The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Cong Xuan 从铉

The Cong Xuan 从铉

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Cong Xuan (b. 1443), styled Youxuan and hao Dingxi of Anlu, showed innate Daoist temperament and devoted himself to Huang-Lao teachings. Rejecting marriage, he wandered sacred mountains—Taihe, Song, and Hua—where...

The Cong Xuan 从铉

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Cong Xuan (b. 1443), styled Youxuan and hao Dingxi of Anlu, showed innate Daoist temperament and devoted himself to Huang-Lao teachings. Rejecting marriage, he wandered sacred mountains—Taihe, Song, and Hua—where...

The Wei Zhending 卫真定

The Wei Zhending 卫真定

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Wei Zhen Ding (d. 1645), styled Yuanzai and hao Pingyangzi of Shimen, Zhejiang, came from a scholarly lineage tracing back to the Song–Yuan transition. Though considered slow-witted, he was deeply...

The Wei Zhending 卫真定

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Wei Zhen Ding (d. 1645), styled Yuanzai and hao Pingyangzi of Shimen, Zhejiang, came from a scholarly lineage tracing back to the Song–Yuan transition. Though considered slow-witted, he was deeply...

The Zhao Zhensong 赵真嵩

The Zhao Zhensong 赵真嵩

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Zhao ZhenSong (d. 1628), originally named Deyuan and hao Fuyangzi of Langya, Shandong, mastered Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist texts by age twenty. After his parents’ death at twenty-five, he journeyed...

The Zhao Zhensong 赵真嵩

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Zhao ZhenSong (d. 1628), originally named Deyuan and hao Fuyangzi of Langya, Shandong, mastered Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist texts by age twenty. After his parents’ death at twenty-five, he journeyed...

The Zhang Jingding 张静定

The Zhang Jingding 张静定

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Zhang Jingding (d. 1522), originally named Zongren and hao Wuwo, was a Confucian scholar from Yuhang who passed the Mingjing exam in the Yongle era but chose reclusion. After his...

The Zhang Jingding 张静定

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Zhang Jingding (d. 1522), originally named Zongren and hao Wuwo, was a Confucian scholar from Yuhang who passed the Mingjing exam in the Yongle era but chose reclusion. After his...

The Zhong Yaji 钟丫髻

The Zhong Yaji 钟丫髻

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Zhong Yaji (b. 1437), known for his unshorn “double-bun” hairstyle, was summoned to Beijing at age 14 in 1547 by the Jiajing Emperor and installed at White Cloud Temple. When...

The Zhong Yaji 钟丫髻

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Zhong Yaji (b. 1437), known for his unshorn “double-bun” hairstyle, was summoned to Beijing at age 14 in 1547 by the Jiajing Emperor and installed at White Cloud Temple. When...

The Tan Sixian 谭嗣先

The Tan Sixian 谭嗣先

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Tan Sixian, a Daoist of Qingyuan Temple in Danyang (Jiangsu) during the Zhengtong reign (1436–1449), styled Daolin, compiled and published The Biography of Ge Xianweng of the Great Ultimate, a...

The Tan Sixian 谭嗣先

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Tan Sixian, a Daoist of Qingyuan Temple in Danyang (Jiangsu) during the Zhengtong reign (1436–1449), styled Daolin, compiled and published The Biography of Ge Xianweng of the Great Ultimate, a...