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    Liu Haichan was a (c. 10th century) Daoist xian ("transcendent; immortal") who was a patriarch of the Quanzhen School, and a master of neidan "internal...
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    fished without bait, believing the fish would come on their own) & Fish Liu Haichan (a legendary Taoist immortal) & Jin Chan (a mythical three-legged toad...
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    of the Han people. The money toad is associated with the Daoist monk, Liu Haichan, as the xianren's animal companion. According to students from UC Irvine...
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    holes or round ones. Many Taoist amulets and charms contain images of Liu Haichan, Zhenwu, the Bagua, yin-yang symbols, constellations, Laozi, swords,...
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    Immortal supported and escorted by a demon, by Guo Xu, Ming dynasty. Liu Haichan with his Money Toad and string of cash, by Zhang Lu, early 16th century...
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    busy with mortar and pestle, preparing the Elixir of Immortality. (See Liu Haichan for Chinese characters) A three-legged toad lives on the moon. During...
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    have thematic inscriptions. These charms depict Taoist transcendent Liu Haichan, one of the most popular figures on Chinese charms, and the Jin Chan...
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    immortals are from left to right: Shide, Hanshan, Iron-Crutch Li, and Liu Haichan. The longevity deity riding the crane. Depiction of the Daoist immortal...
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    met three Taoist immortals in a tavern, Zhongli Quan, Lü Dongbin, and Liu Haichan. They trained him in secret forms of Taoism. He changed his name to "Zhe"...
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    most-high God and the founder of Quanzhen Taoism. Seen in Taoist temples. Liu Haichan 劉海蟾 Miji Jingang 密迹金剛 Also known as the Hēnghā Èrjiàng (哼哈二将), derived...
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    semilegendary characters such as Bodhidharma, Zhang Guolao, Guiguzi, and Liu Haichan; to historical characters like Ge Hong and Chen Tuan; and to female adepts...
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    coin-based design found on snuff-bottles depict Liu Haichan and the three-legged toad, in these depictions Liu Haichan is often shown with a string of cash coins...
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    The Daoist Immortal: Li Tieguai and Liu Haichan (Museum of Fine Arts Boston)...
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  • Gander!", living in the Macau-like city Macaw where he is a prisoner of Toad Liu Hai until Scrooge, Donald, and the kids manage to free him. In "The Shadow...
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