Wang Yuanzhi (王遠知)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yuanzhi as a hermit and religious leader. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Yuanzhi	王遠知	Wang Yuanzhi
Personal name	Wang Yuanzhi	王遠知	Wang Yuanzhi

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beishi:088:s0236
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · suishu:077:s0219

Roles

Hermit
Religious Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 丹陽王遠知 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 618
Explicit · beishi:088:s0236
Source Date: Text: 皆為煬帝所重 · Western Interval: Start: AD 605 · End: AD 618
Explicit event contextual date · suishu:077:s0219

Places and affiliations

Place: Danyang / 丹陽
Explicit · beishi:088:s0236

Learning and skills

Belief: Daoism / 辟穀道 · Relation: adherent-of
Explicit · beishi:088:s0236
Belief: Daoist grain avoidance / 辟穀 · Relation: practitioner-of
Explicit · suishu:077:s0219

References in the histories

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History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses · 1 passage

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時有建安宋玉泉、會稽孔道茂、丹陽王遠知等，亦行辟穀道，以松水自給，皆為煬帝所重。 At that time there were also Song Yuquan of Jian'an, Kong Daomao of Kuaiji, and Wang Yuanzhi of Danyang, who likewise practiced the Way of grain abstinence and sustained themselves on pine water—all were esteemed by Emperor Yang.

Book of Sui, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 42: Recluses · 1 passage

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時有建安宋玉泉、會稽孔道茂、丹陽王遠知等，亦行辟穀，以松水自給，皆為煬帝所重。 At the time there were Song Yuquan of Jian'an, Kong Daomao of Kuaiji, Wang Yuanzhi of Danyang, and others who also practiced grain avoidance and sustained themselves on pine water—all were valued by Emperor Yang.