Who is the granddaddy of maoshan taoist?

The granddaddy of the North Maoshan School is Tao Hongjing, and the granddaddy of the South Maoshan School is the famous alchemist Ge Hong.

Maoshan Road originated from Maoshan School of Taoism. It is divided into Beimaoshan Road and Nanmaoshan Road. Maoshan Mountain in the north is actually the birthplace of Maoshan Mountain in Zhenjiang, and Maoshan School in the south is Luofu Mountain in Guangdong. Maoshan School is a Taoist school with Maoshan as its ancestral court.

Maoshan Mountain, located at the junction of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province and Jintan District, Changzhou City, is beautiful, quiet and pleasant, winding and undulating. It is known as the eighth cave among the top ten caves in Taoism, the thirty-second cave among the thirty-six caves and the first blessed land among the seventy-two blessed lands in the world.

These titles not only give her layers of mysterious aura, but also attract many strangers for her. Because a Taoist school originated here, the Taoist school that cultivated this place and carried it forward is called "Maoshan School", and people call its disciples "maoshan taoist".

Maoshan Taoism is the birthplace of Puritanism School in China, the cradle of Maoshan School of Taoism in China, and the residence of "San Mao Zhen Jun" who built temples.

Maoshan in history was the back mountain of Jinling, the capital city at that time, especially during the Liu and Song Dynasties. The imperial court gathered troops to defend the enemy, the emperor was in charge of the people, the bureaucrats retired from the world, the literati played the piano and played the ink, and the good men believed in the women's pilgrimage, all gathered here. Speaking of maoshan taoist, of course, we should talk about "San Mao Zhen Jun" first.

In 82 BC, Mao Ying, a 60-year-old native of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, came to Qushan to collect herbs in the mountain, help the world and save people, and practice hard in the cave in order to live forever. According to the records of Maoshan in the Yuan Dynasty, one day, Wang Jun received a fairy book, went to see the Queen Mother of the West, took Mao Ying with him, and flew to Guishan in White, where he met the Queen Mother of the West in the Qing Dynasty.

Mao Ying once returned to his hometown after learning the Tao, and said to his father, I have always been blessed by the Holy Family and guarded by heavenly soldiers. Don't hit me. Otherwise, the three emperors will be punished if they visit. His father didn't understand what this meant. He was about to raise his hand and hit Mao Ying with his cane. However, the cane broke, flew up one by one and got stuck in the wall. Later, Mao Ying dug a coffin for a drowning man, who could speak for three days and lived to be 90 years old.

Mortals can also become immortals through monasticism, which makes Mao Ying's two brothers regard splendor as a lost treasure, abandon their official duties and chase Mao Ying to Ququ Mountain, and finally they all get what they want and prosper.

Taoism is a huge religious worship system with a polytheistic structure. In the actual pilgrimage, the land gods who are quite close are deeply worshipped by the local people. Mao Shan's worship of "San Mao Zhen Jun" is an example. In fact, Taoism originated from ancient witchcraft and fairy magic in Qin and Han Dynasties.

Worship of ghosts and gods, belief in immortal alchemy and ancient philosophy are the main ideological connotations in pre-Taoist history. Taoist activities are very complicated, such as soaking in the altar, lecturing, symbolizing, forbidding spells, divination, asking for rain, interpreting dreams, being ill, worshiping God and so on. Cloth is like an infinite mystery, very profound and unpredictable, which makes people feel divorced from reality. Another special place in maoshan taoist is that you can get married and have children.

Maoshan Taoism is an orthodox school, and Maoshan is the main Dojo of orthodox Taoism. Taoism is divided into two systems: Quanzhen Taoism and Zhengyi Taoism. Quan Zhen Tao became a monk, lived in the jungle in the palace, did not eat meat, paid attention to inner alchemy, did not pay attention to spells, advocated double cultivation, and took the cultivation of truth as the right path; Orthodox Taoists generally have families, do not avoid meat, and are mainly characterized by chanting, exorcising ghosts and praying for disaster relief.

Reference from: Baidu Encyclopedia-maoshan taoist