The Taishang Dongxuan Lingbao Bawei Zhaolong Mi...
This ancient Lingbao scripture from the Southern and Northern Dynasties details rituals to summon and subdue dragon kings using the “Eightfold Authority”—divine powers over spirits, illusions, poisons, and more. Through...
The Taishang Dongxuan Lingbao Bawei Zhaolong Mi...
This ancient Lingbao scripture from the Southern and Northern Dynasties details rituals to summon and subdue dragon kings using the “Eightfold Authority”—divine powers over spirits, illusions, poisons, and more. Through...
The Inner Sounds of the Heavens 太上[洞玄]灵宝诸天内音自然玉字
This early Lingbao scripture, attributed to the Celestial Sovereign, reveals 256 celestial “Jade Characters” from the 32 Heavens—eight per heaven. Knowing their inner sounds and wearing or reciting them grants...
The Inner Sounds of the Heavens 太上[洞玄]灵宝诸天内音自然玉字
This early Lingbao scripture, attributed to the Celestial Sovereign, reveals 256 celestial “Jade Characters” from the 32 Heavens—eight per heaven. Knowing their inner sounds and wearing or reciting them grants...
The Text of the Five Victories of Nature 太上[洞玄灵...
This early Lingbao Daoist scripture, dating to late Eastern Jin or early Southern Dynasties, presents the “Five Designation Talismans” linked to the Five Phases, celestial bodies, sacred mountains, and internal...
The Text of the Five Victories of Nature 太上[洞玄灵...
This early Lingbao Daoist scripture, dating to late Eastern Jin or early Southern Dynasties, presents the “Five Designation Talismans” linked to the Five Phases, celestial bodies, sacred mountains, and internal...
The Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutian Shengshen Zh...
Hua Yangfu’s Yuan-dynasty commentary (1332) on the Jiǔ Tiān Shēng Shén Zhāng Jīng synthesizes earlier interpretations, emphasizing “honoring qi and cherishing the body, preserving life and loving the spirit.” It...
The Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutian Shengshen Zh...
Hua Yangfu’s Yuan-dynasty commentary (1332) on the Jiǔ Tiān Shēng Shén Zhāng Jīng synthesizes earlier interpretations, emphasizing “honoring qi and cherishing the body, preserving life and loving the spirit.” It...
The Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutian Shengshen Zh...
This 13th-century Daoist commentary by Dong Sijing explains the Sheng Shen Zhang Jing, emphasizing unity of body and spirit. It teaches that aligning one’s essence, spirit, soul, and po with...
The Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutian Shengshen Zh...
This 13th-century Daoist commentary by Dong Sijing explains the Sheng Shen Zhang Jing, emphasizing unity of body and spirit. It teaches that aligning one’s essence, spirit, soul, and po with...
The Wang Xichao’s Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutia...
Wang Xichao’s Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutian Shengshen Yuzhang Jingjie (1205 CE), a three-scroll Southern Song commentary, systematically explicates the Shengshen Jing, framing its core as the “Four Essentials”: cherish the...
The Wang Xichao’s Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutia...
Wang Xichao’s Dongxuan Lingbao Ziran Jiutian Shengshen Yuzhang Jingjie (1205 CE), a three-scroll Southern Song commentary, systematically explicates the Shengshen Jing, framing its core as the “Four Essentials”: cherish the...