Maoshan School, a Taoist school centered on Maoshan, is also called "Maoshan School". Maoshan School inherited Shangqing School, which is another name developed by Shangqing School centering on Maoshan. The founder of Maoshan School is Tao Hongjing, the ninth master of Shangqing School. In 492, Tao Hongjing retired to Maoshan for ten years in the south of Qi Yongming. He searched around for the classics handed down by Yang, Xu Yong and others, and compiled them into more than 200 volumes of Taoist scriptures such as Gao Zhen, Deng Ji and Wild Map of Lingzhen. After living in Maoshan, Tao Hongjing vigorously promoted the Shangqing Classics, making Maoshan a missionary base of Shangqing School, and thus founded Maoshan School. The Maoshan School founded by Tao Hongjing is mainly the Shangqing School, which is compatible with other Taoism and Confucianism. After Tao Hongjing, talents of Maoshan School came forth in large numbers, and the Tang and Song Dynasties were the heyday of its development. In the Tang Dynasty, many famous Taoist temples came from Maoshan, such as Wang, Pan, Sima and Li Hanguang. They are often invited to Beijing to give lectures, hold ceremonies and go in and out of the Forbidden City, which is well received. In the Song Dynasty, many Maoshan masters were named "gentlemen" by the imperial court, and reached the peak when Liu Hunkang was appointed as heir. Maoshan Sect mainly practices in Taoist temple, and its followers are called "disciples of Shangqing" or "disciples of Three Holes". They mainly practice the Ching Sutra, as well as the Lingbao Sutra, the Yellow Sutra and the Justice Sutra. In terms of practice methods, Mao mainly meditates and recites scriptures, and combines various health preservation techniques such as guidance, taking food, medicated bait and external use of elixir. Mao's works are rich. According to Quan Zhi in Maoshan written by Qing Changguang, there are many ancient books, such as Da Dong Bao Dian in Qing Dynasty, Da Dong Bao Dian in Qing Dynasty and Da Dong Bao Dian in Qing Dynasty. Maoshan, Longhushan and Gezao Mountain are collectively called "Three Mountains in Zuo Fu".
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