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Blessed Land 26: Dongling Source福地二十六 洞灵源

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Hunan · Hengyang · Around Zhaoxian Temple, Mount Heng
Coordinates
27.26, 112.7 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-sixth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies west of the Zhaoxian Temple on the Southern Peak, the retreat of Master Deng."

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)