六壬法教

About Da Rizi (大日子 - "Big Festival Days")

六壬伏英館大日子 (Da Rizi - "Big Festival Days" in Liuren Fuying Hall tradition) refers to the most important annual ceremonial occasions in Liuren religious practice, centered on the birthdays of the lineage's founding immortal master and the veneration of contemporary lineage masters.

🎊 The Two Primary Festival Dates

The paramount festival dates in Liuren Fuying Hall tradition commemorate 六壬仙師 (Liuren Immortal Master), traditionally identified as Li Chunfeng (李淳風), a legendary Tang Dynasty Daoist sage and military strategist:

Note: Both dates are observed annually across all Fuying Hall branches worldwide. Because Liuren festivals follow the lunar calendar, Western calendar dates vary annually.

🏮 Ceremonial Observances and Ritual Structure

Nature of Observances

The festivals operate simultaneously at multiple levels:

• The main headquarters (總壇) conduct formal ceremonial procedures
• Regional branch temples hold public and semi-public worship services
• Individual families or small groups engage in personal veneration at home altars

Mandatory Disciple Participation

A defining feature of Liuren Fuying Hall tradition is the requirement that disciples return to their lineage's main headquarters to participate in the festival observances—described as "must return to main headquarters to offer birthday blessings" (必須回總壇祝壽). This creates an annual gathering that reinforces community cohesion and allows masters to assess disciples' spiritual progress and discipline.

Public and Private Dimensions

Fuying Hall festivals operate with deliberate separation between public and restricted components. Some halls hold "non-public worship ceremonies" (不設公開) restricted to initiated disciples and lineage members, while simultaneously offering "proxy prayer services" (代辦法會) for devotees unable to attend physically—allowing community participation without revealing all ritual details.

🕯️ Ritual Components

Morning Law Platform Ceremonies (早課)

Pre-dawn gatherings occur at the law platform (法壇), where senior disciples and masters lead collective prayers and chanting. These sessions are typically restricted to registered community members rather than the general public.

Offerings and Blessings

Devotees present traditional offerings (incense, candles, fruits, prepared foods) while petitioning the Liuren Immortal Master for:

• Protection and blessing for the entire disciple community (合眾弟子)
• Auspicious destiny and favorable luck (吉星高照)
• Flourishing business and prosperity (生意興隆)
• Enhanced financial fortune (財運亨通)

Proxy Services (代辦法會)

For disciples unable to travel to main headquarters, masters conduct prayers on their behalf. These services, supported by donations, connect absent followers to the master's spiritual authority and the Immortal Master's protective energy.

🎯 Lineage-Specific Masters' Birthdays (師公誕)

Beyond the Liuren Immortal Master's two main festival dates, Fuying Hall branches celebrate the birthdays of their own lineage masters (師公), particularly the founding or contemporary masters of their specific transmission line.

Example: Hong Kong Lineage

The Zhang Fazhen (張法震) Fuying Hall in Hong Kong, transmitted from Master Zeng Faping (曾法平), maintains its own schedule of commemorations honoring lineage grandmasters (師公誕). These celebrations, while less universally observed across all branches than the Immortal Master's festivals, are nevertheless significant within their particular transmission line.

Example: Malaysia (Ampang)

The Ampang Fuying Hall in Malaysia celebrates Liuren Immortal Master's birthday across three days:

• Lunar Calendar: 農曆十月初一至初三 (October 1-3)
• 2026 Western Calendar: October 21-23, 2026 (Wednesday-Friday)
• Participants: All devotees and believers of both genders (各界善男信女) are invited

🌙 Secondary Festival Calendar Integration

Beyond the primary master birthdays, Fuying Hall tradition integrates:

Seasonal Ritual Cycles

Following traditional Daoist calendars, communities mark:

• Ghost Month (農曆七月): Special rituals for ancestral veneration and spiritual protection
• Year-End House Blessing and Renewal (入火安座平安遶境): Temple renovation/reinvigoration ceremonies with community circumambulation

Personal Auspicious Days

Individual disciples may be advised to perform additional personal ceremonies on days calculated according to:

• Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (干支): The 60-year sexagenary cycle
• Liuren astrological calculations: Using birth data and spiritual consultation to determine personally auspicious days for rituals

🌍 Contemporary Fuying Hall Network Structure

Hong Kong Centers

• Multiple established halls across the territory (Mong Kok, Wanchai, etc.)
• Shen Yunshan Liuren Fuying Hall (沈雲山六壬伏英館) - Major transmission center
• Master Zhang Fazhen lineage - Connected to the late Master Zeng Faping's transmission

International Branches

• Malaysia: Ampang, other regional centers with formal ceremonial schedules
• Singapore: Multiple headquarters (總壇) and branch networks maintaining unified festival observance
• Taiwan: Established independent Fuying Hall lineages
• Mainland China: Guangdong Zhide Hall (廣東至德堂) - Primary transmission source
• Macau: Documented Fuying Hall centers

🏛️ The "Hall" System (伏英館)

Fuying (伏英) translates as "Hidden/Subdued Brilliance"—referring to the mastery of external and internal brilliant powers. Each Fuying Hall represents:

• A formally organized transmission center with documented master-disciple lineages
• Complete record-keeping of teacher succession, preventing unauthorized claims (故同門間均可查閱師承何人，外人是不可能隨便冒充)
• Multi-generational institutional memory ensuring ritual and doctrine authenticity
• Integration with a broader lineage network tracing back through historical Daoist and folk religious traditions

📊 Teaching Hierarchy and Festival Roles

Disciples at different levels of advancement assume different responsibilities during festivals:

• 中教 (Zhong Jiao - Middle Teaching): Initiates participate in basic offerings and prayers
• 大教 (Da Jiao - Greater Teaching): Intermediate practitioners assist with ceremony setup and community coordination
• 三山 (Three Mountains): Advanced practitioners with spiritual combat authority help manage protective rituals
• 五雷 (Five Thunder): Apprentice-master level disciples assist in major ritual invocations
• 文武教五雷 (Civil-Military Five Thunder) and above: Senior masters conduct the most powerful interventions

This hierarchy ensures that festival observances operate with both public accessibility and deepening layers of esoteric practice.

📜 Historical Foundations

The Li Chunfeng figure (李淳風) around whom these festivals revolve represents a synthesis of historical and mythological elements:

• Historical figure: Tang Dynasty mathematician, astronomer, and military strategist known for predictive techniques
• Legendary transformation: Tradition holds he eventually transcended mortality and became an immortal master overseeing the Liuren transmission
• Organizational consolidation: The Liuren Fuying Hall system as documented is primarily a Song-Yuan to Ming institutional development, though claiming Tang origins through Li Chunfeng

The annual "大日子" therefore serve dual functions: commemorating both a historical sage's achievements and the ongoing presence of the deified master guiding the contemporary community.

🌸 Comprehensive 2026 Festival Calendar

In addition to the primary Liuren Immortal Master festivals, practitioners often observe related Taoist and traditional Chinese festivals. Below is a comprehensive calendar for 2026:

Spring Festivals (春季)

Summer Festivals (夏季)

Autumn Festivals (秋季)

Winter Festivals (冬季)