The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Esoteric Arts of Daoist Nourishment

Esoteric Arts of Daoist Nourishment 神仙养生秘术

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Esoteric Arts of Daoist Nourishment compiles 40 Tang-Song era methods: alchemical gold-making, longevity herbs like black beans and sesame, and miraculous lamps burning a month. Includes Liu Jingxian’s 4th-century fasting...

Esoteric Arts of Daoist Nourishment 神仙养生秘术

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Esoteric Arts of Daoist Nourishment compiles 40 Tang-Song era methods: alchemical gold-making, longevity herbs like black beans and sesame, and miraculous lamps burning a month. Includes Liu Jingxian’s 4th-century fasting...

Daoist Mineral Elixir Practices

Daoist Mineral Elixir Practices 神仙服饵丹石行药法

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Daoist Mineral Elixir Practices, attributed to “Master Jingli” and dating to Tang China, details 38 methods of preparing mineral-based elixirs—like cinnabar, mercury, and stalactite—to heal, attract immortals, and achieve stone-body...

Daoist Mineral Elixir Practices 神仙服饵丹石行药法

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Daoist Mineral Elixir Practices, attributed to “Master Jingli” and dating to Tang China, details 38 methods of preparing mineral-based elixirs—like cinnabar, mercury, and stalactite—to heal, attract immortals, and achieve stone-body...

Baopuzi Golden Elixir Scripture

Baopuzi Golden Elixir Scripture 抱朴子神仙金汋经

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Baopuzi Golden Elixir Scripture, likely forged in Southern-Northern Dynasties or Sui-Tang, describes alchemical “Golden Fluid” made from gold, mercury, and realgar in bamboo tubes. Claims immortality and weapon enchantment;

Baopuzi Golden Elixir Scripture 抱朴子神仙金汋经

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Baopuzi Golden Elixir Scripture, likely forged in Southern-Northern Dynasties or Sui-Tang, describes alchemical “Golden Fluid” made from gold, mercury, and realgar in bamboo tubes. Claims immortality and weapon enchantment;

Nine-Cycle Flowing Pearl Elixir Canon

Nine-Cycle Flowing Pearl Elixir Canon 九转流珠神仙九丹经

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Nine-Cycle Flowing Pearl Elixir Canon, likely from Southern-Northern Dynasties or Sui-Tang era, details nine alchemical elixirs (e.g., Danhua, Shendan) made from cinnabar and mercury. Shares core content with the Yellow...

Nine-Cycle Flowing Pearl Elixir Canon 九转流珠神仙九丹经

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Nine-Cycle Flowing Pearl Elixir Canon, likely from Southern-Northern Dynasties or Sui-Tang era, details nine alchemical elixirs (e.g., Danhua, Shendan) made from cinnabar and mercury. Shares core content with the Yellow...

Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons

Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons 黄帝九鼎神丹经诀

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Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons, rooted in Han texts and expanded in Tang China, details nine alchemical elixirs, furnace construction, Six-One Mud sealing, and fire protocols. Claims immortality through...

Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons 黄帝九鼎神丹经诀

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Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons, rooted in Han texts and expanded in Tang China, details nine alchemical elixirs, furnace construction, Six-One Mud sealing, and fire protocols. Claims immortality through...

Taiji Zhenren's Alchemical Formulas

Taiji Zhenren's Alchemical Formulas 太极真人杂丹药方

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Taiji Zhenren's Alchemical Formulas, likely from Tang China, presents 24 elixir recipes for huangbai, unique “Six-One Mud” made with oyster shell and ant dung, plus furnace diagrams and regional mineral...

Taiji Zhenren's Alchemical Formulas 太极真人杂丹药方

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Taiji Zhenren's Alchemical Formulas, likely from Tang China, presents 24 elixir recipes for huangbai, unique “Six-One Mud” made with oyster shell and ant dung, plus furnace diagrams and regional mineral...