Wang Jichang's Poetic Commentary on the Sheng Tian Jing 生天经颂解
Paul PengWang Jichang's Poetic Commentary on the Sheng Tian Jing
Written by Wang Jichang, a Taoist priest during the Jin and Yuan dynasties.
Consisting of one volume, it is included in the Zansong (Eulogies and Odes) category of the Dongzhen Section in the Daozang.
Wang Jichang's Poetic Commentary on the Sheng Tian Jing
This work is a commentary on The Scripture of Ascending to Heaven and Attaining the Dao Preached by Yuanshi Tianzun (Primeval Heavenly Lord). The commentary is composed in the form of seven-character quatrain odes, explaining the meaning of the scripture verse by verse. Centered on the tenet of dual cultivation of nature and life, it advocates pure and tranquil mind cultivation and touches upon Internal Alchemy cultivation. Its doctrines are rooted in the teachings of the Quanzhen Dao.
