TaoHongjing(陶弘景)wastheDaoistBuddhistwhoinventedanelixirwhichmadethebodyweightless,aprotoscientistwhotaughtprincesanddrewsupernaturaltalismans,knowntomanyasthe“GrandCouncilloroftheMountains”.
BorninNanjinginthenMoling(nowasubdistrictofJiangning)inCE,Taowastogoontobeamulti-facetedtalent;astronomer,musician,calligrapher,alchemistandmuchmore,Taowasjustonestopshortofadeity.
Forthiswashiscalling.
Aninsatiablelearnerfromayoungage,Taohadread“BiographiesoftheDivineTranscendents”(神仙传)whenhewasjust10yearsold.Suchalsoprovidedcluesforhislaterdirectioninlife,withthehagiographyrevealingaviewofimmortalityinearlymedievalChina.Thenimmortalshadextraordinaryabilities,interactingwithotherspiritualbeingsandconcoctingthemostmiraculousofdrugs.
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ThereadingoftheBiographiespromptedTao’sdecisiontobe
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