The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Gu Rong(顾荣): The Jin Scholar Who Debated the Origin of the Universe

Gu Rong(顾荣): The Jin Scholar Who Debated the Or...

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Gu Rong was a Jin dynasty scholar who survived the War of the Eight Princes and returned south to ask the deepest question in Chinese philosophy: what existed before heaven...

Gu Rong(顾荣): The Jin Scholar Who Debated the Or...

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Gu Rong was a Jin dynasty scholar who survived the War of the Eight Princes and returned south to ask the deepest question in Chinese philosophy: what existed before heaven...

Who is Xia Houxuan 夏侯玄

Who is Xia Houxuan 夏侯玄

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Xiahou Xuan, a Wei Xuanxue philosopher, advocated Dao's naturalness and namelessness, aligning with the Wei-Jin era's emphasis on "non-being" as the fundamental principle.

Who is Xia Houxuan 夏侯玄

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Xiahou Xuan, a Wei Xuanxue philosopher, advocated Dao's naturalness and namelessness, aligning with the Wei-Jin era's emphasis on "non-being" as the fundamental principle.

Who is Mu Bing 沐并

Who is Mu Bing 沐并

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Mu Bing, a Wei Daoist, embraced Zhuangzi's view of life and death, rejecting elaborate burials as unnatural, advocating unity with the Dao beyond existence.

Who is Mu Bing 沐并

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Mu Bing, a Wei Daoist, embraced Zhuangzi's view of life and death, rejecting elaborate burials as unnatural, advocating unity with the Dao beyond existence.

Who is He Yan 何晏

Who is He Yan 何晏

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He Yan, a Wei philosopher and co-founder of Xuanxue, championed "non-being" (wu) as the fundamental principle of reality, deeply influencing early Daoist metaphysics.

Who is He Yan 何晏

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He Yan, a Wei philosopher and co-founder of Xuanxue, championed "non-being" (wu) as the fundamental principle of reality, deeply influencing early Daoist metaphysics.

Who is Cao Zhi 曹植

Who is Cao Zhi 曹植

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Cao Zhi, a brilliant Wei poet, embraced Daoist ideals of simplicity and transcendence, seeking solace in Laozi and Zhuangzi's philosophy amid political exile.

Who is Cao Zhi 曹植

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Cao Zhi, a brilliant Wei poet, embraced Daoist ideals of simplicity and transcendence, seeking solace in Laozi and Zhuangzi's philosophy amid political exile.

Who is Bian Lan 卞兰

Who is Bian Lan 卞兰

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Bian Lan, a Taoist scholar-official of Wei in the Three Kingdoms, championed Laozi's ideals of simplicity, restraint, and retreat as a path to spiritual purity.

Who is Bian Lan 卞兰

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Bian Lan, a Taoist scholar-official of Wei in the Three Kingdoms, championed Laozi's ideals of simplicity, restraint, and retreat as a path to spiritual purity.