Sui and Tang · Monk

Shanglan 上藍

Attested AD 880 - AD 907

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shanglan was a Monk.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 880 to AD 907 唐末
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 100, passage 203

Learning and skills

Skill divination 術數 · Level renowned
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 100, passage 203

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 100Volume 100 Book of Later Jin 2: Gaozu Annals 2 · 1 passage

先是，豫章有僧號上藍者，精於術數，自唐末著讖云：「石榴花發石榴開。」 Earlier, at Yuzhang, a monk called Shanglan, skilled in divination, had composed a prophecy in late Tang times: "When the pomegranate blooms, the pomegranate opens."