The Guo Changbin 郭长彬
Guo Changbin (styled Qusheng, fl. late 17th c.), a native of Pinghu, became a Daoist at thirteen under Xu Zixiu. Trained in Thunder Rites by Shi Liangsheng of Qionglong Mountain,...
The Guo Changbin 郭长彬
Guo Changbin (styled Qusheng, fl. late 17th c.), a native of Pinghu, became a Daoist at thirteen under Xu Zixiu. Trained in Thunder Rites by Shi Liangsheng of Qionglong Mountain,...
The Yang Fengzi 杨疯子
Yang Fengzi (fl. early Qing), a native of Menghua (Yunnan), wandered barefoot and disheveled, carrying his elderly mother on his back to beg. He fed her first, then sang joyfully...
The Yang Fengzi 杨疯子
Yang Fengzi (fl. early Qing), a native of Menghua (Yunnan), wandered barefoot and disheveled, carrying his elderly mother on his back to beg. He fed her first, then sang joyfully...
The He Taihe 何太和
He Taihe (fl. late 17th c.), a native of Menghua (modern Weishan, Yunnan), withdrew to Mount Wei during Wu Sangui’s rebellion. There he practiced Daoist cultivation, mastered esoteric teachings, and...
The He Taihe 何太和
He Taihe (fl. late 17th c.), a native of Menghua (modern Weishan, Yunnan), withdrew to Mount Wei during Wu Sangui’s rebellion. There he practiced Daoist cultivation, mastered esoteric teachings, and...
The Wang Qingzheng 王清正
Wang Qingzheng (styled Laiyang, fl. early Qing), a direct heir of Longmen master Ma Zhenyi, restored Beijing’s war-ravaged Baiyun Temple after the Ming collapse. As its early Qing abbot, he...
The Wang Qingzheng 王清正
Wang Qingzheng (styled Laiyang, fl. early Qing), a direct heir of Longmen master Ma Zhenyi, restored Beijing’s war-ravaged Baiyun Temple after the Ming collapse. As its early Qing abbot, he...
The Ma Zhenyi 马真一
Ma Zhenyi (fl. early Qing), known as “Fengdian” or “Mad Sage of Wang-Diao Cave” on Mount Hua, practiced Longmen Quanzhen inner alchemy. Renowned for prophetic insight and efficacious rain-snow prayers,...
The Ma Zhenyi 马真一
Ma Zhenyi (fl. early Qing), known as “Fengdian” or “Mad Sage of Wang-Diao Cave” on Mount Hua, practiced Longmen Quanzhen inner alchemy. Renowned for prophetic insight and efficacious rain-snow prayers,...
The Zhu Siying 诸嗣郢
Zhu Siying (fl. mid–late 17th c.), styled Jiufeng Shanren of Qingpu, earned jinshi rank in 1661 under the Qing but immediately renounced office. He built a hermitage on Sheshan Mountain...
The Zhu Siying 诸嗣郢
Zhu Siying (fl. mid–late 17th c.), styled Jiufeng Shanren of Qingpu, earned jinshi rank in 1661 under the Qing but immediately renounced office. He built a hermitage on Sheshan Mountain...