The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Li Fuxin 李复信

The Li Fuxin 李复信

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Li Fuxin (1734–1835), a scholar-born Daoist from Shanxi, renounced official life to train at Wudang and later secluded himself in Zhongnan Mountain for decades. Known for his snake-like fingernails protected...

The Li Fuxin 李复信

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Li Fuxin (1734–1835), a scholar-born Daoist from Shanxi, renounced official life to train at Wudang and later secluded himself in Zhongnan Mountain for decades. Known for his snake-like fingernails protected...

The Liu Yiming 刘一明

The Liu Yiming 刘一明

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Liu Yiming (1734–1821), 11th-generation Longmen master, synthesized Daoist alchemy, Confucian ethics, and Buddhist insight into a comprehensive system of xing-ming (nature-and-life) cultivation. Based in Gansu’s Qiyun Mountain, he authored over...

The Liu Yiming 刘一明

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Liu Yiming (1734–1821), 11th-generation Longmen master, synthesized Daoist alchemy, Confucian ethics, and Buddhist insight into a comprehensive system of xing-ming (nature-and-life) cultivation. Based in Gansu’s Qiyun Mountain, he authored over...

The Xu Yangying 徐阳盈

The Xu Yangying 徐阳盈

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Xu Yangying (1734–1802), a native of Taizhou, Jiangsu, devoted himself to Daoism from childhood—known for his sincerity, humility, and quiet resolve. At age 64, he received the Elementary Precepts at...

The Xu Yangying 徐阳盈

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Xu Yangying (1734–1802), a native of Taizhou, Jiangsu, devoted himself to Daoism from childhood—known for his sincerity, humility, and quiet resolve. At age 64, he received the Elementary Precepts at...

The Chen Yangfu 陈阳复

The Chen Yangfu 陈阳复

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Chen Yangfu (1730–1785), 12th-generation Longmen preceptor and Jingai successor, began in Chan Buddhism but embraced Daoism at 16. Known for receiving secret star rites and later taking full precepts, he...

The Chen Yangfu 陈阳复

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Chen Yangfu (1730–1785), 12th-generation Longmen preceptor and Jingai successor, began in Chan Buddhism but embraced Daoism at 16. Known for receiving secret star rites and later taking full precepts, he...

The Zhu Yangyuan 朱阳元

The Zhu Yangyuan 朱阳元

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Zhu Yangyuan (?–1808), once a wealthy and indulgent youth from Renhe, underwent a profound conversion after reading the Illustrated Yinzhi Wen. He renounced luxury, wandered through Daoist temples, and later...

The Zhu Yangyuan 朱阳元

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Zhu Yangyuan (?–1808), once a wealthy and indulgent youth from Renhe, underwent a profound conversion after reading the Illustrated Yinzhi Wen. He renounced luxury, wandered through Daoist temples, and later...

The Yi Dalu 伊大麓

The Yi Dalu 伊大麓

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Yi Dalu (Qianlong era), abbot of Shenzhou Hall at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple, was a skilled landscape painter trained under Teng Gupeng and Wang Cifeng. His works were included in Moxiang...

The Yi Dalu 伊大麓

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Yi Dalu (Qianlong era), abbot of Shenzhou Hall at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple, was a skilled landscape painter trained under Teng Gupeng and Wang Cifeng. His works were included in Moxiang...