The Yang Fu 杨辅
Yang Fu (fl. Ming dynasty), hao Cuncheng Daoren of Taihe, Yunnan, was famed in youth for filial devotion and scholarly diligence. After his mother’s death, he withdrew to a stone...
The Yang Fu 杨辅
Yang Fu (fl. Ming dynasty), hao Cuncheng Daoren of Taihe, Yunnan, was famed in youth for filial devotion and scholarly diligence. After his mother’s death, he withdrew to a stone...
The Zhang Daoning 张道凝
Zhang Daoning (fl. Ming dynasty), hao Dianxian (“Mad Immortal”), claimed descent from the ancient Yelang kingdom. At nineteen, an immortal transmitted to him the Dongtian Lüfa (Cavern-Heaven Vinaya). A Daoist...
The Zhang Daoning 张道凝
Zhang Daoning (fl. Ming dynasty), hao Dianxian (“Mad Immortal”), claimed descent from the ancient Yelang kingdom. At nineteen, an immortal transmitted to him the Dongtian Lüfa (Cavern-Heaven Vinaya). A Daoist...
The Li Yiliao 李一了
Li Yiliao (c. 1550s–1639?), styled Chidu or Chedu, of Yixian, Anhui, was a wealthy libertine who, near death at forty, renounced worldly life to become a Daoist. Trained in huandan...
The Li Yiliao 李一了
Li Yiliao (c. 1550s–1639?), styled Chidu or Chedu, of Yixian, Anhui, was a wealthy libertine who, near death at forty, renounced worldly life to become a Daoist. Trained in huandan...
The Zhou Ziran 周自然
Zhou Ziran of Jintai (modern Yi County, Hebei), entered the Quanzhen Order as a child. In adulthood, he traveled widely, teaching Daoist ethics and healing with herbal medicine. By the...
The Zhou Ziran 周自然
Zhou Ziran of Jintai (modern Yi County, Hebei), entered the Quanzhen Order as a child. In adulthood, he traveled widely, teaching Daoist ethics and healing with herbal medicine. By the...
The Wu Shouyi 吴守一
Wu Shouyi of Lanling (modern Cangshan, Shandong) entered Daoist monastic life as a child and studied under the renowned master Liu Yuannan, receiving esoteric liandu (refinement-and-liberation) rituals. He later secluded...
The Wu Shouyi 吴守一
Wu Shouyi of Lanling (modern Cangshan, Shandong) entered Daoist monastic life as a child and studied under the renowned master Liu Yuannan, receiving esoteric liandu (refinement-and-liberation) rituals. He later secluded...
The Yang Changxuan 杨常炫
Yang Changxuan, a late-Ming Shanxi native and jinshi-degree holder, abandoned official life to become a Daoist on Mount Hua, venerating Huang-Lao. He later resided at Songshan and Wudangshan, befriending abbot...
The Yang Changxuan 杨常炫
Yang Changxuan, a late-Ming Shanxi native and jinshi-degree holder, abandoned official life to become a Daoist on Mount Hua, venerating Huang-Lao. He later resided at Songshan and Wudangshan, befriending abbot...