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Wang Che

Chinese religious leader
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Also known as: Wang Ch’ung-yang, Wang Chongyang, Wang Zhe
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Pinyin:
Wang Zhe
Also called:
Wang Ch’ung-yang
Born:
1112
Died:
1170 (aged 58)

Wang Che (born 1112—died 1170) was the founder of the Ch’üan-chen (Perfect Realization) sect of Taoism, in 1163. After receiving secret teachings, Wang established a monastery in Shantung to propagate the Way of Perfect Realization as a synthesis of Confucianism, Taoism, and Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism. Wang’s new sect flourished with the imperial patronage.

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