道教信仰视野中的黄帝

The Yellow Emperor in Daoism

黄帝是中华民族的始祖,也是道教推崇之得道的神仙。道教历来崇信黄帝,道教的黄帝信仰体现在神仙传纪、斋醮法术、五方五帝观念、丹道医学的神学内涵中,这充分显示道教塑模华夏祖先神的智慧和想象力。中国远古时代的黄帝被推崇为道家之宗、三洞神仙之第一,旨在显示道教法脉的源远流长。

The Yellow Emperor is not only the primogenitor of Chinese nation, but also a well-known Daoist immortal. This worship of the Yellow Emperor is reflected in the biographies of immortals, the Daoist rites（ Zhai-Jiao）, the concept of five sovereigns, and Daoist alchemy and medicine, fully demonstrating Daoist wisdom and imagination of moulding ancestor gods. In ancient times, Yellow Emperor was worshipped as one of the three most important Daoist gods, the ＂san dong＂ immortals, which shows the long-standing lineage of Daoism.