The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Xue Zhixuan 薛致玄

The Xue Zhixuan 薛致玄

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Xue Zhiyuan, “Yongzhai,” honored as “Tai Xia Zhenren,” authored extensive commentaries on the Daode Jing, blending exegesis with liturgical insight.

The Xue Zhixuan 薛致玄

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Xue Zhiyuan, “Yongzhai,” honored as “Tai Xia Zhenren,” authored extensive commentaries on the Daode Jing, blending exegesis with liturgical insight.

The Lin Yuan 林辕

The Lin Yuan 林辕

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Lin Yuan, “Xuanchao Zi” of Fujian, inherited Southern Lineage Daoism, emphasized primordial qi, and authored the Gushen Pian as his distinctive synthesis.

The Lin Yuan 林辕

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Lin Yuan, “Xuanchao Zi” of Fujian, inherited Southern Lineage Daoism, emphasized primordial qi, and authored the Gushen Pian as his distinctive synthesis.

The Shi Renshou 师仁寿

The Shi Renshou 师仁寿

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Shi Renshou, a Song-Yuan Daoist from Meishan, proclaimed unity of the Three Teachings and authored the Scripture of Returning to Primordial Truth.

The Shi Renshou 师仁寿

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Shi Renshou, a Song-Yuan Daoist from Meishan, proclaimed unity of the Three Teachings and authored the Scripture of Returning to Primordial Truth.

The Hua Yangfu 华阳复

The Hua Yangfu 华阳复

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Hua Yangfu, a Song-Yuan scholar, authored a three-volume commentary on the Jiutian Shengshen Zhang Jing, a key Lingbao Daoist scripture on celestial birth and spirit invocation.

The Hua Yangfu 华阳复

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Hua Yangfu, a Song-Yuan scholar, authored a three-volume commentary on the Jiutian Shengshen Zhang Jing, a key Lingbao Daoist scripture on celestial birth and spirit invocation.

The Wang Shouzheng 王守正

The Wang Shouzheng 王守正

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Wang Shouzheng, “Qing’an Yishi” of Wufeng, authored a 20-volume commentary on the Daode Jing, blending Song-Yuan Daoist exegesis with personal insight.

The Wang Shouzheng 王守正

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Wang Shouzheng, “Qing’an Yishi” of Wufeng, authored a 20-volume commentary on the Daode Jing, blending Song-Yuan Daoist exegesis with personal insight.

The Li Daochun 李道纯 — Chan-Daoist Alchemist of the Song-Yuan Era

The Li Daochun 李道纯 — Chan-Daoist Alchemist of t...

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Li Daochun 李道纯, styled "Qing'an," was a Song-Yuan Daoist master who fused Chan meditation with inner alchemy, taught "guarding the center" as the path to immortality, and left a body...

The Li Daochun 李道纯 — Chan-Daoist Alchemist of t...

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Li Daochun 李道纯, styled "Qing'an," was a Song-Yuan Daoist master who fused Chan meditation with inner alchemy, taught "guarding the center" as the path to immortality, and left a body...