天竺山道觀位(wei)于陜西省(sheng)山陽縣天竺山,始建于唐(tang)朝(chao),呂洞(dong)賓、羅公(gong)遠祖師(shi)興起,后來近千年道佛(fo)交替,直至清乾隆年間王圓吉真人又恢復殿(dian)堂、廂房。
巍巍天柱(zhu),奇秀險拔。續脈終南、襟(jin)帶(dai)丹江,乃商洛第一神山(shan)(shan)。因其山(shan)(shan)體形似老子座騎(qi)而名牛山(shan)(shan)。唐呂洞(dong)賓入山(shan)(shan)傳道,更名“天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)”。清康熙年間,山(shan)(shan)陽縣令(ling)秦凝奎游山(shan)(shan)改(gai)名“天竺山(shan)(shan)”。今文獻(xian)仍(reng)慣用天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)名。
大凡名(ming)山(shan)(shan)洞(dong)府,多(duo)為(wei)大德仙真(zhen)(zhen)修(xiu)(xiu)道(dao)闡(chan)教(jiao),普化有緣(yuan)之福地(di)。溯天(tian)(tian)柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)道(dao)教(jiao)淵(yuan)源(yuan),東(dong)晉葛洪(hong)入山(shan)(shan)修(xiu)(xiu)煉,視為(wei)其教(jiao)派創立之初。元朝(chao)全(quan)真(zhen)(zhen)教(jiao)風行天(tian)(tian)下,邱處(chu)機祖師之高(gao)徒披云真(zhen)(zhen)人(ren)(ren)宋德方任天(tian)(tian)柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)住持修(xiu)(xiu)建(jian)元緯宮,規(gui)模宏大,教(jiao)派隆盛。明(ming)(ming)初蜀地(di)道(dao)士李(li)本(ben)善(shan)上(shang)(shang)山(shan)(shan)重振龍門(men)教(jiao)風。創立全(quan)真(zhen)(zhen)半十(shi)方叢林。至(zhi)清晚期,天(tian)(tian)柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)道(dao)教(jiao)隨國運(yun)之頹走向衰(shuai)微。此后(hou)經紫元真(zhen)(zhen)人(ren)(ren)點化,武(wu)當太子坡道(dao)士王圓吉上(shang)(shang)山(shan)(shan)闡(chan)揚教(jiao)法(fa),曹庭進、吳明(ming)(ming)慧、張明(ming)(ming)秀(xiu)、劉明(ming)(ming)玉相繼(ji)承(cheng)傳。公元一九一六年,天(tian)(tian)柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)龍門(men)二十(shi)一代傳人(ren)(ren)張至(zhi)正監院統領教(jiao)務,繼(ji)承(cheng)道(dao)統,開(kai)拓(tuo)創新,辟建(jian)雙峰觀,修(xiu)(xiu)復數處(chu)道(dao)觀,山(shan)(shan)中道(dao)眾云集,教(jiao)法(fa)興隆,堪稱(cheng)陜南(nan)名(ming)山(shan)(shan)。
新中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)成立(li),天柱山(shan)道(dao)教一(yi)(yi)度再興(xing)。后(hou)(hou)遭(zao)“文化(hua)大革命”,十年動亂沖(chong)擊,道(dao)觀(guan)(guan)毀壞殆盡。中(zhong)共十一(yi)(yi)屆三(san)中(zhong)全會(hui),政策落實,國(guo)(guo)家重視,信眾慷慨(kai),經二十二代龍(long)門弟子(zi)周理貴道(dao)長帶(dai)領,自一(yi)(yi)九(jiu)八五年至一(yi)(yi)九(jiu)九(jiu)八年歷(li)時十三(san)年艱苦奮斗,先后(hou)(hou)修(xiu)復雙(shuang)峰(feng)觀(guan)(guan),云蓋(gai)觀(guan)(guan)、朝陽(yang)硐暨鐵瓦殿四處(chu)道(dao)觀(guan)(guan),環境(jing)清幽,教風規范,道(dao)氣常存。