The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Atlas of the Golden Elixir Essentials

Atlas of the Golden Elixir Essentials 上阳子金丹大要图

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Atlas of the Golden Elixir Essentials by Chen Zhixu uses diagrams—like Taiji, Five Phases, and Kan-Li alchemy—to teach reverse cultivation: merging yin-yang, inverting the Five Elements, and stilling mind to...

Atlas of the Golden Elixir Essentials 上阳子金丹大要图

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Atlas of the Golden Elixir Essentials by Chen Zhixu uses diagrams—like Taiji, Five Phases, and Kan-Li alchemy—to teach reverse cultivation: merging yin-yang, inverting the Five Elements, and stilling mind to...

The Great Compendium of the Golden Elixir

The Great Compendium of the Golden Elixir 上阳子金丹大要

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The Great Compendium of the Golden Elixir by Chen Zhixu teaches Southern Lineage neidan: true lead and mercury unite at the right hour, refined by inner fire. Moral conduct, Chan...

The Great Compendium of the Golden Elixir 上阳子金丹大要

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The Great Compendium of the Golden Elixir by Chen Zhixu teaches Southern Lineage neidan: true lead and mercury unite at the right hour, refined by inner fire. Moral conduct, Chan...

Direct Guide to the One Truth

Direct Guide to the One Truth 玄宗直指万法同归

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Direct Guide to the One Truth by Mu Changchao unites Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist teachings through 7 volumes of essays, dialogues, poems, and precepts. It teaches that “Li” (principle) and...

Direct Guide to the One Truth 玄宗直指万法同归

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Direct Guide to the One Truth by Mu Changchao unites Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist teachings through 7 volumes of essays, dialogues, poems, and precepts. It teaches that “Li” (principle) and...

Great Cases of Taoist Realization

Great Cases of Taoist Realization 玄教大公案

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Great Cases of Taoist Realization by Miao Taisu (1324) uses Chan-style cases to teach Quanzhen “nature-and-life” dual cultivation. Drawing on Laozi, Zhuangzi, Zhang Boduan, and Wang Chongyang, it unites Daoist...

Great Cases of Taoist Realization 玄教大公案

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Great Cases of Taoist Realization by Miao Taisu (1324) uses Chan-style cases to teach Quanzhen “nature-and-life” dual cultivation. Drawing on Laozi, Zhuangzi, Zhang Boduan, and Wang Chongyang, it unites Daoist...

Chanting to Attain Authenticity

Chanting to Attain Authenticity 鸣真集

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Chanting to Attain Authenticity by Yuanxu (d. 1251) collects 45 Quanzhen poems on renouncing fame, mountain stillness, and Chan-Dao unity: “Chan is Dao, Dao is Chan—no duality.” True practice is...

Chanting to Attain Authenticity 鸣真集

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Chanting to Attain Authenticity by Yuanxu (d. 1251) collects 45 Quanzhen poems on renouncing fame, mountain stillness, and Chan-Dao unity: “Chan is Dao, Dao is Chan—no duality.” True practice is...

Hermetic Instructions from Master Paperboat

Hermetic Instructions from Master Paperboat 纸舟先...

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Hermetic Instructions from Master Paperboat teaches the “Seven Returns”: stages where form and spirit unite, dissolve, and merge with Dao. True alchemy is awakening original nature—each step shown in diagram...

Hermetic Instructions from Master Paperboat 纸舟先...

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Hermetic Instructions from Master Paperboat teaches the “Seven Returns”: stages where form and spirit unite, dissolve, and merge with Dao. True alchemy is awakening original nature—each step shown in diagram...