Jiang Shenxiu’s Exegesis of the Inner-Outer Scripture

Jiang Shenxiu’s Exegesis of the Inner-Outer Scripture 黄庭内外玉景经解

Paul Peng

Jiang Shenxiu’s Exegesis of the Inner-Outer Scripture

Originally attributed to "Presented by Minister Jiang Shenxiu, Recipient of the Crimson Fish Pouch".

Jiang Shenxiu was presumably a scholar-official of the Song Dynasty.

Comprehensive Records·Bibliography of Literature recorded Jade Landscape Scriptures of the Internal and External Yellow Court in ten volumes, compiled by Jiang Shenxiu.

Jiang Shenxiu’s Exegesis of the Inner-Outer Scripture

The existing version in The Daozang only survives as one volume, included in the Jade Commentaries Category of the The Dongxuan Section.

The surviving part contains annotations on Chapters 28, 29, and 30 of the Scripture of the Internal Landscape of the Yellow Court. The annotations focus on interpreting the scripture through the doctrines of cultivating Yin and Yang and attaining immortality naturally.
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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Paul Peng

Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.

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