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Zuo Ci 左慈 | |
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 An illustration of Zuo Ci in Sancai Tuhui | |
| Born | 20 BC (unverified claims) |
| Died | 280 AD (aged 300) |
| Other names | Yuan Fang (元放) |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
Zuo Ci (Chinese: 左慈), courtesy name Yuanfang, was a Chinese philosopher. He was a legendary personage of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period (20 BC–280 AD) of China. Though he is known to be from Lujiang Commandery (盧江郡; around present-day Lu'an, Anhui), the years of his birth and death are unknown. It is believed that he had existed before the collapse of the Han dynasty, and it is claimed that he lived until the age of 300. He learned his magic and path to longevity from the Taoist sage Feng Heng (封衡), and eventually passed his arts to Ge Xuan.