The real person of Taiyi only has a similar name to the Buddha of Taiyi, and their identities are completely different, but some people mistake it for the same person. They have different disciples, different mounts and different positions, and they are not the same person at all.
Taiyi, the God of Saving Suffering, or Taiyi for short, is a Taoist God, which was recorded in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and was the first Taoist God. Also known as Emperor Xuandi of the Qing Dynasty, Hua Qing Di and Tian Zun, they seek help from the sound. ? Taiyi's mount to save the suffering Buddha is nine lions.
In The Journey to the West, the real Tai Yi is a novel character, and Tai Yi is "Master Wei Qing". Wei Qing School is one of the three schools of Fu You in the Southern Song Dynasty, which lasted from the end of Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of Ming Dynasty. The school claimed to be the Buddha of Qingyuan in Tian Yu, Wei Qing, so it took Wei Qing as its name. Wei Qing School mainly adopts Fu Yong's Lei method, and Taiyi should be the founder of Wei Qing School. It's totally different from Taiyi's salvation.
In the classic novel Romance of Gods, Taiyi is Nezha's teacher. His greatest character is to protect calves. He instructed his disciples to hit people, help them kill people and instruct them to commit suicide. He urged them to kill their former father (I have to say this), but secretly sought help to improve the lethality of his disciples. His ability to make people is first-class. Just look at how beautiful Nezha is.
He has many treasures, most of which are suitable for coaxing children. He has a glib tongue. It can be seen from his conversation with Shi Jie (justifying a fault is also eloquent) that Surabaya Pass in Nezha was injured by Yu Hua. He specially took his apprentice back and took the opportunity to let him take a long vacation (taking medicine will be fine soon), which is a model of a good teacher!
Sheng Yuan, the nine spirits, is a monster in the Journey to the West, and a vehicle for Taiyi to help the Buddha. In the whole journey to the west, few monsters are not interested in Tang monk meat.
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1, Taiyi has a Buddha statue.
Du Guangting in the Tang Dynasty wrote in "The Tales of Daoism" that Taiyi Tianzun sat on the seat of nine-color lotus, and nine lions under the nine-color lotus spit flames and surrounded the throne. His head is surrounded by nine colors of divine light, radiating radiant light, and he is surrounded by golden couples, many real people, Lux and King Kong God Wang Wei. The Complete Works of Xuan Ji Iron Pot Feeding in Qing Dynasty describes: "Riding nine lions, holding willows and sprinkling nectar to save the suffering." ?
2. The true image of Taiyi
Taiyi is a middle-aged or elderly person. His hairstyle is high above, his head is a bunch of upright hair, he wears a crown, his forehead is slender, his beard is fluttering and his brow is prominent. His temples behind his ears and the corners of his eyes on both sides of his side face have short hair hanging down to his chest, wearing a blessing ornament, holding a duster in his right hand and wearing a Tai Chi earth knife suit. The overall feature is an old-fashioned little fairy.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Dongji Tsinghua Di
Baidu encyclopedia-taiyi real person
Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiu Ling Sheng Yuan