Disciples
Most notable of Wang's seven disciples were Sun Bu'er, and Qiu Chuji. Sun was one of the most important female Taoist role-models. Her husband, Ma Yu, was also one of the seven disciples. Ma succeeded Wang as the leader of the Quanzhen School.
Qiu gained the favor of Genghis Khan and founded the famous White Cloud Monastery in Beijing. Genghis Khan granted tax-exempt status to all Quanzhen schools and placed Qiu in charge of all religions in China.
Each of the seven disciples founded his or her own lineage of Quanzhen Taoism. They are as follows:
- Ma Yu (馬鈺) founded the Yuxian lineage (Meeting the Immortals)
- Tan Chuduan (譚處端) founded the Nanwu lineage (Southern Void)
- Liu Chuxuan (劉處玄) founded the Suishan lineage (Mount Sui)
- Qiu Chuji (丘處機) founded the Longmen lineage (Dragon Gate)
- Wang Chuyi (王處一) founded the Yushan lineage (Mount Yu)
- Hao Datong (郝大通) founded the Huashan lineage (Mount Hua)
- Sun Bu'er (孙不二) founded the Qingjing lineage (Clarity and Stillness)
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Famous quotes containing the word disciples:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 28:19,20.
“There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)
“There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)