Guan Yin lot 80 of 100
A summons on the mountain
Highest (上上). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
直上高山去學仙
豈知一旦帝王宣
青天白日常明照
志在聲名四海傳
Straight up the high mountain to study the immortal way,
Who knew that one day the emperor's call would come?
The blue sky and white sun shine steady and clear,
And your aim is a name known across the four seas.
What this lot says
A person heads for the mountains to withdraw from the world, and the world calls them back. The plan changes through no effort of their own, and the clear daylight in the third line suggests nothing needs hiding.
The verse asks you to stay open to being called. Private study can prepare you for a public role you did not plan.
If you have stepped back from work to learn something, and an unexpected offer arrives, give it a fair hearing. Ask whether it serves the name you want to have, and answer in the open.
A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
The story behind it
Liu Zhiyuan joins the army (智遠投軍)
Liu Zhiyuan, born in 895, started out as a guard soldier and in 947 declared himself emperor of the state later known as the Later Han. His rise suits a lot about a call that comes from an unexpected direction.
Source: Wikipedia, Liu Zhiyuan
Where this text comes from
This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. No single original edition is known and wording differs between temples, so we compare named witnesses and record where they differ.
Míguāng (覓光) (the text shown above)
直上高山去學仙 / 豈知一旦帝王宣 / 青天白日常明照 / 志在聲名四海傳
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
直上高山去學仙 / 豈知一旦帝王宣 / 青天白日常明照 / 志在聲名四海傳
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
直上高山去學仙 / 豈知一旦帝王宣 / 青天白日常明照 / 志在聲名四海傳
Retrieved 2026-11-08
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.