本书以全真教宋德方派系的宮观系统为中心, 重点探讨了全真道教的宮观形制、造像设置和全真祖师的关系, 深入揭示出全真派宮观、造像的最大特点在于, 特别强调祖师的地位, 把祖师续接在传统道教主神之后, 以此展示全真祖师是道教正传的继承者和全真教在道教内的正统地位, 简言之, 全真祖师的"金莲正宗"地位是全真教宣教和宮观造像的最经典主题.
Ben shu yi quan zhen jiao song de fang pai xi de gong guan xi tong wei zhong xin, chong dian tan tao le Quan zhen dao jiao de gong guan xing zhi, zao xiang she zhi he Quan zhen zu shi de guan xi, shen ru jie shi chu quan zhen pai gong guan, zao xiang de zui da te dian zai yu, te bie qiang diao zu shi de di wei, ba zu shi xu jie zai chuan tong dao jiao zhu shen zhi hou, yi ci zhan shi quan zhen zu shi shi dao jiao zheng zhuan de ji cheng zhe he quan zhen jiao zai dao jiao nei de zheng tong di wei, jian yan zhi, Quan zhen zu shi de "jin lian zheng zong" di wei shi quan zhen jiao xuan jiao he gong guan zao xiang de zui jing dian zhu ti.