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Lesser Grotto 32: Mount Liangchang小洞天三十二 良常山洞(良常放命天)

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Jiangsu · Jurong, Zhenjiang · Mount Liangchang, north of Maoshan (the northern edge of Maoshan)
Coordinates
31.85, 119.3 Map
School
Shangqing (Highest Clarity) School
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 thirty-second of the Thirty-six Lesser Grotto-Heavens, titled the “Heaven of Everlasting Constancy,” governed by the Immortal Perfected Li. Identified with present-day Mount Liangchang, north of Maoshan in Jurong; the name “Liangchang” derives from Qin Shi Huang's eastern inspection tour, and the mountain belongs to the Maoshan grotto-heaven system.

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)