Who was the ancestor of Taoism?

The Taoist ancestor is a respected old gentleman.

The old gentleman in Taishang is one of the moral gods in the "Sanqing" of Taoism, whose full name is "Taiqing Moral God". Taishang Laojun is the ancestor of Taoism, and Taishang Laojun was once refined into the name of The goddess patching the sky.

Taoism believes that before the Shang Dynasty, the old gentleman was divided into two, and taught with the world, but things were hidden, so there was no trace of his life. Yang Jia, the 18th son of Yin Shang Dynasty, was born in Wuding on February 18th, 1999. This is the earliest biography about the birth of the old man.

There was a saying in the Eastern Han Dynasty that the position of the old gentleman was too high in Taoism. Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty described the image of the old gentleman in detail, enriching the immortal legend of Laozi. In Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a saying of "one gasification and three cleanses", and in Yuan Dynasty, there was a saying of "Laozi was eighty-one", which was a continuation of Laozi's immortal theory.

Moral paradise in "Sanqing"

In the Sanqing Hall of Taoism, the three gods usually worshipped are the highest Taoist gods "Sanqing". Sanqing means Jade Qing Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Shangqing Lingbao Tian Zun and Taiqing Moral Tian Zun. According to the Interpretation of Truth and Reading History, "Sanqing lived in the sacred land of Jade Qing, and lived there since the Yuan Dynasty; Qing sacred land, Daojun lived there; Taiqing fairyland, where the old gentleman lives. "

Moral Tianzun, the full name of "Taiqing Moral Tianzun", also known as "Taishang Laojun", is one of the gods in the "Sanqing" of Taoism, and it is said that he lives in the fairyland of Taiqing in Rhoda.

The Sanqing Hall in Taoist Temple has statues or deities of moral gods. Its idol is often an old man with white beard and white hair, holding a feather fan in his hand, occupying the right side of the Buddha statue in the early Yuan Dynasty. In the large-scale fasting ceremony of Taoism, there is also a moral Buddha, which is also on the right side of the Buddha in the early Yuan Dynasty. The birthday of moral gods is February 15 of the lunar calendar, and most of them hold birthday parties or pray for longevity.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Taishang Laojun