Li Shaojun
Li Shaojun ( Chinese 李少君 , Pinyin Lǐ Shǎojūn ) was a Daoist alchemist and Fangshi at the court of the Han Emperor Wu (Han Wu di). According to the Shiji (chap. 28) he understood the arts of sacrifice to the stove god, abstinence from food and the rejection of old age ( 祠 灶 、 穀 道 、 卻 老 方 , sizao, gudao, quelao fang ).
literature
- Édouard Chavannes : Les Mémoires historiques de Se-ma Ts'ien . Volume 3: 1st game. (Chapitres XIII - XXII) . Adrien-Maisonneuve, Paris 1967, pp. 463-466 ( Collection UNESCO d'oeuvres représentatives - Série Chinoise ).
- Isabelle Robinet : History of Taoism . Diederichs, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-424-01298-X ( Diederichs yellow series 118 China ).
Web links
- Daoist Natural Sciences - Daoist Chemistry ( Memento from August 18, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Li Shaojun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 李少君 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daoist alchemist and Fangshi at the court of the Han emperor Wu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |