, boarding ships, drinking water, lying in the snow, violently, making pills, praying for water, medicine, knowing the time, knowing the place and avoiding danger. (The original Journey to the West did not explain)