Who are the four heavenly teachers of Taoism?

The "four heavenly teachers" are Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan, Sa Shoujian and Xu Jingyang. Zhang Daoling

Zhang Daoling (February 22, 34-156), a Han nationality, was originally named Ling, the actual founder of Taoism, and was born in Fengyi (now Fengxian, Xuzhou, Jiangsu) in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

When the Grand Master came to Shu, he was "endowed with three days of dharma, and his life was made a heavenly teacher". Zhang Daoling integrated the pre-Qin monastic groups at that time, such as Huang Lao School, Fang Xiandao School and Wen Shi School, and founded the way of Taoism called Zhengyi Alliance.

The later deities were called "Laozu Tianshi", "Zhengyi Zhenren", "Three Days to Help Teach exorcist", Clever God and Zhang Tianshi. The book "Lao Zi Xiang Er Zhu" has more than 3, disciples, set up 24 schools, and laid the foundation for Tianshi Dao. Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan, Xu Xun and Sa Shoujian are collectively called the four heavenly teachers. Ge Xuan

Ge Xuan (164 -244), Han nationality, was born in Jiyangli (now jurong city, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province), a native of Langya, Shandong Province (now Langya Town, Huangdao District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province), a famous Taoist priest in the Three Kingdoms. The word "filial piety first", known as "Xian Weng", was honored as "Ge Tianshi". Taoism reveres Ge Xianweng, also known as Tai Chi Xianweng, and Zhang Daoling, Xu Xun and Sa Shoujian are the four heavenly teachers.

He is a descendant of Hou Geai, Pipi, Xiahan, Zuge Moment, Anping Taishou, and Huangmenlang; From Zugemi, the prefect of the fifth county of Yuzhang. Father Ge Yan, the word De Ru, the state master book, Shanyin order, riding a regular servant, and being a great minister. Following Zuo Ci's study of Taoism, he obtained Taoist scriptures such as Taiqing Danjing, Huangdi Jiuding Shendanjing and Jinye Danjing. Haishan, who used to collect herbs, built an monastery in Hezao Mountain in 233, built an altar and a furnace, and practiced nine turns of elixir. I like to travel in mountains and rivers, and have been to Kuocang Mountain, Nanyue Mountain and Luofu Mountain. Compile the Letters Patent of Lingbao Classics, intensively study the Taoist scriptures such as Shangqing and Lingbao, and instruct disciples to pass them on from generation to generation. Sa Shoujian

Sa Tianshi, also known as Sa Zhenren, is one of the immortals of Taoist belief in China and one of the four Tianshi recognized by Taoism. In the teaching, you are honored as the one-dimensional supreme Saweng Zhenjun, and the mysterious wind forever inspires the Buddha, Sazu. He was a famous Taoist priest in the Song Dynasty, named Quan Yoko. One said he was from Xihe, Gansu, and the other said he was from Xishu (Xihe County once belonged to Shu in the Han Dynasty), but according to his records of calling himself "Fenyang Sake", he is more likely to be from Xihe, Shanxi (now Fenyang). Volume 4, a mirror of the immortals in the history of the world, says: "Sazhen's name is Shou Jian, and Nanhua is also a native of Yunxi River, calling himself Fenyang Sake." According to legend, Sa Shoujian. In Yongle (143-1425) of the Ming Dynasty, the temple dedicated to Wang Lingguan and Sa Shoujian was full of incense. In Taoism, it is the four heavenly teachers with Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan and Xu Xun. Xu Jingyang

Xu Xun (239-374) was born in Nanchang County. Jing Ming School, a famous Taoist priest in Jin Dynasty, was honored as "Xu Tianshi and Xu Zhenjun", and was called the Four Celestial Masters together with Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan and Sa Shoujian.

Sun Wu Chiwu was born in Yitangpo, Changding Township, Nanchang County (now Maqiu Township, Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province) in 239. In the first year of Taikang (28), Ju Xiaolian was born and became the magistrate of Jingyang County. Don't admire fame and fortune, abandon the official and return to the east, cultivate alchemy in Xishan, write a book and say, and create "the method of clearing up the soul and treasure".

in the second year of Ningkang, it soared in the daytime. In the second year of Zhenghe in the Northern Song Dynasty (1112), he was granted the title of "Magical Merit to Help the True King".