Denglushi (登箓师): Quanzhen Ordination Registrati...
Denglushi is the Quanzhen ordination registration master, responsible for assigning Taoist names and recording ordinands in the Dengzhenlu. This role differs from the Zhengyi concept of lu, which denotes talismanic...
Denglushi (登箓师): Quanzhen Ordination Registrati...
Denglushi is the Quanzhen ordination registration master, responsible for assigning Taoist names and recording ordinands in the Dengzhenlu. This role differs from the Zhengyi concept of lu, which denotes talismanic...
Lianshi (炼师): Spiritual Refinement Master in Ta...
Lianshi is a Taoist title for a priest of high virtue who performs the liandu rite of soul refinement. Using Kan-Li alchemy, the Lianshi liberates souls from darkness in Zhengyi...
Lianshi (炼师): Spiritual Refinement Master in Ta...
Lianshi is a Taoist title for a priest of high virtue who performs the liandu rite of soul refinement. Using Kan-Li alchemy, the Lianshi liberates souls from darkness in Zhengyi...
Zhike (知客): The Guest Reception Master of Taois...
Zhike: one of the Twenty-Four Great Officers managing guest reception in Taoist monasteries. From the San Cheng Ji Yao.
Zhike (知客): The Guest Reception Master of Taois...
Zhike: one of the Twenty-Four Great Officers managing guest reception in Taoist monasteries. From the San Cheng Ji Yao.
Jianjieshi (监戒师): Precept Supervisor of Quanzhe...
Jianjieshi is the Quanzhen ordination master who monitors ritual decorum and enforces discipline on the precept platform. As one of the Eight Great Masters, this role ensures the ceremony proceeds...
Jianjieshi (监戒师): Precept Supervisor of Quanzhe...
Jianjieshi is the Quanzhen ordination master who monitors ritual decorum and enforces discipline on the precept platform. As one of the Eight Great Masters, this role ensures the ceremony proceeds...
Jianxiu (监修): Construction Supervisor in Taoist...
Jianxiu is the Quanzhen officer supervising all monastery construction, repair, and farmland. From river embankments to seasonal harvests, this role sustained the self-sufficient monastic community's physical foundation.
Jianxiu (监修): Construction Supervisor in Taoist...
Jianxiu is the Quanzhen officer supervising all monastery construction, repair, and farmland. From river embankments to seasonal harvests, this role sustained the self-sufficient monastic community's physical foundation.
Xuanjiaoyuan (玄教院): The Ming Taoist Affairs Bureau
Xuanjiaoyuan was the Ming dynasty's central bureau for Taoist affairs (1368-1371), placed under the Zhengyi Celestial Master. A milestone in Tianshi Fu history, it formalized state recognition of the lineage...
Xuanjiaoyuan (玄教院): The Ming Taoist Affairs Bureau
Xuanjiaoyuan was the Ming dynasty's central bureau for Taoist affairs (1368-1371), placed under the Zhengyi Celestial Master. A milestone in Tianshi Fu history, it formalized state recognition of the lineage...