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Lesser Grotto 2: Mount Tai小洞天二 东岳泰山洞(蓬玄洞天)

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Shandong · Tai'an · Mount Tai
Coordinates
36.26, 117.1 Map
First built
Same as above · The Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands system took shape in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties; the roster of names was fixed in the Tang by Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting. Present-day identifications are conjectural.

Overview

The second of the Thirty-six Lesser Grotto-Heavens, titled the "Grotto-Heaven of Pengxuan," governed by the immortal Master Shantu. This is the Eastern Marchmount, Mount Tai. See the entry "Mount Tai" 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)