The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Dragon-Tiger Scripture of the Nine Immortals

Dragon-Tiger Scripture of the Nine Immortals 真龙...

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Dragon-Tiger Scripture of the Nine Immortals, a late Tang Daoist text blending Buddhist-influenced visualization, teaches inner alchemy using heart-fire (dragon) and kidney-water (tiger), with nine ranks of immortality—including out-of-body travel...

Dragon-Tiger Scripture of the Nine Immortals 真龙...

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Dragon-Tiger Scripture of the Nine Immortals, a late Tang Daoist text blending Buddhist-influenced visualization, teaches inner alchemy using heart-fire (dragon) and kidney-water (tiger), with nine ranks of immortality—including out-of-body travel...

The Bellows of Inner Cultivation

The Bellows of Inner Cultivation 橐龠子

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The Bellows of Inner Cultivation, likely Tang-Song Daoist text, uses alchemical metaphors—lead, mercury, seasons, trigrams—to map a five-stage inner elixir path aligning body, breath, and cosmic rhythm for longevity.

The Bellows of Inner Cultivation 橐龠子

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The Bellows of Inner Cultivation, likely Tang-Song Daoist text, uses alchemical metaphors—lead, mercury, seasons, trigrams—to map a five-stage inner elixir path aligning body, breath, and cosmic rhythm for longevity.

Manual of the Yin Elixir

Manual of the Yin Elixir Daoist Classic 阴丹内篇

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Manual of the Yin Elixir, a cryptic Song-Yuan Daoist text under 700 words, outlines “yin-dan” alchemy: refining symbolic substances like Red Lead and Jade Nectar through fire cycles to unify...

Manual of the Yin Elixir Daoist Classic 阴丹内篇

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Manual of the Yin Elixir, a cryptic Song-Yuan Daoist text under 700 words, outlines “yin-dan” alchemy: refining symbolic substances like Red Lead and Jade Nectar through fire cycles to unify...

Primordial Yang Talisman Scripture

Primordial Yang Talisman Scripture 混元阳符经

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Primordial Yang Talisman Scripture, a cryptic Tang-Song Daoist text of 140 four-character verses, hints at esoteric sexual alchemy—linking blood, brain fluid, and inner fire to nourish the “true embryo” and...

Primordial Yang Talisman Scripture 混元阳符经

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Primordial Yang Talisman Scripture, a cryptic Tang-Song Daoist text of 140 four-character verses, hints at esoteric sexual alchemy—linking blood, brain fluid, and inner fire to nourish the “true embryo” and...

Practical Guide to the Great Cavern Scripture

Practical Guide to the Great Cavern Scripture 太...

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Practical Guide to the Great Cavern Scripture, a Tang-Song commentary, decodes inner alchemy into a structured path: 30-day cycles, 360 rounds over nine years—using verses to clarify daily practice for...

Practical Guide to the Great Cavern Scripture 太...

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Practical Guide to the Great Cavern Scripture, a Tang-Song commentary, decodes inner alchemy into a structured path: 30-day cycles, 360 rounds over nine years—using verses to clarify daily practice for...

Supreme Scripture of Inner Alchemy

Supreme Scripture of Inner Alchemy 太上长文大洞灵宝幽玄上品妙经

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Supreme Scripture of Inner Alchemy, likely late Tang, teaches “True Oneness”: guard the Dantian, circulate original qi between upper/lower centers, unify yin-yang in the Yellow Court to nourish spirit, essence,...

Supreme Scripture of Inner Alchemy 太上长文大洞灵宝幽玄上品妙经

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Supreme Scripture of Inner Alchemy, likely late Tang, teaches “True Oneness”: guard the Dantian, circulate original qi between upper/lower centers, unify yin-yang in the Yellow Court to nourish spirit, essence,...