Names of Taoist immortals

Taoism has a very large immortal system. There are many immortals. For example, Sanqing Wulao, Liuyu Tiandi, Jin Mu Mugong, Sanguan Dida, Shifang Tianzun and so on.

1, Sanqing

Yuan Shi Tian Zun (also known as Jade Qing Emperor and Tianbaojun, the full name of Jade Qing Holy Land is nothingness, nature and primitive Buddha)

Lingbao Tianzun (also known as Taiwanese Avenue Jun, Shangqing Emperor, Lingbao Jun, etc. )

Moral Buddha (also known as Taishang Laojun, Hunyuan Laojun, Birthday Emperor, Taiqing Emperor, etc. )

2, five parties and five old gentlemen

Dongfang Anbaohua Lin Qingling began to be an old gentleman (referred to as Qingling began to be an old emperor)

Laojun of Danling Town, Changyang, Van Gogh, South China (referred to as Laochi Emperor of Dan Ling Town for short)

Yuan Laojun, the Royal Treasure of the Central Committee (referred to as Huang Dijun, a veteran of Yuanling)

The Seven Treasures of the West Golden Gate, Ling Hao Emperor Laojun (referred to as Ling Hao Emperor Laobai for short)

The north cave is gloomy, and it is the mysterious old man with five spirits (referred to as the mysterious old Hei Di with five spirits).

3. Liu Yu Tiandi

The six royal families are not as good as the three clean-ups and five old people. This statement originated from the concept of "Liuhe" in ancient China. The so-called "Liuhe" means four directions (east, west, south and north).

Above: The Jade Emperor (also known as the Jade Emperor in Xuanzhong, the Supreme Jade Emperor in Haotian Golden Que, and the full name of the Supreme Jade Emperor in Haotian Golden Que) ruled the gods for 10,000 days.

North: Zhongtian Wei Zibei is the greatest emperor, ruling the sun, the moon and the stars;

West: Gou Chen entered the palace to rule the soldier Ge Wanlei;

South: the immortal emperor of Antarctica, ruling all souls; (commonly known as the birthday girl)

Next: Chengtian imitates the local emperor, the wife of the Jade Emperor, and manages mountains and rivers;

East: Emperor Tsinghua of the East Pole (also known as Taiyi to save the suffering god), served by the Jade Emperor, in charge of all kinds; (commonly known as Taiyi real person)

Wei Zi North Pole Emperor, Antarctic Immortal Emperor, Gouchen Shanggong Emperor and Chengtian Emperor are collectively called the Four Emperors; Taiyi saves the four queens from suffering heaven;

4. The Golden Mother and Woodenhead

Command and manage male and female immortals.

The Queen Mother of the West, also known as Mu,,, and Yuan Jun (especially, in the orthodox Taoist system, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West are not husband and wife, and the Queen Mother of the West appeared earlier than the Jade Emperor). The Queen Mother of the West is the first of all female immortals and is in charge of the Kunlun Fairy Island. (commonly known as the queen mother)

Dong, the leader of male immortals, is in charge of Penglai Fairy Island.

5. Three Officials and the Great Emperor

It refers to the heavenly officials, local officials and water officials, and belongs to the Western Emperor Gou Chen among the six princes. In the Taoist immortal system, san huang appeared earlier than Sanqing God, and was the earliest deity worshipped by Taoism.

Tianguan (Blessing): Tianguan is named Shangyuan Yipin Blessing Tianguan, Emperor Wei Zi, and belongs to Jade Qing. Tiangong is composed of three gases: green, yellow and white, and has been in charge of the heavenly king. On the fifteenth day of the first month, that is, on the earth, schools will punish people for their sins and blessings. So god bless the people. (Folk commonly known as Fuxing)

Local official (pardon): The name of the local official is Qing Xu Dida, the second-class pardon of the Central Plains. He belongs to the Qing Dynasty. The local officials are composed of Yuan Dong's miscellaneous spirits and essence, and they are the immortals of the Five Emperors and Five Mountains. On the Mid-Autumn Festival on July 15th every year, when you come to the world, you should abstain from sin and be blessed, and forgive your sins.

Shuiguan (Sheikh): Shuiguan was originally named Xia Yuan Sanpin Xiehe Shuiguan, and was under the jurisdiction of Jade Qing. The water official is composed of the spirit of the wind and the essence of the morning Hao, and is in charge of the gods in the water. Every year 10 15, the first day of the lunar new year, that is, when you come to the world, the school will give up sin and be happy, and eliminate disasters for people.

Extended data:

Taoism is a native religion in China, with "Tao" as its highest belief. Taoism, the concept of China's ancient worship of ghosts and gods, is based on the thoughts of Huang and Lao Taoism, and has inherited the immortal magic since the Warring States Period. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a large number of Taoist organizations appeared, including Taiping Dao and Wudoumi Dao. Zhang Daoling, the ancestor of Shi Tian, officially founded the Youth League, with a history of 1800 years. Taoism is a polytheistic worship, and worshipping immortals personifies Taoism's belief in "Tao". Taoist priests are Taoist priests, and there are more than 30,000 Taoist priests in China. Temples are places for Taoist activities, and there are more than 2,000 registered temples in China.

General situation of Taoism

Taoism, which originated in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, is a primitive religious form of polytheism. Its main purpose is to pursue immortality, achieve immortality, and help the world and save people. It occupies an important position in China's ancient traditional culture and develops actively in the modern world. Although Taoism has been one of hundred schools of thought since the Warring States Period, it deified the former moral philosophers.

Cults didn't appear until the end of the Han Dynasty, and Shi Tian of Yizhou (now Sichuan) addressed Lao Zi as a gentleman. By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the religious form of Taoism was gradually improved. Laozi Li Er (the Grandfather) was the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, and in the Tang Dynasty he was honored as the sage of Yuanque Avenue and the Emperor Xuanyuan.

Taoism takes "Tao" as its highest belief and holds that "Tao" is the source of all things. In the traditional culture of China, Taoism, together with Confucianism and Buddhism, is a dominant theory and a way to cultivate immortality.

Taoism in academic circles now refers to the ancient religious beliefs in China, which inherited most religious concepts and practice methods of Fang and Huang, as well as folk belief in gods, and gradually formed the highest belief of "Tao". It is a kind of China religion with Taishang Laojun as the leader and Laozi's Tao Te Ching as the classic of cultivating immortals, but it is not the main classic of cultivating immortals. The main methods of Taoist immortality can be roughly summarized into five types: taking immortal medicine, external alchemy, refining qi to lead the way, practicing inner alchemy, practicing immortality through Taoist utensils, and self-cultivation. Most of the later immortals were cultivated by Neidan.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Taoist Immortals, Baidu Encyclopedia-Immortal Pedigree, Baidu Encyclopedia-Taoism