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Blessed Land 23: Dongzhen Ruins福地二十三 洞真墟

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Hunan · Changsha · Yuelu Mountain (Yunlu Palace)
Coordinates
28.18, 112.93 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 twenty-third of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies in Changsha County, Tanzhou, and is governed by the Perfected Han Zhong of the Western Peak." Later tradition generally identifies it with Yuelu Mountain, where the Yunlu Palace stands; see the entry "Yunlu Palace" for further detail.

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)