Lv Dongbin is the founder of Quanzhen religion in mainstream Taoism. At present, the northern Sect of Taoism (Wang Zhongyang Quanzhen Sect), the southern Sect (Zhang Ziyang Quanzhen Sect), the eastern Sect (Lu Sect) and the western Sect (Li Sect), as well as other Taoist sects hidden among the people, all claim to have originated in Lv Zu.
Lv Dongbin was originally a Confucian scholar. At the age of 40, he learned fencing from a real person named Zheng Huolong, and at the age of 64, he learned Danfa from Zhong Liquan. Later, he became a sentient being in the universe, and there were many legends in the world. He was honored as the sword ancestor and the sword fairy (the best in the world). ?
According to Quanzhen, in the Northern Song Dynasty, Tie Guai Li, the first person of the Eight Immortals, invited Huaxuan to be listed as one of (Tie Guai Li, Zhong Liquan, Zhang, Lan Caihe, He Xiangu, Han Xiangzi and Cao Shu).
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Unlike many Taoist immortals, the Eight Immortals all came from the world, and they all had colorful human stories, and then they were enlightened. They are completely different from the images of ordinary immortals, so they are deeply loved by the people. Among them, generals, royalty, beggars and Taoist priests are not born immortals. They all have some shortcomings, such as Han Zhong's topless breasts, Lv Dongbin's frivolous personality, Tie Guai Li's drunkenness and so on.
The Eight Immortals also represent men, women, children, rich and poor. Therefore, generally speaking, Taoist temples have places to worship the Eight Immortals, or the Eight Immortals Palace is set up independently, and the Eight Immortals also appear in the temple fairs of the gods.
The Eight Immortals often appear in New Year pictures, embroidery, porcelain, lanterns and plays. According to legend, the Eight Immortals regularly go to the Western Queen Mother Flat Peach Festival to celebrate their birthdays, so "Eight Immortals' Birthday" has also become a common birthday theme in folk art. When folk operas reward gods, so-called "Eight Immortals Drama" such as drunken Eight Immortals or Eight Immortals' birthdays are often staged.
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