What is the origin of the Yuan Shi Tianzun?

There are many Taoist and folk gods and goddesses in China, and due to the different geographical customs and cultures of their respective regions, the worship of Taoist gods and secular gods is also different. And to sort out the specific names of the gods in the genealogy of the immortals, it is difficult to be exhaustive. China's Taoist immortal lineage related to the determination, the earliest in the two Song Dynasty had a preliminary arrangement, although the arrangement of each family is somewhat different, but can identify the first generally not out of the "three clear", especially the identification of the Yuan Shi Tianzun as the highest god, for most of the said recognized.

Today we will talk about the origin of the name of the Yuan Shi Tianzun and some things related to him.

Yuan Shi Tianzun, Yuan Shi is the name, Tianzun is the title. The so-called "Tianzun" is roughly the meaning of "respecting the same as the sky", in order to show "respecting the same as the sky", which shows that people have the supreme respect for this kind of great god. People who know some fairy legends and stories know that the god name of "Tianzun" is actually only called by Sanqing, which is "Yuan Shi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Daode Tianzun".

In different immortal legends, Sanqing is a "founding level" of immortals, with Tianzun as the title, and has the same status of "born of all things".

Let's talk about the name of "Yuan Shi", this name should first appear in the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, among which "Yuan Shi Shang Zhen Zhong Xianji" can be regarded as the earlier source of the name of "Yuan Shi", called "Yuan Shi Tianwang". Not only that, in this book, there are also some sayings about the origin of the Yuanshi, that the Yuanshi is Pangu, and because he is conceived by the essence of heaven and earth, and then opens the world, he is called "the king of the beginning of the Yuan". The "True Spirit Position Karma Map" written by Tao Hongjing of the Southern Liang Dynasty has the saying of the Yuan Shi Tianzun and ranks in the first position.

From the determination of the name of Yuan Shi Tianzun, some Taoist classics in later generations are basically called this. "The Immortal Tongjian of the Past Dynasties" records him as "the ancestor who presided over the heavenly realm". Regarding the image of Yuan Shi Tianzun, some accounts and statues of gods shaped by folk Taoism are mainly with divine light around the head, wearing dark Taoist robes, and holding mixed yuan beads; Or the right hand is empty (representing the unformed heaven and earth), and the left hand is empty (indicating that the chaos is about to open).

His dojo is generally identified as "Kunlun Mountain Jade Qingjing", so it is also called "Yuqing Purple Void Gao Miao Taishang Yuan Huang Daojun"; His largest palace temple is in the fan cliff of Mount Tai, which was created for the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, in the ** deduction, the relevant statements about the Yuan Shi Tianzun are even more exciting, and the more systematic story of the Yuan Shi Tianzun and the "exposition" deeds of its founding, as well as the twelve golden immortals under the door. The most important thing is that his apprentice Jiang Ziya followed his decree and sealed the gods, so as to determine the origin of the gods of folk affairs, which are full of strange colors. However, after all, the deductive component of ** is relatively large, so I will not intersperse it too much here.

The first day of the Lunar New Year is said to be the birthday of the god of the first Tianzun.

Yuan Shi Tianzun, full name"Qingxuanzu Qi Yu, Qing Yuan, Tianzun, Miao no God", aka"Yuqing Purple Void Gao Miao Taishang Yuan Huang Dao Jun"It is one of the three highest gods of Taoism.

Yuan Shi Tianzun (Pangu Great God), the full name is "one gasification three Qing Yu Qing Ju Qing Wei Tian Sheng Dengyu Qing Jing Shi Qi Cheng Ri Tianbao Jun Yuan Shi Tianzun Miao Wu God", also known as "Pangu Emperor", "Yujing Da Tianzun", "Taishang Daozun", "Yuan Shi Tianwang", "Tianbao Jun".

There are many kinds of theories about the Yuan Shi Tianzun, which can be roughly divided into three types:

1. Yuan Shi Tianzun is the great god of Pangu.

Yuan Shi Tianzun, one of the three Qing of Taoism, the god of opening the heavens and the earth, is the honorific title of the ancient Pangu clan, called Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun, also known as the Yuan Shi Zhenren, Yuan Shi Tianwang. Yuan Shi Tianzun was born before chaos, the beginning of vitality, hence the name "Yuan Shi".

Second, Yuan Shi Tianzun is not a Pangu god.

At the beginning of Meng's enlightenment, the Venerable Master Hongjun, the ancestor of the Daomen of the Southern Ganbu Continent of the Shenzhou Continent, founded Taoism, and accepted three disciples to teach the authentic mind of the Daomen. These three disciples are the Xuanmen Sect Leader Taishang Laojun, the Sect Leader Yuan Shi Tianzun, and the Sect Leader Tongtian Sect Leader.

Yuan Shi Tianzun has a master Hongjun, so it is impossible to be the first person to open the world, and it does not match the image of Pangu, so he is one of the three Qings of Taoism, not the god of Pangu.

3. Yuan Shi Tianzun is the god of Pangu and the Jade Emperor.

Legend has it that above the blue sky and white clouds, there are nine heavens, and above the nine heavens, there is the South Heaven Gate, and inside the South Heaven Gate is the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. It is impossible for mortals to reach the South Heavenly Gate, let alone the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, which is the palace of the gods. The god who is high above is the Jade Emperor, the emperor of the gods, and the Taoist wisdom is called the Yuan Shi Tianzun.

It is rumored that the Jade Emperor is from Pangu, who opened the world, and there is a Qibao Mountain in Yujing, which is 90,000 miles in circumference, constituting a city. The Jade Emperor is the master of this city, living in the upper palace and having a supreme position.

According to the records of ancient books: the former Eryi was not divided, Ming ("three points of water" was fortunate and Huai) Hong ("three points of water" Meng), not formed, the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon did not have, like a chicken, chaotic Xuanhuang, there is a Pangu true god, the essence of heaven and earth, self-named "Yuan Shi Tianwang". After opening the heavens and splitting the earth, the Yuan Shi Heavenly King was above the center, and the name was Jade Mountain.

At this time, the earth also gave birth to a Taiyuan jade girl, called "Taiyuan Holy Mother".

One day, the first king went to the earth to play and met the Virgin Mary, so they became married.

Later, there were three emperors and five emperors. Because the Yuan Shi Heavenly King lived in Yuwang Youjing and had supreme power, he was also known as the Jade Emperor.

Since the Yuan Shi Tianwang was later called the Yuan Shi Tianzun by Taoists, the characters in Chinese myths and legends, such as the Jade Emperor, the Yuan Shi Tianzun, the Yuan Shi Tianwang, and Pangu, are actually the names of the same god in different periods.

As for Nuwa, she and Pangu should be parallel gods. In ancient times, Pangu opened up the world from chaos, incarnated on the verge of death, and created mountains and rivers. The sun, moon and stars, grass, trees, insects, and fish, but they just forgot to create people.

The benevolent god Nuwa took some loess, mixed it with some water, and a pile of mud to create human beings. So, she is a veritable ancestor of mankind.

Yuan Shi Tianzun, full name"Qingxuanzu Qi Yu, Qing Yuan, Tianzun, Miao no God", aka"Yuqing Purple Void Gao Miao Taishang Yuan Huang Dao Jun"It is one of the three highest gods of Taoism.

Yuan Shi Tianzun (Pangu Great God), the full name is "one gasification of three Qing Yu Qingju Qing Wei Tiansheng Dengyu Qingjing Shi Qi Cheng Ri Tianbao Jun Yuan Shi Tianzun Miao Wu God", also known as "Pangu Emperor", "Yujing Da Tianzun", "Taishang Daozun", "Yuan Chi Qin Shi Tianwang", "Tianbao Jun".

Extended information: Yuan Shi Tianzun, "The Immortal Tongjian of the Past Dynasties" called him "the ancestor who presided over the heavenly realm". Although his status is high, his appearance in history is recorded later than that of Taishang Laojun.

He existed before the birth of the Taiyuan (i.e., the universe), so he is called the Yuan Shi. When the immeasurable calamity comes, he uses the Heavenly Dao of the mysterious code to educate sentient beings, so Pi Zun calls him Tianzun. It is the first god of the three Qings, the highest god of Taoism.

The name of "Yuan Shi" was first recorded in the "Yuan Shi Shang Zhen Immortals" (pillow book) issued by the Northern and Southern Dynasties: Pangu Zhenren, who opened the world and the earth, is the essence of heaven and earth, and has been called the Yuan Shi Tianwang.

After the formation of heaven and earth, a Taiyuan jade girl was suddenly born in the blood of the stone stream. As soon as she was born, she could speak, often play on the earth, inhale her vitality, and call her the Mother of Taiyuan. The first heavenly king and the Taiyuan Holy Mother were ventilated and knotted, and the Fusang Emperor was born the Eastern Princes and the Western Queen Mother, and the emperor was born twelve brothers, the emperor was born to the emperor of the earth, the emperor of the earth gave birth to the emperor of the people, and the five emperors were his descendants.