Great Elixir Dialogues Daoist Classic 大丹问答
Paul PengGreat Elixir Dialogues
The author is unknown.
Judging from its content, it was likely composed in the Tang Dynasty.
Consisting of one scroll, it is included in the Various Arts category of the Dongshen Section of The Daozang.
Great Elixir Dialogues
This text expounds the methods of Internal Alchemy. The first half is framed as a dialogue between Ge Hong and Zheng Siyuan, discussing the way to preserve the spirit and prolong the physical form, as well as such matters as refining elixirs from golden essence and stone fluid to sustain the body. The second half contains The Ballad of the True Lord of the Supreme Purity, which elaborates on the essential secrets of fire control for the Reverted Elixir. Most of the content in this work is excerpted from The Jade Stele Master of the Supreme Purity. See the entry for this text.
