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Needle-Grinding Well (Chunyang Palace)磨针井(纯阳宫)

Type
Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)
Location
China · Hubei · Danjiangkou, Shiyan · 武当山登山公路旁,复真观下方
Coordinates
32.46, 111.02 Map
School
Wudang Xuanwu Lineage, Wudang Daoism
First built
明代(现存建筑为清咸丰间重建) · 又名纯阳宫,清咸丰二年(1852)重建
Heritage status
Ancient Building Complex of the Wudang Mountains, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National LevelComponent of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1994)

Overview

磨针井是「铁杵磨成针」传说的武当版本圣迹:真武圣传谓净乐国太子修道意怠欲下山,行至此处遇紫气元君化身老妪于井边磨铁杵,问之,答曰「磨针」,太子悟「功到自然成」之理,遂回山复修,终成大道。此传说出自《玄天上帝启圣录》圣传系统(另一版本附会李白)。武当道门又以此地每日最先承接纯阳之气,故名纯阳宫。现存建筑为清咸丰间重建的小型院落,殿前有姥姆亭覆井,亭旁立铁杵,殿内存「太子读书」等壁画,是武当圣迹地理中体量最小而叙事最著名的一处。

Highlights

  • 铁杵磨针传说圣迹
  • 姥姆亭与铁杵
  • 清代壁画

Related scriptures

Record of the Sagely Revelations of the Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven