The Yang Lixin 杨理信
Yang Lixin (b. ca. 1385), styled Daxiu and hao Guiyuanzi, was a native of Mengyin, Shandong. After years in mundane trade, he underwent spiritual awakening—inspired by the metaphor of moth...
The Yang Lixin 杨理信
Yang Lixin (b. ca. 1385), styled Daxiu and hao Guiyuanzi, was a native of Mengyin, Shandong. After years in mundane trade, he underwent spiritual awakening—inspired by the metaphor of moth...
The Shoufa Zhenren 守法真人
Shoufa Zhenren (d. 1491), styled Haoran of Jiading (modern Shanghai), entered Daoism as a youth after a healer cured his chronic illness. Trained under Sun Yingyuan and Shao Tongmiao, he...
The Shoufa Zhenren 守法真人
Shoufa Zhenren (d. 1491), styled Haoran of Jiading (modern Shanghai), entered Daoism as a youth after a healer cured his chronic illness. Trained under Sun Yingyuan and Shao Tongmiao, he...
The Wang Shineng 王士能
Wang Shining (1364–1491), of Haizhou, sought immortality from youth, traveling to Sichuan and studying under a snow-mountain adept who taught him body-refining and breath-cultivation arts. Living ascetically in Jining—eating only...
The Wang Shineng 王士能
Wang Shining (1364–1491), of Haizhou, sought immortality from youth, traveling to Sichuan and studying under a snow-mountain adept who taught him body-refining and breath-cultivation arts. Living ascetically in Jining—eating only...
The Zhou Yuanpu 周元朴
Zhou Yuanpu (d. 1450), originally named Zhisheng and hao Dazhuo, was a native of Xi’an, Shaanxi. Fleeing Yuan-Ming turmoil, he secluded himself in Mount Zhongnan, then at 48 moved to...
The Zhou Yuanpu 周元朴
Zhou Yuanpu (d. 1450), originally named Zhisheng and hao Dazhuo, was a native of Xi’an, Shaanxi. Fleeing Yuan-Ming turmoil, he secluded himself in Mount Zhongnan, then at 48 moved to...
The Zhang Jingzhong 张景忠
Zhang Jingzhong (d. 1440), of Changzhou (modern Suzhou), nicknamed “Zhang Pique,” entered Yuanmiao Temple at sixteen as a disciple of Hu Dao’an. He mastered the secret Thunder Rites of Mo...
The Zhang Jingzhong 张景忠
Zhang Jingzhong (d. 1440), of Changzhou (modern Suzhou), nicknamed “Zhang Pique,” entered Yuanmiao Temple at sixteen as a disciple of Hu Dao’an. He mastered the secret Thunder Rites of Mo...
The Lei Puming 雷普明
Lei Puming, a native of Junzhou (Hubei), trained in Zhengyi talismanic and prayer rites at Longhu Mountain from youth. In 1473, Emperor Xianzong commissioned him to escort a Zhenwu statue...
The Lei Puming 雷普明
Lei Puming, a native of Junzhou (Hubei), trained in Zhengyi talismanic and prayer rites at Longhu Mountain from youth. In 1473, Emperor Xianzong commissioned him to escort a Zhenwu statue...