Yang Gu(阳固): The Northern Wei Official Who Gove...
Yang Gu was a Northern Wei official who dared to say what no one else would: reduce corvée labour, lower taxes, build schools instead of temples. His political philosophy came...
Yang Gu(阳固): The Northern Wei Official Who Gove...
Yang Gu was a Northern Wei official who dared to say what no one else would: reduce corvée labour, lower taxes, build schools instead of temples. His political philosophy came...
Yu Xin(庸信): The Exiled Poet Who Found Freedom i...
Yu Xin was the greatest poet of the Liang dynasty—and spent thirty years in exile in the north, serving rulers he had not chosen. In those years he turned to...
Yu Xin(庸信): The Exiled Poet Who Found Freedom i...
Yu Xin was the greatest poet of the Liang dynasty—and spent thirty years in exile in the north, serving rulers he had not chosen. In those years he turned to...
Dao Shi: The Ordained Taoist Practitioner 道士
Dao Shi (Taoist priest) is an ordained practitioner who follows the Dao in all affairs. From Taishao Langshu Jing: “body and mind follow principle; the Dao alone is followed.” Professes...
Dao Shi: The Ordained Taoist Practitioner 道士
Dao Shi (Taoist priest) is an ordained practitioner who follows the Dao in all affairs. From Taishao Langshu Jing: “body and mind follow principle; the Dao alone is followed.” Professes...
Ying Bin: The Gatekeeper Officer of Taoist Mona...
Ying Bin (Guest Greeter) receives and vets itinerant Taoist monks, checking scriptures, lineage (three generations), accent, and issues room slips. Also called Hao Fang. A key monastery officer. From San...
Ying Bin: The Gatekeeper Officer of Taoist Mona...
Ying Bin (Guest Greeter) receives and vets itinerant Taoist monks, checking scriptures, lineage (three generations), accent, and issues room slips. Also called Hao Fang. A key monastery officer. From San...
Biao Bai: The Memorial Reciter in Taoist Ritual...
Biao Bai (Memorial Reciter) is a Taoist monastic officer who kneels and chants memorial documents to the celestial court. Requires clear tones, elegant chanting, and flawless recitation. A key role...
Biao Bai: The Memorial Reciter in Taoist Ritual...
Biao Bai (Memorial Reciter) is a Taoist monastic officer who kneels and chants memorial documents to the celestial court. Requires clear tones, elegant chanting, and flawless recitation. A key role...
Yu Ke: The Feathered Guest — Poetic Title for T...
Yu Ke (Feathered Guest) is a poetic Taoist honorific for priests, used in Six Dynasties–Tang poetry. Connotes a transient guest traveling toward transcendence. Attested in Ni Fan’s commentary and poems...
Yu Ke: The Feathered Guest — Poetic Title for T...
Yu Ke (Feathered Guest) is a poetic Taoist honorific for priests, used in Six Dynasties–Tang poetry. Connotes a transient guest traveling toward transcendence. Attested in Ni Fan’s commentary and poems...