Zhang Sanfeng in history
The Wu-Tang Clan was founded last year by a real person named Zhang Sanfeng. Zhang Sanfeng's original name is Zhang Junbao. Although the Wudang Sect is Taoist, it values tranquility and peace and is not prone to fighting. However, Wudang disciples, as well-known and upright sects, are all Zhang Sanfeng, whose real name is Tong, also known as Junbao, Sanfeng, and Feng Zuofeng. He is a native of Zhao County, Nannan, Liaoning, also known as Yizhou. A famous Taoist priest in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. Zhang Sanfeng was born in the Yuan Dynasty and died in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. Later generations regard him as a hermit school. Perhaps Zhang Sanfeng was from the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty or even Jin Dynasty, and his place of origin was also said to be Pingyang, Yi, or Baoji. In the third year of Tianshun, during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, Ming Yingzong was named Tongwei Xianling Zhenren. In the 22nd year of Chenghua, Xianzong was granted the title of True Immortal. In the third year of the Apocalypse, the clan called Sanfeng a banished altar, and called him the True Dragon Flying King who saved the world.
In 28 years, the largest dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in Chinese history broke out in the religious circles. Mongolian Khan Mengge personally presided over it. Fuyu, the elder of the Songshan Shaolin Temple, and Zhang Zhijing, a Taoist priest of the Quanzhen Religion, led their teams to participate in the war of words. As a result, the Taoism suffered a disastrous defeat. Since then, Taoism has gradually declined. But a century later, Zhang Sanfeng founded a new Taoist sect in Wudang Mountain, the Sanfeng Sect, setting off the last wave in the history of Chinese Taoist development and becoming the founder of Wudang Martial Arts.
Zhang Sanfeng's deeds and life, like seeing a tailless dragon, have become more and more mysterious in the hearts of all future generations. So there are many legends about Zhang Sanfeng. When Zhang Sanfeng finally died, that could not be confirmed. Some people even think that Zhang Sanfeng has always lived, that he will live forever and stay in the world forever.
Zhang Sanfeng, the name of Zhonghui Report Network, is still very famous today. Not only Jin Yong, his novels have created an image of a kind-hearted character and unfathomable martial arts, making people feel very amiable and respectable. There are many movies like Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng, which we never tire of watching. A beautiful girl once told me that Jet Li was very handsome in a black cassock in the movie, and she showed the Tai Chi look with ease.
However, in history, Zhang Sanfeng and Jet Li's appearance were different. American history uploaded Zhang Sanfeng: tall and mighty, with a turtle-shaped crane back, big ears, round eyes, and a beard like a halberd. He is much taller than Jet Li and looks very impressive, unlike Jet Li. In this regard, the description in The Legend of the Condor Heroes is pretty good. The young man Zhang Junbao described above has a very strange appearance, with a pointed forehead, thin neck, wide chest and long legs, big eyes and big ears. It is now said that Zhang Sanfeng was a young monk in Shaolin Temple in his early years, but later escaped from the temple and became a monk. However, there seems to be nothing in the historical materials about this incident. It is the novelist’s story.
There is little conclusive information about Zhang Sanfeng's early years. Stories such as Zhang Sanfeng in the TV series "Young Man" are purely fabricated.
As for a more rigorous and formal historical material, of course it is the biography of Ming Dynasty Zhang Sanfeng. However, the biography of Zhang Sanfeng, the historian of the Ming Dynasty, only said that he was from Yizhou, Liaodong. In his early years, he would not talk about anything else except Zhang Sanfeng's behavior after he became famous. It is said that no matter how hot or cold it is, Zhang Sanfeng only wears ragged clothes to keep out the wind and cold. An old raincoat is covered with frost to protect him from the wind and rain. Zhang Sanfeng didn't pay much attention to appearance and hygiene, and often wore sloppy clothes. So people often call him Zhang Sloppy, or Taoist Sloppy.
Zhang Sanfeng eats a lot. It eats a liter or a bucket of rice at a time with ease, but sometimes it takes days, even months, to stop eating. Another of his hobbies is to travel around and often live in no fixed place. When you are happy, you walk through mountains and rocks; when you are tired, you lie on the clouds and in the snow. Or in a poor mountainous area, or in a busy city, play freely like no one is watching. It is said that he can walk thousands of miles in a day, and Lu Zu has a poem saying that he can swim in the North Sea at dusk. Zhang Sanfeng can probably do it too. According to records, Zhang Sanfeng once lived in seclusion in Taiping Mountain. Although Zhang Sanfeng lives a secluded life, he has an easy-going nature and is quite familiar with the locals. On this day, Zhang Sanfeng was leaving, so he invited the elderly people in the village to have a meal as a farewell. However, there was no fire on Zhang Sanfeng Mountain for a long time, not even tinder. Zhang Sanfeng said he would go down the mountain to get it, and he was back in an instant. However, it takes four miles to go up and down the mountain. At the same time, Zhang Sanfeng also bought some tofu to serve with the dishes. At that time, he didn't want to buy plastic bags. Instead, he brought a plank of wood. After the meal, Zhang Sanfeng told them that it belonged to the Wang family of Ximen in Tangyi. Please return this tofu plate for me. When these fellows found this place, it was truly the stuff of kings. However, Tangyicheng is more than 140 miles away from Taiping Mountain!
In addition, Zhang Sanfeng's excellent martial arts is also recorded.
It is said that after he became a Tai Chi legend, he killed more than a hundred thieves with one punch and became famous for his unique skills. This is the only record of martial arts among Taoist masters in the past dynasties. If true, Zhang Sanfeng's martial arts seems to be worse than what is described in martial arts novels. He killed hundreds of thieves with one punch, no less powerful than the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and the Great Vajra Fist.
Zhang Sanfeng also chose Wudang Mountain when he became a monk. As we have said, Patriarch Chen Tuan has been a monk in Wudang Mountain for many years. After Zhang Sanfeng visited Wudang Mountain, he told people: This mountain will be prosperous someday. But in Wudang Mountain at that time, all the houses on it were destroyed by fire, turning it into a standard barren mountain. Zhang Sanfeng and his disciples cut down the thorns, cleared the ruins, and built several thatched houses to live in. Although they didn't have a real estate certificate or anything, they first took the Feng Shui treasure Wudang Mountain. It is said that Zhang Sanfeng once sat under five ancient trees when he was practicing Taoism in Wudang Mountain. However, the wild beasts do not stop biting people, and the birds do not stop fighting. When climbing mountains, he flew lightly and often lay in the snow in the middle of winter, snoring like thunder. People were surprised and thought he was a strange person. At that time, Qiu, Sun Biyun, Zhou Zhende, Yang Shancheng, Liu, Lu and others all worshiped him as their teacher.
But after a while, Zhang Sanfeng drifted away. Later he lived in Jintai Temple, Baoji, Shaanxi Province for a long time. According to legend, Zhang Sanfeng got his name after seeing Sanfeng in Baoji Mountain. In Jintai Temple, there is a monument dating from the year of De'an Prefecture. It was established by Huan, the governor of Shaanxi Province, who was involved in politics and served as the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that his father Zhang Chaoyong studied in the temple when he was 13 years old, and Zhang Sanfeng traveled with him here. After Zhang Sanfeng heard this, he said with deep emotion that when he was traveling in Zhecheng County, he met your ancestor Zhang Rong and had contacts with your family. Who is your ancestor named Zhang Yi? Zhang Chaoyang said, then this is my grandfather. Zhang Sanfeng said, Alas, he was still a boy when I met him. It seems that Zhang Sanfeng is more than one generation older than the great-grandfather of the official who erected the monument. Indeed, Zhang Sanfeng is very famous for his longevity. With the history of Zhang Sanfeng, these activities will continue for hundreds of years. Therefore, in terms of seniority among people in the world, no one can compare with him.
Everyone who likes to practice Tai Chi knows this. On a clear night, put on loose and comfortable clothes and shoes, go on a Tai Chi journey, and experience the opening and closing of yin and yang, the coexistence of virtual and real, the relaxed, natural, mellow and light meaning of Tai Chi. It's really hard to describe the snowflakes flying, even if all
Since Zhang Sanfeng, there have been very few Taoist masters worth mentioning. In the Qing Dynasty, Taoist priests were more like Zhang Sanfeng; they not only put makeup on my wife, but also quietly asked me from time to time if there was anything in the room and if I wanted some medicine to help me. He is also a promoter of sexual health products. Therefore, this book is intended to introduce Taoist figures to so many people. Although there are some omissions, we can roughly understand the actions of some Taoists and Taoist nobles, and understand the inheritance and influence of the Taoist school founded by Lao and Zhuang in later generations. Of course, the actions of these Taoist priests may not be entirely in line with the true meaning of Taoism. As the saying goes, people today love the ancients. As modern people, we should have a deeper understanding and development of the true meaning of Taoism. Taoism is still a valuable spiritual wealth today. She should not be blinded by the grime of history, she should still shine.
From the beginning of summer to the end of autumn, the leaves of the vines in my yard have turned from light green to dark green and even a little yellow. Grasses and autumn insects are about to complete their life cycles, and my Taoist writing is about to finish. Finish.
Everything has a beginning and an end, prosperity and decline, gatherings and separations, birth and death. All these things are like a rushing river that never stops and no one can stop it. How many people lament the fleeting youth like a spring dream, the fragile love like breakable glass, and the elusive gathering and dispersing of duckweeds in the rain. How many people long for beautiful appearance and endless wealth? They get lost in pursuit, disappointed in worry, and crazy in stubbornness. Only under the anesthesia of alcohol and the stimulation of the body's senses can they get a brief gap in their brains and temporarily forget the many troubles in reality and the irresistible fact that they will die one day.
However, our ancestors thought about all this more than two thousand years ago, and the Taoist classics left by our ancestors give us all the answers. In the book, he teaches us to learn to face everything in this world calmly and calmly, to understand the vastness of the world and the true meaning of life, to stop being forced, to stop being paranoid, to be content with gains and losses, and to be content with happiness. Let us learn to be as simple as a baby, find real and lasting happiness from a simple life, and have a childlike innocence for everything; at the same time, it also teaches us to learn to be as wise as a sage, and to know the big chessboard of the world like a master chess player. All changes in the game, and then calmly deal with every move.
Thousands of years have passed, as Fujiwara Sawei often lamented in Dream of Red Mansions, there are still many things in the world that have not changed, not only the flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, the rain in summer, the snow in winter, but also the stories of people. Joys and sorrows.