Zhang Daoling
장도릉
ChineseHan Dynasty (34-156 CE)
"First Celestial Master"
✦ Personality Traits
Founding
Exorcising
Revealed
Priestly
Powerful
✦ About
Zhang Daoling (34-156 CE) founded the Way of the Celestial Masters, institutionalizing Taoism as an organized religion. He received revelation from Laozi and established talismans and exorcism rituals that continue today.
✦ Famous Story
Zhang Daoling received the Tao from Laozi on Mount Heming, gaining power over demons and establishing the priesthood that continues through his descendants.
✦ If You Match
You carry Zhang Daoling's priestly power—exorcising what afflicts and protecting with sacred arts.
✦ Also Known As
Celestial Master Zhang
張道陵
