The Li Pengtou 李蓬头
Li Pengtou, a Daoist from Fengtian (modern Liaoning), followed Zhang Sanfeng’s “New Lineage” in youth. After receiving water-fasting and grain-avoidance techniques from Li Chijiao on Mount Bian, he retreated to...
The Li Pengtou 李蓬头
Li Pengtou, a Daoist from Fengtian (modern Liaoning), followed Zhang Sanfeng’s “New Lineage” in youth. After receiving water-fasting and grain-avoidance techniques from Li Chijiao on Mount Bian, he retreated to...
The Zheng Shangcheng 郑上乘
Zheng Shangcheng (b. 1700), a Confucian scholar from Liaodong, turned to Daoism after failing the imperial exams. He met Master Luo Xiaoyuan at Chaoyang Cave and became the 15th patriarch...
The Zheng Shangcheng 郑上乘
Zheng Shangcheng (b. 1700), a Confucian scholar from Liaodong, turned to Daoism after failing the imperial exams. He met Master Luo Xiaoyuan at Chaoyang Cave and became the 15th patriarch...
The Wang Xiuhu 王袖虎
Wang Xiuhu, a former soldier from Sichuan, renounced worldly life after unacknowledged service and trained under Daoist masters on Mount Jizu, mastering Maoshan rites. Renowned for the legend of carrying...
The Wang Xiuhu 王袖虎
Wang Xiuhu, a former soldier from Sichuan, renounced worldly life after unacknowledged service and trained under Daoist masters on Mount Jizu, mastering Maoshan rites. Renowned for the legend of carrying...
The Cheng Benhuan 程本焕
Cheng Benhuan (fl. 18th c.), a Daoist from Gansu, trained at Zi Yun Temple and later retreated to Xiangshan Mountain. Recognized for his sincerity by Preceptor Bai Fuli in 1737,...
The Cheng Benhuan 程本焕
Cheng Benhuan (fl. 18th c.), a Daoist from Gansu, trained at Zi Yun Temple and later retreated to Xiangshan Mountain. Recognized for his sincerity by Preceptor Bai Fuli in 1737,...
The Xu Yifan 徐一返
Xu Yifan (fl. late 17th–mid 18th c.), once a bandit, transformed into the 11th-generation Longmen master after meeting Daoist Fang Ningyang. Based at Jingai Mountain’s Helin Monastery, he later trained...
The Xu Yifan 徐一返
Xu Yifan (fl. late 17th–mid 18th c.), once a bandit, transformed into the 11th-generation Longmen master after meeting Daoist Fang Ningyang. Based at Jingai Mountain’s Helin Monastery, he later trained...
The Hui Yuanmo 惠远谟
Hui Yuanmo (1697–1771), a learned Daoist from Suzhou, studied under Pan Wuan and later served at Beijing’s Guangming Temple under Lou Jinyuan. Appointed abbot of Xuánmiào Temple and Longhu Mountain...
The Hui Yuanmo 惠远谟
Hui Yuanmo (1697–1771), a learned Daoist from Suzhou, studied under Pan Wuan and later served at Beijing’s Guangming Temple under Lou Jinyuan. Appointed abbot of Xuánmiào Temple and Longhu Mountain...