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Blessed Land 25: Guangtian Altar福地二十五 光天坛

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Hunan · Hengyang · Mount Heng (Southern Peak)
Coordinates
27.27, 112.66 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-fifth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies at the western headwaters of the Southern Peak, and is governed by the Perfected Feng."

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)