Taibai Mountain God

Taibai Mountain God

[Taibai Mountain God] the belief of Taibai Mountain is all over Guanzhong and Eastern Gansu. However, the mountain god is not Taibai Venus, but three Taibai. The great Taibai and the second Taibai are civil servants with good looks, while the third Taibai is a black faced and angry general with a bad temper. According to folklore, it is said that Boyi Shuqi zhouben (or Zhoubo of the Western Han Dynasty); Yu Youren thinks it is Yao, Shun and Yu; it is also said that the third son of King Zhou (Taibo, Zhongyong and Jili); Gansu thinks it is king guoma and Li.

Taibai Mountain is located at the northern foot of Qinling Mountain in Baoji, Shaanxi Province, in Meixian County, Taibai county and Zhouzhi County. It is the main peak of China's famous Qinling Mountains and the first peak in the east of China's mainland, with an altitude of 3767.2 meters. Qinling Mountains are the natural barrier between the South and the north of China, and the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. "Taibai snow in June" is one of the eight famous scenic spots in Guanzhong. Taibai Mountain is a famous religious mountain. According to the records in Volume 27 of seven signatures of Yunji, Taibai Mountain is the eleventh of the thirty-six Taoist caves (Deyuan cave). Among the many famous mountains in Guanzhong, Taibai Mountain is widely worshipped because it is regarded as the Lingshan mountain which can "arouse the clouds and bring rain, relieve floods and eliminate disasters". Especially since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Taibai Mountain belief gradually extended to all parts of the Guanzhong Plain. In the Qing Dynasty, Taibai Mountain shrines were built in the northern part of the Loess Plateau and the southern part of Hanzhong Prefecture, which became one of the typical characteristics of folk belief in Guanzhong area. For eight years, Li Tianbao of Tang Dynasty said: "Taibai mountain people Li hunyan: Taibai Mountain Jinxing cave has the record of emperor Fu Shou jade plate stone. After obtaining it, he granted Taibai Mountain the title of God Ying Gong. After fourteen years, he changed the title to Ling Ying Gong and listed Taibai Mountain in the national sacrificial ceremony. In the fifth year of emperor you's reign, Emperor Renzong of Zhao and Song Dynasties was granted the title of marquis Jimin, and in the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, he was granted the title of marquis Jimin

Su Shi

On the play, the restoration of Ming Ying Gong. Since then, Shenzong was granted King Fuying in the eighth year of Xining and Huiji in the third year of Shaosheng. In the Yuan Dynasty,

In order to correspond with the three pools of Taibai Mountain, the God of Taibai Mountain was named as three kings: Kuji, Yuehui and Lingying,

Commonly known as da'afu, er'afu and san'afu, the portrait is also divided into three pools. In the fifth year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty, Yin Jishan, the governor of Shaanxi Province, listed the Taibai temple in the Shaanxi sacrificial ceremony. In the 39th year, Bi Yuan, the governor of Shaanxi Province, once again confirmed that the mountain was sealed as Zhaoling Purun, and the mountain god was the king of Fuying. since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the folk belief in Taibai Mountain in Guanzhong area has mainly focused on its ability to inspire the clouds and bring rain. That is to say, when drought occurs in Guanzhong, people often go to Taibai temple to pray and worship, and there is a set of complete and fixed rituals. Because of this, the belief of Taibai Mountain in Guanzhong is different from the mountain worship in the general sense. The order of the praying ceremony in Taibai temple is as follows: first, the chief priest bathed and fasted; second, he sent people to Taibai Mountain

Lingqiu (Daye sea)

Thirdly, the officials and the people preached to take Lingqiu water and offered it to the local Taibai temple. Finally, the officials and the people prayed together in the Taibai temple. Yu Youren's textual research on santaibai in the Republic of China

Yao, Shun and Yu

It is generally known as the three officials of heaven, earth and water. It is true that there is little difference between the statues of santaibai and Sanguan emperor in Taibai Hall (three people and three expressions). However, there is no confusion between Sanguan temple and Taibai temple in Guanzhong area, and they exist at the same time. 2.

Boyi, Shuqi and zhouben.

Boyi and Shuqi were the two princes of Guzhu king in the Yin and Zhou dynasties. The king made Shuqi the prince. After the king died, Shuqi let Boyi inherit the throne. Boqi said, "it's hard to disobey my father's orders.". Boyi fled to let his younger brother inherit the throne. Shuqi fled because he was young but not long. They went to Taibai Mountain to practice Taoism, and later Marshal Zhou Ben starved to death in Shouyang mountain (today's Taibai Mountain). Jiang Ziya was the local god of Taibai Mountain because of his benevolence and righteousness. The saying about Boyi Shuqi is very popular. Shouyang mountain is a famous peak on the northern slope of Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of 2719.8 meters. It is located in gengyu, Jiufeng Township, Zhouzhi County, 60 kilometers east of Xi'an and 30 kilometers west of Zhouzhi County. According to historical records, Boyi and Shuqi of Shang Dynasty failed to stop the army of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty during the battle of Shang and Zhou dynasties. They drove southward into the mountains and lived in seclusion. They picked Wei and ate, but did not eat Zhou su. After his death, the Confucianists respected them as sages, while the Taoists respected them as the great Taibai God and the second Taibai God. According to another theory, santaibai was the Marquis of jianghou in the Western Han Dynasty

General Zhou Bo

. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhou Yafu (Zhou Bo) pacified empress Lu and returned home. One day, he traveled to mount Taibai and came to the statue of Boyi Shuqi. He bowed down to worship and felt a lot. He thought to himself, "I'm a poor man in Buyi. Zhou Bo is a general and a prime minister. What can I do? If the two princes and monarchs don't do it, they decide to become a monk. It's really:" peace is a blessing, safety is a priority. ". He leaned over the right side of the statue of Boyi Shuqi and died. Later, his statue was also molded here as a memorial, honored as "the third white master". The third son of King Tai of Zhou,

Taibo, Zhongyong and Jili

(father of King Wen Ji Chang). Confucius said: Taibo is the most virtuous one. Three times, the world gives way and the people have nothing to gain. ——"The Analects of Confucius · Taibo" 4

King Guo Ma Li

. Taibai temple in huizhongyuan of Jingchuan County, also known as santaibai temple, worships Guo, Ma and Li. It is said that santaibai was originally a brother of different surnames. The eldest brother was Guo, the second was Ma, and the third was Li. They all made a living by doing business. Later, at the foot of Taibai Mountain in Shaanxi Province, they were enlightened by an immortal mother-in-law. The three brothers became gods in a cave. Because the eldest brother came from Guozhuang community in Zhongyuan village, local people later built santaibai temple in Zhongyuan village.

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