Lü Dongbin
Chinese Taoist scholar and poet during the Tang Dynasty · Writers · Lived 796 to 870 · aged 74
Lü Dongbin was a Daoist scholar and poet who lived during the Tang dynasty in China, and whose lifetime supposedly spanned two hundred and twenty years.
Lü Dongbin is read about 310 times a day, in 19 languages.
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Yongle Gong, the main shrine to Lü and his burial place
The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion, Yuan dynasty.
The Daoist immortal Lü Dongbin crossing Lake Dongting, dated to the Song dynasty
The Daoist Immortal Lü Dongbin, a painting from the Ming dynasty
Statue of Lü Dongbin in the temple in Handan
Lü Dongbin Subduing a Demon, unknown artist; formerly attributed to Li Gonglin, Ming dynasty.
Lü Dongbin confronting a jiaolong-dragon, from Deng Zhimo's The Flying Sword (飛劍記)About this person
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. He is widely considered to be one of the earliest masters of neidan, or internal alchemy. He is also depicted in art dressed as a scholar carrying a sword to dispel evil spirits.
