The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Xu Hong 徐弘

The Xu Hong 徐弘

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Xu Hong, a Yuan Daoist known as “Dongyang Zi,” practiced on Ruishi Mountain during the Zhiyuan era (1264–1294), founding the Ziyang Hermitage as his retreat. He lived to 83, passing...

The Xu Hong 徐弘

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Xu Hong, a Yuan Daoist known as “Dongyang Zi,” practiced on Ruishi Mountain during the Zhiyuan era (1264–1294), founding the Ziyang Hermitage as his retreat. He lived to 83, passing...

The Lu Daohe 陆道和

The Lu Daohe 陆道和

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Lu Daohe, a Yuan Daoist from Yaojiang, styled Chun’an and known as “Tongxuan Zi,” compiled the Quanzhen Qinggui (Quanzhen Monastic Regulations), a concise manual synthesizing key rituals and disciplinary codes...

The Lu Daohe 陆道和

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Lu Daohe, a Yuan Daoist from Yaojiang, styled Chun’an and known as “Tongxuan Zi,” compiled the Quanzhen Qinggui (Quanzhen Monastic Regulations), a concise manual synthesizing key rituals and disciplinary codes...

The Zhao Youqin 赵友钦

The Zhao Youqin 赵友钦

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Zhao Youqin (styled Yuandu Zi), a Yuan scholar from Raozhou, mastered astronomy, geography, and numerology. A disciple of Zhang Ziqiong, he received the Golden Elixir teachings, authored Xian Fo Tong...

The Zhao Youqin 赵友钦

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Zhao Youqin (styled Yuandu Zi), a Yuan scholar from Raozhou, mastered astronomy, geography, and numerology. A disciple of Zhang Ziqiong, he received the Golden Elixir teachings, authored Xian Fo Tong...

The Xiang Zixu 项子虚

The Xiang Zixu 项子虚

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Xiang Zixu, a Yuan Dynasty Daoist from Tiantai, followed Quanzhen teachings, cultivating inner stillness and spiritual serenity. Skilled in medicine, he treated all patients regardless of wealth. He named his...

The Xiang Zixu 项子虚

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Xiang Zixu, a Yuan Dynasty Daoist from Tiantai, followed Quanzhen teachings, cultivating inner stillness and spiritual serenity. Skilled in medicine, he treated all patients regardless of wealth. He named his...

The Zhao Yuqing 赵与庆

The Zhao Yuqing 赵与庆

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Zhao Yuqing, a Yuan Daoist from Huangyan, renounced worldly life to study under a Northern Quanzhen master. Known for extreme asceticism—sleeping without lying down for over a decade—he built the...

The Zhao Yuqing 赵与庆

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Zhao Yuqing, a Yuan Daoist from Huangyan, renounced worldly life to study under a Northern Quanzhen master. Known for extreme asceticism—sleeping without lying down for over a decade—he built the...

The Huang Gongwang 黄公望

The Huang Gongwang 黄公望

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Huang Gongwang (1269–1354), born Lu Jian in Changshu and later adopted into the Huang family of Fuchun, took the name “Gongwang” (“Long-Awaited Son”). A child prodigy and former Yuan clerk,...

The Huang Gongwang 黄公望

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Huang Gongwang (1269–1354), born Lu Jian in Changshu and later adopted into the Huang family of Fuchun, took the name “Gongwang” (“Long-Awaited Son”). A child prodigy and former Yuan clerk,...