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Lü Dongbin

796 - 870

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Lü Dongbin is a legendary Chinese scholar and poet who lived during the Tang dynasty whose lifetime supposedly spanned two hundred and twenty years. Elevated to the status of an immortal in the Chinese cultural sphere by Daoists, he is one of the most widely known of the group of deities known as the Eight Immortals. Lü is also a historical figure and mentioned in the official history book History of Song. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lü Dongbin has received more than 408,976 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lü Dongbin is the 1,125th most popular writer (down from 1,097th in 2019).

Lü Dongbin is most famous for being one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. He was also a disciple of the Taoist master, Lao Tzu.

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  • 410k

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  • 60.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The secret of the golden flower
Buddhism, Spiritual life, Taoism
This ancient esoteric treatise was transmitted orally for centuries before being recorded on a series of wooden tablets in the eighth century. It was recorded by a member of the Religion of Light, whose leader was the Taoist adept Lu Yen (also known as Lu Yen and Lu “Guest of the Cavern”). It is said that Lu Tzu became one of the Eight Immortals using these methods. The ideas have been traced back to Persia and the Zarathustra tradition and its roots in the Egyptian Hermetic tradition.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable.
1938
Ch'un-yang hsien sheng shih chi
Taoism
1877
Tai yi jin hua zong zhi jin yi
Taoism, Spiritual life
1995
Das Geheimnis der goldenen Blüte, ein chinesisches lebensbuch
Religion, Taoism
1929
The secret of the golden flower
Religion, Taoism, China, description and travel
1962
Lüzu quan shu
1990

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lü Dongbin ranks 1,125 out of 7,302. Before him are P. L. Travers, Alain-Fournier, Norman Mailer, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Agathon, and Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans. After him are Edmund Spenser, John Grisham, August von Kotzebue, Lycophron, Clément Marot, and Sami Frashëri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 796, Lü Dongbin ranks 3. Before him are Al-Mu'tasim, and Dhul-Nun al-Misri. After him is Lambert I of Nantes. Among people deceased in 870, Lü Dongbin ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Rastislav of Moravia, Judith of Flanders, and Piast the Wheelwright. After him are Al-Muhtadi, and Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari.

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