Most of the Chinese immortal lineages come from Taoist system
First of all, God and immortals are two things. God is much earlier than the concept of immortals. God belongs to nature, not human, but also, "God leads all things" and "Pan Gu opens the world" can only be achieved by "God"; immortals can be cultivated by people, "old but not dead is immortals", Guanyu, Mazu, lvdongbin, etc. in history, there are people. Taoism believes that people can reach the realm of "Immortality" through cultivation. From the time of Emperor Yan and Huangdi to Xia, Shang and Zhou, China believed in "God". God was actually God. At that time, there was no concept of jade emperor, called God, Emperor Tian and Haotian God. "Heaven hanging, showing good and evil", why is China called "Shenzhou"? Because China is a country that believes in God, especially in the Shang Dynasty, God has a high status. The "spirit worship" is the cornerstone of the state policy of the Shang Dynasty. The highest political principle is to govern the country according to the will of God, ghosts and gods. The laws of Shang Dynasty were formulated in the name of "heaven" and "God", and there were also clergy witches and history who were specially communicating with God. The emergence of "immortals" was a matter of Warring States period. With the pursuit of immortality, Qin Shihuang pursued immortality. Many princes and kings in spring and autumn and Warring States period hoped to live a long life. Later, the views of gods and immortals gradually blurred and unified, collectively referred to as immortals.
The formation of the pedigree of immortals is inseparable from the concept of many immortals, which are Laozi and Zhuangzi, two famous Taoist masters, especially Zhuangzi, who put forward many concepts of Immortals: "there are gods living in the mountain of contempt of Guxie, and their muscles are like ice and snow, and they are not satisfied with five valleys, absorb wind and drink dew, take the cloud and resist flying dragon, but swim beyond the sea". "To man", "God", "real person", "adult" are all "gods" written by Zhuangzi, which has the "immortal way". Laozi and Zhuangzi were regarded as the ancestors by later Taoism, even the Yellow Emperor was promoted to the status of immortality by the ancestor of human beings. "Huang Lao starts from Qi, and the theory of immortals is connected with Huang laotong". In Han Dynasty, the tradition of sacrificing ghosts and gods was inherited. The greatest sacrifice was the emperor's Buddhist ceremony. In the late period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, the theory of immortals became more and more popular, which directly led to the emergence of local religious Taoism in China. Taoism and Buddhism were introduced into China, making the pedigree of Chinese gods clear gradually. The three Qing Dynasty, four emperors, five elders, six divisions, seven yuan, eight poles, nine obsidian and ten capitals, as well as the gods in heaven, hell, sea, mountain and earth all "take up their posts".
The two novels sealed the gods, making the famous gods popular
After the completion of the genealogy of gods, it was necessary to promote the propaganda, so the ancient writers began to promote the waves. The famous ancient Chinese mythological works include journey to the west, the romance of God sealing, the book of searching for gods, the book of mountains and seas, the romance of ancient myths and the biography of gods, among which the most widely spread books are journey to the West and the romance of God sealing, which are the two books widely spread among the people, which makes people who have the belief in gods understand that besides the world, there are also other books A "world.".
Journey to the West begins with the natural monkey monkey monkey monkey seeking immortality and ends up with the Sutra and Buddha. Most of the gods appeared when they were making a big noise in the palace. Jade Emperor, mother of the king, Prince of the Lord, Taibai Venus, Li Jing, netzha three princes, four king of heaven, Yang Jian, the two Lang God, the great spirit God, the barefoot daffodils, Bodhi ancestors, Rulai Buddha, eighteen Luohan, four Bodhisattvas, Chang'e fairy, marshal Tianpeng, general of rolling curtain, king of dragon of four seas, four heavenly masters, 28su, four spiritual officials, four valued Gongcao, ten Temple Ming Wang, five parties Jiedi, Liuding Liujia, Zhenyuan dafi, etc., the 100000 day soldiers of heaven, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, Luohan Picchu, the Dragon King of the sea, the Dragon King, sunxiabing crab, the judge of hell Yan king, the city god of Mountain God and the goblin devil, which is cultivated by animals and plants, make people know that the original world is so colorful.
The romance of the gods describes the origin and destination of the gods from another angle. The king of Wu's Zhou Dynasty was not only a war between the world, but also a redistribution competition for the interests of the forces of gods. In the three Qing Dynasty, the first heaven respect and moral heaven respect were one school, and the spiritual treasure heaven respect was also the one sect of the Tongtian Godmaster. The elucidation and the interceptor students fought a great deal. Most of the gods in the journey to the west can be found in the romance of God sealing. Besides the three Qing Dynasty, the twelve golden Fairies in Kunlun, guangchengzi, red sperm, Huanglong, Taiyi, jade Ding, Lingbao, Taoist, pure and empty, moral and true monarch, fearing to stay sun, Wenshu Guangfa heavenly respect, Cihang Taoist, and immortal Puxian, Taoren, Taoren, Jinling virgin, etc The fairy of Guiling, Wudang, zhaogongming, Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, ten Heavenly Kings, Yu Yuan, Huoling virgin, Wuyun immortal, Qiu Shou immortal, Lingya immortal, golden immortal, long ear dingguang immortal, etc., as well as a group of gods known as Erlang God, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, huangtianhua and Li Jing all show their abilities and stories in this book. Jiang Ziya has mastered their skills and stories The gods list, using this war, completed the heaven preparation plan.
Emperor "seal God" and increase the status of immortals in the world
Originally, there was nothing about the emperor in the world of immortals. The emperor is the emperor of the world, and can not manage the things in the sky. But because the emperor has supreme power in the world, he also calls himself the son of heaven and the son of heaven. The emperor Ziwei is born to be near all. So some emperors are happy and also take charge of the affairs of immortals. The emperor granted the gods the power of the emperor, which greatly increased the social status of gods in the world, and made their famous names spread more widely in the world.
Guan Yu, the most popular immortal of the emperor, was originally a three country general, and was regarded as a fairy by the emperors. Guanyu of the Jiafeng of the Huizong of Song Dynasty is zhonghuigong, Chongning true king, Wu'an king and Yiyong King Wu'an, Gaozong Jiafeng Guanyu of Song Dynasty is the king of Wu'an, and Guanyu of song Xiaozong is the king of Wu'an, and the following is the saying: "the festival is born and connected with the heaven and earth; death is a God, and it lasts forever and ever since." And lay his place in the world of immortals. After Song Dynasty, the emperor Jiafeng of Yuan Dynasty was the king of Wu'an Yingji, the emperor of emperor Xie Tian, the emperor of heaven and the emperor loyal to the country, and the great God of fudemons in the third world. Thus, Guan Yu became the "great emperor" in the world of gods. The emperor of Qing Dynasty was unwilling to fall behind. The emperor of Shunzhi Jiafeng Guanyu was the loyal God, the Emperor Qianlong and the emperor Fengguan Yu is the loyal God, the martial spirit and the Guansheng emperor, the Jiaqing emperor and Guanyu as the loyal God, the martial spirit, you Ren Yong, the Guan Sheng great, the Daoguang emperor Jiafeng Guanyu as the loyal God, the martial spirit, you Ren Yong, and the emperor Guan Sheng. Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu are re sealed. The longest number of Guanyu seal is as many as 26 words. After this transformation, Guan Yu became a saint from a general of martial arts, a Bodhisattva, a martial wealth God and even a god of the upper Kingdom, and his social status in the divine world greatly exceeded his elder brother Liu Bei and his third brother zhangfei.
Another respected immortal is Mazu. She was a folk woman, Lin Meiniang. She was sacrificed by the folk temple after she died because she could speak about human disasters, help the danger, cure the disease and eliminate the disaster. She was awarded more than 40 times from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Song Huizong named her "South China sea goddess", and song Gaozong named her "Linghui lady", "linghuizhao Yingfu" She was awarded by songxiaozong as "linghuizhao should respect Mrs. Fu", "linghuizhao should advocate Fu Shanli", song Guangzong named her "linghuifei", songningzong named her as "Ling Hui and Shun Fu", "Ling Hui helps show Wei Princess", "Linghui helps Shun Ying lie Princess", song LiZong gives her "spiritual benefit helps to help the princess of Yinglie", "helps the alliance of heroes to help the consort of heroes", "Linghui helps Shun and helps shun the happiness and celebrations" In the Yuan Dynasty, Mazu was promoted to be "Tianfei", and Kublai, the founder of Yuan Dynasty, named Mazu as "protecting the country, the Ming Dynasty, the spiritual and the Hui Association, and the emperor giving the heaven the best". The emperor of Yuan Dynasty named Mazu as "protecting the country, protecting the people, and making the emperor known the heaven", and the emperor of yuan Wenzong named Mazu as "protecting the country and protecting the people and protecting the people and making the emperor bright". The emperor of Yuan Wen granted Mazu "protecting the country and protecting the people" The emperor of Yuan Shun named Mazu as "supporting the state to protect the holy people, Guangji Fu and Huiming, the emperor of Yuan Dynasty, who was the emperor of the state, who was the emperor of the state, who was the emperor of the state, who was the emperor of the state, who was the emperor of the emperor of the people of China, who was the emperor of the state, was the Emperor. The Ming Dynasty continued to be granted the seal. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, named Mazu as "filial piety and pure heaven vossez Ji sense holy Princess", and Mingcheng zujiafeng her as "Hongren and Puji protecting the country to protect the people and Ming Dynasty Princess". Kangxi in Qing Dynasty was unwilling to fall behind. Mazu was named as "protecting the country and protecting the people, Zhaoying Hongren Puji Tianfei" and "showing mercy after the spirit". When Emperor Yongzheng added the words "shenzhaohai table" and "blessing and Anlan", the Emperor Qianlong added eight words: blessing group life and sincere feeling Xianfu. Lin Mo Niang was a folk woman. After being granted the emperor's seal, she became the virgin, Queen, Queen, princess, mother of heaven, mother of Meizhou, etc.
The third highly respected deity is zhurong, the South China Sea God, "in biography, and the South China Sea God is the most expensive. It is named zhurong on the north-west three gods Hebo". Sui Wendi built a temple for the South China Sea God, and Marquis Jiafeng, which protected the sea trade and commercial ship. The emperor of the Tang Xuanzong named the southern sea god as the emperor Zhao Ming, and song Renzong added the South China Sea God as "Hongsheng in the South China Sea" Wang Guangli, Wang Guangli and Wang Zhaoshun of Hongsheng Guangli in the South China Sea, zhurong, Jiafeng of songgaozong, were "king of Shunwei of shengguanglizhang in Nanhai", and "six Hou" assistant were provided for the South China Sea God: daxiskong was "assistant Marquis", Du company air was "assistant Lord", Prince one Lang was "assistant Linghou", Prince Erlang was "zanning Hou", general Cao was "Jiying Hou" and general Po was promoted to make general Pu It is "compliance with Hou". Kublai lie, the ancestor of Yuan Dynasty, also joined the ranks of gods. He named the South China Sea God "the king of South China Sea Guangli lingfu". Zhu Yuanzhang of Ming Dynasty believed that the emperor had no right to seal the South China Sea God, called the South Sea God as the God of the South China Sea. The Ming Dynasty emperor did not listen to Laozi's words, and insisted on naming the South Sea God "Ninghai Bo", while the great Emperor Yongzheng added the southern sea god as the God of the Dragon King of the South China Sea, and Zhu Rong also named the South China Sea God as the God of the Dragon King of the South China Sea, and Zhu Rong also took the The gods transformed into Dragon King.
There is also a God who has to mention that the supreme Jade Emperor, the original emperor of the world, was added. The name of the emperor was named "emperor of the emperor of the emperor of the emperor of the emperor of the emperor" and "the emperor of the Jade Emperor" in the imperial calendar. Before the Song Dynasty, the Jade Emperor was called God, Emperor heaven and Haotian emperor. After the true religion, the emperor of the Song Dynasty continued to be sealed, and the name of the emperor changed to "the emperor of the emperor" the emperor of the emperor held the letter of emperor emperor emperor calendar, including the true body and the heaven God of the emperor of the great heaven ". Other gods, also received emperor's seal, but not Guanyu, Mazu, jade emperor, South China Sea God such grand. Zhang Guo, who was given the honor of Tang Xuanzong, who was named by the silver and green Guang Lu, was named by Mr. Tang Xuanzong, who was named "blessing house" by Tang Xuanzong. What grateful for is that the emperor of the world did not have the right to give the God of the South China sea the title of Zhu Yuanzhang. In fact, he also sealed the gods to the gods. When he was a monk, he often lived in the city. The city god of each government was named Weiling Gong, the city god of each state was named as appeasement Hou, and the city god of each county was named Xianyou Bo. "The government is the public, the state is the Hou, the county is the Bo, and all the names are Xianyou". All the City God lords who have grace for him have been honored.
