Shen Jingyuan was from the Jurong area of Jiangsu province. The ancestral home of his family was ‘Taiyuan’ (太原). He was informally known as ‘Zaisheng’ (哉生), and more formally as ‘Ming Xu’ (名旭). Near to the end of his life – he assumed the Daoist-name of ‘Dun Kong’ (顿空). When he was young, both his parents died, and out of respect, he assisted in the transport of their bodies back to their ancestral lands situated in Shanxi province. In the Chinese-language text entitled ‘Golden Canopy (of the) Mind Lamp’ (金盖心灯 - Jin Gai Xin Deng) it states that in the thirteenth year of the reign of Emperor ‘Zhengtong’ (正统) [1448], he travelled to Mount Qingcheng (青城山), where he first encountered Master Zhang Jingding (张静定) – who accepted him as a disciple. This where he changed his name to ‘Jing Yuan’ (静圆). During the second year of the reign of Emperor Jingtai (景泰) [1451] he visited Mount Tiantai (天台山 - Tian Tai Shan), where he re-encountered ‘Zhang Jingding’ who expertly ‘turned his words’ so that Shen Jingyuan immediately transcended the world of dust and attained Immortality! (This is where Zhang Jingding passed on the Longmen transmission on behalf of his Master - Zhou Xuanpu (周玄朴) - the fourth-generation inheritor of the Longmen School). After this profound experience – Zhang Jingding settled deep in the heart of ‘Mount Tongbai’ (桐柏山 - Tong Bai Shan) sat motionless (and without breathing) in the seated meditation position. He absorbed nourishment through his skin and emitted light through his body. During the third year of the reign of Emperor Tianshun (天顺) [1459] - he travelled to ‘Mount Jai Gai’ (金盖山 - Jai Gai Shan) - where he sat in meditation and compiled a ‘secret’ book of Daoist instruction. At this time, Daoism had become very popular across China and there were many potential students seeking teachings. During the spring of the first year of the reign of Emperor Chenghua (成化) [1465] - he met Wei Zhending (卫真定) and transmitted the authentic Daoist Teachings to him at ‘Nangong’ (南宫). Soon after this, Shen Jingyuan 'disappeared' and was never seen again.. He is considered the fifth-generation inheritor of the Longmen (龙门) - or ‘Dragon’s Gate’ Daoist lineage.
Chinese Language Text:
https://baike.sogou.com/v4303691.htm