The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Yun Dabian 云大辫

The Yun Dabian 云大辫

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Yun Dabian (born Wang, sobriquet “Living Dead Man”) of Pu’er, Yunnan, abandoned military life at fifty, received esoteric transmissions—including Indic-style star rites—and practiced silent cultivation for decades. A Longmen Heart...

The Yun Dabian 云大辫

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Yun Dabian (born Wang, sobriquet “Living Dead Man”) of Pu’er, Yunnan, abandoned military life at fifty, received esoteric transmissions—including Indic-style star rites—and practiced silent cultivation for decades. A Longmen Heart...

The Deng Dongyan 邓东岩

The Deng Dongyan 邓东岩

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Deng Dongyan (daohao Guyinzi), a Wuchang Hansan Gong Daoist, mastered spirit-writing (fuji) and co-compiled the Cantong Jing, a scripture likely revealed by Patriarch Lü. His work exemplifies how Qing-era Daoists...

The Deng Dongyan 邓东岩

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Deng Dongyan (daohao Guyinzi), a Wuchang Hansan Gong Daoist, mastered spirit-writing (fuji) and co-compiled the Cantong Jing, a scripture likely revealed by Patriarch Lü. His work exemplifies how Qing-era Daoists...

The Xue Yanggui 薛阳桂

The Xue Yanggui 薛阳桂

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Xue Yanggui (styled Xinxiang) of Wuzhong, Zhejiang, studied under Min Yide at Mount Jingai, receiving Longmen Northern Lineage alchemical secrets. His works Golden Immortal Direct Pointing and Plum Blossom Dialogues...

The Xue Yanggui 薛阳桂

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Xue Yanggui (styled Xinxiang) of Wuzhong, Zhejiang, studied under Min Yide at Mount Jingai, receiving Longmen Northern Lineage alchemical secrets. His works Golden Immortal Direct Pointing and Plum Blossom Dialogues...

The Liu Yuncheng 刘允诚

The Liu Yuncheng 刘允诚

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Liu Yuncheng (sobriquet Qingxuzi), a former Guiyang scholar, became a Daoist priest at Wuchang’s Hansan Gong and mastered spirit-writing (fuji). With Dongyanzi and Youwozi, he co-authored the Cantong Jing, blending...

The Liu Yuncheng 刘允诚

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Liu Yuncheng (sobriquet Qingxuzi), a former Guiyang scholar, became a Daoist priest at Wuchang’s Hansan Gong and mastered spirit-writing (fuji). With Dongyanzi and Youwozi, he co-authored the Cantong Jing, blending...

The Liang Chaojing 梁朝㭠

The Liang Chaojing 梁朝㭠

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Liang Chaozhen (also Miaoquan), a Menghua native reputedly linked to Wudang’s Purple Stone Hermitage, mastered Cantong qi and Wuzhen pian. While wandering Guizhou, he received a poetic transmission from the...

The Liang Chaojing 梁朝㭠

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Liang Chaozhen (also Miaoquan), a Menghua native reputedly linked to Wudang’s Purple Stone Hermitage, mastered Cantong qi and Wuzhen pian. While wandering Guizhou, he received a poetic transmission from the...

The Feng Yingkui 冯应魁

The Feng Yingkui 冯应魁

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Feng Yingkui (styled Yijiu, daohao Shangyuan) of Menghua (Yunnan) was a virtuous Daoist healer famed for effective treatments. After receiving Sun Simiao’s Anle Xianfang, he funded its engraving in Weibaoshan’s...

The Feng Yingkui 冯应魁

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Feng Yingkui (styled Yijiu, daohao Shangyuan) of Menghua (Yunnan) was a virtuous Daoist healer famed for effective treatments. After receiving Sun Simiao’s Anle Xianfang, he funded its engraving in Weibaoshan’s...