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Zhao Guizhen
Late Tang Daoist master heavily favored by Emperor Wuzong who actively instigated the Huichang Buddhist persecution.
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Huichang Secularization of Buddhism”, which this person took part in.
In the mid-to-late Tang, Buddhist monasteries accumulated immense untaxed estates, sheltered dependent populations, and melted bronze currency for statues, causing severe fiscal distress.
Also known as Daoist Zhao Guizhen · Youjie Daomen Weiyi
- Roles
- Religious Figure
Zhao Guizhen (d. 846 CE) was a powerful Daoist cleric at the court of Emperor Wuzong. His ideological advocacy against the Buddhist monastic economy catalyzed the widespread Huichang Suppression of Buddhism.
Life and times
Dates 780 CE–846 CE
EraTang