The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Wang Ding 王鼎

The Wang Ding 王鼎

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Wang Ding (Ming dynasty), son of a Jiangning military officer, inherited the Danjing of immortal Wang Gufeng and Shen Wansan’s alchemical formulas. Cured of a fatal illness by Daoist Shen...

The Wang Ding 王鼎

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Wang Ding (Ming dynasty), son of a Jiangning military officer, inherited the Danjing of immortal Wang Gufeng and Shen Wansan’s alchemical formulas. Cured of a fatal illness by Daoist Shen...

The Shen Yeyun 沈野云

The Shen Yeyun 沈野云

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Shen Yeyun (Ming dynasty) was registered at Qingyuan Temple on Yuhuatai, Jiangning Prefecture (modern Nanjing). He studied under Wang Gufeng, receiving breath-cultivation methods and later the master’s ten-volume Danjing (Scripture...

The Shen Yeyun 沈野云

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Shen Yeyun (Ming dynasty) was registered at Qingyuan Temple on Yuhuatai, Jiangning Prefecture (modern Nanjing). He studied under Wang Gufeng, receiving breath-cultivation methods and later the master’s ten-volume Danjing (Scripture...

The Wang Shouzhong 王守中

The Wang Shouzhong 王守中

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Wang Shouzhong (Ming dynasty), a native of Nixi Si (modern Pingshan County, Sichuan), became a Daoist in childhood. He secluded himself in a cave he carved into the rear mountain,...

The Wang Shouzhong 王守中

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Wang Shouzhong (Ming dynasty), a native of Nixi Si (modern Pingshan County, Sichuan), became a Daoist in childhood. He secluded himself in a cave he carved into the rear mountain,...

The Kong Shiju 孔师居

The Kong Shiju 孔师居

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Kong Shiju (Ming dynasty) resided at the White Crane Temple in Guangde Prefecture. There, he encountered an unnamed “immortal” who transmitted to him secret talismanic registers (milu). Empowered thereby, he...

The Kong Shiju 孔师居

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Kong Shiju (Ming dynasty) resided at the White Crane Temple in Guangde Prefecture. There, he encountered an unnamed “immortal” who transmitted to him secret talismanic registers (milu). Empowered thereby, he...

The Yin Taixuan 尹太铉

The Yin Taixuan 尹太铉

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Yin Taiquan (Ming dynasty), hao Gaoyang Zi and a native of Donglu (Shandong), authored the Cantong Qi Butian Shi (Supplemental Stone to the Cantong Qi). His work was later incorporated...

The Yin Taixuan 尹太铉

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Yin Taiquan (Ming dynasty), hao Gaoyang Zi and a native of Donglu (Shandong), authored the Cantong Qi Butian Shi (Supplemental Stone to the Cantong Qi). His work was later incorporated...

The Wu Yan 武演

The Wu Yan 武演

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Wu Yan (Ming dynasty), styled Shizhen and a native of Lanyang (modern Henan), showed exceptional talent from youth. While accompanying his father on official duty in Hanzhong, he met the...

The Wu Yan 武演

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Wu Yan (Ming dynasty), styled Shizhen and a native of Lanyang (modern Henan), showed exceptional talent from youth. While accompanying his father on official duty in Hanzhong, he met the...