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Also Known As Huainanzi • Huai-nan-tzu
Born 179 BCE? • China
Died 122 BCE
Notable Works “Huainanzi”
Subjects Of Study Taoism
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Li Shaojun
Chinese Daoist
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Ji Kang
Chinese philosopher
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Wang Bi
Chinese philosopher
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Kou Qianzhi
Chinese Daoist
A sculpture of Laozi
Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
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Tao Hongjing
Chinese Daoist
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Tu Kuang-t’ing
Taoist scholar
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Lu Hsiu-ching
Chinese Daoist
Zhuang Zhou
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
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Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
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Hui-neng
Buddhist patriarch
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Liezi
Daoist philosopher
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Zhang Daoling
Chinese religious leader
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Zhao Youqin
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and Daoist
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Ch’ang-ch’un
Chinese monk
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He Yan
Chinese philosopher
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Ge Hong
Chinese alchemist
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Sima Chengzhen
Daoist leader
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Dao’an
Chinese Buddhist monk