The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Fa Zhu Jing 太上洞玄灵宝法烛经

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Fa Zhu Jing 太上...

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This text, likely derived from Lu Xiujing’s Fazhu Xushu (Treatise on the Dharma Candle), is a Lingbao scripture dating from the Southern-Northern Dynasties or Sui–Tang period. It emphasizes fasting and introspection as...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Fa Zhu Jing 太上...

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This text, likely derived from Lu Xiujing’s Fazhu Xushu (Treatise on the Dharma Candle), is a Lingbao scripture dating from the Southern-Northern Dynasties or Sui–Tang period. It emphasizes fasting and introspection as...

The Tai Shang San Sheng Jie Yuan Miao Jing 太上三生解冤妙经

The Tai Shang San Sheng Jie Yuan Miao Jing 太上三生...

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This Tang–Song Lingbao scripture addresses karmic retribution for past abortions, causing royal childlessness. Tianzun prescribes reciting the sutra 3, 7, or 100 times daily to dissolve personal, ancestral, or national...

The Tai Shang San Sheng Jie Yuan Miao Jing 太上三生...

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This Tang–Song Lingbao scripture addresses karmic retribution for past abortions, causing royal childlessness. Tianzun prescribes reciting the sutra 3, 7, or 100 times daily to dissolve personal, ancestral, or national...

The Ling Bao Tai Xuan Pu Ci Quan Shi Jing 太上洞玄灵宝太玄普慈劝世

The Ling Bao Tai Xuan Pu Ci Quan Shi Jing 太上洞玄灵...

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This Sui–Tang Lingbao scripture, framed as a dialogue between Tianzun and Puci Zhenren, uses stark imagery—comparing worldly beings to maggots in filth—to awaken spiritual urgency. It urges adherence to the...

The Ling Bao Tai Xuan Pu Ci Quan Shi Jing 太上洞玄灵...

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This Sui–Tang Lingbao scripture, framed as a dialogue between Tianzun and Puci Zhenren, uses stark imagery—comparing worldly beings to maggots in filth—to awaken spiritual urgency. It urges adherence to the...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Guo Wang Xing Dao Jing 太上洞玄灵宝国王行道经

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Guo Wang Xing ...

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This Tang Daoist scripture, delivered by Yuanshi Tianzun to a human king, instructs rulers to uphold the Dao through patronage of temples, scripture copying, almsgiving, amnesty, and public welfare. It...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Guo Wang Xing ...

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This Tang Daoist scripture, delivered by Yuanshi Tianzun to a human king, instructs rulers to uphold the Dao through patronage of temples, scripture copying, almsgiving, amnesty, and public welfare. It...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Shi Shi Du Ren Miao Jing 太上洞玄灵宝十师度人妙经

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Shi Shi Du Ren...

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This Sui–Tang Lingbao scripture presents the “Ten Masters” as ten ethical precepts revealed by Tianzun to King Juyeli. Each vow—non-killing, honesty, non-jealousy, sobriety, etc.—carries specific karmic rewards, from longevity and...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Shi Shi Du Ren...

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This Sui–Tang Lingbao scripture presents the “Ten Masters” as ten ethical precepts revealed by Tianzun to King Juyeli. Each vow—non-killing, honesty, non-jealousy, sobriety, etc.—carries specific karmic rewards, from longevity and...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Zhuan Shen Du Ming Jing 太上洞玄灵宝转神度命经

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Zhuan Shen Du ...

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This Sui–Tang Lingbao scripture teaches that after death, souls transmigrate according to karmic deeds. It prescribes post-mortem rites—inviting Daoist priests to chant scriptures, administer repentance, and guide the deceased to...

The Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Zhuan Shen Du ...

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This Sui–Tang Lingbao scripture teaches that after death, souls transmigrate according to karmic deeds. It prescribes post-mortem rites—inviting Daoist priests to chant scriptures, administer repentance, and guide the deceased to...