The Wang Laizhen 王来真
Wang Laizhen (?–1782), originally Wang Laikun of Suzhou, received the profound “Shattering of Emptiness” teaching from Longmen master Xu Qingyun and was renamed upon ordination. He founded Yunshui Qi retreat...
The Wang Laizhen 王来真
Wang Laizhen (?–1782), originally Wang Laikun of Suzhou, received the profound “Shattering of Emptiness” teaching from Longmen master Xu Qingyun and was renamed upon ordination. He founded Yunshui Qi retreat...
The Shen Zongwen 沈宗文
Shen Zongwen (1736–1795), a Suzhou scholar disillusioned by repeated exam failures, ordained at Xuánmiào Temple under Master Li Xuanren. Receiving authentic Zhengyi transmission, he became renowned for efficacious rain and...
The Shen Zongwen 沈宗文
Shen Zongwen (1736–1795), a Suzhou scholar disillusioned by repeated exam failures, ordained at Xuánmiào Temple under Master Li Xuanren. Receiving authentic Zhengyi transmission, he became renowned for efficacious rain and...
The Zhuang Xi 庄熙
Zhuang Xi (1736–1795), nephew of the famed Daoist Zhuang Chun, trained alongside him at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple. Skilled in talismanic water rites and exorcism, he earned equal renown as the...
The Zhuang Xi 庄熙
Zhuang Xi (1736–1795), nephew of the famed Daoist Zhuang Chun, trained alongside him at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple. Skilled in talismanic water rites and exorcism, he earned equal renown as the...
The Zhuang Chun 庄椿
Zhuang Chun (1736–1795), scion of a Changzhou gentry family, devoted himself to Daoism and resided at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple. A master of talismanic water rites and exorcism, he gained fame...
The Zhuang Chun 庄椿
Zhuang Chun (1736–1795), scion of a Changzhou gentry family, devoted himself to Daoism and resided at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple. A master of talismanic water rites and exorcism, he gained fame...
The Pan Yangyin 潘阳因
Pan Yangyin (1736–1823), devoted to Daoism from youth, entered Jingai Mountain at 16 under Master Lanyun. Though fond of poetry, he later burned all his writings and wandered China as...
The Pan Yangyin 潘阳因
Pan Yangyin (1736–1823), devoted to Daoism from youth, entered Jingai Mountain at 16 under Master Lanyun. Though fond of poetry, he later burned all his writings and wandered China as...
The Liu Huayang 柳华阳
Liu Huayang (b. 1736), originally a Buddhist monk from Nanchang, received Golden Elixir teachings from Wu Chongxu (Wu Shouyang) and Master Huyun, converting to Daoism. His works Hui Ming Jing...
The Liu Huayang 柳华阳
Liu Huayang (b. 1736), originally a Buddhist monk from Nanchang, received Golden Elixir teachings from Wu Chongxu (Wu Shouyang) and Master Huyun, converting to Daoism. His works Hui Ming Jing...