The Taoist Altars 道教法坛

In the history of Taoism, four schools of altars were formed: the Tianshi Dao (Celestial Master Taoism) of Longhu Mountain was called the Zhengyi Altar; the Sanmao Zhenjun School of Maoshan was the Shangqing Altar; the Ge Xianweng School of Gezao Mountain was known as the Lingbao Altar; and the Xujingyang School of Xishan was the Jingming Altar. Later, due to the decline of the Three Mountains Talisman Schools of Taoism, during the Yuan Dynasty, the Celestial Master Zhang was authorized to govern all Taoism under heaven. He brought the talismans of the Three Mountains under the jurisdiction of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain and renamed the Zhengyi Altar as the Wanza Fanzong Altar, which remains so to this day.