The Shen Changjing 沈常敬
Shen Changjing (1523–1653), styled Yizhai and hao Taihe Zi of Tongxiang, Zhejiang, came from a Confucian family but lived in poverty with equanimity. At forty, he entered Jingai Mountain, residing...
The Shen Changjing 沈常敬
Shen Changjing (1523–1653), styled Yizhai and hao Taihe Zi of Tongxiang, Zhejiang, came from a Confucian family but lived in poverty with equanimity. At forty, he entered Jingai Mountain, residing...
The Wang Changyue 王常月
Wang Changyue (1622–1680), hao Kunyang Zi of Changzhi, Shanxi, revitalized Quanzhen Daoism in the early Qing. Receiving the “Celestial Immortal Precepts” from Longmen 6th Patriarch Zhao Fuyang, he became abbot...
The Wang Changyue 王常月
Wang Changyue (1622–1680), hao Kunyang Zi of Changzhi, Shanxi, revitalized Quanzhen Daoism in the early Qing. Receiving the “Celestial Immortal Precepts” from Longmen 6th Patriarch Zhao Fuyang, he became abbot...
The Liu Zhidong 刘至洞
Liu Zhidong (b. ca. 1522), styled Yongqian and hao Huiran Zi, was from Tancheng County, Jinan (modern Shandong). Initially drawn to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Lu Xiangshan’s idealism, he turned to...
The Liu Zhidong 刘至洞
Liu Zhidong (b. ca. 1522), styled Yongqian and hao Huiran Zi, was from Tancheng County, Jinan (modern Shandong). Initially drawn to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Lu Xiangshan’s idealism, he turned to...
The Erhu Wang 二虎王
Known only as “Erhu Wang” (“Two-Tiger Wang”), this nameless Daoist from western Shaanxi (Xiqin) abandoned his secular life at fifty after rising to the rank of Deputy Preceptor. He undertook...
The Erhu Wang 二虎王
Known only as “Erhu Wang” (“Two-Tiger Wang”), this nameless Daoist from western Shaanxi (Xiqin) abandoned his secular life at fifty after rising to the rank of Deputy Preceptor. He undertook...
The Lu Xixing 陆西星
Lu Xixing (1520–1601/1606), styled Changgeng and hao Qianxu of Xinghua, Yangzhou, abandoned the Confucian path after failing the imperial exams nine times. Claiming direct transmission from Lü Dongbin in 1547,...
The Lu Xixing 陆西星
Lu Xixing (1520–1601/1606), styled Changgeng and hao Qianxu of Xinghua, Yangzhou, abandoned the Confucian path after failing the imperial exams nine times. Claiming direct transmission from Lü Dongbin in 1547,...
The Wu Shangli 吴尚礼
Wu Shangli of Yugan (modern Zhejiang), a Daoist of Daguang Yuan on Longhu Mountain, accompanied the imperial favorite Shao Yuanjie to Beijing during the Jiajing reign (1522–1567). Appointed Zuo Zhiling...
The Wu Shangli 吴尚礼
Wu Shangli of Yugan (modern Zhejiang), a Daoist of Daguang Yuan on Longhu Mountain, accompanied the imperial favorite Shao Yuanjie to Beijing during the Jiajing reign (1522–1567). Appointed Zuo Zhiling...