《度人经》神灵统称词语探析

Study on General Appellation Words of the Immortals in "DuRenJing"

神仙是道教基本信仰“道”的形象化体现，而得道成仙是道士修行的目的和最终归宿。因此，道教十分重视神仙的塑造。自东汉以来，道教不仅创造了数量庞大、关系复杂的神灵谱系，而且对这些神灵的称谓也与众不同，显得神秘莫测。对这些神灵称谓词语的研究不仅是进一步认识道教的需要，也是全面研究汉语词汇的需要。

The immortals are visualized image of the basic Taoist beliefs, which is immortal Taoist spiritual purpose and final destination. Therefore, Taoism has attached great importance to the creation of the immortals. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism has not only created a large number of the complex relationship of the immortals whose names are really distinctive and mysterious. The study on the appellation words of these immortals is not only the need of the further understanding of Taoism, but it also is the need of a comprehensive study of Chinese vocabulary.