Wǔ dāng fú dì zǒng zhēn jí 武當福地總真集
Complete Collection of Perfected [Beings] at the Blessed Site of Wǔdāng
compiled by 劉道明 (Liú Dàomíng) — Yuán Daoist at Wǔ dāng shān
A major Yuán gazetteer-hagiography of Wǔ dāng shān 武當山 (Húběi), the principal mountain-cult site of Zhēn wǔ 真武 / Xuán tiān shàng dì 玄天上帝. Compiled 1291, 3 juàn. Covers the site’s geography, sacred history, resident perfected-beings, and miracles. A primary source for the SòngYuán Wǔ dāng cult before Míng Chéng zǔ’s monumental patronage of the mountain. Preserved as DZ 962 / CT 962 (Dòngshén bù, Jì chuán lèi 洞神部記傳類).
Dating. 1291. Dynasty: 元.
Translations and research
- Lagerwey, John. “The Pilgrimage to Wu-dang shan.” In Pilgrims and Sacred Sites in China, ed. Susan Naquin and Chün-fang Yü (UC Press, 1992).
- de Bruyn, Pierre-Henry. Le Wudang Shan: Histoire des récits fondateurs. Paris: Les Indes Savantes, 2010.