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Blessed Land 14: Lingxu福地十四 灵墟

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Zhejiang · Tiantai, Taizhou · North of Mount Tiantai (some say at Huading Peak)
Coordinates
29.25, 121.05 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 fourteenth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies north of Tiantai County, Taizhou, and is the retreat of Master Baiyun." It is identified today with the northern part of Mount Tiantai.

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)