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  40. <h1><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Baiyun Guan </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">白云观</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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  42. Lao Lü Temple 老律堂</font></h1>
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  48. <p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The seven Immortals are pictured above. Qiu Chuji </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">邱处机</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> is seated in the middle. On the west side (the left side of the picture) are Wang Chuyi </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">王处一</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">, Hao Datong </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">郝大通</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> and the female Immortal, Sun Bu'er </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">孙不二</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. On the east side of Qiu Chuji (the right side of the picture) the statues of Liu Chuxuan </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">刘处玄</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">, Tan Chuduan </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">谭处端</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> and Ma Yu </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">马钰</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> can be seen.</font></p>
  49. <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The seven Immortals were all disciples of Wang Chongyang </font><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">王重阳</font><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Wáng Chóngyáng, 1113 - 1170). Wang Chongyang was one of the founders of Quanzhen Daoism. As the story goes, Wang Chongyang was a quite militant guy. He was on his way to join a revolution to overthrow the Jin government when he met two Daoist monks. They taught him the secrets of Daoism and then later gave him sacred writings. </font></p>
  50. <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He never made it to the revolution. Instead, he went to the mountains and built himself a tomb and moved in. He lived there three years contemplating mortality and life. At the end of the three years he got up one day, filled in the tomb and built himself a hut which he called the &quot;Complete Perfection&quot; hut and moved in. He began to teach and discuss with anyone who came to see him and finally found two followers who became his disciples. With them, he began to travel and teach around the country, eventually gathering the seven followers who remained his constant companions. In Shandong, he met Sun Bu'er 孙不二 and her husband, Ma Yu </font><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">马钰</font><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. Sun Bu'er </font><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">孙不二</font><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> would take his place as head upon his death.</font></p>
  51. <p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Daoist interpretation that he was teaching was called &quot;Complete Perfection&quot; Daoism, or Quanzhen Daoism. Each of his seven followers would go on to establish a form of Quanzhen Daoism and build a following for themselves through teaching and example. Each would become Immortals of Quanzhen Daoism. Qiu Chuji </font><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">邱处机</font><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> has a special place in the White Cloud Temple because he founded the Longmen subsect of Quanzhen Daoism, the foundation of the White Cloud Temple's teaching. </font></p>
  52. <p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">During the Qing Dynasty, it became the custom to hold ceremonies and to teach in the rather spacious hall. Gradually, it became known as Lao Lü and was finally renamed Lao Lü Temple </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">老律堂</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Lǎolǖ Táng) which might be translated as &quot;Traditional Principles Hall.&quot;</font></p>
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