If you were a Taoist priest in ancient times, what level of sword could you wear? In many literary, film and television works and folklore, Taoist priests and swords have an inseparable relationship, such as the Songwen Seven-Star Sword used by Yunlong Gongsun Sheng in Water Margin, the famous Taiji Sword of Wudang School in Jin Yong’s martial arts world, and the Chunyang Sword worn by Lu Dongbin, the founder of Taoism, etc. It seems that Taoist priests have always been inseparable from swords. The grade of the sword worn by the three-hole Taoist priest: In fact, in ancient times, Taoist priests must wear a sword, which is the requirement of the dignity of Taoism. It is recorded in Taoist scriptures that the sword worn by Taoist priests has different names according to their cultivation grades. In the Five Dynasties, Sun Yizhong’s San Dong Xiu Dao Yi recorded 1. The Taoist priest of Zhengyi Alliance wears the sword of cutting evil power: 2. The Taoist priest of the Cave God Department wears the Yin and Yang Chopping Magic Sword; 3. The Taoist priest of the Gaoxuan tribe wears the Vajra Cave Sword; 4. Zhongmeng Cave Xuanbu Taoist priest with Sunshine Cave Divine Sword; 5. The Taoist priest of the Three Holes wears a magic sword; 6. Dadongbu Taoist with Jingjing Sword; In addition, also stipulated: Ju Shan Taoist wears Fu Shen Jian; Dongyuan Taoist priest with cave lightsaber; Northern Emperor Taixuan Taoist priest with a sword to cut ghosts; Zhongmeng female officials (female Taoist priests) wear sunshine swords; Three hole female officer with nine real sword. Volume 71 of Lingbao Wuliangduren Shangjing Dafa also records the sword worn by Taoist Dharma Masters and its size: Master Zhengyi wears the sword of cutting evil, which is two feet and four inches long; Master Zixu wears Zixu Sunshine Sword, which is two feet and eight inches long. Dharma Master of the Cave wears the sword of Tai Yi San yuan, three feet long. Master Dongxuan wears the sword of the Eight Sceneries, which is three feet and six inches long. Master Dongzhen and Master Dadong both wear the Sword of Shaking Spirit. Legend has it that when Zu Tianshi ascended to heaven, he left a message saying, “After I ascended to heaven, I will leave the sword and the seal of all merits given by the Supreme to my descendants.” Since then, the seal and the sword have become the tokens handed down from generation to generation in Taoism. In fact, in addition to being a token, the sword also carries many functions and purposes in Taoist monastic life: 1 Sword is a magic weapon that can ward off evil spirits and slay demon
If you were a Taoist priest in ancient times, what level of sword could you wear?
