The Jiang Zhenghe 江正合
Jiang Zhenghe (fl. late Ming–early Qing), styled Yuncheng of Wujiang, Jiangsu, was the wife of Longmen master Lü Yunyin. At seventeen, she embraced his spiritual path, practicing seated meditation and...
The Jiang Zhenghe 江正合
Jiang Zhenghe (fl. late Ming–early Qing), styled Yuncheng of Wujiang, Jiangsu, was the wife of Longmen master Lü Yunyin. At seventeen, she embraced his spiritual path, practicing seated meditation and...
The Wang Qingxu 王清虚
Wang Qingxu (ca. 1630–1726), originally Wang Daqi of Suzhou, styled Dingran and known as Dongyangzi, trained under Lü Quanyang and Tao Shian. In his thirties, he received full Longmen transmission—including...
The Wang Qingxu 王清虚
Wang Qingxu (ca. 1630–1726), originally Wang Daqi of Suzhou, styled Dingran and known as Dongyangzi, trained under Lü Quanyang and Tao Shian. In his thirties, he received full Longmen transmission—including...
The Bao Taikai 鲍太开
Bao Taikai (1667–1710?), originally Bao He of Daxing (Beijing), styled Sanyang, left home at eighteen after meeting Huang Xutang. He received the Initial and Middle Precepts under Lü Yunyin at...
The Bao Taikai 鲍太开
Bao Taikai (1667–1710?), originally Bao He of Daxing (Beijing), styled Sanyang, left home at eighteen after meeting Huang Xutang. He received the Initial and Middle Precepts under Lü Yunyin at...
The Huang Shouzheng 黄守正
Huang Shouzheng (fl. 1640s–1660s), styled Deyi and known as Xutangzi of Changzhou, Suzhou, abandoned Confucian studies after a revelatory encounter on Lingyan Mountain. Ordained by Wang Changyue in Beijing, he...
The Huang Shouzheng 黄守正
Huang Shouzheng (fl. 1640s–1660s), styled Deyi and known as Xutangzi of Changzhou, Suzhou, abandoned Confucian studies after a revelatory encounter on Lingyan Mountain. Ordained by Wang Changyue in Beijing, he...
The Sun Shouyi 孙守一
Sun Shouyi (fl. mid-17th c.), originally Sun Shangzhi of Gui’an, Zhejiang, was a learned martial scholar who, at nineteen, met Shen Taihe near Nanjing and was taken to Maoshan. There...
The Sun Shouyi 孙守一
Sun Shouyi (fl. mid-17th c.), originally Sun Shangzhi of Gui’an, Zhejiang, was a learned martial scholar who, at nineteen, met Shen Taihe near Nanjing and was taken to Maoshan. There...
The Lin Shoum Mu 林守木
Lin Shoumu (1578?–1672?), styled Maoyang of Xianju, Zhejiang (ancestrally Fujian), was gifted in speech and intellect. After visiting Tao Jing’an in 1663 and Wang Changyue in 1666, he trained under...
The Lin Shoum Mu 林守木
Lin Shoumu (1578?–1672?), styled Maoyang of Xianju, Zhejiang (ancestrally Fujian), was gifted in speech and intellect. After visiting Tao Jing’an in 1663 and Wang Changyue in 1666, he trained under...