The Scriptures and Doctrines of the Zhengyi School of Longhu Mountain

DECEMBER 15,2025

At the founding of the Zhengyi School, the Ancestral Celestial Master Zhang Daoling revered the Tao Te Ching of the Supreme Patriarch Laozi as the fundamental scripture. He regarded the "Tao" as the primordial source and the governing principle of the universe. As the scripture states: "The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All Things." The teachings emphasize that "De" (Virtue) is the active manifestation of the Tao, and that cultivators must revere the Tao and value Virtue.

Together with the Nanhua True Scripture of the Perfected Lord Nanhua (Zhuangzi), the Tao Te Ching established the philosophical foundation of Taoist thought.

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As the "Altar of Ten Thousand Dharmas" (Ancestral Court) of the Zhengyi School, Longhu Mountain confers the Mengwei Scriptures and Registers upon Taoist priests to establish their religious identity. Subsequently, adepts utilize the Scripture of Salvation (度人經) and numerous liturgical texts to perform acts of benefiting the world, while following texts such as the Yellow Court Scripture (黃庭經), the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman (Yin Fu Jing), and the Kinship of the Three (周易參同契) to guide their internal alchemy cultivation.

Merging philosophical belief with practical cultivation, they pursue both "Long Life and Lasting Vision" for themselves while emphasizing the duty to aid the world and deliver sentient beings. This embodies the doctrinal spirit of Taoism: "The Way of the Immortals cherishes life; may we guide limitless souls."

Its unique system of talismans and Zhaijiao (齋醮) rituals, along with its doctrinal norms, have consistently occupied a mainstream position throughout the history of Taoism.

龍虎山正一道的經典與教義

2025年12月15日

正一道創教之初,祖天師張道陵就將太上道祖老子的《道德經》奉為根本經典,認為“道”是宇宙萬物的本源和運行規律,經雲:“道生一,一生二,二生三,三生萬物”。強調“德”是道的體現,修道者需尊道貴德。 《道德經》與南華真人莊子的《南華真經》,共同奠定了道教思想的哲學根基。

龍虎山作為正一道的萬法宗壇(祖庭),為道士授以盟威經箓作為立教身份,而後道人則以《度人經》和諸多科儀經典行濟世之事,以《黃庭經》、《陰符經》、《周易參同契》等指導內煉,融合哲學信仰與實踐修行,既追求長生久視,又強調濟世度人,體現了道教“仙道貴生,無量度人”的教義精神。其獨特的符箓、齋醮體系與教理規範,在道教史上一直佔據主流地位。