Li Tengkong
Li Tengkong (Chinese: 李騰空; pinyin: Lǐ Téngkōng; fl. mid-8th century) was a Tang dynasty Taoist priestess. While her father Li Linfu was still serving as chancellor under Emperor Xuanzong, Li retreated from public life and entered the Jiayou convent (嘉猷觀) in Chang'an. Possibly after her father's death, Li relocated to Mount Lu. According to tradition, Li mastered the sandong fa (三洞法) or "methods of the three caverns" while at Mount Lu and was subsequently able to heal the sick with fulu and medicine.[1]
In 761, the poet Li Bai and his wife visited Li Tengkong. He wrote two poems recounting the occasion, collectively titled Song nei xun Lushan nüdaoshi Li Tengkong ershou (送內尋廬山女道士李騰空二首).[a][3]
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[edit]- ^ de Meyer 2006, p. 55.
- ^ Lee & Wiles 2015, p. 287.
- ^ Jia 2016, p. 344.
Works cited
[edit]- de Meyer, Jan (2006). Wu Yun's Way: Life and Works of an Eighth-Century Daoist Master. Brill. ISBN 9789004121362.
- Jia, Jinhua (2016). "Religious and Other Experiences of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China". T'oung Pao. 102 (4–5): 321–357. doi:10.1163/15685322-10245P02.
- Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317515616.