Fan Daosu 范道素 — Silent Sage of Jin Dynasty Taiq...
Fan Daosu 范道素, courtesy name Chunfu, was a native of Hongtong, Pingyang, Shanxi during the Jin Dynasty — a Daoist of simple, taciturn nature who possessed profound understanding of Chan...
Fan Daosu 范道素 — Silent Sage of Jin Dynasty Taiq...
Fan Daosu 范道素, courtesy name Chunfu, was a native of Hongtong, Pingyang, Shanxi during the Jin Dynasty — a Daoist of simple, taciturn nature who possessed profound understanding of Chan...
Xue Xuantong 薛玄同 — Tang Dynasty Daoist Nun Who ...
Xue Xuantong 薛玄同 was a female Daoist practitioner of the late Tang Dynasty who, after marriage, withdrew to a solitary room to practice Daoism and recite the Huangting Jing for...
Xue Xuantong 薛玄同 — Tang Dynasty Daoist Nun Who ...
Xue Xuantong 薛玄同 was a female Daoist practitioner of the late Tang Dynasty who, after marriage, withdrew to a solitary room to practice Daoism and recite the Huangting Jing for...
The Bian Dongxuan 边洞玄
Bian Dongxuan, a Tang-era Daoist nun from Hebei, practiced grain-avoidance, fed wild creatures for decades, and ascended to heaven after ingesting an immortal’s elixir.
The Bian Dongxuan 边洞玄
Bian Dongxuan, a Tang-era Daoist nun from Hebei, practiced grain-avoidance, fed wild creatures for decades, and ascended to heaven after ingesting an immortal’s elixir.
The Wang Shouqian 王守谦
Wang Shouqian, a wealthy Shandong farmer, devoted his fortune to the Taiyi Daoist tradition and was posthumously honored as “Zhenren of Embodied Dao and Profound Stillness.”
The Wang Shouqian 王守谦
Wang Shouqian, a wealthy Shandong farmer, devoted his fortune to the Taiyi Daoist tradition and was posthumously honored as “Zhenren of Embodied Dao and Profound Stillness.”
The Zhan Yilao 詹益老
Zhan Yilao, a virtuous late-Song native of Guixi, accompanied the Celestial Master to court in 1276 and was appointed temple administrator at Longhu Mountain.
The Zhan Yilao 詹益老
Zhan Yilao, a virtuous late-Song native of Guixi, accompanied the Celestial Master to court in 1276 and was appointed temple administrator at Longhu Mountain.
The Mei Xixian 梅希仙
Mei Xixian, a Southern Song poet-painter from Xujang, famed for ink plum blossoms, died laughing mid-brushstroke as real plums bloomed before him.
The Mei Xixian 梅希仙
Mei Xixian, a Southern Song poet-painter from Xujang, famed for ink plum blossoms, died laughing mid-brushstroke as real plums bloomed before him.