The Powerful Maoshan Altar Of 6 Ding 6 Jia Spiritual Warriors

When people hear the term "Mao Shan Sect" （茅山派）, they will immediately think of Chinese Black Magic.

Actually, there are 2 branches of "Mao Shan" Schools. One is the "Mao Shan - San Qing Zong" (茅山三清宗) , which focus on personal cultivation by reciting scriptures. The other branch is known as "Southern Mao Shan Sect" （南传茅山派）， which focus on Taoist Sorcery. The practitioners of "Southern Mao Shan Sect" （南传茅山派） can be found in Chinese Communities in South East Asia.

Folks who watched Hong Kong Ghosts Movies of the 1980s might have a glimpse of Taoist Sorcerers fighting battles with each other on their ritual altars but have never seen the actual Ritual Altar of a Taoist Sorcerer used during spiritual battles.

Over here will reveal one of the Mao Shan Sect's Altars, which are used during Spiritual Battles.

There are 3 types of sorcery altars operated by practitioners of "Southern Mao Shan Sect" （南传茅山派）.

The 1st type - Altar of 5 Ghosts （五鬼坛）
Operating the 5 Ghosts Altar （五鬼坛） has the ability to perform Black Magic.

The 2nd type - Altar of Ying Yang （阴阳坛）
Operating the Ying Yang Altar （阴阳坛） has the ability to seek help from the Heavenly Deities and Hell Deities.

The 3rd type - Altar of 6 Ding 6 Jia (六甲坛)
6 Ding 6 Jia Altar(六甲坛) is the highest level of Mao-Shan Sect. Operating this Altar has the power to command the 6 Ding & 6 Jia Warriors. To do Spiritual Battle (斗法), Mao Shan Masters will need 6 Ding 6 Jia Altar.

This article is sharing the basic information of the Mao Shan Altar of 6 Ding 6 Jia (六甲坛)

On the Altar of 6 Ding 6 Jia:

The Main Deity who takes charge is San Shan Jiu Hou (三山九侯先师)
On the left of the altar is   Mao Shan Zu Shi (茅山祖师）
On The right of the altar is Wu Xian Da Di (五显大帝)

The Six Ding Deity Warriors (六丁神将):
Ding Mao Deity (丁卯神)
Ding Chou Deity (丁丑神)
Ding Hai Deity (丁亥神)
Ding You Deity (丁酉神)
Ding Wei Deity (丁未神)
Ding Si Deity (丁巳神)

The respectable (courtesy - 字) titles of Six Ding Deity Warriors are based on Liu Jia Tian Su (六甲天书)

The Six Jia Deity Warriors (六甲神将):
Jia Zi Deity (甲子神)
Jia Xu Deity (甲戌神)
Jia Shen Deity (甲申神)
Jia Wu Deity (甲午神)
Jia Chen Deity (甲辰神)
Jia Yin Deity (甲寅神)

The respectable (courtesy - 字) titles of Six Jia Deity Warriors are based on Liu Jia Tian Su (六甲天书)

Now, You have the basic understanding of the types of altars Mao Shan Masters operate, and how 6 Ding 6 Jia Altar look like.

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The Patriarch Of Taoist Magic Skills - Wan Fa Zu Shi (万法祖师)

Many western folks who practice Philosophical Taoism will never have heard of this Deity. Even many Chinese folks who pray to Taoist Gods will never heard of this Deity either.

The Patriarch Of Taoist Magic Skills (万法祖师) is San Shan Jiu Hou Xian Shi (三山九侯仙師) - The Spiritual Master of Three Mountains & Nine Marquis. His full title is Tai Xuan Du Shen San Shan Jiu Hou Xian Shi (泰玄都省三山九侯祖师). His another title is Bing Ling Gong (炳灵公). He is always accompanied by 2 young deities - The Talismanic Boy (法符童子) and Talisman Receiving Boy (收符童郎）.

Wan Fa Zu Shi (万法祖师） is a very important deity for those who practice and perform Taoist Magical Skills. Taoist Sects, such as Mao Shan Sect （茅山派).

Taoist Masters of Mao Shan Pai （茅山派）, who operate Liu Ding Liu Jia Altar (六丁六甲神坛), will place him as the main deity on the altar, as he is the deity who command Liu Ding Liu Jia Spiritual Soldiers （六丁六甲神）.

Wan Fa Zu Shi (万法祖师） was a human figure appeared during the period of Han Dynasty. His actual name was Wo Li  Fu (臥立夫). Since young, he had great interest in learning the various Spiritual Skills of Taoism. When he had grown-up, Wan Fa Zu Shi (万法祖师） wondered around the whole country to gain knowledge from various Taoist Masters of the various Schools of that period. He was able to create another set of Theory and Teaching out from the skills that he had learnt and form the Skills of Wan Fa Gui Zong (万法归宗).

It was recorded that during the 5th Year of Emperor Shun of Han (115–144), Wan Fa Zu Shi (万法祖师） entered Kong Tong Mountain (崆峒山) and rode on a Qi Lin (麒麟) and glided to heaven.

From then on, his disciples took over the task to spread and impart the Spiritual Skills of Wan Fa Gui Zong (万法归宗) - The Secret Transmission of Practices to Return to One's Origin.

Jiu Hou (九侯) is the Official Title

The 3 Mountains - San Shan (三山) initially refers to:

Long Hu Shan （龙虎山）
Mao Shan （茅山）
Ge Zao Shan （閤皂山）

During the Ming & Qing Dynasty, the 3 Mountains - San Shan (三山) changed to:

Long Hu Shan （龙虎山）
Mao Shan （茅山）
Wu Dang Shan (武當山)

Notice that the deity has one eye smaller than the other one...
Left eye is to see the Heavenly Realm
Right eye is to see the Earthly Realm
One eye Big & One eye Small - to see the differences and changes in Life.

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