List of Celestial Masters


This is a list of the Celestial Masters, leaders of Zhengyi Dao, continuing Wudoumi Dao. After the death of the 64th Celestial Master Zhang Yuanxian in 2008, controversy arose over the legitimate succession, with different descendants claiming to be the rightful 65th Celestial Master, including Zhang Jintao and three other claimants in China mainland; and Zhang Yijiang and Zhang Meiliang in Taiwan. Another Taiwanese master, Zhang Daochen, claims to be the legitimate 64th Celestial Master, as, according to him, Zhang Yuanxian wasn't. In English the Celestial Master was also known as the "Taoist pontiff".
NumberNameChineseDates
1Zhang Daoling张道陵2nd century CE
2张衡?-179
3Zhang Lu张鲁?-215
4Zhang Sheng张盛
5Zhang Zhaocheng张昭成
6Zhang Jiao张椒
7Zhang Hui张回
8Zhang Jiong张迥
9Zhang Fu张符
10Zhang Zixiang张子祥ca. 600
11Zhang Tongxuan张通玄
12Zhang Heng张恒
13Zhang Guang张光
14Zhang Cizheng张慈正
15Zhang Gao张高ca. 735
16Zhang Yingshao张应韶
17Zhang Yi张颐
18Zhang Shiyuan张士元
19Zhang Xiu张修
20Zhang Chen张谌
21Zhang Bingyi张秉一
22Zhang Shan张善
23Zhang Jiwen张季文
24Zhang Zhengsui张正随fl. 1015
25Zhang Qianyao张干曜
26Zhang Sizong张嗣宗
27Zhang Xiangzhong张象中
28Zhang Dunfu张敦复fl. 1077
29Zhang Jingduan张景瑞1049?-1100?
30Zhang Jixian张继先1092–1126
31Zhang Shixiu张时修
32Zhang Shouzhen张守真?-1176
33Zhang Jingyuan张景渊
34Zhang Qingxian张庆先
35Zhang Keda张可大1218-63
36Zhang Zongyan张宗演1244-91
37Zhang Yudi张与棣?-1294
38Zhang Yucai张与材?-1316
39Zhang Sicheng张嗣成?-1344?
40Zhang Side张嗣德?-1353
41Zhang Zhengyan张正言?-1359
42Zhang Zhengchang 张正常1335-78
43张宇初1361–1410
44Zhang Yuqing张宇清1364–1427
45Zhang Maocheng张懋丞
46Zhang Yuanji张元吉
47Zhang Xuanqing张原庆
48张彦页1480–1550
49Zhang Yongxu张永绪?-1566
50Zhang Guoxiang张国祥?-1611
51张显庸
52Zhang Yingjing张应京
53Zhang Hongren张洪任
54张继宗?-1716
55Zhang Xilin张锡麟?-1727
56Zhang Yulong张遇隆?-1752
57Zhang Cunyi张存义?-1779
58Zhang Qilong张起隆?-1798
59Zhang Yu张钰
60Zhang Peiyuan张培源?-1859
61Zhang Renzheng张仁政1841–1903
62Zhang Yuanxu张元旭1862–1924
63张恩溥1904–1969
64張源先1971 - 2008

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