The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Jie Ni(桀溧): The Farmer Who Said No to Confucius — Early Taoist Hermit

Jie Ni(桀溧): The Farmer Who Said No to Confucius...

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Jie Ni was a hermit-recluse of the Spring and Autumn period whose encounter with Confucius, recorded in the Analects, produced one of the earliest articulations of the Daoist ideal of...

Jie Ni(桀溧): The Farmer Who Said No to Confucius...

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Jie Ni was a hermit-recluse of the Spring and Autumn period whose encounter with Confucius, recorded in the Analects, produced one of the earliest articulations of the Daoist ideal of...

Wei Mou: The Daoist Prince and Thinker of Ancient China 魏牟

Wei Mou: The Daoist Prince and Thinker of Ancie...

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Wei Mou (魏牟), a Warring States Daoist prince, synthesized Daoist metaphysics with the School of Names logical inquiries.

Wei Mou: The Daoist Prince and Thinker of Ancie...

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Wei Mou (魏牟), a Warring States Daoist prince, synthesized Daoist metaphysics with the School of Names logical inquiries.

Shu Guang: The Daoist Grand Tutor of Han Dynasty China 疏广

Shu Guang: The Daoist Grand Tutor of Han Dynast...

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Yang Shu Guang (疏广), Western Han Grand Tutor, embodied Daoist wisdom by retiring at his peak and distributing wealth.

Shu Guang: The Daoist Grand Tutor of Han Dynast...

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Yang Shu Guang (疏广), Western Han Grand Tutor, embodied Daoist wisdom by retiring at his peak and distributing wealth.

Yan Yuan (Yan Hui): The Beloved Disciple of Confucius 颜渊

Yan Yuan (Yan Hui): The Beloved Disciple of Con...

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Yan Yuan (颜渊), Confucius's favorite disciple, bridges Confucian virtue and Daoist emptiness through fasting of the mind.

Yan Yuan (Yan Hui): The Beloved Disciple of Con...

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Yan Yuan (颜渊), Confucius's favorite disciple, bridges Confucian virtue and Daoist emptiness through fasting of the mind.

Huan Yuan: The Daoist Philosopher of the Jixia Academy 环渊

Huan Yuan: The Daoist Philosopher of the Jixia ...

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Huan Yuan (环渊), a Warring States Daoist at the Jixia Academy, wrote chapters transmitting Huang-Lao Daoist teachings.

Huan Yuan: The Daoist Philosopher of the Jixia ...

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Huan Yuan (环渊), a Warring States Daoist at the Jixia Academy, wrote chapters transmitting Huang-Lao Daoist teachings.

Taoist priest yellow ceremonial crown and vestments in traditional style

Huang Guan: Yellow Crown Taoist Priest Honorifi...

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Huang Guan (Yellow Crown) is a Tang‑era poetic honorific for Taoist priests, derived from yellow headwear. Documented in Xin Tang Shu (Li Bo as “Huang Guan Zi”) and Bai Juyi’s...

Huang Guan: Yellow Crown Taoist Priest Honorifi...

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Huang Guan (Yellow Crown) is a Tang‑era poetic honorific for Taoist priests, derived from yellow headwear. Documented in Xin Tang Shu (Li Bo as “Huang Guan Zi”) and Bai Juyi’s...