Lineage Construction of the Southern School from Zhongli Quan to Liu Haichan and Zhang Boduan

Examining relevant Daoist scriptures and records, this article traces the lineage relationship of Zhang Boduan (d. 1082) to his predecessors. His immediate teacher supposedly was Liu Haichan, based on whose teachings he compiled his main work, the Wuzhen pian (Awakening to Perfection). First outline...

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Main Author: Zhang, Weiwen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-19
Further subjects:B lineage connection
B Zhongli Quan
B Liu Haichan
B examination
B Zhang Boduan
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