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introduction
Jin Yong's martial arts novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in Huashan on the sword, I think everyone should be familiar with it, in order to compete for the martial arts cheats Jiuyin True Scripture, several peerless masters met on Mount Huashan to compete, in order to determine the ownership of the true scripture.
The first Huashan sword: Wang Chongyang shocked the heroes
With the fierce competition for the supreme martial arts secret book "Nine Yin True Scripture", there was a bloody storm in the martial arts. In order to calm down the dispute, Wang Chongyang, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, invited people from the martial arts to hold a sword discussion on Huashan at the top of Huashan.
After seven days and seven nights of fierce battles, the Quanzhen Sect Wang Chongyang overwhelmed the crowd with unrivaled martial arts, won the title of "the first in the world" and took away the Nine Yin True Scripture.
The second Huashan sword: Zhou Botong created his own Kongming fist and fought left and right
In the second Huashan Sword Debate, Wang Chongyang is no longer alive, but his junior brother Zhou Botong is famous in martial arts. After being trapped in the cave of Peach Blossom Island for 15 years, Zhou Botong realized the 72-way "Kongming Fist" and the technique of fighting left and right, and his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.
Fighting left and right, one person plays two people, Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, Ouyang Feng No matter how strong their martial arts are, how can they beat the two old naughty Zhou Botong. Zhou Botong is so confident, if he hadn't been scared by Aunt Ying and fled Huashan, he would really have won the championship in the second Huashan Sword Debate.
The third Huashan sword: Zhou Botong became "the first in the world"
The third "Huashan on the Sword" can be regarded as a session that has gone through the motions, and there is no competition of swords and swords, and there are more warm condolences and exchanges. Zhou Botong, Huang Yaoshi, Yang Guo, Guo Jing, Master Yideng and others gathered in Huashan to incense their old friends Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong. This time, everyone unanimously praised Zhou Botong, who had no desire and no desire, as "the first in the world".
The martial arts shortcomings of the seven sons of Quanzhen
Wang Chongyang Zhenren is famous in the martial arts for his profound martial arts attainments and Taoist concept of quiet and non-action. However, the criteria he held in selecting his disciples were very unique and seemed to have little to do with the merits of martial arts talent. On the contrary, Wang Chongyang focused on whether his disciples were in line with the Taoist nature of "quiet and non-action" that he advocated.
Among the seven sons of Quanzhen, except for Qiu Chuji, who is more focused on the pursuit of martial arts, the others are more advocating the quiet and inaction of Taoism, and are not so keen on martial arts. They devote more time and energy to promoting the teachings of the Quanzhen Sect rather than focusing on the cultivation of martial arts.
This pursuit of Taoist ideals has been fully embodied in Ma Yu, Sun Buer, Tan Chuduan and others. Ma Yu was a Jinshi of the Jin Dynasty, Sun Buji was a husband and son before becoming a monk, and Tan Chuduan was a scholar and calligrapher. These literati backgrounds made their pursuit of "quiet and inaction" stronger, and they were more willing to devote their energy to the cultivation of literature and art than martial arts.
The spread of Taoism and its social influence
Although the Seven Sons of Quanzhen were not outstanding in martial arts, they had a profound influence on the spread of Taoist teachings. The concept of "quiet and non-action" advocated by Wang Chongyang was not only reflected in their martial arts cultivation, but also profoundly influenced the development of the entire Quanzhen Sect.
The Seven Sons of Quanzhen passed down the concept of "pure and quiet non-action", and by promoting the teachings of Quanzhen, they attracted a large number of believers, and each founded a different school. These tribes not only inherited the teachings of the Whole Truth, but also had a profound impact in their respective regions.
Ma Yu's Quanzhen Encounter Immortal School: Emphasizing self-cultivation and pursuing tranquility and purity of the soul. By spreading this idea, his disciples influenced many Taoist believers and formed a Taoist style of pure and scattered people.
Sun Buji's Pure and Pure School: Emphasizing the purity of the heart and the absence of desires, advocating the purity of the mind in the material world. This concept had a positive moral guiding effect on ancient Chinese society, guiding people to maintain peace of mind in the midst of the chaos of the world.
Qiu Chuji's Quanzhen Longmen School: Named after the Longmen School, it emphasizes the way of nature and advocates harmony with nature. His followers respected nature in their lives and promoted the Taoist idea of "the unity of heaven and man".
There are also Tan Chuduan's Quanzhen Nanwu School, Liu Chuxuan's Quanzhen Suishan School, Hao Datong's Quanzhen Huashan School, and Wang Chuyi's Quanzhen Yushan School, all of which have established unique Taoist systems in their respective regions, forming a pluralistic inheritance of Quanzhen teachings in Chinese history.
epilogue
The martial arts of the Seven Sons of Quanzhen may not be good, but they have injected a unique spiritual connotation into ancient Chinese culture with their adherence to and spread Taoism. Wang Chongyang's criterion for selecting apprentices is to pay attention to the Taoist nature of quiet and inaction, and this criterion is not the level of martial arts, but the pursuit of the heart. The Seven Sons of Quan Zhen adhered to the teacher's training at this point and became outstanding representatives of the Chinese Taoist tradition.
The seven sons of Quanzhen lived a rich and colorful life in their later years, and they each preached and taught disciples in different regions, making indelible contributions to the development of Quanzhen Religion. Kublai Khan's reverence for them can be seen, and posthumously becoming real people is the highest affirmation of their life's contributions.