Is there really a Wutang Sect on Wudang Mountain? Does Zhang Sanfeng really exist?

Zhang Sanfeng (date of birth and death is unknown), according to Taoist speculation, his active period was from Yuanyou (13 14 ~ 1320) to the 15th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 17). The 187th Biography of Ji Fang in Ming Dynasty said that there were famous Taoist priests in Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Tong Ming, also known as Quan Yi, formerly known as Zi Xuan, is called Junshi. Because it is not trimmed, it is said that Zhang is not trimmed. In all kinds of biographies or materials about Zhang Sanfeng, there are many names about him, such as Quanmi, Santuo, Sanfeng, Sanfeng Kuailao, Tong, Xuanyi, Jubao, Kunyang, Baohe Tolerance Sanfengzi, Lalu, Dirty Zhang, Taixian and so on.

A native of Yizhou, Liaodong (now southwest of Zhangwu, Liaoning). Claiming to be descended from Zhang Tianshi. Legend has it that it is magnificent, with big ears and round eyes, and must be as high as a halberd. Whether it's hot or cold, it's just wilting. You can eat a meal, for a few days, or for months. Swimming is endless. When he lived in Jintai Temple, Baoji, he came back from the dead. Taoism calls it "an outing in Yang Shen". In the Ming Dynasty, he called himself "Dayuan old man". When it is hidden, it is unpredictable. In the twenty-four years of Hongwu (139 1), the court could not find it. During the Yongle period, Chengzu always sent envoys to visit. Tianshun three years (1459), Zhao slightly showed his true self. Zhang Sanfeng believes that there are only two religions, good and evil. The so-called Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are only different from their founders. In fact, "Muny, Confucius and Lao all call Tao", and "self-cultivation and benefiting others are in the same direction", which is also called "one yin and one yang is the Tao, and one monk practices the Tao of Yin and Yang, and one yin and one yang is one life." The Doctrine of the Mean says: Taoism is called monasticism. All the saints of the three religions established their religion by this way. "He also believes:" Metaphysics takes merit as the body, and then it can become immortal. " Later generations compiled The Complete Works of Mr. Zhang Sanfeng. Income collected Taoist scriptures.

In Volume II of Nanzhao County Records in the 11th year of Qing Qianlong, it is recorded that there is a stone tablet of Zhang Sanfeng's hometown in Kouzi River, Taishanmiao Township, nanzhao county, and there is a Cao An site behind it. 19 17 years, a stone tablet "Zhang Sanfeng lived here for the first time and became a treasure hall" was erected here. (from Yizhou, Liaodong) With the name of Zhang Sanfeng making a lot of noise, Ming Chengzu gave him three titles. That is, Ming Yingzong gave him the title of "revealing reality through micro"; Ming Xianzong is famous for "keeping a low profile and pursuing true immortals"; Ming Shizong named him "a wonderful and true gentleman". According to historical records, the turtle-shaped crane in Zhang Sanfeng has big ears and round eyes, so it must have a high halberd. He only wears clothes when it is cold and hot, and wears clothes in rain and snow. During the period of 1258, the largest Buddhist-Taoist debate broke out in China. Mongolian Khan Mengge personally presided over the debate, and Fuxi, an elder of Songshan Shaolin Temple, and Zhang Zhijing, a Taoist priest of Quanzhen Sect, led teams to participate in the debate respectively, resulting in a disastrous defeat of Taoism. Since then, Taoism has gradually declined. But a century later, Zhang Sanfeng founded a new Taoist school-Sanfeng School in Wudang Mountain, which set off the last wave in the history of Taoist development in China and became the founder of Wudang Wushu.