This is a list of the Celestial Masters, leaders of
Zhengyi Dao, continuing
Wudoumi Dao
The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice () or the Way of the Celestial Master, commonly abbreviated to simply The Celestial Masters, was a Chinese Taoist movement founded by the first Celestial Master Zhang Daoling in 142 CE. At its height, the move ...
(Way of the Five Pecks of Rice). After the death of the 64th Celestial Master Zhang Yuanxian in 2008, controversy arose over the legitimate succession, with different descendants claiming to be the rightful 65th Celestial Master, including Zhang Jintao and three other claimants in
China mainland; and Zhang Yijiang and Zhang Meiliang in
Taiwan. Another Taiwanese master, Zhang Daochen, claims to be the legitimate 64th Celestial Master, as, according to him, Zhang Yuanxian wasn't.
[The China Post]
Who’s going to be the 65th Taoist pope?
/ref> In English the Celestial Master was also known as the "Taoist pontiff".
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External links
The Taoist Association of Celestial Master Chang
Website of 65th Celestial Master (claimant)
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