南(nan)疆10萬大山旳(di)密林之(zhi)中(zhong)常有旅人不幸遇難(nan),尸體(ti)被沼氣,瘴氣,戾(li)氣所染(ran),經歷百年(nian)則成夏耕尸,這惹(re)來無窮禍害(hai)。
《山(shan)海經.大荒(huang)西經》說:爰(yuan)有(you)大暑,不可以往,有(you)人無首,操戈(ge)盾立,名曰夏(xia)耕(geng)之尸。夏(xia)耕(geng)是夏(xia)朝最後一(yi)任(ren)帝王夏(xia)桀的部將,負責鎮守章山(shan),商湯(tang)伐桀時,被(bei)砍掉了(le)(le)頭,夏(xia)耕(geng)的靈魂不死,逃到了(le)(le)巫山(shan),成為夏(xia)耕(geng)尸,他雖(sui)然沒有(you)腦(nao)袋,卻依舊手操戈(ge)盾,盡忠職守地護衛巫山(shan)。
《中國神怪》:
”有(you)個人沒(mei)(mei)了(le)(le)(le)腦袋(dai),手拿(na)一(yi)(yi)把戈(ge)和一(yi)(yi)面盾(dun)牌立著,名叫夏(xia)耕(geng)尸(shi)。 從前成(cheng)湯(tang)在章(zhang)山(shan)(shan)討(tao)伐夏(xia)桀(jie),打敗了(le)(le)(le)夏(xia)桀(jie),斬殺夏(xia)耕(geng)尸(shi)于(yu)他的面前。夏(xia)耕(geng)尸(shi)站立起來后,發覺(jue)沒(mei)(mei)了(le)(le)(le)腦袋(dai),為逃避他的罪咎,于(yu)是竄到巫山(shan)(shan)去了(le)(le)(le)。夏(xia)耕(geng)是夏(xia)朝最后一(yi)(yi)任帝王夏(xia)桀(jie)的部將,負責(ze)鎮(zhen)守章(zhang)山(shan)(shan),商(shang)湯(tang)伐桀(jie)時,被砍掉(diao)了(le)(le)(le)頭,夏(xia)耕(geng)的靈魂不死,逃到了(le)(le)(le)巫山(shan)(shan),成(cheng)為夏(xia)耕(geng)尸(shi),他雖然(ran)沒(mei)(mei)有(you)腦袋(dai),卻依舊手操戈(ge)盾(dun),盡忠職(zhi)守地護衛巫山(shan)(shan)。
《山海經(jing)》《大荒(huang)西經(jing)》記載:
有(you)人(ren)無(wu)首,操戈盾(dun)立(li),名曰(yue)夏耕(geng)之尸。故成湯(tang)伐夏桀(jie)于章(zhang)山,克之,斬耕(geng)厥(jue)前。耕(geng)既立(li),無(wu)首,走厥(jue)咎,乃降于巫山。
郭璞(pu)注(zhu):亦形天尸之類。
夏(xia)耕是夏(xia)桀的(de)將軍,戰敗逃亡,被(bei)成(cheng)(cheng)湯(tang)斬(zhan)首(shou),與斷首(shou)的(de)刑天有幾(ji)分相似。但刑天是“與天帝(di)爭(zheng)神,帝(di)斷其首(shou)”的(de)不屈英雄。而夏(xia)耕是以敗將來襯(chen)托(tuo)成(cheng)(cheng)湯(tang)的(de)英雄形(xing)象。
二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)四(si)諸天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)是在(zai)二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)諸天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)基礎上增入四(si)位天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)神(shen)(shen)(shen)而成“二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)四(si)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)”的(de)。二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)諸天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)名稱都本于(yu)印度教(jiao)(婆羅(luo)門教(jiao)),具(ju)體是:一大(da)(da)(da)梵天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)、二(er)(er)(er)帝(di)釋天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)、三(san)(san)多聞天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)王、四(si)持國天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)王、五增長天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)王、六廣目天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)王、七金(jin)剛密(mi)跡、八大(da)(da)(da)自在(zai)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)或摩醯首羅(luo)、九散脂大(da)(da)(da)將(jiang)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)大(da)(da)(da)辯(bian)才天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)一大(da)(da)(da)功德(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)(er)韋(wei)馱天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)神(shen)(shen)(shen)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)三(san)(san)堅牢地(di)神(shen)(shen)(shen)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)四(si)菩(pu)提樹神(shen)(shen)(shen)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)五鬼子母、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)六摩利支天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)七日宮(gong)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)子、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)八月宮(gong)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)子、十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)九娑竭龍王、二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)閻摩羅(luo)王。隋代天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)臺智(zhi)者大(da)(da)(da)師依據(ju)《金(jin)光明(ming)經·功德(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)品(pin)》,制(zhi)定(ding)了《金(jin)光明(ming)三(san)(san)昧懺法(fa)》。后代據(ju)此(ci)簡略成《齋天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)科儀》,為寺廟中祭天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)儀軌,依《金(jin)光明(ming)經·鬼神(shen)(shen)(shen)品(pin)》等所說,選下二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)位天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)神(shen)(shen)(shen),即此(ci)二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)諸天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)。到(dao)了明(ming)代,又增入四(si)位天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)神(shen)(shen)(shen),則成了“二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)四(si)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)”,即二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)一緊那羅(luo)、二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)(er)紫微大(da)(da)(da)帝(di)、二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)三(san)(san)東岳大(da)(da)(da)帝(di)、二(er)(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)四(si)雷神(shen)(shen)(shen)。
后三位是(shi)道教神明,這顯(xian)示了明以后佛道二教相(xiang)互借用與融合(he)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)趨向。前一(yi)位是(shi)天(tian)(tian)龍八部(bu)之一(yi),我(wo)們將在(zai)天(tian)(tian)龍八部(bu)條中(zhong)介紹。其(qi)中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)二十(shi)諸(zhu)天(tian)(tian)常(chang)常(chang)作為(wei)一(yi)組出(chu)現在(zai)塑像(xiang)和(he)壁畫(hua)中(zhong),而且也時或(huo)(huo)出(chu)現于(yu)水陸(lu)法(fa)會時懸掛的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)水陸(lu)畫(hua)中(zhong)。但供奉二十(shi)四諸(zhu)天(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)寺(si)廟也不少,如(ru)昆(kun)明的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)圓通寶殿、山西大同(tong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)善化寺(si)、五臺(tai)山金閣寺(si)等。在(zai)佛教藝術中(zhong),“天(tian)(tian)”像(xiang)也常(chang)有(you)單獨或(huo)(huo)以其(qi)他組合(he)出(chu)現的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)情況(kuang)。在(zai)中(zhong)國佛教石(shi)窟(ku)(ku)(ku)藝術中(zhong),很早就(jiu)出(chu)現了諸(zhu)天(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)形(xing)象。如(ru)新疆克(ke)孜爾(er)石(shi)窟(ku)(ku)(ku)第一(yi)百十(shi)窟(ku)(ku)(ku)主室(shi)左壁所繪“夜半逾城(cheng)”的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)佛教故(gu)事壁畫(hua)中(zhong),就(jiu)出(chu)現了帝釋天(tian)(tian)和(he)四天(tian)(tian)王(wang)天(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)形(xing)象。云岡石(shi)窟(ku)(ku)(ku)第八窟(ku)(ku)(ku)窟(ku)(ku)(ku)門兩側,則雕(diao)有(you)騎(qi)牛的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)摩(mo)醯首羅(luo)天(tian)(tian)和(he)騎(qi)金翅(chi)鳥(niao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)鳩摩(mo)羅(luo)天(tian)(tian)。以下我(wo)們將一(yi)一(yi)介紹除緊那(nei)羅(luo)和(he)四大天(tian)(tian)王(wang)以外的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)二十(shi)四諸(zhu)天(tian)(tian)。