Liu Sheng Zhe (刘聖者) aka Liu Jiang Jun (刘將軍) or General Liu, born in Pre-Song Dynasty (生于宋朝前五國十代), hometown in Hokkien Province Fu Zhou City (家鄉於福建省福州市), in some contexts, he was being recorded as a Spiritual Master from Jiao Zhi Kingdom (跤趾國) – which is today’s Vietnam (現今越南).
As recorded, his real name was known as Liu Zhi Da (劉志達) or Liu Wu Xiu (劉武秀). Due to him having some Spiritual relationship with Zhang Gong Fa Zhu (張公法主), in later part of the History, a lot of folks tend to acknowledge him as Zhang Gong Fa Zhu's sworn-brother (被后人誤會為張公法主之結義兄弟刘公聖君).
After growing up, Liu Zhi Da made vows to minimize sufferings that the folks encountered, Liu Zhi Da went around seeking master-ship under Spiritual Masters. Soon, he came to Mt Qi Tai (七台山), from then, he stayed at the Mountain to do his self-cultivation.
After knowing that Zhang Gong Sheng Jun was an Upright person and a person who volunteered to assist the needy, Liu Zhi Da approached Zhang Gong Sheng Jun in assisting him in the providing of assistance to the folks (at the time of Liu Zhi Da approached Zhang Gong Sheng Jun, Liu Zhi Da was already a cultivated person with an age of 180-200 years older than Zhang Gong Sheng Jun).
One year, during the subduing of demons in the City where they stayed in, Liu Zhi Da scarified himself and from then, he was being honoured as one of the Proetectors known as Liu Sheng Zhe of the Hokkien Fu Zhou Clan.
According to records, after Buddhism entered China, another Traditional Sect from India came into China too. This Traditional Sect was known as Yoga Sect (Yu Jia Jiao 瑜伽教).
In order for the new teaching of Yoga Sect to spread around among the folks, the non-Chinese Sect imported Liu Sheng Zhe into the Sect as one of its Founder, from then, Zhang Sheng Zhe was also known as the Spiritual Master of a non-Chinese Sect.
This was the reason why for the outlook of the statue of Liu Sheng Zhe or Liu Gong to be in standing position and having a strange hand gesture. The hand gesture is a hand formation of the Yoga Sect.
