The Zhang Zhipu 张志朴
Zhang Zhipu (1204–1277) was a Jin–Yuan Daoist who undertook severe ascetic practices and begged across Fenjin. Locals, moved by his devotion, built him a temple later named Chunyang Temple by...
The Zhang Zhipu 张志朴
Zhang Zhipu (1204–1277) was a Jin–Yuan Daoist who undertook severe ascetic practices and begged across Fenjin. Locals, moved by his devotion, built him a temple later named Chunyang Temple by...
The Zhang Shouwei 张守微
Zhang Shouwei, a Jin-dynasty woman from Jincheng, Shanxi, became a Quanzhen nun in 1224 after her husband’s death, studying under Yang Shouxuan. Surviving wartime displacement with her brother, she later...
The Zhang Shouwei 张守微
Zhang Shouwei, a Jin-dynasty woman from Jincheng, Shanxi, became a Quanzhen nun in 1224 after her husband’s death, studying under Yang Shouxuan. Surviving wartime displacement with her brother, she later...
The Zhang Shanyuan 张善渊
Zhang Shanyuan (1206–1275), styled Jidao, was a Jin–Yuan Daoist from Zhaozhou, Hebei. Initiated into the Taiyi sect through his father’s ties to patriarch Xiao Fudao, he managed Taiqing Temple, earned...
The Zhang Shanyuan 张善渊
Zhang Shanyuan (1206–1275), styled Jidao, was a Jin–Yuan Daoist from Zhaozhou, Hebei. Initiated into the Taiyi sect through his father’s ties to patriarch Xiao Fudao, he managed Taiqing Temple, earned...
The Zhang Ben 张本
Zhang Ben (b. 1214), styled Minzhi and known as Ne Xiang, was a Jin–Yuan literatus from Guanjin (modern Hebei). Captured during a diplomatic mission in 1232, he became a Daoist...
The Zhang Ben 张本
Zhang Ben (b. 1214), styled Minzhi and known as Ne Xiang, was a Jin–Yuan literatus from Guanjin (modern Hebei). Captured during a diplomatic mission in 1232, he became a Daoist...
The Zhai Zhi'an 寨志安
Zhai Zhian (1188–1244), styled Yanyong and known as Tongzhen Zi, was a Jin–Yuan scholar who turned to Daoism after failing imperial exams. A key disciple of Song Defang, he led...
The Zhai Zhi'an 寨志安
Zhai Zhian (1188–1244), styled Yanyong and known as Tongzhen Zi, was a Jin–Yuan scholar who turned to Daoism after failing imperial exams. A key disciple of Song Defang, he led...
The Yuan Zhiguo 苑至果
Yuan Zhiguo (1187–1276), styled Wuzhenzi, was a reclusive Jin–Yuan Daoist from Mancheng, Hebei. A disciple of Cai Jiangyue, he lived in seclusion on Ge Hong Mountain, practicing extreme asceticism—eating wild...
The Yuan Zhiguo 苑至果
Yuan Zhiguo (1187–1276), styled Wuzhenzi, was a reclusive Jin–Yuan Daoist from Mancheng, Hebei. A disciple of Cai Jiangyue, he lived in seclusion on Ge Hong Mountain, practicing extreme asceticism—eating wild...