Qiu Chuji | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 丘處機 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 丘处机 | ||||||||
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Master Changchun | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 長春子 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 长春子 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Master of the Eternal Spring | ||||||||
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Qiu Chuji (10 February 1148– 21 August 1227), courtesy name Tongmi (通密), also known by his Taoist name Master Changchun,[1][2] was a renowned Taoist master from late Southern Song/Jin dynasty and a famous disciple of Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen School. He is known for being invited by Genghis Khan to a personal meeting near the Hindu Kush, who also respected and honored him as an Immortal.
Qiu was one of the Seven True Daoists of the North.[3][4] He was the founder of the Dragon Gate sect of Taoism attracting a following in the streams of traditions flowing from the sects of the disciples.
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