Xu Xun
Xu Xun ( Chinese 許 遜 / 许 逊 , Pinyin Xǔ Xùn , W.-G. Hsü Hsün ; * 239 ; † 374 ) from Nanchang was a Chinese Daoist from the Jin Dynasty . He is venerated by the Daoist schools of Jingming dao ( 淨 明道 ) and Lüshan pai ( 閭 山 派 ) as their first patriarch.
literature
- Kristofer Schipper : Taoist Ritual and Local Cults of the T'ang dynasty. In: Michel Strickmann (Ed.): Tantric and Taoist Studies in Honor of RA Stein . Volume 3. Institut Belge des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, Brussels 1985, pp. 812-834 ( Mélanges chinois et bouddhiques 22, ISSN 0775-4612 ).
See also
Web links
- Xu Xun (Perfect Lord Xu) - English
- The Pure Brightness Tradition - English
Remarks
- ↑ The name is sometimes also transcribed with Xu Sun ( Wade-Giles : Hsü Sun). Another of his names is Xu Jingyang ( 許 旌陽 / 许 旌阳 , Hsü Ching-yang ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Xu, Xun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 許 遜 (traditional Chinese); 许 逊 (simplified Chinese); Hsü Hsün (Wade-Giles); Xu Sun; Hsu Sun (Wade-Giles); Xu Jingyang; 許 旌陽 (traditional Chinese); 许 旌阳 (simplified Chinese); Hsü Ching-yang (Wade-Giles) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese Daoist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 239 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 374 |