The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Cheng Zhao 程昭 — Northern Song inner alchemy theorist, author of the Nine-Return Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir

Cheng Zhao 程昭 — The Inner Alchemist Who Rejecte...

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Cheng Zhao 程昭 was a Northern Song Taoist from Wuchang who systematized inner alchemy theory and boldly rejected external elixir practices as dangerous and misguided.

Cheng Zhao 程昭 — The Inner Alchemist Who Rejecte...

Paul Peng

Cheng Zhao 程昭 was a Northern Song Taoist from Wuchang who systematized inner alchemy theory and boldly rejected external elixir practices as dangerous and misguided.

The Wang Mingzhi 王明志

The Wang Mingzhi 王明志

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Wang Mingzhi, wandering Daoist, mastered flight from mountain sages — ascended on white crane; hometown renamed temple “White Crane” in his honor.

The Wang Mingzhi 王明志

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Wang Mingzhi, wandering Daoist, mastered flight from mountain sages — ascended on white crane; hometown renamed temple “White Crane” in his honor.

The Wang Chengxu 王承绪

The Wang Chengxu 王承绪

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Wang Chengxu, “Heir of the Dao,” swallowed sun & moon essences since youth — at 80+, body strong as warrior, radiant with celestial vitality.

The Wang Chengxu 王承绪

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Wang Chengxu, “Heir of the Dao,” swallowed sun & moon essences since youth — at 80+, body strong as warrior, radiant with celestial vitality.

Feng Taishen 冯太申 — Taoist master of Mount Maoshan and Mount Canshan, Song Dynasty

Feng Taishen 冯太申 — The One Who Stayed on Maoshan

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Feng Taishen 冯太申 was a Song Dynasty Taoist who remained on Maoshan alone through famine when nine companions left, later leading Mount Canshan with quiet authority.

Feng Taishen 冯太申 — The One Who Stayed on Maoshan

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Feng Taishen 冯太申 was a Song Dynasty Taoist who remained on Maoshan alone through famine when nine companions left, later leading Mount Canshan with quiet authority.

The Liu Qian 刘迁

The Liu Qian 刘迁

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Liu Qian, wealthy Jiangxi scholar, embraced Dao, received Zhengyi ordination, lived devoutly at Longhu — passed peacefully, embodying quiet transcendence.

The Liu Qian 刘迁

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Liu Qian, wealthy Jiangxi scholar, embraced Dao, received Zhengyi ordination, lived devoutly at Longhu — passed peacefully, embodying quiet transcendence.

Wang Ningsu 王宁素 — Taoist hermit of Taoyuan Cave, Mount Luofu, Song Dynasty

Wang Ningsu 王宁素 — Twenty Years of Stillness on ...

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Wang Ningsu 王宁素 spent over twenty years in silent meditation at Taoyuan Cave on Mount Luofu, embodying the Taoist ideal of stillness without leaving his residence.

Wang Ningsu 王宁素 — Twenty Years of Stillness on ...

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Wang Ningsu 王宁素 spent over twenty years in silent meditation at Taoyuan Cave on Mount Luofu, embodying the Taoist ideal of stillness without leaving his residence.