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Blessed Land 12: Daruo Rock福地十二 大若岩

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Zhejiang · Yongjia, Wenzhou · Daruo Rock (Taogong Cave), Nanxi River, Yongjia
Coordinates
28.35, 120.6 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 twelfth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies one hundred and twenty li east of Yongjia County, Wenzhou, and is governed by the Earthly Immortal Li Fanghui." It is identified today with Taogong Cave at Daruo Rock in Yongjia, traditionally said to have been the dwelling place of Tao Hongjing.

Related figures

Tao Hongjing

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)