Lü Dongbin
여동빈
ChineseTang Dynasty Legend
"Scholar-Immortal, Patron of Swordsmen"
✦ Personality Traits
Scholarly
Immortal
Sword-bearing
Alchemical
Teaching
✦ About
Lü Dongbin is the most popular of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. A Tang dynasty scholar who achieved immortality, he carries a demon-slaying sword and represents the scholarly path to enlightenment.
✦ Famous Story
Lü Dongbin passed ten trials given by his master before achieving immortality, proving that enlightenment requires dedication through any test.
✦ If You Match
You embody Lü Dongbin's scholarly immortality—achieving transcendence through learning and discipline.
✦ Also Known As
呂洞賓
Patriarch Lü