Tongtian Jiaozhu
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Tongtian Jiaozhu (
Patriarch of Jie sect
[edit]Unlike Yuanshi Tianzun and Taishang Laojun, who become patriarch deities from the Chan Taoism sect. Tongtian made his own sect known as Jie Taoism sect (截教). He lived in Biyou palace on Jinsha island.
Confrontation with Chan sect
[edit]Near the end of Shang dynasty, the wicked last ruler of Shang, King Zhou of Shang was rebelled against by his ex-subordinate King Wu of Zhou. In this battle, most of Jie’s apprentices sided with the evil king Zhou and fought against king Wu, who was assisted by good deities from Chan Sect. As a result, many of Tongtian Jiaozhu's disciples were killed by Chan’s disciples.
Tongtian Jiaozhu swore to take revenge,[1] so he led his disciples such as Jinling Shengmu (
Tongtian Jiaozhu then made an even more deadly trap named Wan Xian Zhen (ten thousand immortal slaughtering trap), but once again his scheme was thwarted by Chan and Buddhist followers. Finally he was arrested by his teacher Hongjun Laozu.
Another confrontation
[edit]On another occasion, Tongtian’s favourite student named Viviparus Spirit left her sect to become goddess of Chan’s Taoism. As result Tongtian Jiaozhu felt very insulted and led his disciple to attack deities of Chan’s Taoism.[2] However he was defeated once more by Taishang Laojun and his disciple, even though his eyes were blinded in the end of battle.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- http://www.poisonpie.com/words/others/somewhat/creation/text/outline.html. Synopsis of Fengshen Yanyi (Creation of the Gods), Tongtian Jiaozhu (Grand Master of Heaven) appeared in chapter 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 82-84
- Wikisource:Portal:Investiture of the Gods/Chapter 72. Another Synopsis of Fengshen Yanyi which featured Grand Master of Heaven