Zhong-Lü lineage
A tradition no longer extant within Taoism.
Zhong-Lü lineage is recorded within Taoism and is no longer extant. Also written 鍾呂, Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin tradition.
Origin
Founder named in the sources: named for the immortals Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin — legendary attributions, not documented founders. No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. No founding date. The Stanford Encyclopedia describes it as developing from the second half of the Tang period and as the first clearly identifiable neidan lineage. The two eponyms are venerated immortals, not historical founders.
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Citation
English
The language and the date you read it belong in the citation: this corpus is multilingual and articles are revised after publication.
John Shaqi. “Zhong-Lü lineage.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-zhong-lu-lineage.
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