Mysterious Realm of the World (Tiantan Fudi of Chinese Taoism)

Author: Li Xiaoshi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The cultural system of Taoism is extremely vast and diverse, encompassing everything. The series of (Tiantian Fudeng Ming Shan) belongs to one of the components of Taoist culture. The (Tiantian Fudeng Ming Shan) of Taoism are arranged in a certain order, forming the "Ten Great Tiantians," "Thirty-Six Small Tiantians," and "Seventy-Two Fudis." Each Tiantian and Fudi here basically has a very clear geographical location and physical entity that can be identified. This not only artificially shortens the distance between heaven, earth, humans, and immortals but also makes the path for ordinary people to ascend to heaven or become immortals practically achievable through specific places of cultivation. This practice is rarely seen in other religions in the world. The system derived from this method is truly unparalleled, and this is precisely what gives us an opportunity to understand the development of Taoism from a side perspective. It is a priceless cultural heritage in China's traditional culture! Naturally, the latter part of this book is still related to "culture." Here, the term "" refers to the "last stream" of "," which is the "novelists." From the perspective of literary development, the early Taoist intention to create deities and their expressions were mostly completed through folk rumors and "" (tales of the strange). This "taking from the people and using it for the people" method was later widely adopted by the "preachers" of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. It underwent a period of rise and decline along with the development of the feudal dynasty.