The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Taoist cultivator in spontaneous meditation — water and fire naturally ascending and descending without technique

Ti Quan: The Taoist Metaphor of Means and Trans...

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Ti Quan: snare for rabbits and trap for fish. From Zhuangzi: catch your prey, then forget the tool. In Neidan, once water and fire rise spontaneously, techniques are transcended.

Ti Quan: The Taoist Metaphor of Means and Trans...

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Ti Quan: snare for rabbits and trap for fish. From Zhuangzi: catch your prey, then forget the tool. In Neidan, once water and fire rise spontaneously, techniques are transcended.

The Great Pure Realm of Dachi Tian — Taishang Laojun's celestial palace in the red heaven

Tai Qing Jing: The Great Pure Realm of Daode Ti...

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Tai Qing Jing (Great Pure Realm) is the lowest of the Three Pure Realms, formed from Xuan Qi. Home of Daode Tianzun (Taishang Laojun). Destination of immortals.

Tai Qing Jing: The Great Pure Realm of Daode Ti...

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Tai Qing Jing (Great Pure Realm) is the lowest of the Three Pure Realms, formed from Xuan Qi. Home of Daode Tianzun (Taishang Laojun). Destination of immortals.

The Upper Pure Realm beyond crimson clouds — celestial palace of the Eight Sovereign Lords

Shang Qing Jing: The Upper Pure Realm of Lingba...

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Shang Qing Jing (Upper Pure Realm) is the middle of the Three Pure Realms, formed from Yuan Qi. Home of Lingbao Tianzun. Destination of the Perfected. Governed by Eight Sovereign...

Shang Qing Jing: The Upper Pure Realm of Lingba...

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Shang Qing Jing (Upper Pure Realm) is the middle of the Three Pure Realms, formed from Yuan Qi. Home of Lingbao Tianzun. Destination of the Perfected. Governed by Eight Sovereign...

Three celestial realms ascending through clouds — the Three Pure Realms of Taoist cosmology

San Qing Jing: The Three Pure Realms of Taoist ...

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San Qing Jing: three highest celestial realms in Taoist cosmology. Born from primordial qi, homes of the Three Purities.

San Qing Jing: The Three Pure Realms of Taoist ...

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San Qing Jing: three highest celestial realms in Taoist cosmology. Born from primordial qi, homes of the Three Purities.

Three intertwined energy orbs in a Taoist cultivator's body — essence, qi, and spirit as the Three Treasures

Jing Qi Shen: The Three Treasures of Taoist Bod...

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Jing Qi Shen: Essence, Qi, and Spirit as the Three Treasures of Taoist body theory, with prenatal and postnatal forms.

Jing Qi Shen: The Three Treasures of Taoist Bod...

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Jing Qi Shen: Essence, Qi, and Spirit as the Three Treasures of Taoist body theory, with prenatal and postnatal forms.

Zhu Fen: Precision and Cosmic Order in Early Taoism 铢分

Zhu Fen: Precision and Cosmic Order in Early Ta...

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Zhu Fen are Han Dynasty weight units—twelve grains = one fen, twelve fen = one zhu. The Taiping Jing uses “not losing a zhu or fen” for cosmic moral accounting....

Zhu Fen: Precision and Cosmic Order in Early Ta...

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Zhu Fen are Han Dynasty weight units—twelve grains = one fen, twelve fen = one zhu. The Taiping Jing uses “not losing a zhu or fen” for cosmic moral accounting....