List of Taoists explained

List of Taoists or List of Daoists is a list of some historical figures in Taoism.

Classical

• Laozi (601 BCE–531 BCE) (Founder of Philosophical Taoism)^[1]
• Wenzi (c. 5th century BCE)
• Lie Yukou (Liezi) (c. 400 BCE)
• Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) (c. 4th century BCE)
• Guiguzi (c. 2nd century BCE)
• Yang Xiong (53 BCE–18)
• Maming Sheng (c. 100)
• Yin Changsheng (120–210)
• Wei Boyang (151–221)
• Ge Xuan (164–244)
• Zhang Jiao (d. 184)
• Gan Ji (d. 200)
• He Yan (195–249)
• Ji Kang (223–262)
• Zhang Daoling (Zhang Ling) (c. 2nd century)
• Zhongli Quan (c. 2nd century) (Legendary figure)
• Zhang Lu (d. 216)
• Wang Bi (226–249)
• Guo Xiang (Kuo Hsiang) (252–312)
• Fan Changsheng (d. 318)
• Bao Jing (d. 330)
• Wei Huacun (252–334)
• Ge Hong (284–364)
• Pao Ching-yen (c. 3rd century)
• Bao Gu (c. 4th century)
• Kou Qianzhi (365–448)
• Lu Xiujing (406–477)
• Ge Chaofu (c. 4th or 5th century)
• Tao Hongjing (456–536)
• Sun Simiao (d. 682)
• Li Bi (722–789)
• Lü Dongbin (c. 750–)
• Du Guangting (850–933)
• Chen Tuan (871–989)
• Wang Chongyang (1113–1170)
• Sun Bu'er (1119–1182)
• Wang Chuyi (1142–1217)
• Qiu Chuji (1148–1227)
• Zhang Sanfeng (b. 12th century) (Legendary figure)
• Zhang Sicheng (d. 1344)
• Zhang Guoxiang (d. 1611)
• Liu Yiming (1734–1821)

Modern

• Moy Lin-shin (1931–1998)
• Shi Zhouren (1934–2021)
• Wang Liping (born 1949)
• Wu Chengzhen (born 1957)

See also

• Taoism
• Daodejing
• Taoist schools
• List of people by belief

Further reading

• Daoist Masters and Teachers

External links

• Links for Chinese Religions and Philosophy, Daoism

Notes and References

1. Web site: Famous Taoists -- china.org.cn . China.org.cn . 20 Apr 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211114442/http://www.china.org.cn/english/daodejingforum/207908.htm . 11 Dec 2023.