What does Dongtian Paradise mean? It means that Taoism refers to the place where gods live, and now it generally refers to famous mountain resorts.

1. The blessed land of cave heaven includes

Ten big cave heavens, thirty-six small cave heavens, and seventy-two blessed lands. Cave Heaven Paradise mostly refers to actual meanings. Taoist priests in the past dynasties often built palaces and temples here and practiced diligently, leaving behind many cultural landscapes, historical relics and myths and legends.

2. The origin of Dongtian Paradise

Dongtian Paradise is part of the Taoist fairyland, mostly with famous mountains as the scenery, or both landscapes. Taoism believes that there are gods ruling here, and it is the residence of all immortals. Taoist priests who live here to practice or climb mountains to beg can achieve enlightenment and become immortals. In other words, "Dongtian" means that there are caves in the mountains that lead to heaven and connect all the mountains. The "Taoji Jing" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty says: "All the five mountains and famous mountains have caves." The names of the ten major caves listed correspond to the ten major caves.

The concept of cave heaven and blessed land was probably formed before the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The "Taoji Jing" and "Zhen Gao", which compiled the immortals of the Shangqing sect, both mentioned the "Ten Great Cave Heavens" and "Cave Heavens in the Earth". "Thirty-six Institutes", "Taoji Jing" is also called "Blessed Land Chronicles" and "Confucius Blessed Land". Since the Warring States Period, there have been widespread rumors about the "Three God Mountains" and the "Kunlun Mountain" theory. However, the Three God Mountains are a fairyland in the sea, while the Kunlun Mountains are far in the west.

After the formation of Taoism, as Taoist priests went to the mountains to live in seclusion, combine medicine, and practice to become immortals, the magnificent scenery of the mountains, the steep peaks, the mysterious caves, and the streams gushing out of the caves, The ever-changing weather conditions in the mountains were enough to arouse people's excitement and inspire their fantasies. Together with various original legends, they gradually formed the concept that there are caves, heavens and blessed places among the famous mountains of the earth.

Early Taoist scriptures such as "Baopuzi Neipian" and "Zhengao" all mentioned that if you want to seek gods, you must climb mountains to beg, live in mountains, or combine medicine.

According to the Taoist point of view, heaven, earth, water and even people are all divided into one Qi; the fairyland is also "made of Qi". They communicate with each other and form a vertically and horizontally intertwined three-dimensional network; but due to the quality of Qi There is a difference between clear and turbid, and there is a difference between up and down. Therefore, the "Preface to the Map of the Palaces of Heaven and Earth" states: "The Tao is originally nothing, but there is something because of the trance; the Qi Yuan rushes and transforms into fractal form. The essence of Xuan is written, and the palaces are in the clear scenery; the quiet matter is latent and condensed, opening the cave.