The Gu Yangkun 顾阳昆
Gu Yangkun (fl. Qianlong–Jiaqing), styled Cangzhou, studied under Zongshi Chu Rendao and mastered Daoist classics. Residing at Mount Tongbo in Zhejiang, his profound learning drew countless seekers daily. Revered as...
The Gu Yangkun 顾阳昆
Gu Yangkun (fl. Qianlong–Jiaqing), styled Cangzhou, studied under Zongshi Chu Rendao and mastered Daoist classics. Residing at Mount Tongbo in Zhejiang, his profound learning drew countless seekers daily. Revered as...
The Xu Yangguo 徐阳果
Xu Yangguo (1750s–?), originally Xu Renhe of Guangfu, Jiangsu, mastered the Yijing and Buddhist teachings. Partnering with Lanyun Lüshi of Jingai Mountain, he protected Suzhou’s Fangsheng River, rallied gentry support,...
The Xu Yangguo 徐阳果
Xu Yangguo (1750s–?), originally Xu Renhe of Guangfu, Jiangsu, mastered the Yijing and Buddhist teachings. Partnering with Lanyun Lüshi of Jingai Mountain, he protected Suzhou’s Fangsheng River, rallied gentry support,...
The Dai Beizhuang 戴北庄
Dai Beizhuang, a formidable horseman and archer from Huguang, renounced martial life at 41 to ordain under Longmen master Cai Tianyi in Zhejiang. Dwelling alone in Yunshui Pavilion, he chanted...
The Dai Beizhuang 戴北庄
Dai Beizhuang, a formidable horseman and archer from Huguang, renounced martial life at 41 to ordain under Longmen master Cai Tianyi in Zhejiang. Dwelling alone in Yunshui Pavilion, he chanted...
The Gao Yanggui 高阳桂
Gao Yanggui (fl. early 19th c.), a scholar from Xiushui (Jiaxing), admired Daoist Chen Guiyun and frequently visited Jingai Mountain. In 1819, he assumed leadership of the monastery; the next...
The Gao Yanggui 高阳桂
Gao Yanggui (fl. early 19th c.), a scholar from Xiushui (Jiaxing), admired Daoist Chen Guiyun and frequently visited Jingai Mountain. In 1819, he assumed leadership of the monastery; the next...
The Jiang Benyuan 江本源
Jiang Benyuan, Daoist name Songzhu Shanren, served as abbot of Sulao Abbey deep in Mount Luofu. A scholar of Confucianism and Buddhism, he composed poetry and hosted literati. He carved...
The Jiang Benyuan 江本源
Jiang Benyuan, Daoist name Songzhu Shanren, served as abbot of Sulao Abbey deep in Mount Luofu. A scholar of Confucianism and Buddhism, he composed poetry and hosted literati. He carved...
The Zeng Bixian 曾必先
Zeng Bixian (b. 1791), from Fucheng, Hebei, renounced worldly ambition in youth after meeting Gao Chengyue, 17th patriarch of the Namo lineage. He became the 18th-generation master of this Quanzhen...
The Zeng Bixian 曾必先
Zeng Bixian (b. 1791), from Fucheng, Hebei, renounced worldly ambition in youth after meeting Gao Chengyue, 17th patriarch of the Namo lineage. He became the 18th-generation master of this Quanzhen...