List of Celestial Masters

This is a list of the Celestial Masters, leaders of Zhengyi Dao, continuing Wudoumi Dao (Way of the Five Pecks of Rice).Kleeman, Terry. "Tianshi Dao," in Encyclopedia of Taoism, Fabrizio Pregadio, ed., (London: Routledge, 2008), 983. After the death of the 64th Celestial Master Zhang Yuanxian in 2008, controversy arose over the legitimate succession, with different descendants claiming to be the rightwise 65th Celestial Master, including Zhang Jintao and three other claimants in China mainland; and Zhang Yijiang and Zhang Meiliang in Taiwan. Another Taiwanese master, Zhang Daochen, claims to be the legitimate 64th Celestial Master, as, according to him, Zhang Yuanxian wasn't.The China Post: Who’s going to be the 65th Taoist pope? In English the Celestial Master was also known as the "Taoist pontiff".
Number	Name 	Chinese	Dates
1 	Zhang Daoling 	张道陵 	2nd century CE
2 	 	张衡 	?-179
3 	Zhang Lu 	张鲁 	?-215
4 	Zhang Sheng 	张盛 	
5 	Zhang Zhaocheng 	张昭成 	
6 	Zhang Jiao 	张椒 	
7 	Zhang Hui 	张回 	
8 	Zhang Jiong 	张迥 	
9 	Zhang Fu 	张符 	
10 	Zhang Zixiang 	张子祥 	ca. 600
11 	Zhang Tongxuan 	张通玄 	
12 	Zhang Heng 	张恒 	
13 	Zhang Guang 	张光 	
14 	Zhang Cizheng 	张慈正 	
15 	Zhang Gao 	张高 	ca. 735
16 	Zhang Yingshao 	张应韶 	
17 	Zhang Yi 	张颐 	
18 	Zhang Shiyuan 	张士元 	
19 	Zhang Xiu 	张修 	
20 	Zhang Chen 	张谌 	
21 	Zhang Bingyi 	张秉一 	
22 	Zhang Shan 	张善 	
23 	Zhang Jiwen 	张季文 	
24 	Zhang Zhengsui 	张正随 	fl. 1015
25 	Zhang Qianyao 	张干曜 	
26 	Zhang Sizong 	张嗣宗 	
27 	Zhang Xiangzhong 	张象中 	
28 	Zhang Dunfu 	张敦复 	fl. 1077
29 	Zhang Jingduan 	张景瑞 	1049?-1100?
30 	Zhang Jixian 	张继先 	1092–1126
31 	Zhang Shixiu 	张时修 	
32 	Zhang Shouzhen 	张守真 	?-1176
33 	Zhang Jingyuan 	张景渊 	
34 	Zhang Qingxian 	张庆先 	
35 	Zhang Keda 	张可大 	1218-63
36 	Zhang Zongyan 	张宗演 	1244-91
37 	Zhang Yudi 	张与棣 	?-1294
38 	Zhang Yucai 	张与材 	?-1316
39 	Zhang Sicheng 	张嗣成 	?-1344?
40 	Zhang Side 	张嗣德 	?-1353
41 	Zhang Zhengyan 	张正言 	?-1359
42 	Zhang Zhengchang (Awarded the title of 正一嗣教眞人https://archive.org/stream/presentdaypoliti00brun#page/494/mode/2up) 	张正常 	1335-78
43 	 	张宇初 	1361–1410
44 	Zhang Yuqing 	张宇清 	1364–1427
45 	Zhang Maocheng 	张懋丞 	
46 	Zhang Yuanji 	张元吉 	
47 	Zhang Xuanqing 	张原庆 	
48 	 	张彦页 	1480–1550
49 	Zhang Yongxu 	张永绪 	?-1566
50 	Zhang Guoxiang 	张国祥 	?-1611
51 	 	张显庸 	
52 	Zhang Yingjing 	张应京 	
53 	Zhang Hongren 	张洪任 	
54 	 	张继宗 	?-1716
55 	Zhang Xilin 	张锡麟 	?-1727
56 	Zhang Yulong 	张遇隆 	?-1752
57 	Zhang Cunyi 	张存义 	?-1779
58 	Zhang Qilong 	张起隆 	?-1798
59 	Zhang Yu 	张钰 	
60 	Zhang Peiyuan 	张培源 	?-1859
61 	Zhang Renzheng 	张仁政 	1841–1903
62 	Zhang Yuanxu 	张元旭 	1862–1924
63 	 	张恩溥 	1904–1969
64 	 	张源先 	1970–2008
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