廖(liao)瑀(943-1018),著名(ming)堪輿(yu)家。派名(ming)克純,字伯(bo)禹,號平庵居士、又號金精(jing)(jing)山人。江西省(sheng)寧(ning)都縣黃陂鎮黃陂村人。三(san)僚廖(liao)氏先祖,相傳其曾入山學道,隱居虔(qian)(qian)化金精(jing)(jing)洞,自號“金精(jing)(jing)山人”,故后(hou)(hou)世(shi)稱(cheng)其為廖(liao)金精(jing)(jing)。后(hou)(hou)遇楊(yang)(yang)筠松(song)(song)于虔(qian)(qian)化斗法,欽佩楊(yang)(yang)公術精(jing)(jing)如(ru)神,拜為己師(shi),隨師(shi)遷居僚溪,得楊(yang)(yang)公筠松(song)(song)親傳青囊秘籍。
遠祖居河(he)南,先祖廖崇德于(yu)唐貞觀(guan)庚(geng)子(zi)(zi)任(ren)虔化(今(jin)寧(ning)(ning)都)縣令,遂落籍(ji)虔化。為(wei)崇德之(zhi)十(shi)世孫,黃陂廖姓始(shi)祖鑾(luan)之(zhi)四世孫。天(tian)(tian)(tian)賦聰敏,博學強記,好(hao)奇(qi)幻(huan)之(zhi)術(shu)(shu),諳天(tian)(tian)(tian)文地理。年(nian)十(shi)五(wu)(wu),通(tong)五(wu)(wu)經,鄉(xiang)人(ren)稱“廖五(wu)(wu)經”。宋(song)(song)初,以茂異薦,不第,遂潛心研究祖父(fu)(fu)三(san)傳、父(fu)(fu)通(tong)之(zhi)堪輿術(shu)(shu),脈承楊筠松、卜都監(即卜則巍),曾(ceng)師(shi)從德興吳景(jing)鸞。一(yi)生以覓“風水寶地”為(wei)業,足跡遍及(ji)(ji)贛、閩、粵等地。為(wei)饒州(zhou)許氏(shi)(shi)卜宅時,曾(ceng)對(dui)主人(ren)預言:“日后(hou),貴(gui)府(fu)子(zi)(zi)孫當有為(wei)吾州(zhou)守者。”故后(hou),宋(song)(song)建炎四年(nian)(1130年(nian))許氏(shi)(shi)一(yi)裔孫果高(gao)中進士,授贛州(zhou)知(zhi)府(fu),憶及(ji)(ji)言,遂派專人(ren)致祭,并為(wei)立碑記之(zhi)。十(shi)二歲喪父(fu)(fu),靠己精勤研讀。中年(nian),精通(tong)堪輿之(zhi)術(shu)(shu)后(hou),遂將(jiang)其(qi)父(fu)(fu)骸骨遷(qian)葬(zang)大(da)墓嶺人(ren)形(xing)之(zhi)處,不久又(you)轉葬(zang)福(fu)建建寧(ning)(ning)熱(re)水獅形(xing)處。自此(ci)瑀(yu)(yu)離黃陂,隱居金(jin)精山(shan),專心著述(shu)。瑀(yu)(yu)歿于(yu)宋(song)(song)天(tian)(tian)(tian)禧二年(nian),壽七十(shi)六歲。葬(zang)本里(li)雷(lei)坑金(jin)釵形(xing)右股穴(xue)(墓無存)。子(zi)(zi)二,長千五(wu)(wu)郎(lang),次千八(ba)郎(lang),均遷(qian)福(fu)建,故寧(ning)(ning)都已(yi)無瑀(yu)(yu)之(zhi)嫡裔。瑀(yu)(yu)將(jiang)其(qi)術(shu)(shu)傳二子(zi)(zi),均遷(qian)福(fu)建,其(qi)術(shu)(shu)亦(yi)傳福(fu)建;又(you)傳其(qi)三(san)弟(di)克(ke)謙之(zhi)子(zi)(zi)十(shi)九郎(lang)(諱邦),遷(qian)興國山(shan)寮(liao),其(qi)術(shu)(shu)亦(yi)傳興國;還傳德興高(gao)徒傅伯(bo)通(tong)與(yu)鄒寬。
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