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Grotto-heavens are usually caves, grottoes, mountain hollows, or other underground spaces. In the Tang dynasty , immortals were thought to have lived in certain immortal cave-heaven lands that existed between heaven and earth, shrouded by colorful clouds; wonderful flowers, peach trees and fragrant grass were often said to have grown there.
This grotto is concerned mainly with rituals and is the middle phase of initiation for a Taoist master. Spirit Grotto (Dongshen) 洞神部: Texts of Three Sovereigns (Sanhuang) tradition This grotto is concerned mainly with exorcisms and is the lowest phase of initiation for a Taoist master.
the Great Emperor of the North Star (Polaris) in the Purple Forbidden enclosure at the center of Heaven [b] the Great Heavenly Emperor of the Highest Palace of the Curved Array (Little Dipper) [c] the Empress of the Earth [d] The Great Jade Emperor is the head of all sky deities and presides over the heaven.
The 7th generation Dragon Gate priest and abbot of White Cloud Monastery in Beijing, Wang Changyue (王常月), could be considered the renaisseur of Dragon Gate Taoism. He authored the Dragon Gate's Core Teachings (龙门心法), [1] [2] the Altar Scripture of the Jasper Garden (碧园坛经), the Precepts and Statutes of the Initial Truth (初真戒律) and the no longer extant Alm's-Bowl ...
A Daoist temple (traditional Chinese: 觀; simplified Chinese: 观; pinyin: guàn), also called a dàoguàn (道观) or gōngguàn (宫观), is a place where the Dao is observed and cultivated. It is a place of worship in Taoism .
Qiu Chuji was the founder of the school called Dragon Gate Taoism. Qiu was on good terms with the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan who put him in charge of religious affairs similar to Mongol-controlled Iran. As a result, the Quanzhen School of Taoism continued to flourish long after Wang's death, right through to the present.
Laozi, one of the most important gods in Lingbao Daoism. The Lingbao School (simplified Chinese: 灵宝派; traditional Chinese: 靈寶派; pinyin: Líng Bǎo Pài), also known as the School of the Sacred Jewel or the School of Numinous Treasure, was an important Daoist school that emerged in China in between the Jin dynasty and the Liu Song dynasty in the early fifth century CE.
In a legend originating in the state of Qi during the pre-Qin period, immortals live in a palace called the Penglai Palace which is located on Mount Penglai. [3] In Chinese mythology the mountain is often said to be the base for the Eight Immortals (or at least where they travel to have a ceremonial meal), as well as the illusionist Anqi Sheng.