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1167 AD

Wang Chongyang and Quanzhen expansion

Religion · Chinese traditions · Daoist traditions · Institutions

Wang Chongyang and his disciples developed the Quanzhen tradition, a Daoist network of cultivation and ordination that became influential in northern China.

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1167
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  1. Vincent Goossaert — Quanzhen, Encyclopedia of Taoism (2008) (opens in a new tab)
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