Overview
Sima Chengzhen was a Daoist and Hermit.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 710 to AD 720 司馬承禎嘗召至闕下，將還山，藏用指終南曰：「此中大有嘉處。」Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 187
- AD 712 to AD 756 道士司馬承禎Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 22, passage 70
Key source chapters
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Lived underStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 123, passage 187
- At Zhongnan 終南 · Relation DiscussedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 187
Learning and skills
- Belief Daoism 道 · Relation Priest ofDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 70
Works and attributed material
- Mysterious Truth Dao Tune 玄真道曲Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 70
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Lu Zangyong (盧藏用)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 188
Events and relationships
- Summoned to court then returning to mountainsPersonal · VisitorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 187
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Zhongnan is but a shortcut to office · Mode quotation Speaker Sima Chengzhen (司馬承禎)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 188
References in the histories
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