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Scripture of the Perfected Warrior of the North, Spoken by the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning元始天尊说北方真武妙经

Also known as
真武妙经, 北方真武妙经, 真武经
Author / transmission
Anonymous
Period
Song · 约出于北宋,收入《正统道藏》洞真部本文类;故宫藏有清康熙五十年(1711)玄烨泥金写本。
Canon division
Dongzhen Section, Original Texts (Benwen) category
Collected in
正统道藏 洞真部本文类
Category
尊神本传经
Fascicles
One Fascicle (Juan)

Synopsis

《元始天尊说北方真武妙经》是真武(玄天上帝)信仰最核心的「本传」经典,经中元始天尊为妙行真人说真武来历:净乐国王与善胜皇后梦吞日光,怀胎十四月,于开皇元年三月初三日诞太子于王宫;太子「生而神灵,长而勇猛,不统王位,唯务修行」,誓断天下妖魔,遂辞父母入武当山修道四十二年,功成果满,白日登天,玉帝敕镇北方,统摄真武之位;又敕真武率天兵下界收断妖魔、拔除魂爽。后世以农历三月初三为真武圣诞、九月初九为飞升日,均直接源出此经的叙事框架。此经为宋代真武崇拜从星宿神向人格化尊神定型的标志文献,也是武当山「真武修真道场」叙事的经典依据,武当宫观日常奉诵的《真武经》即以此为主体。

Key Ideas

  • 净乐国太子出身叙事的经典源头
  • 三月初三圣诞、修道四十二年、白日飞升
  • 真武镇北方、收断妖魔的神职
  • 武当山作为修真道场的经典依据

Structure

一卷,元始天尊对妙行真人问答体。

Editions

  • 正统道藏本
  • 《中华道藏》本
  • 故宫藏康熙泥金写本

Commentaries

  • 宋元间有《真武妙经注》(陈伀集注)等

Full Text & Online Resources

Related scriptures

Record of the Sagely Revelations of the Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven, Illustrated Record of the Auspicious Responses of the Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven of the Great Ming, Scripture of the Northern Dipper for Prolonging Life (Beidou jing)
References
  1. 《正统道藏》洞真部本文类
  2. 任继愈主编《道藏提要》
  3. 维基文库经文
  4. 杨立志《武当道教史略》