The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Jade Formulary for Immortality

The Jade Formulary for Immortality 太上肘后玉经方

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The Jade Formulary for Immortality, compiled by Tang Daoist Lu Zunyuan in 825 CE, presents eight sacred herbal recipes—each aligned with a trigram—said to be passed down from celestial beings...

The Jade Formulary for Immortality 太上肘后玉经方

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The Jade Formulary for Immortality, compiled by Tang Daoist Lu Zunyuan in 825 CE, presents eight sacred herbal recipes—each aligned with a trigram—said to be passed down from celestial beings...

Divine Grass Elixir - Calamus Pill

Divine Grass Elixir - Calamus Pill 神仙服食灵草葛蒲丸方

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Divine Grass Elixir - Calamus Pill, a Tang-era Daoist text from 779 CE, praises calamus as “spirit of water, herb of immortals.” It details preparation methods and claims effects like...

Divine Grass Elixir - Calamus Pill 神仙服食灵草葛蒲丸方

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Divine Grass Elixir - Calamus Pill, a Tang-era Daoist text from 779 CE, praises calamus as “spirit of water, herb of immortals.” It details preparation methods and claims effects like...

The Sublime Key to Alchemy

The Sublime Key to Alchemy 雁门公妙解录

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The Sublime Key to Alchemy is a Tang-era Daoist text from the Dazhong period, nearly identical to the Xuanjie Lu but missing its final 400 characters—likely an alternate version of...

The Sublime Key to Alchemy 雁门公妙解录

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The Sublime Key to Alchemy is a Tang-era Daoist text from the Dazhong period, nearly identical to the Xuanjie Lu but missing its final 400 characters—likely an alternate version of...

Manual of Elixir Antidotes

Manual of Elixir Antidotes 悬解录

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Manual of Elixir Antidotes, a Tang-era Daoist text, warns that most alchemical elixirs are deadly—only three divine pills are safe. It reveals detox methods like the “Five Seeds Pill” used...

Manual of Elixir Antidotes 悬解录

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Manual of Elixir Antidotes, a Tang-era Daoist text, warns that most alchemical elixirs are deadly—only three divine pills are safe. It reveals detox methods like the “Five Seeds Pill” used...

The Celestial Flight Powder Chronicle

The Celestial Flight Powder Chronicle 灵飞散传信录

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The Celestial Flight Powder Chronicle, compiled by Tang scholar Qi Tui in 812 CE, details a nine-herb elixir—featuring mica, rehmannia, and chrysanthemum—said to reverse aging, grant superhuman vitality, and extend...

The Celestial Flight Powder Chronicle 灵飞散传信录

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The Celestial Flight Powder Chronicle, compiled by Tang scholar Qi Tui in 812 CE, details a nine-herb elixir—featuring mica, rehmannia, and chrysanthemum—said to reverse aging, grant superhuman vitality, and extend...

Arcane Methods of the Dao

Arcane Methods of the Dao 通玄秘术

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Arcane Methods of the Dao, compiled by Tang scholar Shen Zhiyan in the 9th century, records over 20 elixirs for healing, alchemical transmutation, and immortality—including “Immortal Nectar” said to restore...

Arcane Methods of the Dao 通玄秘术

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Arcane Methods of the Dao, compiled by Tang scholar Shen Zhiyan in the 9th century, records over 20 elixirs for healing, alchemical transmutation, and immortality—including “Immortal Nectar” said to restore...