The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Cui Jiaochun 崔教淳

The Cui Jiaochun 崔教淳

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Cui Jiaochun (fl. Daoguang–Xianfeng eras) served forty years as abbot and supervisor of Beijing’s Changchun Temple, renowned for humility and dedication to inner cultivation. During the 1857 Anglo-French invasion, Prince...

The Cui Jiaochun 崔教淳

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Cui Jiaochun (fl. Daoguang–Xianfeng eras) served forty years as abbot and supervisor of Beijing’s Changchun Temple, renowned for humility and dedication to inner cultivation. During the 1857 Anglo-French invasion, Prince...

The Zhang Jiaozhi 张教智

The Zhang Jiaozhi 张教智

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Zhang Jiaozhi (fl. Daoguang era) received ordination at Beijing’s Changchun Temple alongside Cui Jiaochun and later served as abbot (Jianyuan) of the White Cloud Temple. Though reserved and unassuming, he...

The Zhang Jiaozhi 张教智

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Zhang Jiaozhi (fl. Daoguang era) received ordination at Beijing’s Changchun Temple alongside Cui Jiaochun and later served as abbot (Jianyuan) of the White Cloud Temple. Though reserved and unassuming, he...

The Chen Yidao 陈颐道

The Chen Yidao 陈颐道

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Chen Yidao (fl. Daoguang era), styled Yuanjiao Zhenyi and also known as Xiangyuan Juemin in Buddhism, began Daoist study at sixty under Min Yide of the Longmen lineage. A syncretic...

The Chen Yidao 陈颐道

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Chen Yidao (fl. Daoguang era), styled Yuanjiao Zhenyi and also known as Xiangyuan Juemin in Buddhism, began Daoist study at sixty under Min Yide of the Longmen lineage. A syncretic...

The Zhang Zhenren 张真人

The Zhang Zhenren 张真人

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Zhang Zhenren (d. 1840), styled Jiaozhi and known as Hui Sheng Zi, was the 17th-generation Quanzhen preceptor of Beijing’s White Cloud Temple. After rigorous training, he received the Three Sovereigns’...

The Zhang Zhenren 张真人

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Zhang Zhenren (d. 1840), styled Jiaozhi and known as Hui Sheng Zi, was the 17th-generation Quanzhen preceptor of Beijing’s White Cloud Temple. After rigorous training, he received the Three Sovereigns’...

The Liu Mingrui 刘名瑞

The Liu Mingrui 刘名瑞

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Bai Yuchan taught that true talisman-writing begins in deep stillness—uniting inner yin-yang, dissolving self and other, and visualizing golden light on the paper. With breath, gaze, and intent unified, the...

The Liu Mingrui 刘名瑞

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Bai Yuchan taught that true talisman-writing begins in deep stillness—uniting inner yin-yang, dissolving self and other, and visualizing golden light on the paper. With breath, gaze, and intent unified, the...

The Chen Laiwo 陈来斡

The Chen Laiwo 陈来斡

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Chen Laiwo (1829–1896), styled Muqian and hao Xiyá, was a Quanzhen Daoist from Wuxing, Jiangsu. Drawn to Xuanyue philosophy in youth, he studied under Boyunzi on Mount Jingai, inheriting secret...

The Chen Laiwo 陈来斡

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Chen Laiwo (1829–1896), styled Muqian and hao Xiyá, was a Quanzhen Daoist from Wuxing, Jiangsu. Drawn to Xuanyue philosophy in youth, he studied under Boyunzi on Mount Jingai, inheriting secret...