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    Dongbin is a legendary Chinese scholar and poet who lived during the Tang dynasty whose lifetime supposedly spanned two hundred and twenty years. Elevated...
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    identify Di Jun and Di Ku as variations from a shared original source. Dongbin had or has a demon-slaying sword, according to legend. The mighty warrior...
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    immortal"). The Zhong Chuan Dao Ji (鐘呂傳道集/钟吕传道集, "Anthology of the Transmission of the Dao from Zhong[li Quan] to [Dongbin]") is a Song dynasty Taoist...
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    It was founded in 1882. The temple's main deity is Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. As is said to dwell in the southern courtyard of the heavenly...
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  • by an anonymous painter shows the Taoist immortal, Dongbin, one of the famed Eight Immortals. lived during the Tang dynasty (618-906). He was a specialist...
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    "transformative" gender and is considered the patron of florists and gardeners. Dongbin (呂洞賓), a scholar and poet considered to be the leader of the Eight Immortals...
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  • that one day, the immortal Dongbin took a walk in Luoyang spotted White Peony, and was attracted to her beauty. Dongbin then transformed himself into...
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    derived from the Taoist Patriarch Dongbin who was born in 798 AD. Dongbin was one of the Eight Immortals. Dongbin and his teacher, Chung-li Ch'üan...
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    chancellor Dongbin (796–?), Tang dynasty scholar revered as one of the Eight Immortals Mengzheng (吕蒙正; 946–1011), Song dynasty chancellor Tiancheng...
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  • Eight Immortals Steve Ma as Dongbin, the leader of the Eight Immortals. Ma also portrayed Immortal Donghua, Dongbin's previous avatar. He voluntarily...
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    Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, disguises himself as a tangyuan vendor at the Broken Bridge. A boy called Xu Xian buys some tangyuan from Dongbin...
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    site of Taoism. Dongbin is said to have ascended to heaven from here. There is a small cave in the hill beneath the tower with Dongbin statue. The cave...
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    associated with other Daoist transcendents, especially Zhongli Quan and Dongbin, two of the Eight Immortals. Traditional Chinese and Japanese art frequently...
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  • (mythology), character from Chinese mythology, lover of the Taoist immortal Dongbin Bai Mudan (1900–1968), Peking opera actor later known as Xun Huisheng[citation...
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  • Hu is killed by Fahai. Tang Zhenye as Prime Minister Liang David Wu as Dongbin Sunny Tu as Guanyin Wang Weiguo as Jade Emperor Zhu Longguang as Buddha...
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  • the spirit-writing (fuji) groups of two altars devoted to the deified Dongbin: Bailong jingshe ("Pure Assembly of the White Dragon", 白龍精舍), and a branch...
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  • Chu Lok-fai, Luk Hei-yeung as Four Heavenly Kings Chan Wing-chun as Dongbin Mak Ka-lun as Lan Caihe Koo Ming-wah as Zhongli Quan Wong Wai-lam as Iron...
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    Hall" (赤松黃仙祠; 'the Red Pine Immortal Wong Hall') by Taoist Immortal, Dongbin (Chinese: 呂洞賓) through the process of "Fu Ji". Since then, the name "Chik...
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    Taoist pantheon. He studied Taoist magical arts under the tutelage of Dongbin, another of the Eight Immortals. Han Xiangzi is often depicted carrying...
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    Ming, the legends of the Eight Immortals (the most important of which is Dongbin) rose to prominence, being part of local plays and folk culture. Ming...
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    century, originally dedicated to "Three Sages" Wenchang Dijun, Guan Yu and Dongbin. At some point, the national hero, Trần Hưng Đạo, was incorporated into...
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    said to have belonged to Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. Another legend says that he borrowed the sword from Dongbin to subdue a strong demon...
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    this exercise to two of the Eight Immortals, namely Zhongli Quan and Dongbin. The exercise was later expanded from eight to twelve movements over the...
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    of nature and the long-term washing of mountain water. It is said that Dongbin, a famous Taoist in the Tang dynasty, cultivated and refined in the cave...
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    reclusive life.: 301  During this time, he met the immortals Zhongli Quan and Dongbin, who taught him Taoist magical arts. After many years of practice and...
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    Taoist immortals in the summer of 1159 CE. The immortals, Zhongli Quan and Dongbin taught him Taoist beliefs and trained him in secret rituals. The meeting...
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  • series include: Zhang Wuji in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (1994); Dongbin in Legend of the Eight Immortals (1999); Linghu Chong in The Legendary...
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    pinyin: Yúnfáng Xiānshēng) in accounts describing his encounter with Dongbin before achieving immortality. Usually depicted with his chest and belly...
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    several Taoist immortals who are associated with the jian. One example is Dongbin. The bodhisattva Mañjuśrī (Ch: 文殊 Wénshū) is often depicted holding a...
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  • Lu Yan (829–874) was a Tang dynasty official. Lu Yan is also the name of: Dongbin or Yan, the leader of the Eight Immortals Lisa Lu (born 1927)...
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