The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Wu Baohe 吴葆和

The Wu Baohe 吴葆和

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Wu Baohe, a Daoist of Mingyuan Monastery at Longhu Mountain in early Ming, was appointed Zuo Zhiling (Left Perfected Luminary) of the Daoist Registry Office (Daolu Si) in the Hongwu...

The Wu Baohe 吴葆和

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Wu Baohe, a Daoist of Mingyuan Monastery at Longhu Mountain in early Ming, was appointed Zuo Zhiling (Left Perfected Luminary) of the Daoist Registry Office (Daolu Si) in the Hongwu...

The Li Zhongzhi 李仲治

The Li Zhongzhi 李仲治

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Li Zhongzhi (styled “Liao’an”), an early Ming Daoist from Longhu Mountain, followed Zhu Zhiqing in founding the Lu Wen’an Memorial Temple. He later traveled to Jinxi, where he engaged in...

The Li Zhongzhi 李仲治

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Li Zhongzhi (styled “Liao’an”), an early Ming Daoist from Longhu Mountain, followed Zhu Zhiqing in founding the Lu Wen’an Memorial Temple. He later traveled to Jinxi, where he engaged in...

The Zhang Youlin 张友霖

The Zhang Youlin 张友霖

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Zhang Youlin (styled Xiuwen), a Daoist of Mingyuan Monastery at Longhu Mountain, was summoned to the capital during the Hongwu reign. Honored as “Jiaomen Gaoshi” (Eminent Daoist Master), he was...

The Zhang Youlin 张友霖

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Zhang Youlin (styled Xiuwen), a Daoist of Mingyuan Monastery at Longhu Mountain, was summoned to the capital during the Hongwu reign. Honored as “Jiaomen Gaoshi” (Eminent Daoist Master), he was...

The Wang Zongdan 王宗旦

The Wang Zongdan 王宗旦

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Wang Zongdan, an early Ming Daoist from Chongxi Palace, was appointed to serve at the Shenle Guan (Temple of Divine Music) in the Hongwu era. During the Yongle reign, he...

The Wang Zongdan 王宗旦

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Wang Zongdan, an early Ming Daoist from Chongxi Palace, was appointed to serve at the Shenle Guan (Temple of Divine Music) in the Hongwu era. During the Yongle reign, he...

The Zhu Quan 朱权

The Zhu Quan 朱权

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Zhu Quan (1376–1448), the Ming founder’s 17th son and enfeoffed Prince of Ning, renounced political life to embrace Daoism, taking names like “Hanxu Zi” and “Xuanzhou Daoren.” Settling at Tianbao...

The Zhu Quan 朱权

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Zhu Quan (1376–1448), the Ming founder’s 17th son and enfeoffed Prince of Ning, renounced political life to embrace Daoism, taking names like “Hanxu Zi” and “Xuanzhou Daoren.” Settling at Tianbao...

The Zhang Zhong 张中

The Zhang Zhong 张中

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Zhang Zhong (styled Jinghua, “Tieguan Zi”), a late Yuan–early Ming Daoist from Linchuan, failed the imperial exams and wandered the mountains until an immortal taught him esoteric numerology. Ordained as...

The Zhang Zhong 张中

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Zhang Zhong (styled Jinghua, “Tieguan Zi”), a late Yuan–early Ming Daoist from Linchuan, failed the imperial exams and wandered the mountains until an immortal taught him esoteric numerology. Ordained as...