- Liu
Haichan was a (c. 10th century)
Daoist xian ("transcendent; immortal") who was a
patriarch of the
Quanzhen School, and a
master of
neidan "internal...
- the Han people. The
money toad is ****ociated with the
Daoist monk, Liu
Haichan, as the xianren's
animal companion.
According to
students from UC Irvine...
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holes or
round ones. Many
Taoist amulets and
charms contain images of Liu
Haichan, Zhenwu, the Bagua, yin-yang symbols, constellations, Laozi, swords, bats...
- The
Daoist Immortal: Li
Tieguai and Liu
Haichan (Museum of Fine Arts Boston)...
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fished without bait,
believing the fish
would come on
their own) & Fish Liu
Haichan (a
legendary Taoist immortal) & Jin Chan (a
mythical three-legged toad...
- have
thematic inscriptions.
These charms depict Taoist transcendent Liu
Haichan, one of the most po****r
figures on
Chinese charms, and the Jin Chan (money...
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Immortal supported and
escorted by a demon, by Guo Xu, Ming dynasty. Liu
Haichan with his
Money Toad and
string of cash, by
Zhang Lu,
early 16th century...
- with
mortar and pestle,
preparing the
Elixir of Immortality. (See Liu
Haichan for
Chinese characters) A three-legged toad
lives on the moon.
During full...
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immortals are from left to right: Shide, Hanshan, Iron-Crutch Li, and Liu
Haichan. The
longevity deity riding the crane.
Depiction of the
Daoist immortal...
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three Taoist immortals in a tavern,
Zhongli Quan, Lü Dongbin, and Liu
Haichan. They
trained him in
secret forms of Taoism. He
changed his name to "Zhe"...