相傳真武大帝先前曾修行于此,后得道(dao)升(sheng)仙(xian),乘(cheng)鸞鳳巡游下界,訪臨荊山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),鸞鳳見此處(chu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)丹(dan)水艷,也(ye)(ye)興(xing)奮(fen)不(bu)已,遂落于山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔,引項高歌“仙(xian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在此”,鳳臨祥(xiang)瑞(rui),鳴(ming)鳳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)由(you)此得名,也(ye)(ye)聲名遠播,為荊楚(chu)大地(di)的(de)靈(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、福(fu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),黎民百姓求(qiu)子(zi)得子(zi)、求(qiu)福(fu)增福(fu)、求(qiu)財生財、祛病(bing)消災,因而香客(ke)信眾(zhong)遍布大江南北。鳴(ming)鳳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)自然景(jing)觀和人文景(jing)觀豐富多彩,有(you)煙霞洞、刑部蘇爺爺遺靴處(chu)、多子(zi)巖、云霞洞、八卦臺、永(yong)圣宮、濂溪小島、頭天門、文昌祠(ci)、二(er)天門、龜蛇二(er)將、鳴(ming)鳳湖,鳴(ming)鳳峽,鳴(ming)鳳道(dao)觀金頂(ding)等。其中(zhong)丹(dan)霞地(di)貌中(zhong)又有(you)其獨特之處(chu)——“紅砂巖”有(you)別于南方“砂礫(li)巖”(砂中(zhong)夾有(you)石(shi)礫(li))色(se)若(ruo)丹(dan)霞,狀若(ruo)織(zhi)錦。鳴(ming)鳳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),遠古走來的(de)一座靈(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),荊楚(chu)景(jing)仰,今逢盛世,有(you)國泰民安(an)之祥(xiang)瑞(rui)。
先天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦是伏羲演繹的(de)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦,與(yu)后天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦的(de)組(zu)合排列不同(tong)。這(zhe)個臺(tai)高1米,直徑60米,按(an)照《易(yi)卜之辭》論(lun)說(shuo)所(suo)建。其辭曰:“易(yi)為(wei)元(yuan)極(ji),元(yuan)極(ji)生(sheng)(sheng)太(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)極(ji),太(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)極(ji)分兩儀(yi)(yi)(yi),兩儀(yi)(yi)(yi)生(sheng)(sheng)四象(xiang),四象(xiang)演八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦,八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦定(ding)吉(ji)兇,吉(ji)兇主大(da)業”。兩儀(yi)(yi)(yi)即是指陰(yin)陽兩儀(yi)(yi)(yi),四象(xiang)則為(wei)老陰(yin)、老陽、少陰(yin)、少陽。而(er)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦為(wei)乾、坤、震、巽(xun)、坎、離(li)、艮(gen)、兌(dui)。道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)家樸(pu)素的(de)基本辯證思想(xiang)為(wei):道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)生(sheng)(sheng)一(yi),一(yi)生(sheng)(sheng)二(er)(er),二(er)(er)生(sheng)(sheng)三,三生(sheng)(sheng)萬物;人發地(di),地(di)法天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian),天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)法道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao),道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)法自然(ran)。《周易(yi)》關于太(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)極(ji)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦的(de)理論(lun):“易(yi)——元(yuan)極(ji)——太(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)極(ji)——兩儀(yi)(yi)(yi)——兩極(ji)——四象(xiang)——八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦——六十四卦——萬物”,這(zhe)些表像就(jiu)是道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)家辯證思想(xiang)的(de)基本體現。這(zhe)個太(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)極(ji)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦圖就(jiu)是按(an)《周易(yi)》中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)太(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)極(ji)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦圖的(de)精(jing)義(yi)所(suo)建,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)圈為(wei)陰(yin)陽兩儀(yi)(yi)(yi),外圈為(wei)乾、坤、震、巽(xun)、坎、離(li)、艮(gen)、兌(dui)八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦,象(xiang)征著(zhu)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)家的(de)陰(yin)陽相(xiang)和,萬物滋生(sheng)(sheng)的(de)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)理。有(you)(you)趣的(de)是,站在八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦平臺(tai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心喊叫,能在山谷中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)產生(sheng)(sheng)回音(yin)。道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)人說(shuo),如果聽清了回聲,便可(ke)增壽。而(er)離(li)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心位(wei)置去說(shuo)笑,哪怕只一(yi)步之遙,便不會(hui)有(you)(you)這(zhe)種效果。
風景(jing)(jing)區的第一景(jing)(jing)就是煙(yan)霞(xia)洞,這(zhe)里古時是危崖深壑(he),后因多(duo)年(nian)漲水漸淤漸平。古時,這(zhe)個洞每(mei)到(dao)冬季(ji)的晴暖之日,就有霧氣飄(piao)出,那霧縹縹緲緲,騰騰上升,在紅砂巖的襯托下(xia)如煙(yan)似霞(xia),飄(piao)向林壑(he),填滿峽谷,所以得名(ming)“煙(yan)霞(xia)洞”。
遠安咸(xian)豐、同治縣志記載,永(yong)(yong)圣宮(gong)(gong)是(shi)鳴鳳山道(dao)教最高神靈(ling)歆(xin)享供(gong)奉的殿堂,清(qing)(qing)末因水災被(bei)毀。景區認(ren)為(wei):鳴鳳既為(wei)道(dao)家(jia)仙山,豈可無三(san)清(qing)(qing)尊(zun)殿!于是(shi)景區決定復修永(yong)(yong)圣宮(gong)(gong),于癸(gui)巳年正(zheng)月十二(er)日(ri)破(po)土興(xing)建,至九月三(san)十日(ri)峻工(gong)。新宮(gong)(gong)座落(luo)鳴鳳山下(xia)(xia)九曲環繞之(zhi)正(zheng)弓中(zhong),左倚龍山,右接虎嶺,上棲朱雀,下(xia)(xia)臥(wo)玄武,山重水復,氣象絕勝。宮(gong)(gong)室集道(dao)家(jia)古樸之(zhi)風格建造,總面積1711平方米(mi)。宮(gong)(gong)門西向,紫(zi)屏壁立(li),懷(huai)漾清(qing)(qing)流(liu),一派神奇(qi)。大門內(nei)立(li)王靈(ling)官守衛。院側為(wei)財神、文昌二(er)殿,高7.59米(mi),大殿居后(hou),高17.8米(mi),三(san)清(qing)(qing)尊(zun)神居中(zhong),前四御,側生肖,后(hou)供(gong)觀音。
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