天(tian)竺山道觀位于陜西(xi)省山陽縣(xian)天(tian)竺山,始(shi)建于唐朝,呂洞賓、羅公遠祖師興起,后來近千年道佛(fo)交(jiao)替,直至清乾隆年間王圓吉真人又恢復殿堂(tang)、廂(xiang)房。
巍(wei)巍(wei)天柱,奇秀險(xian)拔。續脈終(zhong)南、襟帶丹江(jiang),乃商洛(luo)第一神山(shan)(shan)。因其山(shan)(shan)體形似老子座騎而名(ming)(ming)牛山(shan)(shan)。唐(tang)呂洞(dong)賓入山(shan)(shan)傳道(dao),更名(ming)(ming)“天柱山(shan)(shan)”。清康熙(xi)年間,山(shan)(shan)陽縣令(ling)秦凝奎游山(shan)(shan)改名(ming)(ming)“天竺山(shan)(shan)”。今文獻仍(reng)慣用天柱山(shan)(shan)名(ming)(ming)。
大凡名山(shan)(shan)洞府,多(duo)為大德仙真(zhen)(zhen)修(xiu)(xiu)道(dao)(dao)闡教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao),普化有緣之(zhi)(zhi)福(fu)地(di)。溯天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)淵源,東晉葛洪入山(shan)(shan)修(xiu)(xiu)煉,視為其教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)派創立(li)之(zhi)(zhi)初。元朝全真(zhen)(zhen)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)風(feng)行天下(xia),邱處機(ji)祖師之(zhi)(zhi)高(gao)徒披云真(zhen)(zhen)人宋德方任天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)住持(chi)修(xiu)(xiu)建(jian)元緯(wei)宮,規模宏大,教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)派隆(long)盛(sheng)。明(ming)初蜀地(di)道(dao)(dao)士李(li)本善上山(shan)(shan)重振龍(long)門教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)風(feng)。創立(li)全真(zhen)(zhen)半十(shi)方叢林。至清(qing)晚期(qi),天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)隨國運之(zhi)(zhi)頹(tui)走向衰微。此(ci)后經紫元真(zhen)(zhen)人點化,武當太子坡道(dao)(dao)士王圓(yuan)吉上山(shan)(shan)闡揚教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)法(fa),曹(cao)庭進、吳明(ming)慧、張(zhang)明(ming)秀、劉明(ming)玉(yu)相繼承傳(chuan)。公元一九一六年,天柱(zhu)山(shan)(shan)龍(long)門二十(shi)一代傳(chuan)人張(zhang)至正監院統(tong)領(ling)教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)務,繼承道(dao)(dao)統(tong),開(kai)拓(tuo)創新,辟建(jian)雙峰觀,修(xiu)(xiu)復(fu)數(shu)處道(dao)(dao)觀,山(shan)(shan)中道(dao)(dao)眾云集,教(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)法(fa)興隆(long),堪(kan)稱陜南名山(shan)(shan)。
新中(zhong)國成立,天柱山(shan)道(dao)教(jiao)一(yi)度再興。后(hou)遭“文化大革(ge)命”,十(shi)年(nian)動亂沖擊(ji),道(dao)觀毀壞(huai)殆盡。中(zhong)共十(shi)一(yi)屆三(san)(san)中(zhong)全會,政(zheng)策落實(shi),國家(jia)重視,信眾(zhong)慷(kang)慨,經二十(shi)二代龍門弟(di)子周理貴道(dao)長帶領,自一(yi)九八(ba)五年(nian)至一(yi)九九八(ba)年(nian)歷時十(shi)三(san)(san)年(nian)艱苦奮(fen)斗,先后(hou)修復雙峰(feng)觀,云蓋觀、朝陽硐暨鐵瓦殿四處道(dao)觀,環境(jing)清幽,教(jiao)風(feng)規范,道(dao)氣常(chang)存。