The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Che Langu 车兰谷

The Che Langu 车兰谷

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Che Langu (Yuan dynasty), Daoist name Biyang Zi, was a devoted disciple of Chen Zhixu, from whom he received the complete esoteric teachings of pre- and post-celestial Golden Elixir alchemy...

The Che Langu 车兰谷

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Che Langu (Yuan dynasty), Daoist name Biyang Zi, was a devoted disciple of Chen Zhixu, from whom he received the complete esoteric teachings of pre- and post-celestial Golden Elixir alchemy...

The Zha Juguang 查居广

The Zha Juguang 查居广

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Zha Juguang (1284–1329), styled Guangju and Daoist name Jinxi Yuren of Linchuan, Jiangxi, entered Wangxian Temple as a youth and later studied under Huang Shiweng at Longhu Mountain.

The Zha Juguang 查居广

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Zha Juguang (1284–1329), styled Guangju and Daoist name Jinxi Yuren of Linchuan, Jiangxi, entered Wangxian Temple as a youth and later studied under Huang Shiweng at Longhu Mountain.

The Ba Deshen 把德伸

The Ba Deshen 把德伸

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Ba Deshen (Jin–Yuan transition), styled Zhongzhi and Daoist name Qingxu, orphaned early, wandered south after the Zhenyou upheaval, and trained under Wuchen Zi (Wei Jun) in Dan Yang’s Quanzhen lineage...

The Ba Deshen 把德伸

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Ba Deshen (Jin–Yuan transition), styled Zhongzhi and Daoist name Qingxu, orphaned early, wandered south after the Zhenyou upheaval, and trained under Wuchen Zi (Wei Jun) in Dan Yang’s Quanzhen lineage...

The Wang Shunmin 王舜民

The Wang Shunmin 王舜民

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Wang Shunmin (Yuan dynasty), styled Bingtian and Daoist name Chuyang Zi, met the renowned alchemist Chen Zhixu by the Pen River and became his disciple. He received the esoteric teachings...

The Wang Shunmin 王舜民

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Wang Shunmin (Yuan dynasty), styled Bingtian and Daoist name Chuyang Zi, met the renowned alchemist Chen Zhixu by the Pen River and became his disciple. He received the esoteric teachings...

The Wu Zifu 吴自福

The Wu Zifu 吴自福

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Wu Zifu (1280–1355), styled Meijian of Kuozhou (modern Lishui, Zhejiang), entered Zixu Temple as a youth under Master Ye Bangyan. Proficient in the Daode Jing and Huangting Jing, he became...

The Wu Zifu 吴自福

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Wu Zifu (1280–1355), styled Meijian of Kuozhou (modern Lishui, Zhejiang), entered Zixu Temple as a youth under Master Ye Bangyan. Proficient in the Daode Jing and Huangting Jing, he became...

The Zi Shoushen 訾守慎

The Zi Shoushen 訾守慎

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Zi Shoushen (Jin–Yuan transition), a Daoist nun from Jinxiang, Shandong, was honored as “Miaozhen Dashi.” In 1223, she traveled to Yanjing to study directly under Qiu Changchun (Changchun Zhenren). Later,...

The Zi Shoushen 訾守慎

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Zi Shoushen (Jin–Yuan transition), a Daoist nun from Jinxiang, Shandong, was honored as “Miaozhen Dashi.” In 1223, she traveled to Yanjing to study directly under Qiu Changchun (Changchun Zhenren). Later,...