The Ancestor Celestial Master (zu tianshi) - Introduction
Chang Tao-Ling is the Ancestral Celestial Master (zu tianshi) and the founder of the first Taoist religious movement. As the legend says, in the Han’An era, during the reign of the Shun emperor (142 CE), atop the Heming mountain in the Shu kingdom (today’s Sichuan), Chang Tao-Ling was visited by the Most High Lord Lao, accompanied by a large entourage. This deity bestowed upon Chang the sacred register, the Yin-Yang swords that expel evil spirits, and the Seal of the Head of the Yangtai Region. The Most High Lord Lao referred to him as the “Celestial Master” and commanded him to differentiate humans from demons, subdue malicious spirits and exorcise evil. He was established The Way of Five Pecks of Rice (Wudoumi dao), later also called The Way of Orthodox Unity (Zhengyi dao), commonly known as The Way of Celestial Masters (Tianshi dao).
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