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Lesser Grotto 20: Mount Duqiao小洞天二十 都峤山洞(宝玄洞天)

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Guangxi · Rongxian, Yulin · Duqiao Mountain, Rongxian
Coordinates
22.78, 110.57 Map
First built
Same as above · The Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands system took shape in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties, with the list of names fixed in the Tang by Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting; the present-day location is a scholarly inference.

Overview

The twentieth of the Thirty-six Lesser Grotto-Heavens, the “Grotto-Heaven of Precious Mystery,” governed by the Immortal Liu Gen. Identified with present-day Duqiao Mountain in Rongxian, Guangxi, noted for its Danxia landform. See the entry “Duqiao Mountain, Rongxian” 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)