Empress Xiao(萧皇后): The Empress Who Quoted Laozi
Empress Xiao watched her husband Emperor Yang of Sui destroy one of the greatest empires in the world. Her only surviving work—the Ode to Expressing My Aspirations—quotes Laozi chapter by...
Empress Xiao(萧皇后): The Empress Who Quoted Laozi
Empress Xiao watched her husband Emperor Yang of Sui destroy one of the greatest empires in the world. Her only surviving work—the Ode to Expressing My Aspirations—quotes Laozi chapter by...
Figures of Taoism: Xue Daoheng 薛道衡
Xue Daoheng (537–606), Sui scholar and poet, blended Confucianism with Daoism, deifying Laozi as a divine, eternal being. He exalted Daoist thought above Confucian classics, transforming it into a spiritual...
Figures of Taoism: Xue Daoheng 薛道衡
Xue Daoheng (537–606), Sui scholar and poet, blended Confucianism with Daoism, deifying Laozi as a divine, eternal being. He exalted Daoist thought above Confucian classics, transforming it into a spiritual...
Figures of Taoism: Yang Shangshan 杨上善
Yang Shangshan, Sui philosopher and physician, integrated Daoism with medicine. He proposed "one divides into two" as a cosmic principle, viewing reality as an undivided Dao manifesting through dynamic, cyclical...
Figures of Taoism: Yang Shangshan 杨上善
Yang Shangshan, Sui philosopher and physician, integrated Daoism with medicine. He proposed "one divides into two" as a cosmic principle, viewing reality as an undivided Dao manifesting through dynamic, cyclical...
Figures of Taoism: Yao Silian 姚思廉
Yao Silian (557–637), Tang historian and Daoist thinker, championed "knowing when to stop" and reclusion. He classified hermits into three types, praising their role in upholding virtue, curbing greed, and...
Figures of Taoism: Yao Silian 姚思廉
Yao Silian (557–637), Tang historian and Daoist thinker, championed "knowing when to stop" and reclusion. He classified hermits into three types, praising their role in upholding virtue, curbing greed, and...
Daoist Figures: Zu Hongxun 祖鸿勋
Zu Hongxun (c. 500–553), a Northern Wei Daoist scholar, embraced Zhuangzi’s “uselessness” and reclusion. He valued quietude, simplicity, and immortality practices, seeking freedom in nature, music, and Daoist alchemy, rejecting...
Daoist Figures: Zu Hongxun 祖鸿勋
Zu Hongxun (c. 500–553), a Northern Wei Daoist scholar, embraced Zhuangzi’s “uselessness” and reclusion. He valued quietude, simplicity, and immortality practices, seeking freedom in nature, music, and Daoist alchemy, rejecting...
Daoist Figures: Xie Lingyun 谢灵运
Xie Lingyun (385–433), a poet of Liu Song, blended Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. He saw Buddhist sutras as the key to true insight, valued Daoist self-cultivation, pursued immortality, and expressed...
Daoist Figures: Xie Lingyun 谢灵运
Xie Lingyun (385–433), a poet of Liu Song, blended Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. He saw Buddhist sutras as the key to true insight, valued Daoist self-cultivation, pursued immortality, and expressed...