The Tai Shang Xing Dao Shou Du Yi 太上洞神行道授度仪

The Tai Shang Xing Dao Shou Du Yi 太上洞神行道授度仪

Paul Peng
The Supreme Cavern God’s Rites for Practicing the Dao and Conferring Initiation Degrees

Author unknown. Compiled approximately during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

This text was already cited in Volume 38 of The Essential Secrets of the Supreme Dao.

It is a one-scroll work included in the Zhengyi Section of the Daoist Canon.

The content of this book focuses on the Three Sovereigns Rites. It compiles five sets of ritual protocols, namely: the Ritual of Evening Devotion, the Cavern God’s Rites for Practicing the Dao, the Three Sovereigns’ Ritual of Sacrifice, the Rite of Conferring Initiation Degrees, and the Court Audience Rite.

According to the colophon at the end of the text: "The methods of the Cavern God and the Three Sovereigns enable practitioners to communicate with spirits, command ghosts, summon all deities, pacify the state and stabilize families, and bring relief to all people. Scholars who cultivate these methods may ascend to immortality and transcend the mortal world. However, since the time of the ancient masters, the relevant scriptures have been incomplete, and many details regarding the conferral of initiation degrees have been lost. Now, in accordance with the scriptures, I have compiled talisman diagrams and jade inscriptions, to be used in altar ceremonies for conferring degrees, as treasures for the practitioner’s self-cultivation."

From this, we can conclude that the ritual protocols recorded in this book were compiled based on The Cavern God Three Sovereigns Scripture and Talismans.

Volume 49 of The Essential Secrets of the Supreme Dao cites The Complete Rites for the Three Sovereigns’ Retreat, which refers precisely to this book.
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

About the Author

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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