The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Song Lian 宋濂元

The Song Lian 宋濂元

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Song Lianyuan (Song Lian), a scholar from Jinhua, styled Jinglian and also known as Xuanzhenzi or “Daoist of Mount Xianhua,” excelled in classical and historical studies. Though summoned as a...

The Song Lian 宋濂元

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Song Lianyuan (Song Lian), a scholar from Jinhua, styled Jinglian and also known as Xuanzhenzi or “Daoist of Mount Xianhua,” excelled in classical and historical studies. Though summoned as a...

The Zhang Zhengyan 张正言

The Zhang Zhengyan 张正言

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Zhang Zhengyan (d. 1359), style name Donghua, was the 41st Celestial Master of the Zhengyi Daoist lineage and eldest son of the 40th Master, Zhang Side. He assumed leadership in...

The Zhang Zhengyan 张正言

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Zhang Zhengyan (d. 1359), style name Donghua, was the 41st Celestial Master of the Zhengyi Daoist lineage and eldest son of the 40th Master, Zhang Side. He assumed leadership in...

The Zhang Side 张嗣德

The Zhang Side 张嗣德

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Zhang Side (d. 1350), style name Taiyi, was the 40th Celestial Master of the Zhengyi Daoist lineage and younger son of the 39th Master. He inherited the title in 1344,...

The Zhang Side 张嗣德

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Zhang Side (d. 1350), style name Taiyi, was the 40th Celestial Master of the Zhengyi Daoist lineage and younger son of the 39th Master. He inherited the title in 1344,...

The Xu Daoling 徐道龄

The Xu Daoling 徐道龄

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Xu Daoling was a Yuan Dynasty Daoist scholar of the Yuantong era, known by the sobriquet “Xuanyangzi.” He compiled and authored the five-volume Annotations to the Taishang Xuanling Beidou Benming...

The Xu Daoling 徐道龄

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Xu Daoling was a Yuan Dynasty Daoist scholar of the Yuantong era, known by the sobriquet “Xuanyangzi.” He compiled and authored the five-volume Annotations to the Taishang Xuanling Beidou Benming...

The Zhou Xingneng 周兴能

The Zhou Xingneng 周兴能

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Zhou Xingneng was a Yuan Dynasty Daoist from Ningde who became a monk at Shuixi Temple in Funing Prefecture. He later studied Golden Elixir alchemy under the master of Siyi...

The Zhou Xingneng 周兴能

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Zhou Xingneng was a Yuan Dynasty Daoist from Ningde who became a monk at Shuixi Temple in Funing Prefecture. He later studied Golden Elixir alchemy under the master of Siyi...

The Zhou Yizhen 周颐真

The Zhou Yizhen 周颐真

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Zhou Yizhen, a Yuan-era Daoist from Fuqing (modern Fujian), styled Yangzhi and self-styled “Shanleizi,” was renowned as “Master Lanshi.” Trained in esoteric arts by a Sichuan master and later in...

The Zhou Yizhen 周颐真

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Zhou Yizhen, a Yuan-era Daoist from Fuqing (modern Fujian), styled Yangzhi and self-styled “Shanleizi,” was renowned as “Master Lanshi.” Trained in esoteric arts by a Sichuan master and later in...