Xu Shouxin

Xu Shouxin

Xu Shouxin was born in the suburb of Rugao, Taizhou (now Rugao, Jiangsu). Born in 1032, he joined the Tianqing temple at the age of 19 and served as a sweeper. During the reign of emperor Yingzong (1064-1067), he met a different person and taught Taoism. In 1108, Huizong died at the age of 76.

Xu Shouxin, a famous Taoist in Song Dynasty, once ranked among the eight immortals and was called Xu Shenweng. The Eight Immortals in Yuan zaju are Han Zhongli, Han Xiangzi, tie guaili, Cao Guojiu, LV Dongbin, LAN Caihe, Xu Shenweng (trustworthy), Feng sengshou (or yuanhuzi). After the Ming Dynasty, Wu Yuantai changed Xu Shenweng and Feng Seng Shou into why Xiangu and Zhang Guolao in "the origin of Eight Immortals: a journey to the East". Today, the earliest brick carving of Eight Immortals in Shanxi Houma Jin's tomb shows Xu Shenweng keeping his promise. Xu Shenweng, who carries a gourd, is found in the Yuan Dynasty mural "Eight Immortals crossing the sea" of Yongle Palace in Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, a national cultural relic protection unit.

Personal profile

Xu Shouxin, a suburb of Rugao, lived in the late Northern Song Dynasty with unknown birth and death. Shaogu served in Tianqing temple when he was young. During the reign of emperor Jia, she Yuanji, a Taoist in Tiantai, taught him the way of holding one immortal. Xu Shouxin practiced hard and got his purpose. He was especially good at forecasting and had a good reputation as a Shenweng. Zhe Zong had no son and was the heir to the throne. He sent an envoy to ask Xu Shouxin. Xu said, "heaven has descended the heir!" Ask again, only book "lucky person" pay it. Later, it was consistent with Zhao Ji. From then on, Shenweng became famous, and Huizong gave him the title of "Mr. Jingxu". Before the Ming Dynasty, Xu Shouxin was one of the eight immortals. The brick carvings in the tomb of Houma in the Jin Dynasty, the mural "Eight Immortals crossing the sea" in Yongle Palace in the early Yuan Dynasty, and Ma Zhiyuan's opera "three drunk Yueyang Tower" all have the image of Xu Shenweng. It was not until the middle of Ming Dynasty that Xu Shenweng was replaced by he Xiangu in Wu Yuantai's journey to the East. At present, Xu Shouxin is on the left of yuezichang in lingweiguan ancestral hall in Rugao.

Life experience

Xu Shouxin lost his father when he was young. In 1059, she Yuanji, the Taoist priest of Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province, saw him as an apprentice at Renwei Temple (now Lingwei Temple) in Rugao. After that, he got his true biography, practiced hard, and got the gist. Especially in the aspect of prediction, he reached the admirable high level of "saying things must be in the middle", saying people's misfortunes and blessings, and "responding to them".

Because he had no son to inherit the throne, he sent an envoy to Xu Shouxin to meet him in 1099. Xu Shouxin replied slowly: "heaven has already given birth to the heir!" With that, he pointed to the tea and wrote down the four characters of "good fortune for man and nature" on the case. Zhe Zong didn't understand the meaning and kept his promise, saying, "it should come true in the future." In the first year of Jingguo (1101), Zhao Ji, king of Duan, succeeded to the throne and was named Huizong. People have just come to understand the true meaning of Xu Shenweng's "auspicious man and nature". "Ji Ren" is the name of Zhao Ji, and "Tian Xiang" is the meaning of heaven. As a result, Xu Shenweng has a great reputation. Hui zongqin wrote a book named "the coming of innocence", which was awarded to the whole world. He was also conferred the title of "Taoist emperor" and "Xujing Chonghe".

Anecdotes of characters

Xu Shenweng had a disciple named Miao Xiyi who had been around Xu Shenweng for decades. He compiled a book called Xu Shenweng's quotations. According to the book, Xu Shenweng got the right way when he met an immortal. After that, he recited Du Ren Jing daily. When people ask him about the future, he often answers them with the words in the Scriptures. After he got the right way, he often carried a broom to sweep the floor. People call him Xu erweng. According to the saying in the Scriptures that "God is ordered to sweep ominously", Jiang Yingshu, the shipping envoy, called this living immortal who always holds a broom "Xu Shenweng". Since then, people have called him "Xu Shenweng".

In addition to "divine calculation" to predict the future, Xu Shenweng also has a remarkable ability, which is to treat people's diseases. Like tie Guai Li, Xu Shenweng often carries a medicine gourd on his back, which shows his medical skills.

In the second year of Chongning (1103), Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty issued an imperial edict to grant xushou the channel number "Xujing Chonghe". After that, he was called to the capital three times. On April 20, the second year of Daguan (1108), "Jiehua" (that is, "eclosion", the Taoist priest died) was in the Taoist courtyard of Chuxiang palace in the Shang Dynasty. As a gift to "Taizhong doctor", he was buried in Dongyuan, Xianglin, Taizhou city. During the reign of Xuanhe, people built a Shengzhen temple there to commemorate him.

Historical records

According to Rugao county annals, Xu Shenweng was born in Rugao in Song Dynasty. Because he belonged to Taizhou at that time, he was called Taizhou People in Taizhou records. It is recorded in the biography of the three immortals of the sea and the sky and the quotations from daozang that Xu Shenweng recites the "Du Ren Jing" every day. When someone asks about the fault, he uses the language in the Sutra to tell him that he is sure to be right. Su Zhe's "Longchuan Zhi Lue" volume nine: "Xu Shenweng never know, the day back to view in the land, when people say good or bad, must be." The article also describes Qin Guan's request for Xu Shenweng's advice.

"Song barnyard notes" Volume 28 "Emperor Gaozong met Taoist Xu Shenweng in Qiandi, and he was very respectful. God Weng farewell poem said: "oyster beach boat horizontal, the setting sun to the west to wait for the tide. And you do not live up to the boarding agreement, the same as the gold Ao back up At that time, I didn't know what the poetic meaning was. The latter two palaces were hunting in the north, and Gaozong's horse went to the south to ascend the throne. On the third day of the first month of gengxu, Jianyan, the emperor evaded his troops and sailed. The boat sailed in front of the Fuji temple in the town of zizhang'an. Looking at the boat with the tide of the evening, the people said, "this beach" and "oyster beach" could see that there was a pavilion on the mountain. They asked the people who lived there and said, "this mountain" and "jin'ao mountain" and Gaozong went to the pavilion to see Shenweng In the past, the poems presented by Dashu were on the wall, and the ink marks were as fresh as new. Fang believed that Shenweng could have known before, and he was also a man of the gods. "

Legend of Eight Immortals

Xu Shenweng once joined the team of eight immortals

Xu Shenweng is one of the eight immortals recorded in Fengyue Jinbao in the 32nd year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty.

In Ming Dynasty, he Shengping qunxianqingshou, an anonymous novel, became a member of the next eight immortals: Wang Qiao, Chen Qizi, Xu Shenweng, Liu Ling, Chen Tuan, Bi Zhuo, Ren Fengzi and Liu haichan.

The author of "three teachings and nine streams Grand View" points out that adding a female immortal to the eight immortals is more popular because of the stage effect.

Xu Shouxin's tomb

"Houma 65h4m102 gold tomb" is "wearing a hat, a short beard under the chin, wearing a robe, the hem of the robe moves with the wind, standing with arms, a coir raincoat on the shoulder, tied under the neck, eyes slightly closed, looking straight ahead." Xu Shenweng is suspected.

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