Ma Gu (麻姑) aka The Maiden of Longevity, an Ancient Era Lady Immortal. Official Title known as Ma Gu Zhen Ji Chong Ying Ren You Miao Ji Yuan Jun (麻姑真寂沖應仁佑妙濟元君).
According to records, Ma Gu hometown was in Jian Chang (建昌), the younger sister of Immortal Priest Wang Fang Ping (仙人王方平) and also, one of the disciples of Xi Wang Mu aka Mother Queen of the West (西王母).
Since young, she had been closely connected with Spiritual stuffs and so, after she grow-up, she went to Mountain Gu Yu in Mu City (牟州姑餘山) to do her cultivation and learning of Spiritual Skills. Due to her intelligent, Ma Gu mastered her Skills in very short period and soon, she got her Enlightement (at Nan Cheng Province 南城縣).
The age that Ma Gu got her Enlightenment was believed to be less than 20 years old.
In China today, you can still find the Mountain where Ma Gu got her Enlightenment. In order to keep her In memory, the folks named the Mountain under her name, known as Mountain Ma Gu aka Ma Gu Shan (麻姑山).
In Taoism, Ma Gu Shan is being considered as the number 28th Immortal Area (道教第二十八洞天).
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麻姑元君寶誥
ReplyDeleteMa Gu Yuan Jun Bao Gao (Praise Mantra)
志心皈命禮。
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li
圓通湛寂。定應慈仁。
Yuan Tong Kan Ji. Ding Ying Ci Ren
崑崙山示現妙身。
Kun Lun Shan Shi Xian Miao Shen
青城洞光顯聖迹。
Qing Cheng Dong Guang Xian Sheng Ji
過吳度蔡。
Guo Wu Du Cai
善應誠而感通。
Shan Ying Cheng Er Gan Tong
擲米成丹。
Zheng Mi Cheng Dan
常遊戲而變化。
Chang You Xi Er Bian Hua
總領羣仙之上。
Zong Ling Qun Xian Zhi Shang
包羅萬彙之中。
Bao Luo Wan Hui Zhi Zhong
鍊體九和。超功十極。
Lian Ti Jiu He. Chao Gong Shi Ji
大悲大願。大聖大慈。
Da Bei Da Yuan. Da Sheng Da Ci
麻姑真寂沖應仁佑妙濟元君。
Ma Gu Zhen Ji Chong Ying Ren You Miao Ji Yuan Jun
should we pray to nan ji xian wong or ma gu for longevity.
ReplyDeleteMa Gu is only a Female Immortal used to represent the Longevity. She does not have the authority to look into the Life & Death Issues of Living Beings.
ReplyDeleteIs She also known as 紫霞元君？
ReplyDeleteNo, Zi Xia Yuan Jun is another Female Deity.
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