Seven true ones of the north
Seven True Ones of the North ( 北 七 真 , beiqizhen , English The Seven Perfect Ones of the North ) is a collective term for the seven students of Wang Chongyang , whose schools of Quanzhen Daoism acquired particular importance. They are also known in Chinese as the "Seven Masters of Quanzhen" ( 全 真 七 子 , Quanzhen qizi ). Their names are given below, along with other names and the names of the schools they founded:
| Surname | Another name | school | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Yu | 馬 鈺 / 马 钰 | Dan Yangzi | 丹陽 子 / 丹阳 子 | Yuxian pai | 遇 仙 派 | "Meeting of the Immortals" |
| Tan Chuduan | 譚 處 端 / 谭 处 瑞 | Changzhenzi | 長 真 子 / 长 真 子 | Nanwu pai | 南 无 派 | "Nanwu" |
| Liu Chuxuan | 劉 處 玄 / 刘 处 玄 | Changshengzi | 長 生子 / 长 生子 | Suishan pai | 随 山 派 | "Mount Sui" |
| Qiu Chuji | 丘處機 / 丘处机 | Changchunzi | 長春 子 / 长春 子 | Longmen pai | 龍 門派 / 龙 门派 | " Dragon Gate " |
| Wang Chuyi | 王處一 / 王处一 | Yu Yangzi | 玉 陽 子 / 玉 阳 子 | Yushan pai | 嵛 山 派 | "Mount Yu" |
| Hao Datong | 郝大通 | Guangningzii | 廣寧 子 / 广宁 子 | Huashan pai | 華山 派 / 华山 派 | "Mountain Hua" |
| Sun Bu'er | 孫 不二 / 孙 不二 | Qingjing sanren | 清靜 散 人 / 清静 散 人 | Qingjing pai | 清靜 派 / 清静 派 | "Clarity and Silence" |
literature
- Quanzhen qizi quanshu (Complete Works of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen Daoism). Shenyang: Chunfeng wenyi chubanshe 1989