The Tuoba Chengzhen 拓拔诚贞
Tuo Ba Chengzhen, a former soldier turned Daoist, ordained at Wudang Mountain under Wu Zongsheng. He lived at Beijing’s White Cloud Temple and later Wuhan’s Changchun Temple. Notably, during the...
The Tuoba Chengzhen 拓拔诚贞
Tuo Ba Chengzhen, a former soldier turned Daoist, ordained at Wudang Mountain under Wu Zongsheng. He lived at Beijing’s White Cloud Temple and later Wuhan’s Changchun Temple. Notably, during the...
The Liu Sishou 刘嗣授
Liu Sishou (1870–1937), styled Jingyi and known as Shouyuan Zi, was a Daoist scholar-priest from Hanchuan who mastered Yijing studies, feng shui, and ritual. After ordination at Longzhen Temple, he...
The Liu Sishou 刘嗣授
Liu Sishou (1870–1937), styled Jingyi and known as Shouyuan Zi, was a Daoist scholar-priest from Hanchuan who mastered Yijing studies, feng shui, and ritual. After ordination at Longzhen Temple, he...
The Cai Chongqing 蔡崇清
Cai Chongqing (d. 1936) embraced Daoism in midlife, devoting himself to silent, single-minded cultivation and mastering embryonic breathing (taixi) through deep meditation. In 1936, he arrived at Wuhan’s Changchun Temple...
The Cai Chongqing 蔡崇清
Cai Chongqing (d. 1936) embraced Daoism in midlife, devoting himself to silent, single-minded cultivation and mastering embryonic breathing (taixi) through deep meditation. In 1936, he arrived at Wuhan’s Changchun Temple...
The Xu Jiaoguang 徐教广
Xu Jiaoguang, a former Qing military officer from Shandong, retired after being dismissed for civilian harm during anti-bandit campaigns. He ordained at Wuliang Palace, later becoming abbot of Wuhan’s Changchun...
The Xu Jiaoguang 徐教广
Xu Jiaoguang, a former Qing military officer from Shandong, retired after being dismissed for civilian harm during anti-bandit campaigns. He ordained at Wuliang Palace, later becoming abbot of Wuhan’s Changchun...
The Xi Yukang 杨道源
Yang Daoyuan (1859–1915), styled Wushan, was a Hunan-born physician who ran the Chunan Pharmacy in Quanzhou, offering free medicine to the poor. Later, he retired to Nantai Rock on Mount...
The Xi Yukang 杨道源
Yang Daoyuan (1859–1915), styled Wushan, was a Hunan-born physician who ran the Chunan Pharmacy in Quanzhou, offering free medicine to the poor. Later, he retired to Nantai Rock on Mount...
The Xi Yukang 席裕康
Xi Yukang (late Qing–early Republican), styled Weigen and known as Baoren Zi, studied Neidan under Zhang Baitao. A polymath versed in Daoist philosophy, medicine, and the Yijing, he synthesized inner...
The Xi Yukang 席裕康
Xi Yukang (late Qing–early Republican), styled Weigen and known as Baoren Zi, studied Neidan under Zhang Baitao. A polymath versed in Daoist philosophy, medicine, and the Yijing, he synthesized inner...