The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Wu Wu 吴悞

The Wu Wu 吴悞

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Wu Wu, “Master Ziran,” claimed transmission from Huainan Wang — forged inner and outer elixirs, left manuals still studied by alchemists today.

The Wu Wu 吴悞

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Wu Wu, “Master Ziran,” claimed transmission from Huainan Wang — forged inner and outer elixirs, left manuals still studied by alchemists today.

The Tao Yuanjing 陶源静

The Tao Yuanjing 陶源静

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Tao Yuanjing, “One of the Twin Sages,” refused the throne’s call with Liu Daohuai — chose Maoshan’s southern slopes over court, silence over splendor.

The Tao Yuanjing 陶源静

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Tao Yuanjing, “One of the Twin Sages,” refused the throne’s call with Liu Daohuai — chose Maoshan’s southern slopes over court, silence over splendor.

The Chen Jue 陈桷

The Chen Jue 陈桷

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Chen Jue, “Master Jingzhen,” left court robes for Maoshan mist — built an Eight Trigrams altar, sought the Dao where clouds meet silence.

The Chen Jue 陈桷

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Chen Jue, “Master Jingzhen,” left court robes for Maoshan mist — built an Eight Trigrams altar, sought the Dao where clouds meet silence.

Liu Daohuai 刘道怀 (Mr. Suoyi 蔓衣先生) — Maoshan Taoist hermit who predicted the fall of both Jin and Song rulers to Emperor Gaozong

Liu Daohuai 刘道怀 — The 蔓衣先生 Who Foretold Two Dyn...

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Liu Daohuai 刘道怀, the Straw-Raincoat Hermit of Maoshan, told Emperor Gaozong that both the Jin and Song rulers would fall — a prophecy fulfilled within months.

Liu Daohuai 刘道怀 — The 蔓衣先生 Who Foretold Two Dyn...

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Liu Daohuai 刘道怀, the Straw-Raincoat Hermit of Maoshan, told Emperor Gaozong that both the Jin and Song rulers would fall — a prophecy fulfilled within months.

The Shao Ruoyu 邵若愚

The Shao Ruoyu 邵若愚

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Shao Ruoyu, “Original Simplicity,” stripped Laozi bare — four scrolls of plain-seeing wisdom, no ornament, only Dao.

The Shao Ruoyu 邵若愚

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Shao Ruoyu, “Original Simplicity,” stripped Laozi bare — four scrolls of plain-seeing wisdom, no ornament, only Dao.

The Wang Ruoshi 王若时

The Wang Ruoshi 王若时

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Wang Ruoshi, ordained by imperial decree, walked from Longhu to Heng’s peaks — honored as “Master of Hidden Stillness,” vanished in southern clouds.

The Wang Ruoshi 王若时

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Wang Ruoshi, ordained by imperial decree, walked from Longhu to Heng’s peaks — honored as “Master of Hidden Stillness,” vanished in southern clouds.