Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Tian Xuan God, Xuanwu God and Tian Xuan God, is the famous Jade Emperor among Taoist immortals. At present, the main god of Wudang Mountain belief is Zhenwu Emperor, which is called "Zhenwu Emperor" in Taoist scriptures, or "Zhenwu Emperor" for short. Folks call it "demon Buddha, founder, founder". After the Ming dynasty, it had a great influence throughout the country, especially in modern folk beliefs. Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Xuanwu and Longxuan, was the son of Pangu. After the jade emperor abdicated, he became the third emperor of heaven and was born with Yan Huangdi. He was once a descendant of Fuxi, the body of a dragon and the ancestor of China.
The origin of Zhenwu Emperor According to "Tai Shang Huang said that Tian Xuansheng's Zhenwu was a wonderful sutra of magical spells", Zhenwu Emperor was the eighty-second change of Taishang Laojun, born in Rhoda Palace, and Jingle King was better than the son of the queen. The queen dreamed of swallowing Japan, and was born in the palace in October for more than 400 years. When he grew up, he left his family, resigned from his parents and went to Wudang Mountain to practice. After 42 years of success, he ascended to heaven in the daytime. The jade emperor has an imperial edict, and his name is Taixuan. The town is located in the north.
"Blessing Holy Mantra" calls Zhenwu the Great as "the moon's metaplasia, and the water is pure and flat. The virtual danger should be met, and the tortoise and snake fit together. Zhou Xing Liuhe, Wei She Wan Ling. " Therefore, Zhenwu Emperor belongs to water, so he should be able to control water and reduce fire, and relieve the suffering of fire and water. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhenwu Temple was built to avoid fire and water disasters.
Legend of Zhenwu the Great
Why is Wudang Mountain called "Wudang Mountain"? There is a touching legend in it. It was in the ancient Yellow Emperor era, on the other side of the West Sea, there was a beautiful country called Jingle Country. Here, the country and the people are safe and prosperous, and the people live a well-fed life. Dingdang country has a good queen. She is kind and kind-hearted. One day, Queen Shansheng was walking in the garden when she suddenly felt that the sky was exceptionally bright, the trees were exceptionally green, and the flowers and plants were particularly fragrant. She was surprised at what was happening when she heard a loud noise in the sky and saw a door open in the sky. The fairy in the sky held out a red sun and threw it down, and the golden light flashed. The sun turned into a red translucent fruit the size of a bead, with a strange fragrance, swishing into the mouth of the competitive queen and sneaking into her stomach in a twinkling. Suddenly, the Queen Shansheng felt carefree and the world showed a beautiful light. Since then, the good queen has been pregnant. After fourteen months of gestation, at noon on the third day of March of the first year of the Yellow Emperor Ziyun, the Queen Shansheng felt a stomachache. Just then, the sky suddenly opened and a white and fat doll jumped out of her left rib. In order to save mankind, the old gentleman turned into the spirit of the sun, was born into the world, and became the Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu Emperor was born smart and could read by memory. He also learned a good martial arts. However, he refused to inherit the throne, and always wanted to seek immortality and learn Taoism, eradicate the demons in the world and create a better world. On this day, he met a Taoist in purple in the garden. The Taoist priest in purple clothes said to him, "If you want to be immortal, you must stay away from the world of mortals." The purple clothes master points out the true martial arts. To the east of the sea, there is a fairy mountain, which is a good place for monasticism. After that, Taoist Ziyi disappeared into the flowers. It turns out that this is the incarnation of Jade Qing's holy father and son Yuan Jun. She was moved by Zhenwu's determination to turn him over. So Zhenwu resolutely left his parents and royal life, and went through all the hardships by boat alone, and finally came to Xianshan in Haidong. Zhenwu was only fifteen years old that year. It is said that the Queen Shansheng couldn't bear to see her son leave, and his son walked in front, so she chased after him until she reached a hillside. She saw Zhenwu climbing on the opposite hillside. "Son, come back quickly!" The queen cried and called repeatedly. She shouted eighteen times and took eighteen steps. Later, people called this place "The Next Eighteen Dishes". "Mother, I am determined to practice and never return to the palace." Zhenwulian answered eighteen times and took eighteen steps. Later generations called this place "Shangshiban". Empress Shansheng was in a hurry. She chased him desperately, grabbed Zhenwu's skirt and insisted that he return to the palace. Zhenwu loves his mother, but refuses to change his ambition. So he drew his sword, scratched it gently on the corner and cut it down. Queen Shansheng couldn't help letting go, and her skirt fell with the wind and fell into the Hanshui River, becoming "Dabaoshan" and "Xiaobaoshan". How can you watch your son get lost like this? Queen Shansheng continued to chase after her, bent on pulling her son back. Zhenwu swung his sword and split the mountain behind him. With a loud noise, he split the mountain in half and a river appeared in the middle. Their mother and son are separated by the river. Later, this river was called "Jian River". Seeing that her son couldn't come back, the good queen cried her eyes out, tears streaming down her face, and rushed out from a big hole in the ground. People call this pool "the teardrop pool". Zhenwu Emperor finally reached the top of the mountain. After several years of hard work, he was still unable to become an immortal, and he was a little depressed. He felt that he might as well return to China to inherit the throne and enjoy the splendor. With this in mind, he walked down the hill. Halfway up the hill, a white-haired old lady suddenly appeared in front of her. She sat by a well, holding an iron pestle in her hand and grinding it slowly. Zhenwu emperor felt very strange, so he went forward and asked the old man what he was doing grinding the iron pestle. The old lady replied, "I want to grind it into an embroidery needle." Zhenwu was amused and said, "You are so stupid! Even if it dies, it can't be ground into an embroidery needle. Don't waste energy. " The old lady didn't get angry or stop, but said slowly, "I'll grind it a little more, and this pestle will be thinner. One day I'll grind it into an embroidery needle." Zhenwu's heart suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he thought, "Isn't this the same as grinding an iron pestle into a needle to cultivate immortality and seek Tao?" He was about to thank the old lady for her touch, but when he turned around, he saw the old lady sitting on the cloud nodding and smiling at him! It was Yuan Jun who came to enlighten Zhenwu the Great. Today, there are still two iron pestles in front of the main hall of the "grinding needle well", which is said to be left by the son. From then on, Zhenwu Emperor suddenly realized. He went back to the mountains and practiced hard on Nanyan. He sat quietly and let the birds nest on his head; Let thorns penetrate his soles and grow into a big tree. He just concentrates on practicing. He didn't eat whole grains for many years, so he took out his stomach and threw it underground. Later, the stomach was possessed by Taoism and became the second general of tortoise and snake. In this way, he practiced for forty-two years. On the ninth day of September this year, the sky was full of auspicious clouds, smallpox was scattered in the air, and the fairy music was fluttering and fragrant. Emperor Zhenwu suddenly felt his eyes shine, his body was like a cloud, and he was on cloud nine. He knew it was going to be immortal and ascended to heaven. Just then, a stunning beauty suddenly appeared in front of him, holding a golden basin and a jade cup to wash and change clothes for Zhenwu Emperor. Zhenwu was unmoved, drew his sword and shouted, "Please be solemn and love yourself!" Women are reprimanded, ashamed and ashamed, and feel very ashamed. She jumped off the cliff. When Zhenwu Emperor saw it, he regretted it very much and felt that he should not be forced to death. Water under the bridge. He has only one life to lose, so he won't waste these 42 years of practice. So, he jumped off the cliff with that woman ... At this time, five dragons appeared under the cliff, and they ascended to heaven with Zhenwu Emperor. The woman who just jumped off the cliff is standing on the cloud at the moment. It turned out that she was changed by Zi Yuanjun and tested Zhenwu the Great for the last time. "Apprentice, you have finally become an immortal." Yuan Jun said, and son took Zhenwu the Great and walked to the sky. Zhenwu Emperor was named the Son of Heaven by the Jade Emperor and sat in Wudang Mountain. Since then, this mountain has been called Wudang Mountain, which means "unless it is true martial arts, it is impossible".