Lu Chunyang

Lu Chunyang

Lu Chunyang, the word Dongbin, another name chunyangzi, also called huidaoren. One of the Eight Immortals in Chinese folklore, Taoist immortal, also known as Guangji Zhengdao Shenren, Lingbao Zhenjun, Yiqi Zhenjun, MiaoTong Hongren Puhui Dijun, Fuyou Zhenren, Fuyou Dijun, Xinglong Dadao Tianzun, Daofa xuanming Renji supreme Tianzun, Fuyuan Guangfa Tianzun, etc. The representative of Zhong Lu Neidan school is known as Lu Zu, Lu zushi, Lu Xianzu and Chunyang zushi. Lu Chunyang plays an important role in folk beliefs, and there are Lu Zu ancestral temples for sacrifice.

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LV Dongbin, formerly known as LV Yan, was born in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province. Generally speaking, it is said that LV Dongbin is the grandson of LV Wei, the Minister of rites of the Tang Dynasty. His father, LV rang, once served as the governor of Haizhou. His real name is Shaoxian. He was born in Yongle County, Hezhong prefecture (now Ruicheng, Shanxi Province) on April 14, the 20th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. He was a good reader when he was a child, but he won the third prize. In the second year of Emperor Wu Zetian's reign (691 A.D.), at the age of 46, LV Shaoxian went to Chang'an to take an examination. He met Zhong Liquan, a celestial envoy in a wine shop. Zhong Liquan made him have a dream of making contributions to fame, becoming a prime minister, and being a wife and son. When he woke up, he realized that fame and wealth were all dreams. So he realized that Zhong Liquan was his teacher and went to Zhongnan mountain to practice Taoism. He changed his name to Ho, which was named Dongbin. At the age of 53, he returned to Lushan Mountain. At the age of 64, he was granted the title of chunyangzi, the Jade Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

Among the people, LV Dongbin, like Guanyin Bodhisattva and Guan Gong, is known to all women and children, and they are called "three gods". Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, he and tie Guai Li, Han Zhongli, LAN Caihe, Zhang Guolao, he Xianggu, Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu have been known as "eight cave immortals". Among the folk beliefs in Shanxi, he is the most famous and most popular one among the eight immortals.

LV Dongbin, formerly known as LV Yan, was born in Yongle Town, Hezhong prefecture (now Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province, now has Yongle Palace, a Taoist temple commemorating LV Dongbin). He was born in a family of generations of officials. His ancestors were officials of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Lu Dongbin was familiar with the classics and history since he was a child. Some people say that he was a Jinshi and a local official in the first year of Tang Baoli (825 AD).

Later, tired of the chaos of the civil war, he abandoned the fame and wealth in the world and went to Jiufeng Mountain with his wife to practice. He and his wife each lived in a cave, which was relatively promising, so they changed their name to LV Dongbin; "Lv" refers to two of them, two of them are LV; "Dong" refers to the cave where they live; "bin" refers to telling people that they are guests in the cave. His road name is chunyangzi. Before he abandoned his official position and left, he gave his family property to the poor and did many good things for the people. According to folklore, in the process of cultivation, he met Zhong Liquan, an immortal, and worshipped him as his teacher. After the success of the cultivation of immortals, he went down the mountain and traveled everywhere to relieve the disease for the common people without any reward. All his life, LV Dongbin was kind and generous, helping the poor, which won the respect of the people. After his death, people in his hometown built a "Lu Gong Temple" for him as a memorial. In Jin Dynasty, because LV Dongbin believed in Taoism, he changed "ancestral temple" into "view". In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan knew that Lu Dongbin's Taoism was quite popular among the masses, so he wanted to consolidate his rule by making use of his religion and Lu Dongbin's reputation. He sent Qiu Chuji, the national teacher, to take charge of the Taoists, demolished the "Lu Gong Guan" and built the "Yongle Palace". It took 110 years from the building of the main hall to the painting of the murals of several halls, almost the same as the whole Yuan Dynasty. Lu Dongbin is an unknown ordinary figure, but in the folk long-term spread, but like a snowball rolling in general, the story is more and more rich, become an arrow pile type legend. The folklore of LV Dongbin has three remarkable characteristics. One is the integration of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Lu Dongbin practiced alchemy and became an immortal. This is Taoism's thought of birth. The Confucian idea of "helping all living beings in the world" was reflected after he entered the world. What he did, born in the world and willing to give, is a reflection of Buddhist thought. From the legend of LV Dongbin, we can see the traces of the cultural integration of the three religions in Shanxi folk beliefs. The second is to constantly increase the secularized content. For example, LV Dongbin often appears in restaurants, teahouses, restaurants and so on to eat and drink, leaving traces of immortality after leaving. Lu Dongbin, a famous prostitute at that time, is well-known for his unrestrained and informal manner. He is good at wine and poetry, and loves women. The so-called "wine and wealth" and "Lu Dongbin's three plays of white peony" (white peony is a famous prostitute at that time) make Lu Dongbin more humane and popular. The third is the combination with literati legend. Lu Dongbin's experience as a Confucianist before he left, as well as his taste of drinking, writing poems and pursuing mountains and forests, are more adapted to the tastes of middle and lower class scholars. In the process of spreading the story, many literati legends were attached, which made him the immortal representative of frustrated intellectuals at the same time. These characteristics of LV Dongbin legend are gradually formed in the process of long-term spread, which is the accumulation of a variety of cultural phenomena, making the research of this kind of legend more profound.

In Volume 18 of Neng Gai Zhai man Lu written by Wu Zeng in the early Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Zu's autobiography is recorded. It is said that LV Dongbin once said to himself: "the word of the world is that I take the head with my flying sword, and I am very similar to it. In fact, there are three kinds of Swords: one is not clear about troubles, two is not clear about anger, and three is not clear about greed. "

In history

Lu Chunyang, also known as Lu Dongbin, was a Taoist in the Tang Dynasty. Later, he was regarded as an immortal by Taoism. He was the most widely rumored immortal among the eight immortals. The surname is Lu, the name is Yan, and the word is Dongbin. It is said that it was the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty, surnamed Li. When Wu Zetian slaughtered the descendants of the Tang clan, he took his wife to live in seclusion between Bishui and Danshan, and changed it to the surname Lu. Because it often lives under the rock, it is called rock. They often live in caves, so they are called Dongbin. It is also said that he was the grandson of LV Wei, the Minister of rites of the Tang Dynasty. Because of his hard career, he turned to study Taoism. According to the biography of Chen Tuan in the history of Song Dynasty, LV Yan was "a man from guanxi, who had swordsmanship and was over 100 years old. Walking light, hundreds of miles in an instant, several to Tuan Zhaizhong ", is a high road with skills of cultivation. There are more than 200 poems written by him in Quan Tang Shi. Later Taoism and folk called it "Sword Fairy", "wine Fairy" and "poetry Fairy". Before Lu Dongbin became an immortal, he once lived in the dust. He met Zhong Liquan in Chang'an wine shop, and he had a dream. So he realized it and asked for his transcendence. After Mr. Zhong Li's ten tests of life, death, wealth and color, his heart was not moved, so he had to accept the golden elixir and Lingbao bifa. Later, he met the fire dragon king and passed on the method of worshiping the sun and the moon. He was also influenced by the fire dragon immortal TianDun sword technique, claiming that "one cut off the ignorance of greed and anger, two cut off the ignorance of lust, three cut off the ignorance of worry", and vowed to cross the world as much as possible before he was willing to rise to the immortal. There are stories about Lu Dongbin's three drunken Yueyang Tower, Li Yue's death by Tieguai, and Huang Long's death by flying sword. even woman and children all know. In the Song Dynasty, LV Dongbin was granted the title of "MiaoTong Zhenren", in the Yuan Dynasty, he was granted the title of "Chunyang acting as a political policeman and Fuyou emperor", which is also known as "Lv Chunyang" in later generations. After Wang Chongyang founded Quanzhen Taoism, he was regarded as one of the "five northern ancestors", so Taoism respected him as "Lu Zu". Luzu ancestral temples have been built all over the country, offering sacrifices at the age of, and incense has been burning ever since. It is said that Lu Zu's birthday is April 14 of the lunar calendar.

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The legend of LV Dongbin has three remarkable characteristics. One is the integration of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Lu Dongbin practiced alchemy and became an immortal. This is the Taoist thought of cultivating Taoism, being born and being free from vulgarity. After he became an immortal, he wanted to "spend all the living beings in the world", which reflected the Confucian idea of "helping the world at the same time". From the legend of LV Dongbin, we can see the imprint of the cultural integration of the three religions in folk beliefs. The second is to constantly increase the secularized content. For example, LV Dongbin often appears in restaurants, teahouses, restaurants and so on to eat and drink, leaving traces of immortality after leaving. He does not stick to trifles, is fond of wine, can write poems, and loves women. The so-called "lust, wealth and temperament" of Lu Dongbin is well known by people. These secular life contents make the immortal Lu Dongbin more humane and win the people's love. The third is the combination with literati legend. Lu Dongbin's experience as a Confucianist before he left, as well as his taste of drinking, writing poems and pursuing mountains and forests, are more adapted to the taste of literati. In the process of spreading the story, many factors of literati legend were attached, which made him become the immortal representative of intellectual image at the same time.

Eight Immortals

Among the eight immortals, LV Dongbin is the most famous. Because his whereabouts are uncertain, he often helps people in the world, ranging from high officials to beggars and prostitutes. It is said that Zhong Liquan taught LV Dongbin the golden elixir road many times in those years. When Zhong explained the most secret and profound truth, suddenly two fairy children held gold slips and precious amulets to convey the imperial edict of the Jade Emperor, and appointed Zhong Liquan as the "immortal envoy of the nine heaven Golden Palace". He was just like the chief examiner of the imperial examination, but he was only in charge of the examination of the immortal world. What a glory. Zhong Liquan, having finished receiving the imperial edict, said to LV Dongbin, "I'm going up to heaven soon. You are good. You are born in the world and practice until your merits are fulfilled. It will be like me Dongbin replied, "my ambition is somewhat different from that of the teacher. I have to spend all living beings before I am willing to go up to heaven." Therefore, although Lu Dongbin later became a high immortal, he still provided relief to all living beings on earth. Especially for the poor and sick, Dongbin paid more attention to treatment.

Historical records

Since the Northern Song Dynasty, there have been many Chinese folk legends about LV Dongbin. Miao Shanshi collected and edited it as "the story of emperor Chunyang deifying MiaoTong".

In the first year of Xuanhe (1119), Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty granted LV Dongbin the title of MiaoTong real person; in the sixth year of Zhiyuan (1269), Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, he was granted the title of Chunyang acting as the real king. Later, he was honored as one of the five northern ancestors of Quanzhen Taoism. It is also called Guangji Zhengdao Shenren, Lingbao Zhenren, Yiqi Zhenjun, MiaoTong Hongren inclusive emperor, Fuyou Zhenren, Fuyou Dijun, Donghua Dijun, Xinglong Dadao Tianzun, Daofa xuanming, Renji supreme Tianzun, Fuyuan Guangfa Tianzun, etc.

In Volume 18 of Neng Gai Zhai man Lu written by Wu Zeng in the early Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Zu's autobiography is recorded. It is said that Lu Dongbin once said to himself

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