Biographies of the Grotto Immortals 洞仙传
Biographies of the Grotto Immortals: Attributed to Jian Suzi of the Southern Dynasties, this lost 10-scroll Daoist hagiography survives in a 2-scroll fragment in Yunji Qian. It profiles 77 adepts—from...
Biographies of the Grotto Immortals 洞仙传
Biographies of the Grotto Immortals: Attributed to Jian Suzi of the Southern Dynasties, this lost 10-scroll Daoist hagiography survives in a 2-scroll fragment in Yunji Qian. It profiles 77 adepts—from...
Biographies of the Divine Immortals 神仙传
Biographies of the Divine Immortals: Compiled by Jin dynasty alchemist Ge Hong to prove immortality is attainable, this seminal Daoist text gathers 84–190 legendary figures—from Laozi and Peng Zu to...
Biographies of the Divine Immortals 神仙传
Biographies of the Divine Immortals: Compiled by Jin dynasty alchemist Ge Hong to prove immortality is attainable, this seminal Daoist text gathers 84–190 legendary figures—from Laozi and Peng Zu to...
Biographies of the Immortals 列仙传
Biographies of the Immortals: Likely composed between Eastern Han and Wei-Jin periods (not by Liu Xiang), this earliest Daoist hagiography profiles 72 legendary immortals from Shennong to Western Han, each...
Biographies of the Immortals 列仙传
Biographies of the Immortals: Likely composed between Eastern Han and Wei-Jin periods (not by Liu Xiang), this earliest Daoist hagiography profiles 72 legendary immortals from Shennong to Western Han, each...
Prefatory Golden Writings of Lord Lao 太上老君金书内序
Prefatory Golden Writings of Lord Lao: An anonymous Northern Song Daoist text attributed to “Master Xuan,” chronicling Laozi’s primordial origin, miraculous birth, teachings to Yin Xi, debates with Confucius, and...
Prefatory Golden Writings of Lord Lao 太上老君金书内序
Prefatory Golden Writings of Lord Lao: An anonymous Northern Song Daoist text attributed to “Master Xuan,” chronicling Laozi’s primordial origin, miraculous birth, teachings to Yin Xi, debates with Confucius, and...
Abridged Chronicle of Lord Lao 太上老子混元史略
Abridged Chronicle of Lord Lao: A 3-scroll Southern Song condensation of Annals of the Primordial Origin, summarizing Laozi’s divine incarnations—from cosmic origins through Zhou dynasty teachings—and his veneration by emperors...
Abridged Chronicle of Lord Lao 太上老子混元史略
Abridged Chronicle of Lord Lao: A 3-scroll Southern Song condensation of Annals of the Primordial Origin, summarizing Laozi’s divine incarnations—from cosmic origins through Zhou dynasty teachings—and his veneration by emperors...
Chronological Record of Lord Lao 太上老君年谱要略
Chronological Record of Lord Lao: A concise 1-scroll chronicle by Southern Song editors Xie Shouyuan and Li Zhidao, excerpted from Annals of the Primordial Origin, summarizing Laozi’s divine appearances and...
Chronological Record of Lord Lao 太上老君年谱要略
Chronological Record of Lord Lao: A concise 1-scroll chronicle by Southern Song editors Xie Shouyuan and Li Zhidao, excerpted from Annals of the Primordial Origin, summarizing Laozi’s divine appearances and...