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Quanzhen

The School of Complete Perfection: a monastic Daoist order founded by Wang Chongyang, centred on inner alchemy.

Also: Complete Perfection

Daoism and Chinese thought

Quanzhen was founded by Wang Chongyang in the twelfth century. Its monks and nuns practise celibacy, meditation and inner alchemy, drawing also on Buddhist and Confucian teaching. Its centre is the White Cloud Monastery in Beijing, and it is one of the two main Daoist schools today.