The Luo Xiaoyuan 罗霄远
Luo Xiaoyuan (b. 1672), originally a merchant from Jingxi, met Daoist master Kong Yunfeng in midlife and received the complete transmission of the Nanwu lineage. He became the 14th patriarch...
The Luo Xiaoyuan 罗霄远
Luo Xiaoyuan (b. 1672), originally a merchant from Jingxi, met Daoist master Kong Yunfeng in midlife and received the complete transmission of the Nanwu lineage. He became the 14th patriarch...
The Zhang Yulong 张遇隆
Zhang Yulong (?–1752), 56th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Daoism, was appointed by imperial decree in 1742 and honored by the Qianlong Emperor during his southern tour. After a censor’s impeachment...
The Zhang Yulong 张遇隆
Zhang Yulong (?–1752), 56th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Daoism, was appointed by imperial decree in 1742 and honored by the Qianlong Emperor during his southern tour. After a censor’s impeachment...
The Zhang Xilin 张锡麟
Zhang Xilin (?–1727), 55th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Daoism, inherited the title in 1715 and was warmly received by the Kangxi Emperor at Changchun Garden. Honored as a Guanglu Grand...
The Zhang Xilin 张锡麟
Zhang Xilin (?–1727), 55th Celestial Master of Zhengyi Daoism, inherited the title in 1715 and was warmly received by the Kangxi Emperor at Changchun Garden. Honored as a Guanglu Grand...
The Yu Tong 俞桐
Yu Tong (courtesy name Qiuting), a Qing-era Daoist from Changzhou (modern Suzhou), entered Xuánmiào Temple as a youth due to chronic illness. A gifted painter and poet, his works—marked by...
The Yu Tong 俞桐
Yu Tong (courtesy name Qiuting), a Qing-era Daoist from Changzhou (modern Suzhou), entered Xuánmiào Temple as a youth due to chronic illness. A gifted painter and poet, his works—marked by...
The Pan Yuangui 潘元珪
Pan Yuangui, a Qing-era Daoist from Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple, mastered the esoteric Thunder Rites under Master Hu Deguo. Renowned for leading grand rituals across Jiangnan, he was summoned to Beijing...
The Pan Yuangui 潘元珪
Pan Yuangui, a Qing-era Daoist from Suzhou’s Xuánmiào Temple, mastered the esoteric Thunder Rites under Master Hu Deguo. Renowned for leading grand rituals across Jiangnan, he was summoned to Beijing...
The Zhou Dajing 周大经
Zhou Dajing (fl. Kangxi–Yongzheng eras), a Daoist master from Longhu Mountain’s Sanhua Monastery, excelled in Thunder Rites (Wu Lei Zheng Fa) and esoteric talismans. As temple provost, he taught hundreds...
The Zhou Dajing 周大经
Zhou Dajing (fl. Kangxi–Yongzheng eras), a Daoist master from Longhu Mountain’s Sanhua Monastery, excelled in Thunder Rites (Wu Lei Zheng Fa) and esoteric talismans. As temple provost, he taught hundreds...