The Fan Quanding 范全定
Fan Quanding (Yuan dynasty, Dade era) was officially appointed as “Shoucheng Yijiao Yanfa Dashi” (Great Master Who Upholds Sincerity, Assists the Teaching, and Expounds the Dharma) and served as Da...
The Fan Quanding 范全定
Fan Quanding (Yuan dynasty, Dade era) was officially appointed as “Shoucheng Yijiao Yanfa Dashi” (Great Master Who Upholds Sincerity, Assists the Teaching, and Expounds the Dharma) and served as Da...
The Peng Tongwei 彭通微
Peng Tongwei (1307–1394), originally named Hong Da and styled “Suyun,” was a Daoist from RuYang, Henan. At twelve, he became a disciple of Liu Yueyuan; in 1311, he studied under...
The Peng Tongwei 彭通微
Peng Tongwei (1307–1394), originally named Hong Da and styled “Suyun,” was a Daoist from RuYang, Henan. At twelve, he became a disciple of Liu Yueyuan; in 1311, he studied under...
The Zhang Benling 张本灵
Zhang Benling (b. 1304, Yanzhen, Henan), courtesy name Yuhui and styled “Sujingzi,” was a disciple of Tan Chuduan and recognized as the second-generation patriarch of the Nanwu (Namo) lineage—a branch...
The Zhang Benling 张本灵
Zhang Benling (b. 1304, Yanzhen, Henan), courtesy name Yuhui and styled “Sujingzi,” was a disciple of Tan Chuduan and recognized as the second-generation patriarch of the Nanwu (Namo) lineage—a branch...
The Xiao Quanyou 萧全佑
Xiao Quanyou (Jin–Yuan transition, from Ming River, Hebei), originally surnamed Li, was the Sixth Patriarch of the Taiyi (Great Unity) Daoist school. Frail since childhood, he renounced marriage and office...
The Xiao Quanyou 萧全佑
Xiao Quanyou (Jin–Yuan transition, from Ming River, Hebei), originally surnamed Li, was the Sixth Patriarch of the Taiyi (Great Unity) Daoist school. Frail since childhood, he renounced marriage and office...
The Gui Yifang 桂义方
Gui Yifang (d. 1341), of Guixi, Xinzhou (modern Jiangxi), was said to have been conceived after his mother dreamed of the famed Tang diviner Li Chunfeng—hence his alternate name Li...
The Gui Yifang 桂义方
Gui Yifang (d. 1341), of Guixi, Xinzhou (modern Jiangxi), was said to have been conceived after his mother dreamed of the famed Tang diviner Li Chunfeng—hence his alternate name Li...
The Han Huncheng 韩混成
Han Huncheng (Yuan dynasty, Yuanzhen era under Emperor Chengzong), honored as “Hongdao Wuzhen Dashi” (Great Master Who Expands the Dao and Awakens to the True), was a Daoist priest of...
The Han Huncheng 韩混成
Han Huncheng (Yuan dynasty, Yuanzhen era under Emperor Chengzong), honored as “Hongdao Wuzhen Dashi” (Great Master Who Expands the Dao and Awakens to the True), was a Daoist priest of...