He Xiangu

He Xiangu

He Xiangu, one of the eight immortals, is the only woman in the eight immortals. She falls in time to rain. In the ten stone gates of fuchuanshan in southern SheShe, there is a temple called he Xiangu, which has been handed down for thousands of years. It is located in the Dragon Cave with upside down lotus flowers. Because she emerged in the shape of lotus flowers, it has two metaphors: one is upside down, which caters to the wonderful meaning of fuchuanshan (also known as Buddha whole mountain, on which there are all Buddhas), which means that the light of Buddha covers and shines all over the place, The emptiness and the root of Buddha. So her image is holding lotus, so she is called "Lotus Fairy".

It is said that he Xiangu was one of the eight immortals at the invitation of tie Guai Li at the gathering of immortals in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Personal experience

Those who have a little knowledge of Chinese traditional culture must be familiar with the stories and legends about the "Eight Immortals". The "Eight Immortals" are: Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, tie guaili, Cao Guojiu, LV Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, LAN Caihe and he Xianggu, all of whom are diligent in cultivating "righteousness, goodness and virtue" and achieving immortality.

Among the eight immortals, there is only one woman, he Xiangu, who is said to be one of the eight immortals at the invitation of Tieguai Li at the gathering of immortals in the Northern Song Dynasty.

He Xiangu is one of the eight immortals who were born in zhishidu. She has many believers in China. There are eight immortals palace in Xi'an and incense in Taishan Queen Mother pool. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have been many stories about he Xiangu and LV Dongbin.

Among the eight immortals, he Xiangu is a kind of female immortal full of human feelings. Therefore, the activities of temple fair - "Ho Hsien Gu's birthday" are celebrated in many places. The celebration period of dezengcheng in Guangzhou is the lunar calendar: the seventh day of March, while the celebration period of Baxian palace in Xi'an is the ninth day of April, which varies slightly due to different places.

There are many sayings about the afterlife of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Zenggu and other cities. There are different opinions, probably because there have been many celebrations for she's birthday all over the world. Out of respect, people often regard she as their hometown to be an immortal master for the elderly. According to the local chronicles of Anqing Prefecture, Qiyang County, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province and Shexian County cited in the book collection of ancient and modern books, shenyidian, there are "he Xiangu" who lived in Tongcheng and Qimen of Anhui Province, Wuping of Fujian Province and Changhua of Zhejiang Province.

He Xiangu, recorded in Zhejiang Tongzhi and Shexian Zhi, was once stationed in the world during the Northern Song Dynasty, zhezong and Yuanyou years (1086-1094).

According to Xiuyan County annals, Yunxia cave is located in jiucaigou, Xiuyan County, Anshan City, Liaoning Province. It is also one of the eight immortals he Xiangu Daochang in Shangdong. He Xiangu traveled to the East and admired the beautiful scenery. He collected herbs and alchemy here to help the world. It was named Yunxia cave.

Anecdotes of practice

Eat peaches and become Immortals

He Xiangu, whose real name is he xiugu, is a native of Xingui Township, Xiaolou District, Zengcheng County, Guangzhou. Wu Zetian of Tang Dynasty was born on the seventh day of March in a certain year. She is the daughter of he Tai, who makes tofu in Zengcheng county. When she was 13 years old, she met a Taoist when she went into the mountain to pick tea. The Taoist priest gave her a peach. She was not hungry or thirsty. She knew that the world was not to blame. Later, she became an immortal by day in the reign of emperor Jinglong of the middle Tang Dynasty (707-710).

Eat mica to become immortal

He Xiangu, whose real name is he xiugu, was born on the seventh day of the third month of the lunar calendar. She is the daughter of he Tai, a tofu maker in Xingui Township, Xiaolou District, Zengcheng County, Guangzhou. Xiugu has been smart since she was a child. At the age of 14, she was lucky to meet LV Dongbin. Lu gave her some mica slices, from which she could know the misfortunes and blessings of the world, and often visited the immortals in Luofu Mountain. Later, her parents found a family surnamed Feng for her. Xiugu refused to get married. On the eighth day of August in a certain year of Zhongzong Jinglong, she threw herself into the well in front of her home. Only one shoe is worn when putting into the well, and another shoe is left on the well platform. After that, she floated out of the river in Putian, Fujian Province. It turned out that the well was connected with the river. At that time, it was said that xiugu had already become an immortal.

Xiangu also appeared in her hometown building during the Dali Period of emperor Daizong (766-779). She was seen enjoying the cool under a litchi tree in Xiyuan temple, hanging a green silk belt on the tree. Today, this place is called "gualvyuan", and the fruit of this litchi has a green ribbon, which is the famous "gualvyuan" in Zengcheng. About this strange tree, Qu Dajun of Qing dynasty recorded in Guangdong new language and Zengcheng county annals. Later, people built a he Xiangu temple in the small building. The temple still exists today. There is a couplet on the gate: "a thousand years of footprints left in Danjing, a hundred generations of clothes and hats to worship the ancient temple.".

Picking red bayberry in Luofu Mountain

There is he Er Niang in Guangzhou, who is engaged in shoe weaving. When she was 20 years old, she suddenly went to Luofushan temple and often picked red bayberry for the temple people. But there was no red bayberry in Luofushan, so the monks didn't know where the red bayberry came from. Four hundred miles to the north of Luofu Mountain, there is Xunzhou mountain temple. In front of the temple, there are Myrica rubra trees, which are surrounded by dozens of trees. Once a monk from Xunzhou temple came to Luofu Mountain and talked about a fairy picking plum in front of their temple on a certain day. The monk from Luofu Temple heard that it was he erniang's day to pick plum for fasting, so he knew she was a fairy from far and near. In Tang Kaiyuan (713-741), Huang men envoy was ordered to visit he Er Niang in Guangzhou. However, he Er Niang disappeared on the way to Beijing with Huang men envoy. Later, some scholars speculated that he erniang was he Xiangu in Zengcheng.

Taoist records

Dongzhen Department of orthodox Daoism

He Xiangu, the daughter of he Tai in Zengcheng County, Guangzhou. When the empress of the Tang Dynasty lived in mica river. In the fourteenth five year plan, one night the dream of God taught people to eat mica powder, can get light body not to die. Because of the bait, vow not to marry. They often travel to and from the top of the mountain. Every time I go away, I will go back to my hometown at dusk and leave it to my mother. After that, the language was abnormal. The empress of heaven sent envoys to the palace, but the middle road was lost. According to the records of Huixian temple in Guangzhou, he Xiangu lived here and ate mica. He Zhongzong, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, became an immortal in the daytime. In the ninth year of Emperor Xuanzong's Tianbao reign, there were five kinds of clouds rising from Magu altar, which were widely seen. Some fairies come out of the sky. Taoist Cai Tian knows why they are fairies. In Daizong Dali, he appeared in xiaoshilou, and Gaoyun, the governor of Guangzhou, had his affairs in the dynasty.

Character story

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He Xiangu, formerly known as he Qiong, was born in the first year of kaiyao in Gaozong of Tang Dynasty in Lingling, an ordinary family. Local people say that on the day of he Qiong's birth, a bright and auspicious purple atmosphere shrouded the top of he's hut, and a group of cranes were flying up and down in the purple atmosphere. Soon after, a huge Sika Deer carrying a girl with a pigtail and a red belly pocket rushed into he's house. At this time, he's mother gave birth to a white and fat baby girl.

Lingling, he Qiong's hometown, is a beautiful place of geomantic omen. According to historical records, "Shun was buried in Jiuyi in the south of the Yangtze River for Lingling." Emperor Shun was buried in Jiuwei mountain of Lingling. Lingling city is located at the confluence of Xiao and Xiang rivers. It is the gateway of Chu and Guangdong, with Hengshan Mountain in the north and Wuling mountains in the south. There is a mica mountain in the west of Lingling County, which is rich in five colored mica stone. Mica stone is the ancient medicine for taking food and seeking immortals. A clear and winding stream runs down the mountain, which is called mica stream. He Qiong's family is on the Bank of the beautiful mica stream.

He Qiong, who grew up drinking mica water, is beautiful and smart. Since she was a child, she likes to play and roam alone by the mica stream. When she was 14 years old, she met a white haired old man with a long beard on the Bank of the mica river. He Qiong asked her about the local landscape. He Qiong all gave her a clever answer one by one. He was very happy. He took a fresh peach from his backpack and gave it to he Qiong. He Qiong took it and gave it to him. Then he ate it three times five divided into two. The old man watched She finished eating, nodded with a smile, turned and disappeared. After returning home, he Qiong didn't feel hungry for several days, so she didn't want to eat. However, she was more energetic than before. A month later, he Qiong met the old man by the mica stream. This time, the old man took her to the mica mountain to teach her how to collect mica and how to eat mica. He Qiong according to his words, every day to mica mountain to eat mica, gradually feel light as a swallow, between the top of the mountain, walking like flying. In addition, she can recognize and pick all kinds of fairy herbs in the mountain, treat all kinds of diseases for the people nearby, and predict human affairs, so people around her call her "he Xiangu."

The news of he Qiong's becoming an immortal spread ten times, ten times and a hundred times. It spread further and further. Finally, it reached Wu Zetian, the imperial official in the capital.

At that time, Wu Zetian was the empress of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, but she held the real power of the imperial court. Wu Zetian was influenced by her mother to believe in Buddhism, and even became Queen. She tried her best to promote Buddhism in the palace and all over the country, in order to overcome the momentum of Taoism worshipped by the Tang Dynasty, and used some Buddhist Scriptures as the theoretical basis for her usurpation of the throne. Buddhism's "Fa Xiang Zong" advocates "two emptiness", that is to say, we should regard ourselves and all things as emptiness and nothingness, so as to achieve the lofty realm of the integration of all things in the universe and me. Generally speaking, we should feel with our heart and forget both things and me, so that we can soar in the daytime, soar in the clouds and ride in the fog, and live forever. Wu Zetian was very convinced of this. When she heard that there was a fairy named he in Lingling, who could travel freely to the top of the mountain without eating fireworks, she was very interested. She specially sent someone to visit her and gave her a Chaoxia suit. He Xiangu accepted the Chaoxia dress and dressed it with great interest. The people around her came from all over the world to see it. They saw that she was radiant and dazzling, as if a fairy had come down to earth. The villagers were so surprised that they could not help kneeling down to worship him. He Xiangu felt complacent in her heart, but her mother was frightened and thought, "this is it

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