zhāng​tiān​shī

Celestial Master Zhang

  • created reference approved 张天师/張天師 → 张道陵/張道陵 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张天师 / 張天師 zhāng​tiān​shī

    张道陵 / 張道陵 zhāng​dào​líng

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  • created sense approved 张天师/張天師 · zhāng​tiān​shī · Celestial Master Zhang — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张天师 / 張天師

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    Celestial Master Zhang

    A title referring specifically to [[张道陵|張道陵|zhang1 dao4 ling2]], the founder of the Way of the Celestial Masters during the Eastern Han dynasty.

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang 天师 (literal) → 天师/天師 · tiān​shī · Daoist master

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  • created sense approved 张天师/張天師 · zhāng​tiān​shī · Celestial Master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张天师 / 張天師

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    Celestial Master

    A hereditary title for the descendants of [[张道陵|張道陵|zhang1 dao4 ling2]] and leaders of the Zhengyi school of Daoism; traditionally believed to have the power to command spirits and exorcise demons.

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang 天师 (literal) → 天师/天師 · tiān​shī · Daoist master

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