The Zhengyi Section 正一部
The Zhengyi section is the fourth of Daoism’s Four Auxiliaries, unifying the Three Caverns and Three Tai divisions while encompassing all three vehicles of practice. According to Yunji Qiqian vol....
The Zhengyi Section 正一部
The Zhengyi section is the fourth of Daoism’s Four Auxiliaries, unifying the Three Caverns and Three Tai divisions while encompassing all three vehicles of practice. According to Yunji Qiqian vol....
The Taiqing Section 太清部
The Tai Qing section is the third of Daoism’s Four Auxiliaries, complementing the Dongshen division. According to Yunji Qiqian and Daojiao Yishu, it centers on “Taiyi” and emphasizes alchemical practices...
The Taiqing Section 太清部
The Tai Qing section is the third of Daoism’s Four Auxiliaries, complementing the Dongshen division. According to Yunji Qiqian and Daojiao Yishu, it centers on “Taiyi” and emphasizes alchemical practices...
The Taiping Section 太平部
The Tai Ping section is the second of Daoism’s Four Auxiliaries, supplementing the Dongxuan division. According to Yunji Qiqian vol. 6, it centers on the “Three-Oneness” doctrine, emphasizing governance, spiritual...
The Taiping Section 太平部
The Tai Ping section is the second of Daoism’s Four Auxiliaries, supplementing the Dongxuan division. According to Yunji Qiqian vol. 6, it centers on the “Three-Oneness” doctrine, emphasizing governance, spiritual...
The Supreme Mysterious Section 太玄部
The Supreme Mysterious Section is the first of the Four Supplements in Daoist canon classification, complementing the Profound True Section. Rooted in the Tao Te Ching and guided by “double profundity,” it...
The Supreme Mysterious Section 太玄部
The Supreme Mysterious Section is the first of the Four Supplements in Daoist canon classification, complementing the Profound True Section. Rooted in the Tao Te Ching and guided by “double profundity,” it...
The Four Assistants 四辅
The “Four Auxiliaries” (Sifu)—Taiqing, Taiping, Taixuan, and Zhengyi—were developed after the Three Caverns to classify Daoist texts that didn’t fit the original system. Taiqing supplements Dongshen, Taiping supports Dongxuan, Taixuan...
The Four Assistants 四辅
The “Four Auxiliaries” (Sifu)—Taiqing, Taiping, Taixuan, and Zhengyi—were developed after the Three Caverns to classify Daoist texts that didn’t fit the original system. Taiqing supplements Dongshen, Taiping supports Dongxuan, Taixuan...
The Dongshen Section 洞神部
The Dongshen (Cavern of Spirit) section—the third of the Three Caverns—comprises scriptures attributed to Laozi (Taishang Laojun), focusing on exorcism, talismanic rites, and command over spirits. Described as “unfathomable in...
The Dongshen Section 洞神部
The Dongshen (Cavern of Spirit) section—the third of the Three Caverns—comprises scriptures attributed to Laozi (Taishang Laojun), focusing on exorcism, talismanic rites, and command over spirits. Described as “unfathomable in...