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Hongjun Laozu has hardly been the subject of academic studies and the role assigned to it may vary according to the faithful. Some only know his interpretations in fiction. Hongjun Laozu makes his first major appearance in
Chinese literature in the popular novel
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2798:Kou Qianzhi
2793:Bao Jingyan
2718:Zhuang Zhou
2538:Taipingjing
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2328:(integrity)
2296:(reversion)
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1448:Metaphysics
1443:Hermeticism
1423:Esotericism
1406:Experiences
1381:Omniscience
1371:Omnipotence
1341:Eternalness
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3316:Fox spirit
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2783:Wei Huacun
2733:Wei Boyang
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826:Yao Taoism
649:Lu Xiujing
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2932:Chongxuan
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2828:Sun Bu'er
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2778:Guo Xiang
2748:Zhang Jue
2723:Lie Yukou
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2531:Huainanzi
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2271:Feng shui
2257:(duality)
1790:Daodejing
1688:hung-chün
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1409:Practices
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1238:Mormonism
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1271:Buddhism
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1104:Demiurge
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783:Wuliupai
705:Zhu Quan
591:Zhang Lu
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369:Xiang'er
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252:Alchemy
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3282:(Bixie)
3179:Chang'e
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3093:Dragons
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2743:Gan Ji
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1866:道德天尊
1852:陸壓道君
1842:混鯤祖師
1836:創始元靈
1823:鴻鈞道人
1807:Myth
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1773:玄玄上人
1723:鴻元老祖
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