蒙顶山“茶祖”传说新考

Study on the Legend of Tea Ancestor in Mengding Mountain

清嘉庆《四川通志》记载蒙山茶祖又称梓潼神君,明万历间补修的智炬寺碑记,才定名为吴理真,说明南宋至万历间是二神并存的。本文就此作一梳理考析。

According to the Sichuan General Annals during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty,the ancestor of Mengshan tea was also known as Zitong deity.According to the inscription of Zhiju Temple,which was repaired during the Wanli period in the Ming Dynasty,he was named Wu Lizhen.This study indicates that there were two gods co-existing between the Southern Song Dynasty and Wanli.