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Also Known As Chang Tao-ling
Born 34 • China
Died 156 (aged 122) • Hanzhong • China
Founder Tianshidao
Role In Tianshidao
Wang Bi
Chinese philosopher
Ji Kang
Chinese philosopher
Kou Qianzhi
Chinese Daoist
Tu Kuang-t’ing
Taoist scholar
A sculpture of Laozi
Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Zhuang Zhou
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Liezi
Daoist philosopher
Zhao Youqin
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and Daoist
Li Shaojun
Chinese Daoist
Tao Hongjing
Chinese Daoist
Ch’ang-ch’un
Chinese monk
He Yan
Chinese philosopher
Ge Hong
Chinese alchemist
Liu An
Chinese scholar
Sima Chengzhen
Daoist leader
Lu Hsiu-ching
Chinese Daoist
Wang Che
Chinese religious leader
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy
American religious leader
Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts
American evangelist