The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Chen Zhixuan 陈志玄

The Chen Zhixuan 陈志玄

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Chen Zhiyuan (Yuan dynasty), Daoist name Anyangzi from Zhongmou, Henan, trained under Chongdao Zhenren. Drawn to the scenic Bai Men Mountain, he settled in Huangli Village, where locals built Lingyang...

The Chen Zhixuan 陈志玄

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Chen Zhiyuan (Yuan dynasty), Daoist name Anyangzi from Zhongmou, Henan, trained under Chongdao Zhenren. Drawn to the scenic Bai Men Mountain, he settled in Huangli Village, where locals built Lingyang...

The Wang Dangyang 王当阳

The Wang Dangyang 王当阳

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Wang Dangyang (early Yuan), from Tongrui (modern Guangde, Anhui), received esoteric transformation arts from a mysterious adept in youth. He later settled on Pingding Peak of Wudang Mountain, founding Shengping...

The Wang Dangyang 王当阳

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Wang Dangyang (early Yuan), from Tongrui (modern Guangde, Anhui), received esoteric transformation arts from a mysterious adept in youth. He later settled on Pingding Peak of Wudang Mountain, founding Shengping...

The Tian Zhiming 田志明

The Tian Zhiming 田志明

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Tian Zhiming (early Yuan), styled Yanmei and Daoist name Ningzhen Zi, from Xiao County, Xuzhou, left home as a youth to become a Daoist. Living simply in a thatched hut...

The Tian Zhiming 田志明

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Tian Zhiming (early Yuan), styled Yanmei and Daoist name Ningzhen Zi, from Xiao County, Xuzhou, left home as a youth to become a Daoist. Living simply in a thatched hut...

The Sun Jingzhen 孙景真

The Sun Jingzhen 孙景真

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Sun Jingzhen (Yuan dynasty), from Guixi, Jiangxi, trained from youth at Chongxi Courtyard of Shangqing’s Wanshou Palace under Zhang Yiangang. He accompanied the 36th Celestial Master to Dadu, later overseeing...

The Sun Jingzhen 孙景真

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Sun Jingzhen (Yuan dynasty), from Guixi, Jiangxi, trained from youth at Chongxi Courtyard of Shangqing’s Wanshou Palace under Zhang Yiangang. He accompanied the 36th Celestial Master to Dadu, later overseeing...

The Si Zhijing 司志净

The Si Zhijing 司志净

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Si Zhijing (early Yuan), styled Qingxu Zi from Guteng, Shandong, renounced secular life in midlife to study under Master Sun Zhihe at Qingdu Temple on Yishan Mountain. After extensive travels...

The Si Zhijing 司志净

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Si Zhijing (early Yuan), styled Qingxu Zi from Guteng, Shandong, renounced secular life in midlife to study under Master Sun Zhihe at Qingdu Temple on Yishan Mountain. After extensive travels...

The Qiu Dongzhenzi 邱洞真子

The Qiu Dongzhenzi 邱洞真子

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Qiu Dongzhenzi (?–1315), from Zhuozhou, Hebei, began Daoist training in adulthood. In 1290, he received the title “Baoyan Dashi” from Quanzhen Patriarch Qi Zhicheng in Dadu. Later ordained as “Dongzhenzi”...

The Qiu Dongzhenzi 邱洞真子

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Qiu Dongzhenzi (?–1315), from Zhuozhou, Hebei, began Daoist training in adulthood. In 1290, he received the title “Baoyan Dashi” from Quanzhen Patriarch Qi Zhicheng in Dadu. Later ordained as “Dongzhenzi”...