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Also Known As Du Guangting
Born 850
Died 933 (aged 83)
Subjects Of Study Tianshidao • Lingbao • “Tao-te Ching” • Taoism • scripture
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Ge Hong
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Kou Qianzhi
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Lu Hsiu-ching
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Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
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Zhang Daoling
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Tao Hongjing
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Wang Bi
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Liu An
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Zhuang Zhou
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Xuanzang
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Hui-neng
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Li Shaojun
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Sima Chengzhen
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Dao’an
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