The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Yan Xiyan 阎希言

The Yan Xiyan 阎希言

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Ma Weifan (d. 1577), styled Jiefu and hao Jingyuan of Ansui (modern Xushui, Hebei), was a Confucian scholar who abandoned his robes after receiving esoteric Daoist transmission from an immortal....

The Yan Xiyan 阎希言

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Ma Weifan (d. 1577), styled Jiefu and hao Jingyuan of Ansui (modern Xushui, Hebei), was a Confucian scholar who abandoned his robes after receiving esoteric Daoist transmission from an immortal....

The Ma Weifan 马维藩

The Ma Weifan 马维藩

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Ma Weifan (d. 1577), styled Jiefu and hao Jingyuan of Ansui (modern Xushui, Hebei), was a Confucian scholar who abandoned his robes after receiving esoteric Daoist transmission from an immortal....

The Ma Weifan 马维藩

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Ma Weifan (d. 1577), styled Jiefu and hao Jingyuan of Ansui (modern Xushui, Hebei), was a Confucian scholar who abandoned his robes after receiving esoteric Daoist transmission from an immortal....

The Sun Xuanqing 孙玄清

The Sun Xuanqing 孙玄清

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Sun Xuanqing (1497–1569), styled Haiyue Shanren of Shouguang, Shandong, ordained at Laoshan’s Mingxia Cave as a child. After receiving esoteric teachings from masters like Tongyuanzi and Zhang Doupeng, he mastered...

The Sun Xuanqing 孙玄清

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Sun Xuanqing (1497–1569), styled Haiyue Shanren of Shouguang, Shandong, ordained at Laoshan’s Mingxia Cave as a child. After receiving esoteric teachings from masters like Tongyuanzi and Zhang Doupeng, he mastered...

The Jin Zongzhou 金宗周

The Jin Zongzhou 金宗周

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Jin Zongzhou (1495–1565), styled Ru, was a Daoist of Yushu Abbey in Zhejiang during the Zhengde era. After extensive pilgrimages to sacred mountains in search of masters and teachings, he...

The Jin Zongzhou 金宗周

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Jin Zongzhou (1495–1565), styled Ru, was a Daoist of Yushu Abbey in Zhejiang during the Zhengde era. After extensive pilgrimages to sacred mountains in search of masters and teachings, he...

The Han Mao 韩懋

The Han Mao 韩懋

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Han Mao, styled Feixia Daoren of Luzhou, Sichuan, abandoned scholarly ambitions after repeated exam failures and ordained at Mount Emei. Known for his moral purity and literary talent, he received...

The Han Mao 韩懋

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Han Mao, styled Feixia Daoren of Luzhou, Sichuan, abandoned scholarly ambitions after repeated exam failures and ordained at Mount Emei. Known for his moral purity and literary talent, he received...

The Xu Daoguang 徐道广

The Xu Daoguang 徐道广

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Xu Daoguang of Kunming, Yunnan, entered Daoist monastic life as a child under master Jiang Rihe, mastering the esoteric Five Thunder Rites. Renowned for his rain-summoning and sun-praying rituals, he...

The Xu Daoguang 徐道广

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Xu Daoguang of Kunming, Yunnan, entered Daoist monastic life as a child under master Jiang Rihe, mastering the esoteric Five Thunder Rites. Renowned for his rain-summoning and sun-praying rituals, he...