The Chen Yangzhen 陈阳真
Chen Yangzhen (1763–1805), born Chen Pusheng of Taizhou, Zhejiang, renounced wealth for Daoism at 17, studying under Fang Rongyang at Weiyu Grotto. A master of alchemy, poetry, and esoteric arts,...
The Chen Yangzhen 陈阳真
Chen Yangzhen (1763–1805), born Chen Pusheng of Taizhou, Zhejiang, renounced wealth for Daoism at 17, studying under Fang Rongyang at Weiyu Grotto. A master of alchemy, poetry, and esoteric arts,...
The Gao Chengyue 高成岳
Gao Chengyue (b. 1760), from a Hebei farming-scholar family, encountered Master Xing Gongguang at Jinan’s Lüzu Daoist Academy and learned the “Tiaobu Huanye” method of internal alchemy. He then joined...
The Gao Chengyue 高成岳
Gao Chengyue (b. 1760), from a Hebei farming-scholar family, encountered Master Xing Gongguang at Jinan’s Lüzu Daoist Academy and learned the “Tiaobu Huanye” method of internal alchemy. He then joined...
The Fu Jinquan 傅金铨
Fu Jinquan, a Qing-era master of the Eastern Lineage (Dongpai) of Daoist alchemy, authored dozens of works explicating dual-cultivation practices. Rejecting solitary quietism, he taught that “true lead has no...
The Fu Jinquan 傅金铨
Fu Jinquan, a Qing-era master of the Eastern Lineage (Dongpai) of Daoist alchemy, authored dozens of works explicating dual-cultivation practices. Rejecting solitary quietism, he taught that “true lead has no...
The Chen Quanying 陈全莹
Chen Quanying (1759–1823), ordained at ten in Suzhou’s Yuandu Abbey, entered Beijing’s Guangming Hall at 24, receiving Zhengyi ordination from the Capital Daoist Registry. He helped construct the Lei Zu...
The Chen Quanying 陈全莹
Chen Quanying (1759–1823), ordained at ten in Suzhou’s Yuandu Abbey, entered Beijing’s Guangming Hall at 24, receiving Zhengyi ordination from the Capital Daoist Registry. He helped construct the Lei Zu...
The Min Yide 闵一得
Min Yide (1758–1836), Daoist name Lanyunzi, was a pivotal Longmen master who revitalized Jingai Mountain’s Pure Yang Palace. Blending Confucian ethics, Buddhist insight, and Daoist alchemy—plus esoteric techniques from Mount...
The Min Yide 闵一得
Min Yide (1758–1836), Daoist name Lanyunzi, was a pivotal Longmen master who revitalized Jingai Mountain’s Pure Yang Palace. Blending Confucian ethics, Buddhist insight, and Daoist alchemy—plus esoteric techniques from Mount...
The Wang Yangzhao 王阳诏
Wang Yangzhao (1754–1822), a Jiangsu scholar-initiate, claimed spiritual transmission from Lü Dongbin and later studied under Master Taixu. In 1808, he restored the Heron-Plum Hall at Jingai Mountain, enshrining Patriarch...
The Wang Yangzhao 王阳诏
Wang Yangzhao (1754–1822), a Jiangsu scholar-initiate, claimed spiritual transmission from Lü Dongbin and later studied under Master Taixu. In 1808, he restored the Heron-Plum Hall at Jingai Mountain, enshrining Patriarch...