Figures of Taoism: Lu Zhaolin 卢照邻
Lu Zhaolin (630–680), a Tang poet and "Four Paragons" member, blended Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Afflicted by illness, he embraced Daoist relativism and Buddhist transcendence, viewing life’s dualities as illusory...
Figures of Taoism: Lu Zhaolin 卢照邻
Lu Zhaolin (630–680), a Tang poet and "Four Paragons" member, blended Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Afflicted by illness, he embraced Daoist relativism and Buddhist transcendence, viewing life’s dualities as illusory...
Cen Wenben(岑文本): The Chancellor Who Wanted to A...
Cen Wenben wrote the edicts that governed the Tang empire at its zenith—and believed, with full Taoist conviction, that civilisation was a mistake. His Reply to the Issue of Abolishing...
Cen Wenben(岑文本): The Chancellor Who Wanted to A...
Cen Wenben wrote the edicts that governed the Tang empire at its zenith—and believed, with full Taoist conviction, that civilisation was a mistake. His Reply to the Issue of Abolishing...
Wei Shikang(韦世康): The Minister Who Kept Asking ...
Wei Shikang was one of the highest-ranking officials of the early Sui dynasty—and spent the last decades of his life asking, politely but persistently, to be allowed to go home....
Wei Shikang(韦世康): The Minister Who Kept Asking ...
Wei Shikang was one of the highest-ranking officials of the early Sui dynasty—and spent the last decades of his life asking, politely but persistently, to be allowed to go home....
Lu Sidao(卢思道): The Darkest Voice in Taoist Phil...
Lu Sidao served three dynasties, held high office, and was admired by his peers. Then he wrote, with the clarity of a man who has studied his own life and...
Lu Sidao(卢思道): The Darkest Voice in Taoist Phil...
Lu Sidao served three dynasties, held high office, and was admired by his peers. Then he wrote, with the clarity of a man who has studied his own life and...
Figures of Taoism: Wang Bao 王褒
Wang Bao (510–574), a renowned Northern Zhou writer, harmonized Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, favoring Daoist immortality practices. He valued each tradition’s role in moral and spiritual cultivation, blending philosophical depth...
Figures of Taoism: Wang Bao 王褒
Wang Bao (510–574), a renowned Northern Zhou writer, harmonized Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, favoring Daoist immortality practices. He valued each tradition’s role in moral and spiritual cultivation, blending philosophical depth...
Wang Ji(王绩): The Drunken Sage Who Wrote His Own...
Wang Ji quit his government post, built a cottage on a river islet, and spent the rest of his life drinking, playing the zither, and walking in the mountains. He...
Wang Ji(王绩): The Drunken Sage Who Wrote His Own...
Wang Ji quit his government post, built a cottage on a river islet, and spent the rest of his life drinking, playing the zither, and walking in the mountains. He...