The Pan Jinchi 潘金墀
Pan Jinchí, a wandering Daoist of the Qianlong–Jiaqing era, gained fame in Sichuan for efficacious rain prayers using Thunder Rites. Between 1795–1800, he devoted all alms collected over four years...
The Pan Jinchi 潘金墀
Pan Jinchí, a wandering Daoist of the Qianlong–Jiaqing era, gained fame in Sichuan for efficacious rain prayers using Thunder Rites. Between 1795–1800, he devoted all alms collected over four years...
The Zhang Zili 张资理
Zhang Zili (1712–1786), ordained at 11 in Suzhou, mastered Confucianism, Daoist classics, and Thunder Rites. He served at Beijing’s Guangming Temple, studied under Hui Yuanmo, and received imperial-sanctioned ordination from...
The Zhang Zili 张资理
Zhang Zili (1712–1786), ordained at 11 in Suzhou, mastered Confucianism, Daoist classics, and Thunder Rites. He served at Beijing’s Guangming Temple, studied under Hui Yuanmo, and received imperial-sanctioned ordination from...
The Gu Shenji 顾神几
Gu Shenji (1710–1777), ordained at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple at age 12 under Master Xu Dongcun, served in the imperial Daoist rites in Beijing in 1752. Returning to Suzhou in 1769,...
The Gu Shenji 顾神几
Gu Shenji (1710–1777), ordained at Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple at age 12 under Master Xu Dongcun, served in the imperial Daoist rites in Beijing in 1752. Returning to Suzhou in 1769,...
The Li Zhanran 李湛然
Li Zhanran (?–1765), a Daoist from Taicang, trained under imperial preceptor Lou Jinyuan and later retreated to Hengshan Mountain. A skilled acupuncturist who treated patients freely, he authored commentaries on...
The Li Zhanran 李湛然
Li Zhanran (?–1765), a Daoist from Taicang, trained under imperial preceptor Lou Jinyuan and later retreated to Hengshan Mountain. A skilled acupuncturist who treated patients freely, he authored commentaries on...
The Shen Yibing 沈一炳
Shen Yibing (1708–1786), 11th-generation Longmen preceptor, rose from poverty to master Daoist rites under Gao Dongli. Renowned for rain prayers and snow invocations across Zhejiang, he declined imperial appointment to...
The Shen Yibing 沈一炳
Shen Yibing (1708–1786), 11th-generation Longmen preceptor, rose from poverty to master Daoist rites under Gao Dongli. Renowned for rain prayers and snow invocations across Zhejiang, he declined imperial appointment to...
The Tong Fukuí 童复魁
Tong Fakui (1704–1801), a Longmen Daoist from Shaoxing, entered Luofu Mountain’s Sulao Temple at 28. After two decades of pilgrimage, he returned as abbot, renowned for strict discipline and profound...
The Tong Fukuí 童复魁
Tong Fakui (1704–1801), a Longmen Daoist from Shaoxing, entered Luofu Mountain’s Sulao Temple at 28. After two decades of pilgrimage, he returned as abbot, renowned for strict discipline and profound...