天竺(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)道(dao)觀位于陜西省(sheng)山(shan)陽縣天竺(zhu)(zhu)山(shan),始建于唐朝,呂洞賓、羅公遠祖(zu)師興起,后來(lai)近(jin)千年道(dao)佛交替,直至清乾隆年間王圓吉(ji)真人又恢復殿堂、廂(xiang)房。
巍巍天柱(zhu),奇秀險拔(ba)。續(xu)脈(mo)終南、襟帶丹(dan)江,乃商(shang)洛第一神山(shan)(shan)(shan)。因其山(shan)(shan)(shan)體形(xing)似老子(zi)座騎(qi)而名(ming)(ming)牛山(shan)(shan)(shan)。唐呂(lv)洞賓入山(shan)(shan)(shan)傳道,更(geng)名(ming)(ming)“天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)”。清康熙年間,山(shan)(shan)(shan)陽縣令(ling)秦(qin)凝奎游山(shan)(shan)(shan)改名(ming)(ming)“天竺山(shan)(shan)(shan)”。今文獻仍慣用天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)名(ming)(ming)。
大(da)凡名山(shan)(shan)洞府(fu),多為大(da)德仙真(zhen)(zhen)修(xiu)道(dao)闡教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao),普化(hua)有(you)緣之(zhi)(zhi)福地(di)。溯(su)天柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)道(dao)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)淵(yuan)源,東晉葛洪入山(shan)(shan)修(xiu)煉,視為其教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)派創立之(zhi)(zhi)初。元朝全(quan)(quan)真(zhen)(zhen)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)風行天下(xia),邱處機祖師之(zhi)(zhi)高徒(tu)披云真(zhen)(zhen)人宋(song)德方(fang)(fang)任天柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)住持(chi)修(xiu)建元緯宮,規模宏大(da),教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)派隆(long)盛。明初蜀地(di)道(dao)士李本(ben)善上山(shan)(shan)重振龍門(men)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)風。創立全(quan)(quan)真(zhen)(zhen)半十(shi)(shi)方(fang)(fang)叢林。至清晚期(qi),天柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)道(dao)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)隨國(guo)運之(zhi)(zhi)頹(tui)走向衰微。此(ci)后經(jing)紫(zi)元真(zhen)(zhen)人點化(hua),武(wu)當太子坡道(dao)士王(wang)圓吉上山(shan)(shan)闡揚(yang)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)法,曹庭進、吳明慧、張(zhang)(zhang)明秀(xiu)、劉明玉相繼承傳。公(gong)元一九一六年,天柱(zhu)(zhu)山(shan)(shan)龍門(men)二十(shi)(shi)一代傳人張(zhang)(zhang)至正(zheng)監院(yuan)統領教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)務,繼承道(dao)統,開拓創新,辟建雙(shuang)峰(feng)觀,修(xiu)復數處道(dao)觀,山(shan)(shan)中(zhong)道(dao)眾云集,教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)法興隆(long),堪稱陜南名山(shan)(shan)。
新中(zhong)國成(cheng)立,天柱山道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)一(yi)(yi)(yi)度再興(xing)。后遭“文化(hua)大革命”,十(shi)年動亂沖擊(ji),道(dao)(dao)觀毀壞殆盡。中(zhong)共十(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)屆三中(zhong)全會(hui),政策(ce)落(luo)實,國家重視,信(xin)眾慷慨(kai),經二(er)十(shi)二(er)代龍(long)門弟子周理貴道(dao)(dao)長帶領,自一(yi)(yi)(yi)九(jiu)(jiu)八(ba)五(wu)年至(zhi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)九(jiu)(jiu)九(jiu)(jiu)八(ba)年歷時(shi)十(shi)三年艱苦奮斗,先后修復(fu)雙峰(feng)觀,云(yun)蓋(gai)觀、朝(chao)陽硐(dong)暨鐵(tie)瓦殿(dian)四(si)處道(dao)(dao)觀,環境清(qing)幽(you),教(jiao)風規范,道(dao)(dao)氣(qi)常(chang)存。