Zhang Jixian
Chinese religious leader
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revival of Daoism
- In Taoism: Internal developments
…period, the 30th celestial master, Zhang Jixian, was four times summoned to court by the Song emperor Huizong, who hoped for spiritual support for his threatened reign. Zhang Jixian was credited with a renovation of the ancient sect, thereafter called the Way of Orthodox Unity (Zhengyidao), and with the introduction…
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