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Tradition of joint actions of eight immortals

Besides individual traditions of each of the eight immortals in isolation, there are also stories and on their joint activities.
Once they were all invited to the mistress West Sea vanmu. Sam Lao Tzu agreed nadpisat roll Eight Immortals who have decided to give to the goddess.
After the feast of the Sea vanmu eight immortals went through a sea of Dong-vangunu, lord East. Then each of them has demonstrated its magical art: Lee Teguay poplyl on iron Posokhov, Chzhunli Quan – by fans, Zhang Guo – on paper donkey, Han Xiang – in a basket with flowers, Lyuy Dunbin took advantage of the bamboo handle muhoboyki, Cao Gotszyu – castanets , Hae Syangu – flat bamboo basket, and Lan Tsayhe nefritovuyu stood at the plate, beautiful inlaid stones, emitting light.

Bessmertny brothers Mao

enjoyed wide popularity among the people immortal brothers Mao. Chief among them on behalf of John, when he was 18 years old, resigned from their parents and settled in the mountains, where he became a disciple of St. daosskogo Van tszyunya. Mao Ying, year after year, brought up his spirit, gradually ceased to be in need of food and learned to be easy. At the age of 49 years, finally postignuv laws and way of self-Tao, Mao Ying returned to their homes. His father wanted to give his son with a stick for his unauthorized departure from home, but stick razletelas to pieces, which are included in the wall. Mao Ying returned to the mountains, where he continued to improve in the Daoist magic, and finally returned to heaven in a cloud.
His brothers, Gu and Jung, also went to the mountains, following the older brother. Tang Ying taught their secret of longevity, and they stayed in the mountains, to engage in Daoist practice. In a few years, Gu and Jung on the yellow zhuravlyah in broad daylight vozneslis to heaven.
History immortal brothers had started a cult. People have built in honor of the three brothers and a temple named San Mao ( «three Mao») or San Mao-Jun ( «three sovereign Mao»). Gore, in which the elder brother shared wisdom with younger, was named Sanmaoshan ( «three mountain Mao»).
It was believed that the Lao-Tzu, the head of all the immortals, gave Mao honorable brothers and responsibilities: John became the manager of people, Gu – establish immortal ranks of the world, and Jung – to protect human life.

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