Qingxu Daode Zhenju (Chinese: 清虛道德真君; pinyin: Qīngxū Dàodé Zhēnjūn) is a character featured within the famed classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods.[1] He is one of the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuanshi Tianzun. He has two disciples: Huang Tianhua and Yang Ren, and the servant is Baiyun Boy.[2] He once rescued Huang Feihu, defeated the Red Water Formation (one of the ten unique formations of the Jiejiao Sect), killed its leader Wang Biantianjun, and contributed to King Wu's victory over King Zhou. His only defeat came at the hands of Sanxiao Niangniang's Hunyuan Golden Fight.
In Fengshen Yanyi
editDaode Zhenjun is the renowned superiorman of Mount Green Top, Purple Cave. At one point in time during the Yang Ren incident, Zhenjun would realize that Yang Ren's time is not yet over and he thus needs to exist for a longer period of time. Due to this, Insouciant[clarification needed] would unleash his Yellow Kerchiefed Genie to scoop up Yang Ren and effectively bring him to his mountain by creating a large dust storm. Next, Insouciant would place a set amount of magic on both of Yang Ren's eyes (because Yang Ren previously had his eyes removed as punishment by King Zhou of Shang). Following this, Zhenjun would blow on Yang Ren's face and tell him to awaken. Following this point, Zhenjun would have Yang Ren as his disciple for the remainder of his allotted time.[3][4]
When Huang Feihu had been surrounded by Wen Zhong's forces, Zhenjun would engulf Huang and his entourage in a sleep-inducing fog and would then move them outside the valley. As seen following this, Zhenjun has the ability to create clone forms of any individual at will (due to his magic gourd). Sometime later when Huang had been struck in the arm by Chen Tong's magical dart, Zhenjun would summon his disciple, Huang Tianhua, and tell him to quickly save his father—who is in trouble. Before the leave of his disciple, Zhenjun would first hand Tianhua a flower basket, his non-evil sword, and tell him to hurry back once his objective is completed.[5][6]
Temple
editLocated in the southwestern suburb of Chengdu, Sanqing Hall within Qingyang Palace is a temple dedicated to the supreme Taoist god Sanqing. In the center of the hall sits a statue of Sanqing, and on both sides of the hall are the disciples of Sanqing, including the Twelve Golden Immortals, including Qingxu Daode. This historical temple traces its origins back to the Tang dynasty and underwent significant reconstruction during the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty. The foundation of Sanqing Hall takes the form of a square, covering a total area of 1,600 square meters.[7]
References
edit- ^ 跟著廟口說書人看廟趣: 聽！郭喜斌戲說彩繪╳剪黏╳交趾╳木雕╳石雕經典裝飾故事 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Morning Star Publishing Inc (晨星出版有限公司). 5 December 2021. ISBN 978-626-320-040-1.
- ^ 神怪列国志: 反封神榜 (in Chinese). 中国民间文艺出版社. 1988. ISBN 978-7-5040-0082-8.
- ^ 中国戏出年画经典 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 1 September 2015. ISBN 978-7-5507-1461-8.
- ^ 民間百神 (in Chinese). 香港中和出版有限公司. 8 January 2020. ISBN 978-988-8570-90-4.
- ^ 预见学习，遇见成长：学校开展项目学习的实践与探索 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 1 April 2020. ISBN 978-7-5068-7821-0.
- ^ 房縣志 (in Chinese). 中国文史出版社. 1991.
- ^ 老成都记忆 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 1 March 2017. ISBN 978-7-5090-1171-3.
- Investiture of the Gods chapter 19 and 31