"When I first practiced Taoism, I thought that Xia Kingdom had no gods, but later I thought there might be one. Now this possibility is becoming more and more inclined."
Gu Yu immediately found Xiaozhai, and expressed his judgment, saying: "I'm sure, this treasure book is the key to revealing the secret, and it must be studied thoroughly."
"Oh, you like learning now."
Xiao Zhai looked at him very seriously, um, after checking his eyes, he was still the one who thought about it.
"It's not for learning, don't you want to figure it out?" Gu Yu was surprised.
"Think about it! But I'll do my own research, unlike you, who come to me as soon as you come up."
"Aren't you a mobile hard drive? I'm used to it."
"Will you plug and drop?"
"Sister, I'm boasting that you are knowledgeable!" He sweated.
Seeing his appearance, Xiao Zhai had achieved the purpose of teasing him, so he said solemnly: "The Taoist god system is too chaotic, there is almost a version for each sect, and there are many folk legends and scriptures mixed in. Some also introduce Buddhist concepts, Or for political purposes, a few new gods are abruptly created, and even the Taoists themselves can't tell the difference. I don't understand these messy theogonies, but do you have a feeling that compared with monks and Christians, Taoists seem to be Not very godly?"
Um
Gu Yu was taken aback, slightly surprised by her entry point. But he thought about it, and it seems that this is true. Compared with "My Buddha is merciful", "Buddha Lord blesses", "Goodness and goodness", Taoists are better than gods to heaven and earth, to all things, to nature, to themselves, and to Taoism. much respected.
"The definition of a god is to be aloof, to be worshiped by people, and to pray day and night. But the attitude of Taoists does not have that sense of humbleness towards gods."
Xiaozhai paused, and continued: "Xia Kingdom has not had divine genealogy for a long time. "Biography of the Immortals" and "Biography of the Immortals" are more biographical in nature, and the focus is on how to become a fairy, not a god. It was not until Tao Hongjing in the Southern Dynasty that the Wrote "True Spirit Map", which can be regarded as the first relatively complete theogony."
"..."
Gu Yu curled his lips, he had certainly read "True Spirit Position and Karma Map", how should I put it, I can't compliment it.
Tao Hongjing divided the gods into seven grades, each with a middle seat, and several left and right seats. Some of these gods are sages and sages, some are emperors and generals, and some are Taoist leaders.
For example, he put Yuanshi Tianzun in the first place as the main god, Taishang Laojun in the fourth place, Confucian Confucius in the third place, Qin Shihuang, Duke Huan of Qi, Liu Bei and so on. Seventh and so on.
Arranging in this way, and placing priesthoods for everyone in a serious manner, can only be described with one expression: funny!
Tao Hongjing is a master of Taoism, why did he do this? It was because he belonged to the Shangqing sect, and the three most important Taoist sects, Tianshi, Shangqing, and Lingbao, fought to the death in Jiangnan.
Both Tianshi and Lingbao respected the Supreme Lord. In order to suppress his opponent, he demoted him to nothing, and then promoted the self-respected Yuanshi Tianzun to the first place. This situation was not until the end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, with the fusion of various factions, there was a unified supreme god, Sanqing!
You just think, if it is Buddhism and Christianity, who would dare to do this
"So, Taoists don't believe in gods, but in order to spread Taoism, Taoism must set up a god for the world to believe in. It's no different from the emperor calling himself the real dragon emperor."
The two of them wiped off the entire divine tree and heaven. Gu Yu nodded, agreeing with this statement, and said: "Baolu is unique to the Zhengyi sect. Zhengyi originated from Longhu Mountain, and Longhu Mountain originated from Wudou Rice Sect. I checked the information before, and Zhang Daoling established a sect in the southwest. Build Twenty-Four Rules. There is not much explanation on this part in the book, and a lot of content must have been hidden. And I just tested the talisman and found a little weirdness, so I stroked the clues. From this, I can guess whether the god is a Taoist or not. Oh no, it was sealed by a fairy?"
In Bashu during the Eastern Han Dynasty, most Ba people believed in witchcraft, and they practiced prostitution and harmed the people. Zhang Daoling, Wang Chang, Zhao Sheng's two disciples and the Jiuding Danjing came to Beiman Mountain to practice and put down the disaster of the Lich.
After that, the Five Dou Rice Religion was established and the twenty-four governance was established. The so-called governance refers to the management organization, which is divided into:
The Eight Ranks of Shangzhi: Yangpingzhi, Lutangshanzhi, Hemingshanzhi, Liyuanshanzhi, Gewangguishanzhi, Gengchuzhi, Qinzhongzhi, Zhenduozhi.
Eight ranks of Zhongzhi: Changli governance, Lishang governance, Yongquan governance, Chouhe Geng governance, Beiping governance, Benzhu governance, Mengqin governance, and Pinggai governance.
Eight grades of governance: Yuntai Mountain governance, Lukou governance, Houcheng governance, Gongmu governance, Pinggang governance, Pingboshan governance, Yuju governance, and Beiman governance.
Back then, the seal of the Celestial Master, which had been lost overseas for many years, was invited back to the Mansion of the Celestial Master in the fighting skills of Dragon and Tiger Mountain. On that big seal was engraved the "Seal of Great Yang Ping Zhidu Gong".
Yangpingzhi is the head of the twenty-four governances, where the celestial master resides, and Du Gong is the name of the person who presides over the educational affairs, and the celestial master himself is in charge.
"You mean that Zhang Daoling has conferred the throne?"
Xiao Zhai was very interested in this point of view, thought for a while, and said: "He is a great celestial master, at least he has a fairyland, he can touch the innate qi, he was considered the first person in the world at that time, and he really has the ability to confer gods. But this conferred god, is it the body or the soul?"
"I think it's the soul, and it's related to the soul world."
Gu Yu opened his mind and said vigorously: "Let me simulate it first. For example, one of Zhang Daoling's subordinates died, or was seriously injured, or could not make any progress for life, and he was willing to sacrifice his soul. Canonize the priesthood. It can not only enhance the strength, but also fool a wave of believers. When the soul enters the talisman, it will not be bound by the seven-day reincarnation, or it will stay in the soul world, or it will be stored in the talisman. In addition, it can also be summoned and driven. Not only that, like the spirit of grass, trees, mountains and rivers, the spirit of fox fairies and ghosts, and even some existences in the Qi world... If Zhang Daoling can capture them, they can completely absorb treasures. But after the spiritual energy declines, everything rushes Street, only a small part of these gods has been handed down."
Hiss!
Xiao Zhai was taken aback by his brain hole, and said: "All the three mountains of talismans have clan treasures, and some powerful branches also have them, even sects such as the Hunyuan Sect. Could it be that they have all arrived in the fairyland?"
"It doesn't have to be an earth fairy. As long as you reach the fairyland, you can explore the soul world. It is not impossible to catch a few powerful soul bodies."
The more Gu Yu talked, the more excited he became, and he felt that he had seen the truth, and said: "Because of this, Zhengyi can summon gods to serve ghosts, and the stronger the magic power, the stronger the ghosts and ghosts he will serve! Also, the Lushan sect also has a family tradition. Baolu, but Wu Shan is not a core disciple, and he doesn't like that kind of method of summoning gods. But he once said that gods can be divided into virtual and real. The real ones, I think, are canonized by immortals; the virtual ones... "
"The natural essence that was born by the good fortune of heaven and earth and has not been captured by immortals!" Xiaozhai said.
"That's right. Before the altar was opened to rain, I urged the rain praying talisman, and I felt a sense of connection with the power of the talisman. I didn't know what it was at the time. Now that I think about it, it should be the essence of good fortune such as rainwater and rivers." !"