The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Secret Method of Inner Fire

Secret Method of Inner Fire 真仙秘传火候法

Secret Method of Inner Fire details Southern Song alchemical timing using Yijing cycles, lunar phases, and “three fires” (sovereign, minister, people). It prescribes seasonal and daily fire-phasing, breath control, and...

Secret Method of Inner Fire 真仙秘传火候法

Secret Method of Inner Fire details Southern Song alchemical timing using Yijing cycles, lunar phases, and “three fires” (sovereign, minister, people). It prescribes seasonal and daily fire-phasing, breath control, and...

Secrets of the Reverted Elixir

Secrets of the Reverted Elixir 还丹秘诀养赤子神方

Secrets of the Reverted Elixir by Xu Mingdao blends Chan “sudden awakening” with Daoist inner alchemy. It outlines stages like forming the Spirit Chamber, harmonizing Three Natures (essence, qi, spirit),...

Secrets of the Reverted Elixir 还丹秘诀养赤子神方

Secrets of the Reverted Elixir by Xu Mingdao blends Chan “sudden awakening” with Daoist inner alchemy. It outlines stages like forming the Spirit Chamber, harmonizing Three Natures (essence, qi, spirit),...

Scripture of the Purple Gathering

Scripture of the Purple Gathering 紫团丹经

Scripture of the Purple Gathering presents Southern Lineage dual cultivation alchemy, advocating male-female union to harvest “yang within yin.” It contrasts inner (solitary) and outer (partnered) elixir paths, citing Zhang...

Scripture of the Purple Gathering 紫团丹经

Scripture of the Purple Gathering presents Southern Lineage dual cultivation alchemy, advocating male-female union to harvest “yang within yin.” It contrasts inner (solitary) and outer (partnered) elixir paths, citing Zhang...

Secret Records of Health Preservation

Secret Records of Health Preservation 养生秘录

Secret Records of Health Preservation is a Yuan-era anthology compiling Southern Lineage and Jingming Daoist texts on inner alchemy—from Li Jianyi and Bai Yuchan to Liu Yu—covering breath, elixir, ethics,...

Secret Records of Health Preservation 养生秘录

Secret Records of Health Preservation is a Yuan-era anthology compiling Southern Lineage and Jingming Daoist texts on inner alchemy—from Li Jianyi and Bai Yuchan to Liu Yu—covering breath, elixir, ethics,...

Jade Stream Alchemy Daoist Classic

Jade Stream Alchemy Daoist Classic 玉溪子丹经指要

Jade Stream Alchemy by Li Jianyi presents Southern Lineage inner alchemy rooted in ethics: “cultivate humanity first—loyalty and filial piety are foundational.” It interprets Wuzhen Pian, details lead-mercury symbolism, fire...

Jade Stream Alchemy Daoist Classic 玉溪子丹经指要

Jade Stream Alchemy by Li Jianyi presents Southern Lineage inner alchemy rooted in ethics: “cultivate humanity first—loyalty and filial piety are foundational.” It interprets Wuzhen Pian, details lead-mercury symbolism, fire...

Tools for the Three Ultimates

Tools for the Three Ultimates 三极至命筌蹄

Tools for the Three Ultimates by Wang Qingsheng integrates Yi Jing cosmology with inner alchemy through 17 diagrams, doctrinal essays on “Three Gates” and “Nine Cauldrons,” and devotional verses—offering a...

Tools for the Three Ultimates 三极至命筌蹄

Tools for the Three Ultimates by Wang Qingsheng integrates Yi Jing cosmology with inner alchemy through 17 diagrams, doctrinal essays on “Three Gates” and “Nine Cauldrons,” and devotional verses—offering a...

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  • The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...

  • What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.

    What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.

  • What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and Ceremonies?

    What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...

    Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.

    What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...

    Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.

  • What is the Dao?

    What is the Dao?

    Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.

    What is the Dao?

    Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.

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