The Cao Wenyi 曹文逸
Cao Wenyi, a renowned Song-dynasty poetess and Daoist nun, was honored as “Wenyi Zhenren” by Emperor Huizong. She authored the Lingyuan Great Dao Song, a clear, gender-inclusive guide to inner...
The Cao Wenyi 曹文逸
Cao Wenyi, a renowned Song-dynasty poetess and Daoist nun, was honored as “Wenyi Zhenren” by Emperor Huizong. She authored the Lingyuan Great Dao Song, a clear, gender-inclusive guide to inner...
The Tao Zhiyi 陶志颐
Tao Zhiyi (fl. Jin–Yuan), styled Yinzhen Zi, was a Shanxi-born Daoist who entered monastic life as a youth under Zhang Zhenren, mastering self-cultivation methods. He later journeyed to Yanjing to...
The Tao Zhiyi 陶志颐
Tao Zhiyi (fl. Jin–Yuan), styled Yinzhen Zi, was a Shanxi-born Daoist who entered monastic life as a youth under Zhang Zhenren, mastering self-cultivation methods. He later journeyed to Yanjing to...
The Ma Tianlin 马天麟
Ma Tianlin (fl. Jin–Yuan), styled Zhi Xi and Qingyi Zi, was a Hebei-born official who transitioned from military service and tax administration to Daoism after 1232. Ordained by Zhenren Dongzhen...
The Ma Tianlin 马天麟
Ma Tianlin (fl. Jin–Yuan), styled Zhi Xi and Qingyi Zi, was a Hebei-born official who transitioned from military service and tax administration to Daoism after 1232. Ordained by Zhenren Dongzhen...
The Ma Lizhao 马蒞昭
Ma Lizhao, a Jin-dynasty Daoist who called himself “Disciple of the Great Dao,” authored a one-volume commentary on the Jindan Fu (Rhapsody on the Golden Elixir), offering insights into internal...
The Ma Lizhao 马蒞昭
Ma Lizhao, a Jin-dynasty Daoist who called himself “Disciple of the Great Dao,” authored a one-volume commentary on the Jindan Fu (Rhapsody on the Golden Elixir), offering insights into internal...
The Ma Liaodao 马了道
Ma Liaodao (fl. Jin–Yuan), styled Lingzhen, was a Shandong Daoist and disciple of Lei Hongyang, himself a student of Ma Danyang. Nicknamed “Little Danyang” for his shared surname, he practiced...
The Ma Liaodao 马了道
Ma Liaodao (fl. Jin–Yuan), styled Lingzhen, was a Shandong Daoist and disciple of Lei Hongyang, himself a student of Ma Danyang. Nicknamed “Little Danyang” for his shared surname, he practiced...
The Liu Zhiping 刘志平
Two Daoists named Liu Zhijian flourished in Jin–Yuan China: one, styled Yunmi Zi, served Prince Yongchang as a falconer before becoming a Quanzhen recluse on Mount Lao; the other, from...
The Liu Zhiping 刘志平
Two Daoists named Liu Zhijian flourished in Jin–Yuan China: one, styled Yunmi Zi, served Prince Yongchang as a falconer before becoming a Quanzhen recluse on Mount Lao; the other, from...