The first God of wealth temple in the world

The No.1 God of wealth temple has a history of more than 1600 years. As early as the Song Dynasty, it was given the name of "Lingshun Temple" by Huizong of the Song Dynasty because of the worship of "Wuxian God of wealth". The existing main hall was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, with a grand scale, which can be called the most famous temple of God of wealth in China. In order to develop tourism in Hangzhou, the auspicious palace with folk culture as the theme developed by the ancient temple of the God of wealth gathers the wealth which is generally pursued in life. The north peak is located on the back of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. The No.1 Temple of the God of wealth in Hangzhou is located on the top of the mountain. The temple of the God of wealth was originally named Lingshun Chan. It has a series of good wishes such as marriage, having children, expecting children to become a dragon, and keeping peace Tourists feel the beautiful life of everything they want.

The first God of wealth temple in the world

Lingshun temple is located on the top of the north peak of Hangzhou. Founded in 326 ad (Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty), the temple has a history of more than 1600 years and is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou.

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It is one of the "Five Spirits" (lingjiu, Lingyin, Lingfeng, Lingshun and Lingshan) built by Huili, an eminent Indian monk, in Hangzhou. In the middle of Tianbao year of Tang Dynasty, the monk Zijie built the north peak tower beside the temple. In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the temple was first called the "God of wealth Temple" because of the worship of "five significant God of wealth". In Ming Dynasty, it was called "Huaguang Temple" because of its alias "Huaguang". Xu Wenchang, a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, left the "No.1 God of wealth temple in the world" in his mountaineering visit to the temple, which has been engraved with plaques. The existing main hall was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, with a grand scale, which can be called the most famous temple of God of wealth in China. Part of the original Lingshun temple is now used in the TV transmitting station of Zhejiang TV group.

Lingshun temple is located in the north peak of Hangzhou, where many emperors, scholars and scholars visited. "Lingshun Temple" was granted during the Grand View period of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty left the "Huaguang Temple" calligraphy, and Emperor Qianlong granted the "God of wealth, the real king" and wrote a poem. Poets Fang Gan of Tang Dynasty, Su Dongpo of Northern Song Dynasty, Deng Lin and Yao Zhao of Ming Dynasty all left poems in temples. Xu Wenchang, a calligrapher and painter of Ming Dynasty, left a plaque of "the first God of wealth temple in the world".

On a clear day, standing on the platform of the north peak in the east of Lingshun temple, you can see the West Lake, Hangzhou, Qiantang River and Xiaoshan District in the east of the river from the East; on the south, Lingyin Temple and Yongfu temple are at the foot of the mountain, taoguang temple is on the hillside, Tianzhu Mountains are in front of the mountain, and Feilai peak lies between the north peak and Tianzhu Mountains. Lingshun temple is indeed the highest temple in Hangzhou.

In order to develop tourism in Hangzhou, the auspicious palace with folk culture as the theme developed by the ancient temple of the God of wealth gathers the wealth which is generally pursued in life. The north peak is located on the back of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. The No.1 Temple of the God of wealth in Hangzhou is located on the top of the mountain. The temple of the God of wealth was originally named Lingshun Chan. It has a series of good wishes such as marriage, having children, expecting children to become a dragon, and keeping peace Tourists feel the beautiful life of everything they want.

According to research, the earliest Temple of God of wealth in China is the temple of Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth. It is located in Tiantai Mountain in Rizhao City and has a history of more than 4000 years. Tang Degang, the great master of Chinese culture, has studied the origin of the temple of God of wealth in Tiantai Mountain in detail. The folk legend about Zhao Gongming has a long history. Detailed records are as follows:

On the origin and development

Tang Degang

Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth, is a household name. On the fifth and twenty second of the first lunar month, about a quarter of the people in the world worship him.

（1） Zhao Gongming in historical documents

1. It was first seen in Jin Dynasty, when it was the God of supervising ghosts. Jin Ganbao's "Soushenji" says: "God takes three generals, Zhao Gongming and Zhong Shiji, and each of them takes people from the ghosts.". According to Tao Qian of Jin Dynasty, Zhao Xuantan, a native of Qin Dynasty, got his way from Zhongnan mountain. The true patent by Tao Hongjing of Liang Dynasty. In the Xiechang period, there is a saying: "the emperor of heaven told Zhao Gongming, the five gods of Zhiqi in tuxiazhong, that a certain country was a thousand years old. He was born with the spirit of halal, and he was in charge of the holy palace. He was willing to break the taboos, and he was not allowed to harm the spirit.". "The complete biography of the immortals" of the Ming Dynasty says: "Zhao Gongming was the commander of eight ghosts. Zhou Xingren killed all the people violently, and the emperor ordered Zhang Tianshi to rule him.". 2. In the yuan and Ming Dynasties, Zhao Guangming became the God of wealth. In the yuan and Ming Dynasties, it is said in the collection of the origins of the three religions: "Zhao Gongming, a native of Zhongnanshan, wears an iron crown, holds an iron whip, has a black face and four beards. Across the black tiger, he was awarded a marshal of Xuantan. It can drive thunder and electricity, call the wind and rain, eliminate pestilence and malaria, and eliminate diseases and disasters. If there is a case of unjust redress, it can explain fairness, seek wealth in business, make profits and make peace, and have no dissatisfaction. ". Zhao Gongming in Lu Xixing's Fengshen Yanyi in Ming Dynasty appeared in the 46th chapter "guangchengzi broke the golden light array". Taiyi real person cracked Wen Taishi's "huaxue array", and Wen Taishi had nothing to do. I suddenly remember Zhao Gongming of Luofu cave in Mount Emei. He rode the Black Unicorn, hung the Golden Whip and went to Luofu cave. Invite them to help. Zhao Gong and Ming then went down to help Zhou resist Zhou. Although Gongming had excellent martial arts, he was killed by Taigong. After the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, the grand duke named Gongming the true king of the Golden Dragon Ruyi Zhengyi dragon Huxuan altar. He was in charge of "Yingxiang Nafu", commanding Zhaobao Tianzun, Nazhen Tianzun, Zhaocai emissary and Lishi xianguan, and taking charge of all the gold and silver treasures in the world. 3. The origin of Zhao Gongming's past life: the record of classics: Zhao Guangming is the essence of the sun. In ancient times, ten days appeared in the sky, and Yao ordered Yi to shoot nine days. On the 8th, he fell into Qingcheng and became the king of ghosts. He became ill and hurt people. Zhao Guangming is the only one who has become an adult, riding a black tiger, holding a silver whip and living in seclusion in Shu. Zhang Daoling, the later master of heaven, asked him to guard the Danshi. After Dancheng, he got a share of it, which changed a lot and increased his mana greatly. The master of heaven also made him protect Xuantan, so he was called "marshal of Xuantan". After the Heavenly Master ascended to heaven, he was recommended to heaven and granted the title of "heavenly general". In the early Ming Dynasty, Wang Yu, the magistrate of Ningbo, wrote in the notes to the collection of gold and stone of Langya: "the God of wealth has a surname of Zhao, a name of Lang, and a name of Gongming. In the past, ten days were born in the sky, and the emperor ordered Yi to shoot nine days. The eight immortals fall into the sea and the eight immortals on the sea. Yu Yi's body is a stone, and the sun stone is also. Zhao Gongming is also a man. After growing up, he went to Mount Emei to practice and gain the skill of immortals. In the battle of Shang and Zhou dynasties, he was invited by Wen Taishi to go down the mountain to help Shang, and was killed by Taigong. Taigong was granted the title of God in Qishan, Lang was granted the title of real king in Xuantan, and the essence of the sun returned to Tiantai, so the real Yang was attached to the stone, and the spirit and body were integrated. It has jurisdiction over Zhaobao Tianzun, Nazhen Tianzun, Zhaocai emissary and Lishi xianguan. It is responsible for the auspiciousness and happiness in the world. After that, there was a temple under the stone for the position of the real king, and Tiantai Mountain was also renamed Caishan Yan. Wang Li, who lived at the foot of Tiantai Mountain in Langya, was known as the "Empress of burying soup". According to the biography of Wang Yao in the history of Ming Dynasty, Wang Yao was born in Rizhao. He has a broad knowledge of classics and history, especially in the spring and Autumn period. He is fond of Jinshi and Puxue, and good at calligraphy. As a new professor, he was relegated to a distant place. At the end of Hongwu's reign, he was recommended to Ningbo magistrate by his talents. He was frugal, eating fish soup for one day. He said to his wife, "if you don't remember when I ate grass roots?" The life withdraws but buries it, the person number "buries the soup to be too Shou".

（2） Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth in folk belief

The folk belief in the God of wealth was much earlier than the list of gods. There is "the God of wealth..."... Langya has existed since ancient times. However, the universal worship of the God of wealth should be after the publication of the list of gods. According to the folk customs of different places, the God of wealth in folk belief was Zhao Gongming, who was granted the title of God by Taigong.

（3） On the origin of Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth

Zhao Gongming of Zhongnanshan in Qin Dynasty was not granted by Taigong. Zhao Gongming was a native of Zhongnanshan in Shaanxi Province in the Qin Dynasty, according to the postscript of SouShen and the complete collection of SouShen. It was later than the time when Jiang Taigong was appointed as the God in the list of gods, so Zhao Gongming was not Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth granted by Jiang Taigong. 2. In Yao Dynasty, Zhao Gongming was granted by Jiang Taigong. Zhao Gongming's "records of classics" and "notes on the gold and stone of Langya": Zhao Gongming was from Langya in Yao Dynasty. This is consistent with Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth in the list of gods. First, time is the same. In Yao Dynasty, Dayi shot at the sun, and one of the Japanese elites was Zhao Gongming. Zhao Gongming went to Emei Mountain to practice, and then went down to help merchants. He was killed by the general Taigong and became a God. Second, geography is in line with culture. Zhao Gongming is one of the "Japanese elites". Langya is the ancient "land of offering sacrifices to the sun god, the hometown of Huang Lao Cheng Xian" (Zhang Xingjian, the number one scholar in Rizhao Jin Dynasty), and also the birthplace of Taigong. Langya area of Qi was a nation worshiping the sun god in prehistory, which was proved by the pottery inscriptions and historical documents 5000 years ago. "Jinwu negating the sun" comes from the book of mountains and seas: "there are buttresses in the Tang Valley, which come in one day and come out in one day, all of which are recorded in Wu.". "Xihe, the wife of emperor Jun, was born ten days"; "there is Fusang in Tanggu, which was bathed ten days, in the north of Heichi. Living in the water, there is a big wood, which lives in the lower branch on the ninth day, and in the upper branch on the first day. "In the spring and Autumn period and Yuan Dynasty, Mingbao said:" Yang is formed in three, so there is a sanshuwu in the sun. Wu, Yang essence. Just as human beings have body and soul, "Sun Essence" or "Yang essence" is the soul of the sun. Zhao Gongming is the cultural background of "rijing". Thirdly, the plot of Wang Yao's "notes on Langya Jinshi" is similar to that of "Fengshenbang", but the "notes on Langya Jinshi" was written in Hongwu (1368-1398) or Jianwen (1399-1402) of Ming Dynasty, and "Fengshenbang" was written between Longqing (1567-1572) and Wanli (1573-1620) of Ming Dynasty, with a difference of more than 100 years. It shows that the plot of Fengshenbang comes from the legend of Langya in Qi. Fourth, Zhao Gongming, the God of wealth, was a Taoist immortal. Before Taoism, he came from Fangxian Taoism, and Langya in Qi was the source of Fangxian Taoism. Tiantai Mountain is the founder of Fang Xiandao, and he Shanggong and an Qisheng's enlightenment and apprenticeship

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