The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Great Elixir Dialogues

Great Elixir Dialogues Daoist Classic 大丹问答

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Great Elixir Dialogues, likely composed in Tang China, presents an inner alchemy text framed as a dialogue between Ge Hong and Zheng Siyuan, covering spirit preservation, elixir refinement, and fire-phase...

Great Elixir Dialogues Daoist Classic 大丹问答

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Great Elixir Dialogues, likely composed in Tang China, presents an inner alchemy text framed as a dialogue between Ge Hong and Zheng Siyuan, covering spirit preservation, elixir refinement, and fire-phase...

Jade Stele of Grand Clarity

Jade Stele of Grand Clarity 太清玉碑子

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Jade Stele of Grand Clarity, a Tang–Song Daoist text falsely attributed to Ge Hong, blends internal and external alchemy—teaching that balanced lead-mercury union and Yin-Yang harmony in body or furnace...

Jade Stele of Grand Clarity 太清玉碑子

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Jade Stele of Grand Clarity, a Tang–Song Daoist text falsely attributed to Ge Hong, blends internal and external alchemy—teaching that balanced lead-mercury union and Yin-Yang harmony in body or furnace...

Scripture of the Alchemical Golden Talisman

Scripture of the Alchemical Golden Talisman 太极左...

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Scripture of the Alchemical Golden Talisman, likely composed during the Tang–Song period, presents the elixir as a divine talisman forged in the furnace through harmony of the Five Phases and...

Scripture of the Alchemical Golden Talisman 太极左...

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Scripture of the Alchemical Golden Talisman, likely composed during the Tang–Song period, presents the elixir as a divine talisman forged in the furnace through harmony of the Five Phases and...

Alchemical Methods of the Immortals

Alchemical Methods of the Immortals 还丹众仙论

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Alchemical Methods of the Immortals, compiled by Yang Zai (1052 CE), anthologizes 30+ Daoist masters—from Laozi to Lü Dongbin—and details external alchemy techniques, including furnace construction, lead-mercury refinement, and elixir...

Alchemical Methods of the Immortals 还丹众仙论

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Alchemical Methods of the Immortals, compiled by Yang Zai (1052 CE), anthologizes 30+ Daoist masters—from Laozi to Lü Dongbin—and details external alchemy techniques, including furnace construction, lead-mercury refinement, and elixir...

Essence of Elixir Refinement

Essence of Elixir Refinement 修丹妙用至理论

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Essence of Elixir Refinement, a Northern Song alchemical treatise in nine chapters, teaches that true lead and mercury—pre-cosmic substances—unite through cosmic fire cycles over three years to form small, medium,...

Essence of Elixir Refinement 修丹妙用至理论

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Essence of Elixir Refinement, a Northern Song alchemical treatise in nine chapters, teaches that true lead and mercury—pre-cosmic substances—unite through cosmic fire cycles over three years to form small, medium,...

True Unity of the Golden Elixir

True Unity of the Golden Elixir 金丹真一论

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True Unity of the Golden Elixir, attributed to Bai Xuanzi (late Tang–Five Dynasties), synthesizes Cantong Qi and alchemical lineages to detail External Alchemy: true lead-mercury union, lunar fire cycles, and...

True Unity of the Golden Elixir 金丹真一论

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True Unity of the Golden Elixir, attributed to Bai Xuanzi (late Tang–Five Dynasties), synthesizes Cantong Qi and alchemical lineages to detail External Alchemy: true lead-mercury union, lunar fire cycles, and...