Hagiography of Dong's Immortal Encounter 凝阳董真人遇仙记

Originally compiled by Lu Zhaowen.

Compiled around the late Jin and early Yuan dynasties.

It is one volume, included in the Biographical Category of the Dongzhen Section of the Daozang.

Hagiography of Dong's Immortal Encounter

This book narrates the story of True Man Dong’s encounter with immortals and attainment of the Dao. Born with the surname Shuhu, given name Shouzhi, courtesy name Kuanfu and art name the Master of Ningyang, True Man Dong was a Jurchen (Jin people). He was born in the fifth year of the Zhenglong reign of the Jin Dynasty (1160) and passed away in the fourth year of the Zhengda reign (1227). It is said that he suffered from various illnesses in his early years, and later was enlightened by three immortals: Zhongli Quan, Lü Dongbin and Liu Haichan, who bestowed talisman water and elixir upon him. Having recovered from his illnesses, he comprehended the Dao and became a monk, wandering between the Qin and Long regions. Subsequently, the three immortals taught him the secrets of Internal Alchemy cultivation. From then on, his merits and practices advanced steadily, and he ultimately attained immortality. This True Man Dong was a Taoist priest of the Quanzhen school in the Jin Dynasty.