Congratulations on the birth of Dangmo Tianzun on the third day of the third month of the lunar month. Reciting the scriptures and edicts has immeasurable merits.
Zhixin Mingren Ceremony
Xuan Yuan’s incarnation and birth. Jingle King's Palace. He left his home to practice Taoism and vowed to eliminate all demons in the world. After forty-two years of hard work, the achievements are soaring into the sky. He was ordered to stay in the north and take charge of Xuanwu. I am the headmaster of Yushu who teaches the North Pole Tianzun. In it is the supreme God who destroys demons. Below is Emperor Xuan Tianwu. He travels around the world to detect good and evil. Strict rewards and punishments deter all spirits. The magic power is boundless, it can cut off all evil spirits, drive out all demon spirits, and avoid disasters of water and fire. Help the country and save the world. If nothing comes true, it will bless all living beings. Great compassion and great wishes, great sage and great mercy. Yuxu Shixiang, Xuantian God. Heavenly Lord who will relieve suffering in the final calamity. The Holy Lord of the North Pole. The Zhenwudang Demon Emperor.
Emperor Zhenwu is the God of the North, Emperor Xuanwu, God Xuantian, God Blessing Saint True Monarch Xuantian, Infinite Patriarch, suppressing the Heavenly Martial Spirit Ying Bless Saint Emperor, Emperor Zhenwu, Dangmo Tianzun, repay the favor. Patriarch, Patriarch with hair. Emperor Zhenwu is the eighty-second incarnation of Taishang Laojun. He was born in the Jingle Palace of the Pure Land of the Desireless Heavenly Palace in the Great Luo Realm. He is the son of the king. Queen Shansheng of Jingle Kingdom dreamed that she swallowed the sun and became pregnant. Fourteen months after the pregnancy, she gave birth to a prince. The king and queen loved her very much. The prince showed intelligence at a very young age. When he was ten years old, he could read various books. Plant books to the point of never forgetting them. The king and queen regarded him as the apple of his eye. However, the prince only wanted to practice Buddhism and devoted himself to Taoism. He vowed to assist the Jade Emperor and wipe out the demons in the world. How did Xuanwu change its name to Zhenwu? During the reign of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty (997-1022), the ancestor of the Zhao surname was named Zhao Xuanlang and revered as the Holy Ancestor of the Song Dynasty. In order to avoid the taboo of Zhao Xuanlang's name, Xuanwu changed his name to Zhenwu. The rise of Emperor Zhenwu was in the Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, King Zhu Di of Yan launched the "Jingnan Rebellion" to seize the throne and became the founder of the Ming Dynasty. During the coup, Emperor Zhenwu appeared many times to help Zhu Di. Therefore, after Zhu Di proclaimed himself emperor, he specially named Zhenwu the "God of Tianwu Xuantian in Arctic Town" and built a golden palace on the top of Tianzhu Peak in Wudang Mountain to worship the statue of Emperor Zhenwu.
The Turtle and Snake Generals are the patron saints of the Ertianmen of Emperor Zhenwu. There are three legends about their origins
One is that the Turtle and Snake Generals are the evolution of the intestines and belly of Emperor Zhenwu. It can be said that Emperor Zhenwu forgot all about food and sleep during his training in Wudang Mountain. Even so, he still felt that drinking water and eating were taking up time, so he simply stopped eating and drank and practiced fasting and meditation. This was very painful for their stomachs and intestines. They were so hungry that they couldn't help but complain and gurgled. Emperor Zhenwu was upset when he heard that, so he simply disemboweled the body, took out the intestines and stomach, and threw it aside. Emperor Zhenwu was temporarily at peace, but his abandoned intestines and stomach caused him even greater trouble. Although the intestines and stomach are just intestines and stomach, they are not ordinary intestines and stomach. They are the intestines and stomach of Emperor Zhenwu. In other words, they listened to Emperor Zhenwu chanting sutras day and night, and they already had the Taoism. His intestines got into Emperor Zhenwu's socks and instantly turned into a thick snake; his belly jumped into Emperor Zhenwu's shoes and turned over, turning into a giant turtle with an iron shell. The shoes and socks were gone, and Emperor Zhenwu went barefoot from then on. The hungry turtle and snake ran to Wudang Mountain, where they ate chickens and sheep, and even oxen and horses could be eaten in one bite. In this way, they still didn't have enough to eat, and later they even fought over a leopard. The local people couldn't bear it anymore, so they went to Emperor Zhenwu for help. They have become so vicious that they don't even recognize their master. Emperor Zhenwu had no choice but to use magic to subdue them, take them as his mounts, and named them "Turtle and Snake Generals". From then on, Emperor Zhenwu walked like a tortoise and snake, inviting you to visit for nine days.
Secondly, the two generals of turtle and snake evolved from the two demons of water and fire. It is said that the two generals of turtle and snake were originally the two demon kings of water and fire, so they are also called "the two generals of water and fire". This story comes from "Xuantian God's Enlightenment Record" and "Shenxian Tongjian". It is said that King Zhou of Shang colluded with the six demon kings to disrupt the world. The six demons are the water demon, the fire demon, the drought demon, the locust demon, the plague demon, and the demon. The Jade Emperor ordered Emperor Zhenwu to help King Wu of Zhou defeat Zhou and eliminate demons. Emperor Zhenwu, with his hair and bare feet, golden armor and black robes, holding a sword in his hand, led the Six Ding Liujia to fight against the six demon kings. Among them, the four demon kings were defeated and escaped. The two demons of water and fire transformed into tortoises and giant snakes. And Emperor Zhenwu used his "great power" to defeat the two demon kings, so that the two demon kings could no longer change. From then on, the tortoise and the snake surrendered and were at the mercy of Emperor Zhenwu. The Jade Emperor granted the tortoise the title of Taixuan Water Spirit and the Black Spirit God; he designated the giant snake the Taixuan Fire Spirit and the Red Spirit God. The other four demons also came to worship him, and Emperor Zhenwu also accepted him as a general.
Thirdly, the two generals Turtle and Snake evolved from the Turtle and Snake in front of Emperor Zhenwu. According to the fifty-sixth chapter of "The Popular Romance of the Three Treasure Eunuchs in the West" written by Ming Luomaodeng, the turtle was originally the flower-footed turtle in front of Emperor Zhenwu. He was later named a general and was called the Grand Marshal of the Holy Water of Jiaoling. Twelve feet long, mixed in nine palaces and eight trigrams, with many changes. The snake turned out to be the red-trained flower snake in front of Emperor Zhenwu. Later, he was named a general and was called the Grand Marshal of the Holy Fire of Danling. It is thirty-six feet long, covered in scales and extremely strong. The two generals Turtle and Snake in the Golden Palace of Wudang Mountain are the most famous. This statue is made of gilt bronze, with vivid shape, exquisite conception, exquisite workmanship and exquisite materials. Its image is that of a snake coiling around the belly of a tortoise, raising its arms to play with each other, accompanying each other, and living in harmony. It can be called a perfect ancient precious cultural relic.
Emperor Zhenwu’s Baogao
Zhixin’s Conversion Ceremony
The incarnation of Xuanyuan was born in the King’s Palace of Jingle.
I left my family to practice Taoism and vowed to eradicate all demons in the world. After forty-two years, the fruits of success are flying high. He was ordered to stay in the north and take charge of Xuanwu. Above is
Jade Shu, the headmaster of the North Pole Heavenly Master. In it is the supreme God who destroys demons.
Underneath is Emperor Xuantian Wu. He travels around the world to detect good and evil. Rewards
Strict rewards and punishments deter all spirits. The magic power is boundless, it can cut off all evil spirits, drive out all demon spirits, and avoid disasters of water and fire. Help the country and save the world. If nothing comes true, it will bless all living beings. Great Compassion
May the Great Sage be Great Merciful. Yuxu Shixiang, Xuantian God. Ending the Tribulation
Ku Tianzun. The Holy Lord of the North Pole. The Zhenwudang Demon Emperor.