Tao Hongjing

Tao Hongjing
陶弘景
other names
Daoist master Tao Hongjing
Born30 April 456
Died19 April 536(536-04-19) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, pharmacologist, writer
Chinese name
Chinese陶弘景
Tongming
(courtesy name)
Chinese通明
Huayang Yinju
(pseudonym)
Traditional Chinese華陽隱居
Simplified Chinese华阳隐居

Tao Hongjing (456–536), courtesy name Tongming, was a Chinese alchemist, astronomer, calligrapher, military general, musician, physician, and pharmacologist during the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589). A polymathic individual of many talents, he was best known as a founder of the Shangqing "Highest Clarity" School of Taoism and the compiler-editor of the basic Shangqing scriptures.


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