Annotated Alchemical Ode Of Lyü Dongbin 吕纯阳真人沁园春词注解
Paul PengAnnotated Alchemical Ode Of Lyü Dongbin
Attributed with the note "Annotated by Quanyangzi, the Hermit of Linwu".
Quanyangzi refers to Yu Yan, a renowned scholar during the transition between the Song and Yuan dynasties.
Annotated Alchemical Ode Of Lyü Dongbin
The existing version is included in the Jade Instructions Category of the Dongzhen Section within the Daoist Canon (The Daozang).
The Qinyuanchun ci-poems are traditionally believed to be composed by Lü Dongbin, the True Person Chunyang, expounding the methods of Internal Alchemy. Yu Yan’s annotations quote alchemical texts from both the Northern and Southern branches of the Quanzhen School, illuminating the original meaning of the ci-poems in a concise and accessible manner.
