Yuyue Yinyi to the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing

Yuyue Yinyi to the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing 上清大洞真经玉诀音义

Paul Peng

Yuyue Yinyi to the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing FULL NAME IS

Phonetic and Semantic Explanations with Jade Essentials for the Supreme Pure Great Cavern True Scripture

Compiled by Chen Jingyuan of the Northern Song Dynasty.

It consists of one scroll and is included in the "Yuyue Lei" (Jade Essentials Category) of the Dongzhen Bu (Great Cavern Section) within theDaozang(Taoist Canon).

Yuyue Yinyi to the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing

The scroll opens with a preface written by the author himself. In the preface, Chen states that he became a Taoist monk in his childhood to seek the Dao, and returned to Maoshan (Feather Mountain) in his old age, desiring to recite theShangqing Dadong Zhenjing(Supreme Pure Great Cavern True Scripture).

Due to the errors and corruptions in the characters of the original scripture, he notes: "Thus, I compared the versions used by senior practitioners and the copies preserved at Maoshan with theYinshu(Hidden Texts), then compiled these phonetic and semantic explanations, along with notes on similarities and differences, to roughly resolve doubtful points." This confirms that this work is a collated and explanatory version of theShangqing Dadong Zhenjing.

In terms of content, the work first records theMiemo Shenhui Yuqing Yinshu Neizhu Yinwen(Inner Prayers and Hidden Texts of the Jade Purity Hidden Book on Demon-Quelling Divine Wisdom), followed by the sequential listing of the nineteen chapters of the scripture. The author then selects individual characters or phrases from the scripture, annotates their pronunciations and meanings, and collates their textual characters.

This is the earliest surviving version of theShangqing Dadong Zhenjing, and it can be used to correct the textual and structural errors in the six-scroll version of theShangqing Dadong Zhenjingincluded in the "Benwen Lei" (Original Text Category) of the Dongzhen Bu within theDaozang.
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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