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Blessed Land 10: Danxia Cave福地十 丹霞洞

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Jiangxi · Nancheng, Fuzhou · Danxia Cave, Mount Magu
Coordinates
27.55, 116.6 Map
First built
Same as above · The system of Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands took shape during the Eastern Jin and the Southern Dynasties; the Tang Daoists Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting fixed the list of names. The precise present-day location is a matter of scholarly conjecture.

Overview

The tenth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies at Mount Magu, and is the place where the Perfected Cai Jing attained the Dao." It is identified today with Mount Magu in Nancheng, Jiangxi.

Related scriptures

Chart of the Palaces and Bureaus of Heaven and Earth, Record of Grotto-Heavens, Blessed Lands, Marchmounts, Rivers and Famous Mountains, Seven Slips from the Bookbag of the Clouds (Yunji qiqian)