The Tao Honghua 陶宏化
Tao Honghua (1621–1692), styled Feihuan of Suzhou, abandoned civil exams after the Ming fell at age ten. Ordained at Yuanmiao Temple, he led famine-relief rituals in 1647, declined official office,...
The Tao Honghua 陶宏化
Tao Honghua (1621–1692), styled Feihuan of Suzhou, abandoned civil exams after the Ming fell at age ten. Ordained at Yuanmiao Temple, he led famine-relief rituals in 1647, declined official office,...
The Yu Beng 余楍
Yu Shengsheng (1607–1685), styled Shengsheng and known as Dun’an, was a Sichuan-born scion of a Ming military elite family. After the dynasty’s collapse, he became a Daoist recluse in Jiangnan,...
The Yu Beng 余楍
Yu Shengsheng (1607–1685), styled Shengsheng and known as Dun’an, was a Sichuan-born scion of a Ming military elite family. After the dynasty’s collapse, he became a Daoist recluse in Jiangnan,...
The Zhu Taikong 朱太倥
Zhu Taikong (fl. late 17th c.), styled Chongyang of Kunshan, Jiangsu, studied under Zhan Tailin—a disciple of Longmen master Tan Shoucheng—and became a leading Quanzhen transmitter. He served longest as...
The Zhu Taikong 朱太倥
Zhu Taikong (fl. late 17th c.), styled Chongyang of Kunshan, Jiangsu, studied under Zhan Tailin—a disciple of Longmen master Tan Shoucheng—and became a leading Quanzhen transmitter. He served longest as...
The Zhan Tailin 詹太林
Zhan Tailin (fl. 1690s), originally trained in Confucianism, embraced Daoism in his youth. In 1690, he studied under Longmen master Tan Xinyue and became a 9th-generation precept-transmitting lawyer of the...
The Zhan Tailin 詹太林
Zhan Tailin (fl. 1690s), originally trained in Confucianism, embraced Daoism in his youth. In 1690, he studied under Longmen master Tan Xinyue and became a 9th-generation precept-transmitting lawyer of the...
The Pan Jiuyang 潘九阳
Pan Jiuyang (fl. 1660s–1680s), a native of Yunyang, Hubei, ordained on Wudang Mountain in 1662. He compiled Guangcheng Jiyao, an anthology of Daoist deliverance prayers, and gained fame for efficacious...
The Pan Jiuyang 潘九阳
Pan Jiuyang (fl. 1660s–1680s), a native of Yunyang, Hubei, ordained on Wudang Mountain in 1662. He compiled Guangcheng Jiyao, an anthology of Daoist deliverance prayers, and gained fame for efficacious...
The Shi Daoyuan 施道渊
Shi Daoyuan (d. 1678), styled Liangsheng and known as Tiezhu Daoren of Wu County, Jiangsu, trained from youth at Suzhou’s Chaozhen Temple. Initiated into Thunder Rites by Longhu Shan master...
The Shi Daoyuan 施道渊
Shi Daoyuan (d. 1678), styled Liangsheng and known as Tiezhu Daoren of Wu County, Jiangsu, trained from youth at Suzhou’s Chaozhen Temple. Initiated into Thunder Rites by Longhu Shan master...