The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Liu Daoqing

The Liu Daoqing

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Liu Daoqing, a late Yuan Daoist (styled Chunqing Zi), entered monastic life as a child and became abbot of Yangtai Palace. Renowned for his integrity—he never took temple funds—and his...

The Liu Daoqing

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Liu Daoqing, a late Yuan Daoist (styled Chunqing Zi), entered monastic life as a child and became abbot of Yangtai Palace. Renowned for his integrity—he never took temple funds—and his...

The Lin Zhijian 林志坚

The Lin Zhijian 林志坚

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Lin Zhijian, a late Yuan Daoist from Yangzhou (styled Renzhai, honored as “Xuanmen Kaizhen Hongjiao Dazhenren”), authored a two-volume commentary on the Daode Jing. His exegesis reflected the syncretic Quanzhen-Zhengyi...

The Lin Zhijian 林志坚

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Lin Zhijian, a late Yuan Daoist from Yangzhou (styled Renzhai, honored as “Xuanmen Kaizhen Hongjiao Dazhenren”), authored a two-volume commentary on the Daode Jing. His exegesis reflected the syncretic Quanzhen-Zhengyi...

The Zhang Yanfu 张彦辅

The Zhang Yanfu 张彦辅

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Zhang Yanfu, a Mongol Daoist from Longhu Mountain (styled “Liu Yi”), studied under Wu Quanjie and excelled in painting, earning a post as an imperial court artist. Close to literati...

The Zhang Yanfu 张彦辅

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Zhang Yanfu, a Mongol Daoist from Longhu Mountain (styled “Liu Yi”), studied under Wu Quanjie and excelled in painting, earning a post as an imperial court artist. Close to literati...

The Li Yiquan 黎一泉

The Li Yiquan 黎一泉

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Li Yiquan, a late Yuan Daoist from Junzhou (Hubei), entered monastic life as a child at Wudang’s Zixiao Palace. He later journeyed across China’s sacred mountains seeking masters, eventually receiving...

The Li Yiquan 黎一泉

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Li Yiquan, a late Yuan Daoist from Junzhou (Hubei), entered monastic life as a child at Wudang’s Zixiao Palace. He later journeyed across China’s sacred mountains seeking masters, eventually receiving...

The Zhang Huizhai 张晖斋

The Zhang Huizhai 张晖斋

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Zhang Huizhai, a late Yuan scholar from Jingmen, abandoned his civil ambitions after receiving a mystical yin-yang seal and a dream revelation from Zhuge Liang, teaching him to summon “Loyal-Filial...

The Zhang Huizhai 张晖斋

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Zhang Huizhai, a late Yuan scholar from Jingmen, abandoned his civil ambitions after receiving a mystical yin-yang seal and a dream revelation from Zhuge Liang, teaching him to summon “Loyal-Filial...

The Wang Daoyi 汪道一

The Wang Daoyi 汪道一

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Wang Daoyi, a late Yuan Daoist from Mount Longhu, trained under Wudang’s Zhang Shouqing and later studied under Jin Pengtou on Mount Wuyi. Skilled in exorcism, healing, and weather rites—his...

The Wang Daoyi 汪道一

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Wang Daoyi, a late Yuan Daoist from Mount Longhu, trained under Wudang’s Zhang Shouqing and later studied under Jin Pengtou on Mount Wuyi. Skilled in exorcism, healing, and weather rites—his...