Important people in Taoism: Zhang San Feng

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[...] It is believed that, just as in most civilizations, San Feng was merely another legendary figure rather than a person that could have possibly lived so many centuries ago. The fact that he was rumored to be an immortal is yet another aspect of his life that makes it hard for people to believe in his existence. Therefore, the life of Zhang San Feng, although of extreme importance, is very hard to follow or even prove. Taoism is much like San Feng in that it is hard to follow based on the fact that it does not rely on, nor is it based on, a singular fundamental book like other religions Christianity for example are based on. [...]

[...] day Zhang San Feng witnessed a fight between a snake and a crane (some documents say a sparrow), and this inspired him to modify his comparatively hard Shaolin Kungfu into a softer style which was then known as Wudang 32-Pattern Long Fist. This later developed into Tai Chi Chuan” (Kit, 19). Perhaps it can be said that San Feng was meant to do great things in the name of Taoism and perhaps was even destined to be an immortal. One thing to take notice of is the fact that since Chang is another derivative of Zhang, the meaning of the word chang in the Chinese language means constant, or eternal. [...]

[...] Important people in Taoism: Zhang San Feng Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a philosophical religion that is widespread among eastern parts of Asia as well as parts of the western world. Taoism has involved several important people, namely Zhang San Feng. San Feng has also been known as Zhang Sanfeng, Chan San Feng, and Chan Sanfeng. San Feng was highly interested and influenced by the Taoist religion. So much, in fact, that he became a Taoist priest and spread the beliefs of Taoism to others. [...]