"Tai Ping Guang Ji" Fairy Class Research

Before the Song Dynasty,novel especially the myth novel was always difficult to get in good taste.The advent of TaiPingGuangJi that was compiled and printed by the authorities can be said to be a counter attack and break the unfavorable situation of the novel.Since then,this book has been always published,spread and quoted.Today,it has become a cultural and historical research data repository.There are 70 volumes category of immortal and goddess in this book,and these documents can be regarded as immortal literature.The emergence,development and spread of Chinese immortal idea promoted the creation and edit of the myth novel.The immortal literature can be regarded as the true record or biography of gods,in the religious sense,it is true.With the help of historical narrative and unique expression of the immortal that live forever and never die,the immortal literature in turn promoted the spread of Chinese immortal idea.The theme of the immortal literature is to preach People can become immortal.The main contents of the fairy literature include:the immortal is real,people can become immortal through cultivation,and there are many benefits after becoming immortal.TaiPingGuangJi immortal literature widely cited works up to 54 kinds of myth.Category settings,text selecting and processing,reflects the theme of immortal literature.The immortal literature constructs an unreal immortal world,the mortal world is an important part of the immortal world,most of the Gods(especially the Gods who living on the earth)are activities in the mortal world.The gods cannot be limited by time and space;they can enjoy the joy of ever-young,glory,splendor,wealth and rank,and enjoy themselves.These are deeply attracted to mortals.The Gods who living on the earth doesn't want to become celestial immortals,on the one hand,in order to escape manipulate from the heaven,on the other hand,the author did this on purpose.Immortals lives in the mortal world,give people a feeling of the gods are just around,help to express the theme of the novel.Those Taoists who desire to become immortal,their death is false,and through a variety of ways to reshape themselves,return to life after death.Finally become shijie immortal.The immortal world and the mortal world is the same,both through the hierarchy to maintain,various grades of immortals,each has belongs,performs its own functions.The immortal literature is real,but the story and the world depicted by the immortal literature are illusory.Only by researching the immortal literature in the framework of historical philology,history of religion,folklore,history of novel,can we get a correct understanding.