吕祖

Fu You Di Jun Lu Zu

神像铜铸贴金,手持拂尘,后背宝剑,凝神端坐。
吕祖,即吕洞宾仙师也,讳岩,字洞宾,号纯阳子,世为河中府人也。生于唐贞元丙午年四月十四日巳时,生时天乐浮空,突然一似白鹤之白鸿从天而降,飞入他母亲王夫人怀中,既而降生。年弱冠举进士不第,后遇钟离权祖师,得受神仙之道,又得火龙真人天遁剑法,一断烦恼,二断色欲,三断贪嗔。年五十三鹤驾庐山,年六十四上朝元始玉皇,自此隐显不一。唐、宋、元、明间,历显灵异,各地多立庙祀之。清代嘉庆十年列入国家祀典。曾度化刘海蟾真人、王重阳真人,开道教南北二宗。被奉为北五祖之一,元世祖封为“纯阳演正警化真君”,元武宗加封“纯阳演正警化孚佑帝君”。吕祖的诞辰为四月十四。

(Also known as: Lu Yan (吕岩), Lu Dong Bin (吕洞宾), Chun Yang Zi (纯阳子), Hui Yang Zi (回阳子))
A bronze statue with a gold gilt. This deity, in an attentive and upright poise, holds a duster in one hand and carries a precious sword on his back.
Fu You Di Jun’s original name was Lu Yan (吕岩). Legend has it that when he was born (April 14, 798 A.D.), a white crane descended from the sky into his mother’s room. Despite his intelligence, Lu Yan did not have much luck in the Imperial Examinations. By the time his results got into the top three, he was already sixty-four years old. Travelling in despair around Chang An City, he met Zhong Li Quan who tested him with ten difficult temptations and dilemmas. Afterwards, Zhong Li Quan taught him the Tian Dun Swordplay (天遁剑法), and Long Hu Jin Dan Mi Wen(龙虎金丹秘文) – the essence of internal alchemy in achieving immortality. The root of his Taoism cultivation was based on his mercy to help and save others, he also shifted the focus from external alchemy to internal alchemy; and used the sword of wisdom to cut off his greed, his lust and his troubles. He had significant contributions to the development of Taoism in North Song Dynasty. He was honoured in North Song Dynasty as “Miao Tong Zhen Ren” (妙通真人), later by Emperor Shi Zu of Yuan Dynasty (元世祖) first as “Chun Yang Yan Zheng Jing Hua Zhen Jun” (纯阳演正警化真君), and later as “Chun Yang Yan Zheng Jing Hua Fu You Di Jun” (纯阳演正警化孚佑帝君)。

吕祖宝诰

志心皈命礼。
玉清内相,金阙选仙。化身为三教之师,掌法判五雷之令。黄粱梦觉,忘世上之功名;宝剑光辉,扫人间之妖怪。四生六道,有感必敷;三界十方,无求不应;黄鹤楼头留圣迹,玉清殿内炼丹砂。存芝像于丹崖,显仙踪于玄洞,阐法门之香火,为后嗣之梯航。大圣大慈,大仁大孝。开山启教,灵应祖师。天雷上相,灵宝真人。纯阳演政警化孚佑帝君,兴行妙道天尊。