Painting of Period of Xuan Tian Shang Di Appearing in Ming Dynasty (大明玄天上帝瑞應圖錄)

Da Ming Xuan Tian Shang Di Rui Ying Tu Lu, a chapter in Taoist Canon, Book 19, Page 632.

A series of Painting/Drawing of Xuan Tian Shang Di appearing in the Celestial Realm and descending into the Mortal Realm at different period in the Ming Dynasty.

The Periods of the appearing & descending were being recorded clearly in the paintings. After doing in-depth researches by the Taoist Scholars & Priests, they summarized these Periods as a form of "Celestial Codes" that linked to a series of Predictions & Advises.

Till today, certain Predictions & Advises were yet to "solve" and the Taoist Society is looking forward to more results in the days to come.

原不題撰人。從內容看，應為明永樂年間道士編撰。一卷，​收入《道藏》洞神部記傳類。本書記述明初修建武當山宮觀​始末。武當宮觀在元末毀於兵火。明永樂十年秋，救命隆平​侯張信、駙馬都尉沐昕等統帥軍民二十余萬修建武當宮觀；​又命正一天師張字清選舉道士住持南岩宮、玉虛宮、五龍宮​等處。本書記述在修建武當山時出現各種祥瑞，如“黑雲感​應”，“榔梅呈瑞”等，皆繪成圖畫進呈朝廷，故書”名“​瑞應圖錄”。本書之末，附錄永樂十三年明成祖禦；制《真​武廟碑》一篇，碑文讚頌真武神輔助太祖平定天下，贊助永​樂帝肅清內難，“其有功德於我國家者大矣”。故敕令修建​武當宮觀，永永祀神。又於北京建真武廟，為神攸棲之所。​由此可見明成祖耗費民力修建武當，旨在利用真武神化其統​治。

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