Xiao Sheng Zhe (蕭聖者) aka Xiao Yuan Shuai (蕭元帥) or General Xiao, born in Song Dynasty (生于宋朝), hometown in Hokkien Province (家鄉於福建省).
As recorded, his real name was known as Xiao Song (蕭宋 due to he was born in Song Dynasty and the folks didn't really know his name, so some of the folks addressed him as Xiao Song) or Xiao Qi Ming (蕭其明). A lot of people tend to mix this General Xiao with the Master Xiao of Zhang Gong Fa Zhu’s sworn-brother (被后人誤會為張公法主之結義兄弟蕭公聖君).
Since young, Xiao Song had been helping his family in plantation in-order to support the family. One year, after he grow-up, he left home to seek for more academic knowledge, while he was doing his traveling, he saw a lot of the folks suffered from all sorts of sufferings and so, before he really arrived at the Academic School, he decided to seek master-ship under a Spiritual Person.
As predestinated, he met up with Lv Shan Sect's Master – Zhang Gong Fa Zhu (師承閭山法主張公聖君), from then, he seeks master-ship under Zhang Gong Fa Zhu for 18 years.
After 18 years of Cultivation, on the night of 30th Day of Lunar 9 Month, Xiao Song got his Enlightenment.
On the moment of his Enlightenment, millions of Spiritual Armies from the Northern Heaven Realm were there to usher him to the Celestial Palace of Xuan Tian Shang Di (玄天上帝), from then, he was being appointed as one of the 36 Generals of Xuan Tian Shang Di in subduing of Demons & Devils.
Is he the same deity as in the Wu Ying Jiang Jun? Is Lv Shan's Sect Founder Fa Zhu Gong? or only a master later on?
ReplyDeleteAnd beside subduing of devils, does he have other particular tasks designated to him? Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteYup, in folks belief, he is one of the Generals in the Five Camps.
ReplyDeleteAs for Lv Shan Founder, there's another Master, not Zhang Gong.
Besides subduing, he's consider as a Protector of Taoism, to withhold the uprightness of Taoism.
Thank you very much. Who is the founder of Lv Shan?
ReplyDeleteThere's a few saying.
ReplyDeleteThe main one will be Master Jing Ming Xu Xun - Heavenly Master Xu Xun.
Another is a unknown Master known as Lv Shan Fa Zhu.
Xu Xun Tian Shi is Gan Tian Da Di right?
ReplyDeleteYup, in other contexts, he's being bestowed with the title of Gan Tian Da Di meaning - Moved the Heaven by his Sincerity and Merits.
ReplyDeleteI heard that there are a few Gan Tian Da Di and one of them is a great healer/doctor is it Xu Xun Tian Shi?
ReplyDeleteYup, in the whole Chinese Deity System, there are 3 Gan Tian Da Di.
ReplyDeleteOne is the 1st former one which is Xu Xun, follow by Jie Zi Tui in the Warring State (now is a Teochew & Hock Chew Patron Deity) and another is also a historical character, but I cant remember the name now.
Thank you very much. I am quite interested on the 4 tian shis.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha, dont worry, I'm doing the translation on the four of them now, will post them up very soon.
ReplyDeleteWow will look out for that shifu. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteis the other gan tian da di , huang fei huang heard b4 . and why he have a tiger with him .
ReplyDeleteU mean Huang Fei Hu?
ReplyDeleteHuang Fei Hu is not Gan Tian Da Di, he was being bestowed with the title of Dong Yu Da Di.
r they related to fa zhu gong , they look alike
ReplyDeleteFa Zhu Gong is the Master of Xiao Sheng Zhe.
ReplyDeleteIn some contexts, they are known as the sworn brothers.