Chinese Taoist, polymath, writer, alchemist and astronomer (456-536)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tao.
Tao Hongjing 陶弘景 other names
Daoist master Tao Hongjing
Born
30 April 456
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Died
19 April 536(536-04-19) (aged 79)
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Occupation(s)
Alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, pharmacologist, writer
Chinese name
Chinese
陶弘景
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Táo Hóngjǐng
Wade–Giles
T'ao Hung-ching
Tongming (courtesy name)
Chinese
通明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tōngmíng
Wade–Giles
T'ung-ming
Huayang Yinju (pseudonym)
Traditional Chinese
華陽隱居
Simplified Chinese
华阳隐居
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Huáyáng Yǐnjū
Wade–Giles
Hua-yang Yin-chü
Tao Hongjing (456–536), courtesy name Tongming, was a Chinese alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, and pharmacologist during the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589). A polymathic individual of many talents, he was best known as a founder of the Shangqing "Highest Clarity" School of Taoism and the compiler-editor of the basic Shangqing scriptures.
TaoHongjing (456–536), courtesy name Tongming, was a Chinese alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, and pharmacologist...
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scriptures which would become the foundation of Shangqing Daoism. Later, TaoHongjing, a man, (Chinese: 陶弘景) (456-536) structured the theory and practice and...
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and Needham believed Yang was "aided almost certainly by cannabis". TaoHongjing (456-536 CE), who edited the official Shangqing canon, also compiled...
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assistance of spirit-mediums. When one dies they continue to live on in the Tao. Warren T. Reich (1995), Encyclopedia of Bioethics, p. 2467, ISBN 978-0-02-897355-5...
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the Great Commentary that "what is above form [xíng ér shàng] is called Tao; what is under form is called a tool". The word has also been borrowed into...
Chingiz and Ch'ang died that same year (1227). Daniel P. Reid (1989). The Tao of health, sex, and longevity: a modern practical guide to the ancient way...
Xiang Sun Hanhua Wei Huacun Ge Hong Bao Jingyan Kou Qianzhi Lu Xiujing TaoHongjing Cheng Xuanying Chen Tuan Zhang Boduan Sun Bu'er Wang Chongyang Qiu Chuji...
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