Heshang Gong

Heshang Gong (circa 200 AD) was an accomplished Taoist alchemy practitioner and it is said that he became an immortal on Tiantai mountain - nowadays Rhi-Zhao county, Shandong Province. His commentary on the Dao De Jing naturally carries a deep understanding of Taoist meditation, and differs greatly from that of other commentators who tried to explain the Dao De Jing only philosophically. Written at a time when there were almost no related commentaries, it has long been the most popular.

Heshang Gong (circa 200 AD) was an accomplished Taoist alchemy practitioner and it is said that he became an immortal on Tiantai mountain - nowadays Rhi-Zhao county, Shandong Province. His commentary on the Dao De Jing naturally carries a deep understanding of Taoist meditation, and differs greatly from that of other commentators who tried to explain the Dao De Jing only philosophically. Written at a time when there were almost no related commentaries, it has long been the most popular. See less