The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Shangqing Collection of Great Profundity

The Shangqing Collection of Great Profundity 上清太玄集

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The Shangqing Collection of Great Profundity by Hou Shanyuan blends Lao-Zhuang metaphysics, Three Teachings unity, and Quanzhen neidan. It teaches stillness, moral purity, and refining jing-qi-shen through “yang refining yin”...

The Shangqing Collection of Great Profundity 上清太玄集

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The Shangqing Collection of Great Profundity by Hou Shanyuan blends Lao-Zhuang metaphysics, Three Teachings unity, and Quanzhen neidan. It teaches stillness, moral purity, and refining jing-qi-shen through “yang refining yin”...

Three Essentials of Supreme Cultivation

Three Essentials of Supreme Cultivation 上乘修真三要

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Three Essentials of Supreme Cultivation by Yuanming Elder (likely Gao Yuanming) teaches Quanzhen “sudden enlightenment” neidan—emphasizing mind-taming, moral discipline, and 3,000 virtuous deeds. Combines poetry, diagrams, and Yijing symbolism to...

Three Essentials of Supreme Cultivation 上乘修真三要

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Three Essentials of Supreme Cultivation by Yuanming Elder (likely Gao Yuanming) teaches Quanzhen “sudden enlightenment” neidan—emphasizing mind-taming, moral discipline, and 3,000 virtuous deeds. Combines poetry, diagrams, and Yijing symbolism to...

The Collected Works of Elder Lifeng

The Collected Works of Elder Lifeng 离峰老人集

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The Collected Works of Elder Lifeng contains 420+ Quanzhen poems urging renunciation of fame, desire, and wasted time. It teaches stillness, qi conservation, and inner clarity—echoing Wang Chongyang’s call to...

The Collected Works of Elder Lifeng 离峰老人集

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The Collected Works of Elder Lifeng contains 420+ Quanzhen poems urging renunciation of fame, desire, and wasted time. It teaches stillness, qi conservation, and inner clarity—echoing Wang Chongyang’s call to...

Treatise on Inner Illumination

Treatise on Inner Illumination 了明篇

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Treatise on Inner Illumination compiles 56 Southern Song poems by Mao Rixin on inner alchemy—emphasizing preservation of jing-qi-shen, opening the niwan, purifying yin to achieve pure yang, and refining qi...

Treatise on Inner Illumination 了明篇

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Treatise on Inner Illumination compiles 56 Southern Song poems by Mao Rixin on inner alchemy—emphasizing preservation of jing-qi-shen, opening the niwan, purifying yin to achieve pure yang, and refining qi...

The Recorded Sayings of Perfected Master Jin

The Recorded Sayings of Perfected Master Jin 晋真人语录

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The Recorded Sayings of Perfected Master Jin defines Quanzhen Daoism as “preserving spirit, qi, and essence.” True attainment requires true inner work (stillness, breath, clarity) and (compassion, selflessness)—a synthesis of...

The Recorded Sayings of Perfected Master Jin 晋真人语录

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The Recorded Sayings of Perfected Master Jin defines Quanzhen Daoism as “preserving spirit, qi, and essence.” True attainment requires true inner work (stillness, breath, clarity) and (compassion, selflessness)—a synthesis of...

Collected Secrets of the Alchemists

Collected Secrets of the Alchemists 诸真内丹集要

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Collected Secrets of the Alchemists compiles 19 Tang–Yuan inner alchemy texts, including works by Laozi, Zhongli Quan, and Qingxia Zhenren. It explains neidan principles, terminology, practices, and stages—key for studying...

Collected Secrets of the Alchemists 诸真内丹集要

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Collected Secrets of the Alchemists compiles 19 Tang–Yuan inner alchemy texts, including works by Laozi, Zhongli Quan, and Qingxia Zhenren. It explains neidan principles, terminology, practices, and stages—key for studying...