Sun Bu'er

Bu'er Sun (Sun Buer, Sun Pu -erh ), was a famous Quanzhen Daoistin and belonged to the so-called Seven masters of this school. She lived about 1119 - 1182 in the Chinese province of Shandong. She was a beautiful, intelligent and rich woman, with her husband she had three children. Her family name was Sun and her first name Fuchun, Bu'er was her religious name. Her husband Ma Yu was a student of Wang Zhe (Wang Chongyang ). At the age of 51, ​​she began seriously studying the Tao and became a student of Wang Chongyang and Taoist priestess. Finally, she left home and traveled to the city of Loyang, where they became enlightened after twelve years of asceticism in the cave of Fengxiangu from Dao and, as it is called, achieved immortality. Sun taught several students founded the Community of purity and peace and Daoist wrote poetry.

The legend says: Wang Chong Yang said Sun Bu'er that if one of his students would travel 1,000 miles to Loyang, he would meet there an immortal who would teach him the ultimate secrets of the universe. Sun Bu'er decided to leave. Wang was afraid, however, that their beauty attract the attention of violent men on her and she would commit suicide in shame. So he forbade her to travel. Sun Bu'er went home and burned her face with hot oil. Subsequently, Wang began to instruct them intensively in the art of alchemy, to prepare them for the journey.

Because the family did not let her go, Sun turned insane, wear funny clothes and let their hair grow wild. Finally, let them go and so reported on the legend, in Loyang waited an immortal on them and taught them. It is further reported that they themselves achieved immortality and ascended to heaven in broad daylight with their physical body. But she did not forget her husband, but there was a time back to earth to teach him. Thus he attained perfection also under the name of Ma Danyang.

Works

• The Secret Book of the inner elixir (Sun Bu'er Yuanjun Chuanshu dandoao mishu )
• Selected speeches (Sun Bu'er Yuanjun Fayu ).