Disha 72 ways

Disha 72 ways

Disha 72 ways (地煞七十二術) were the seventy-two ways to manipulate the Earth and the surroundings, extraordinary skills decreed by heaven onto chosen mortal documented in a Taoist guidance book called "Tiantang Yiuchi". These gifts were once practised by authorized agents or Taoist daoshi (priest) who would come to aid those in need or in oppression and in general to help spread the teachings of Taoism. Feats similar to Disha 36 was called Tiangang 36 methods which had also been fictionalized in the Fengshen Yanyi.

The Disha 72 skills are listed as follow:Unclear skills #16- 壺天; #17- 神行; #19- 杖解; #23- 定身; #30- 搬運; #33- 寄杖; #34- 斷流; #37- 黃; #39- 射覆; #41- 星術; #42- 布陳; #44- 噴化; #45- 指化; #46- 屍解 ; #47- 移景; #48- 招來; #49; #52; #56- 障服; #58- 服食; #59- 開避; #60- 躍喦; #61- 萌頭; #62- 登抄; #63- 喝水; #65- 暴日; #66- 弄丸; #71- 辟穀 and #72- 魘禱

ee also

* Tiangang 36 methods
* Wu xing
* Fengshen Yanyi
* Chinese spiritual world concepts
* Chinese mythology

References

In chapter six of Tiantang Yiuchi "Lingbao Tianchun" explained to the adherent on the Tiangang 36 methods as well as the Disha 72 skills from which the above list was extracted.

External links

* [http://www.1bird.net/541a.html Tiantang YiuChi 天堂遊記 in chinese]


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