Daoist Texts in Translation: Louis Komjathy/Kang Siqi 康思奇, Ph.D

Daoist Texts in Translation
Louis Komjathy/Kang Siqi , Ph.D.

Center for Daoist Studies
The annotated bibliography listed below attempts to provide a comprehensive inventory of
Daoist texts translated to date in Western languages.1 Each entry begins with the pinyin title
arranged alphabetically and followed by Chinese characters, an English translation of that title,
and the Daoist collection wherein that text may be found.2 The entry next lists the translator,3
article or book where the translation may be found,4 and the relevant publication information.
This is followed by a historical annotation of that particular Daoist text. The annotated
bibliography is then followed by an author index that lists the last name of the translator, the
related title of the book or article, and the pinyin title of the text which has been translated.
For locating and identifying Daoist texts in translation, this study has been aided by the
various bibliographies of Daoism published to date. In particular, Anna Seidels Chronicle of
Taoist Studies in the West 1950-1990 (1989-1990), Franciscus Verellens Chinese
ReligionsThe State of the Field: Taoism (1995), and Fabrizio Pregadios Chinese
Alchemy: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in Western Languages (1997) have been
especially helpful.
For the annotations I have generally relied on the research of the given translator or, in
the case of popular and general audience publications, on the studies of an expert on that given
topic. This has been supplemented by my own familiarity and interpretation of the Daoist
tradition. I have also benefited greatly from the collective knowledge of Daoist Studies found in
I am grateful to various scholars of Daoism for their suggestions concerning Daoist texts in translation. These
include Stephen Bokenkamp (Indiana University), Monica Esposito (University Media Research Institute, Kyoto),
Livia Kohn (Boston University), Paul Kroll (University of Colorado, Boulder), and James Miller (Queens
University, Canada). Notifications of any omissions or mistakes in the present article can be sent to me via email at
the Center for Daoist Studies.
1
The main, obvious exception is Livia Kohns The Taoist Experience. I have not catalogued all or even most the
Daoist texts translated therein. Kohn provides a brief historical introduction to each translation. The titles are, in
order of appearance, as follows: Daode jing, Daoti lun, Qingjing jing, Zhuangzi, Kaitian jing, Lingbao lueji,
Shizhou ji, Yongcheng jixian lu, Daojiao sandong zongyuan, Huahu jing, Tianyinzi, Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun,
Chishu yujue, Sanyuan pin, Wushang biyao, Lishi zhenxian tidao tongjian houji, Laozi daode jing xujue, Shenxian
zhuan, Zengxiang liexian zhuan, Yinshizi jingzuo fa, Daoyin jing, Taishang lingbao wufu xu, Yufang bijue,
Huangdi neijing suwen, Neiguan jing, Chongyang zhenren jinguan yusuo jue, Huangting waijing jing, Taiping
jing shengjun bizhi, Baopuzi neipian, Jinque dijun sanyuan zhenyi jing, Xuanzhu xinjing zhu, Daojiao yishu, Jinyi
huandan yinzheng tu, Zuowang lun, Chuci, Tianguan santu, Shangqing mingtang xuanzhen jing jue, Soushen ji,
Shishuo xinyu, Wuzhen pian, Cunshen lianqi ming, Huang xianshi Qutong ji, Fafu kejie wen, Lingbao tianzun shuo
luku shousheng jing, Liexian zhuan, and Santian zhengfa jing (see also Kohn 1993, 365-66).
2
The numbering system for citing Daoist texts follows the Title Index to Daoist Collections (Komjathy 2002b).
DZ refers to the Ming-dynasty Daoist Canon, with numbers paralleling those found in Kristofer Schippers
Concordance du Tao-tsang (CT). Other abbreviations utilized are the following: Dunhuang manuscripts
(DH), Daozang jiyao (JY), Daozang jinghua lu (JHL), Daozang jinghua (JH),
Zangwai daoshu (ZW), Qigong yangsheng congshu (QYC), and Daozang xubian
(XB).
3
If the text has been translated by more than one individual, the translations are listed in order of publication,
beginning with the earliest. In the case of texts such as the Huainanzi , I have listed translations in the
sequential order of the individual chapters.
4
If a partial translation and if the passages are readily identifiable, I also provide the section of the Daoist text
translated. Studies that only cite Daoist texts in translation have not been catalogued.
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the Daoism Handbook (Kohn 2000a). In the case of texts related to my own particular area of
specialization, Daoism in the Song and Jin dynasties, particularly internal alchemy (neidan
) and Quanzhen (Complete Perfection), I have, for the most part, provided the primary
annotation.
Finally, a few words are in order concerning some of the texts seemingly categorized as
Daoist. I have adopted inclusive criteria for such categorization. From a historical
perspective, this means that I accept and advocate a more encompassing view of the Daoist
tradition as originating in the Warring States period (480-222 B.C.E.) and becoming an
organized religion in the Later Han (25-221 C.E.) (see Kobayashi 1995; Kirkland 1997; Kohn
2000a; Kohn 2001; Komjathy 2002a). Certain traditions and texts catalogued below are not
Daoist in origin, yet they must be studied for a fuller understanding of historical precedents
and influences. For example, earlier daoyin , yangsheng , and Chinese medical texts
provided important foundations for later Daoist worldviews, practices, goals, and ideals. I have
also included texts and translations that even the most liberal interpreter would not categorize
as Daoist, although layers of these texts have terminological and philosophical parallels with
other works catalogued as daojia by Han-dynasty historiographers. Thus, the inclusion of
the Chuci , Guanzi , Hanfeizi , Huainanzi , and Lshi chunqiu
may initially seem counter-intuitive, but recognition of the necessity of full coverage may
justify this decision.
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ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF DAOIST TEXTS TRANSLATED TO DATE

Baiwen pian : Chapters of One Hundred Questions: In Daoshu (Pivot of the Dao): DZ
1017, j. 5.
Translated by Rolf Homann. Pai Wen Pien or the Hundred Questions: A Dialogue Between
Two Taoists on the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic System of Correspondences. Leiden: E.J. Brill,
1976.
Part of the so-called Zhong-L tradition of internal alchemy (neidan ), one of the
earliest textual traditions of internal alchemy associated with Zhongli Quan (Zhengyang
[Upright Yang]; 2nd c. C.E.?) and L Dongbin (Chunyang [Purified Yang]; b. 798 C.E.?).
Probably dating from the late Tang (618-906), the text is in question-and-answer format, containing a
dialogue between L and his teacher Zhongli on aspects of alchemical terminology and methods.
Baopuzi neipian : Inner Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity: DZ 1185.
Chapters 1-4 and 11 translated by Eugene Feifel. Pao-pu tzu nei-pien. Monumenta Serica 6
(1941): 113-211; 9 (1944): 1-33; 11 (1946): 1-32.
Chapters 1, 4, 11, and 16-19 translated by Fabrizio Pregadio. Ko Hung: Le Medicine della
Grande Purezza. Rome: Edizioni Mediterranee, 1987.
Chapters 4 and 16. Translated by Wu Lu-chiang and Tenney Davis. An Ancient Chinese
Alchemical Classic. Ko Hung on the Gold Medicine and on the Yellow and the White. Proceedings of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 70 (1935): 221-84.
Chapters 8 and 11 translated by Tenney Davis and Chen Kuo-fu. The Inner Chapters of
Pao-pu-tzu. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 74 (1941): 297-325.
Translated by James Ware. Alchemy, Medicine, and Religion in China of A.D. 320: The Nei
Pien of Ko Hung. Cambridge (MA): M.I.T. Press, 1966.
Selections translated by Franciscus Verellen. The Master Who Embraces Simplicity. In
Sources of Chinese Tradition, edited by Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom, 399-400. New York:
Columbia University Press, 1999.
Written by Ge Hong (Baopuzi [Master Embracing Simplicity]; 283-343). Called
inner because chapters deal with most esoteric and important matters. First completed around 317 and
revised around 330. A summa of 4th century religious traditions and related methods. Provides
information on the production of elixirs (dan ) through laboratory alchemy (waidan ), the highest
religious pursuit according to Ge. Includes information on the Taiqing (Great Purity) tradition,
which was closely linked with Ge Hongs family lineage. Also details hygienic, dietetic, and exorcistic
techniques.
Baopuzi waipian : Outer Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity: DZ 1187.
Chapter 1 translated by Renate Schubert. Das erste Kapitel im Pao-pu-tzu wai-pien.
Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenlndischen Gesellschaft 119 (1969): 278-301.
Selections translated by Jay Sailey. The Master Who Embraces Simplicity: A Study of the
Philosophy of Ko Hung (A.D. 283-343). San Francisco: Chinese Materials Center, 1978.
Written by Ge Hong (Baopuzi [Master Embracing Simplicity]; 283-343). Called
outer because chapters deal with more public and less important matters. In particular, much of the
text covers socio-political aspects of the Jin dynasty (265-420) and Confucian tradition at the time.
Beidou benming yansheng jing see Taishang xuanling beidou benming yansheng zhenjing.
Beidou yansheng jing see Taishang xuanling beidou benming yansheng zhenjing.
Bichuan Zhengyang zhenren lingbao bifa : Perfected Zhengyangs Secret
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Transmission of the Final Methods of Numinous Treasure: DZ 1191. Abbreviated Lingbao bifa
. Also appearing in Daoshu (Pivot of the Dao): DZ 1017, j. 42.
Translated by Farzeen Baldrian-Hussein. Procds Secrets du Joyau Magique: Trait
dAlchimie Taiste du XIe sicle. Paris: Les Deux Ocans, 1984.
Attributed to Zhongli Quan (Zhengyang [Upright Yang]; 2nd c. C.E.?). Part of the
so-called Zhong-L tradition of internal alchemy (neidan ), one of the earliest textual
traditions of internal alchemy associated with Zhongli Quan and L Dongbin (Chunyang
[Purified Yang]; b. 798 C.E.?). Probably dating from early Northern Song (960-1126), the text is in
question-and-answer format, containing a dialogue between L and his teacher Zhongli on aspects of
alchemical terminology and methods.
Caizhen jiyao : Secret Essentials on Gathering Perfection. Appearing in Sanfeng danjue
(Sanfengs Instructions on the Elixir): JH 38.
Translated by Douglas Wile. Art of the Bedchamber. Albany: State University of New York
Press, 1992. (178-88)
Associated with Zhang Sanfeng (14th c. C.E.?). Most likely dating from the 19th century,
this text uses the language of sexology literature to discuss alchemical transformation. Thus, it may be
interpreted as relating to sexual and/or alchemical techniques.
Cantong qi see Zhouyi cantong qi.
Cantong qi wu xianglei biyao : Secret Essentials of the Five Categories from the
Cantong qi: DZ 905.
Translated by Ho Peng Yoke and Joseph Needham. Theories of Categories in Early Mediaeval
Chinese Alchemy. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 22 (1959): 173-210.
Containing a commentary by Lu Tianji (1111-1117), this is a mid-Tang (618-907)
laboratory alchemy (waidan ) commentary on the Cantong qi (Token for Kinship of the
Three). It emphasizes various alchemical processes and substances as well as the theory of categories
(xianglei ). According to the latter, alchemical reactions can occur only with yin-yang dyads of
substances that share special affinities.
Changchun zhenren xiyou ji : Record of Perfected Perpetual Springs Travels to the
West: DZ 1429. Abbreviated Xiyou ji .
Translated by Arthur Waley. The Travels of an Alchemist. London: George Routledge & Sons,
Ltd., 1931.
Containing a preface by Sun Xi dating from 1228, this is a first-person account of the
meeting between Qiu Chuji (Changchun [Perpetual Spring]; 1148-1227) and the Mongol
leader Chinggis Qan (Genghis Khan; r. 1206-1227). It was compiled by Li Zhichang
(1193-1256), a disciple of Qiu, and provides a glimpse into the conditions leading to the rise of the
Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) movement to an officially recognized Daoist monastic tradition
during the Yuan dynasty (1260-1368).
Chenghuang xiaozai jifu jing see Taishang laojun shuo chenghuang ganying xiaozai jifu miaojing.
Chifeng sui : Marrow of the Crimson Phoenix: ZW 320.
Translated by Catherine Despeux. La Moelle du phnix rouge: Sant & longue vie dans la
Chine du XVIe sicle. Paris: Guy Trdaniel diteur, 1988.
Selections translated by Teri Takehiro. The Twelve Sleep Exercises of Mount Hua. Taoist
Resources 2.1 (1990): 73-94.
Selections translated by Eva Wong. Teachings of the Tao. Boston: Shambhala, 1997. (140-47)
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Compiled by Zhou Ljing (fl. late 16th c.). A comprehensive illustrated handbook of
daoyin (lit., guiding and leading; gymnastics) and yangsheng (lit., nourishing life;
longevity techniques) practices. Includes illustrated presentations of the famous Wuqin xi (Five
Animal Frolics) and Baduan jin (Eight Sectioned Brocade) forms, to name two of the practices
discussed.
Chisongzi zhongjie jing : Scripture on Master Red Pines Central Precepts: DZ 185.
Associated with Master Red Pine (Chisongzi ). This text is cited in Ge Hongs
(283-343) Baopuzi ([Book of] Master Embracing Simplicity) and probably dates from the 4th
century. The extant version goes back to the Song dynasty (Northern: 960-1126; Southern: 1127-1279).
Presents a dialogue between the Yellow Thearch (Huangdi ) and Master Red Pine, with the first
section discussing the problem of human life as based on astronomical/astrological influences.
Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun : Redoubled Yangs Fifteen Discourses to Establish the
Teachings: DZ 1233. Abbreviated as Lijiao shiwu lun or Shiwu lun .
Translated by Yao Tao-chung. Chan-chen: A New Taoist Sect in North China during the
Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries. Ph.D. diss., University of Arizona, 1980. (73-85)
Translated by Patricia B. Ebrey. Master Chung-yangs Fifteen Precepts for Establishing the
Teaching. Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook. New York: The Free Press, 1981.
Reprinted in Chinese Religion: An Anthology of Sources, edited by Deborah Sommer, 200-3. New York
and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. (199-203)
Translated by Florian C. Reiter. Chung-yang Sets Forth His Teachings in Fifteen Discourses.
Monumenta Serica 36 (1985): 33-54.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook. Boston:
Shambhala, 1991. (130-35)
Translated by Livia Kohn. The Taoist Experience. Albany: State University of New York Press,
1993. (86-92)
Attributed to Wang Zhe (Chongyang [Redoubled Yang]; 1113-1170), the founder of
Quanzhen (Complete Perfection). A handbook of fifteen discourses intended as a guide for
Quanzhen adepts. Often read as one of the most representative and systematic discussions of the early
Quanzhen cultivation system.
Chongyang zhenren jinguan yusuo jue : Perfected Chongyangs Instructions on
the Gold Pass and Jade Lock: DZ 1156. Abbreviated as Jinguan yusuo jue .
Translated by Louis Komjathy. Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in
Early Quanzhen Daoism. Leiden: Brill, 2007.
Attributed to Wang Zhe (Chongyang [Redoubled Yang]; 1113-1170), the founder of
Quanzhen (Complete Perfection). This work is a collection of oral teachings given by Wang
Chongyang on a variety of occasions and compiled by one or more of his first-generation disciples. It is
one of the most detailed discussions of the technical aspects of early Quanzhen religious praxis.
Chuci : Lyrics of Chu.
Translated by David Hawkes. Chu Tzu: The Songs of the South. London: Oxford University
Press, 1959. Reprinted and slightly revised as The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese
Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets (New York: Penguin, 1985).
Selections translated by Paul W. Kroll. An Early Poem of Mystical Excursion. In Religions of
China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 156-65. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
A 3rd century B.C.E. poetry collection traditionally recognized as representative of Chu
culture and associated with Qu Yuan (340-278 B.C.E.). It contains songs to entice deities to
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descend and describes trance techniques and ecstatic flights, the so-called shamanic culture of Chu.
Also contained in this collection is the famous Yuanyou (Distant Wandering) poem.
Chuzhen jie : Precepts of Initial Perfection: JY 292/ZW 404.
Translated by Heinrich Hackmann. Die Mnchsregeln des Klostertaoismus. Ostasiatische
Zeitschrift 8 (1920): 141-70.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Cosmos and Community: The Ethical Dimension of Daoism.
Cambridge, Mass.: Three Pines Press, 2004.
Compiled by Wang Changyue (Kunyang [Paradisiacal Yang]; d. 1680), the first
Qing abbot of Baiyun guan (White Cloud Monastery; Beijing), this is a collection of Longmen
(Dragon Gate) precepts (jie ). The Ten Precepts of Initial Perfection (chuzhen shijie )
parallel those found in the early eighth century Chuzhen shijie wen (Ten Precepts of Initial
Perfection; DZ 180). The text is transmitted to ordinands of the first level of Quanzhen (Complete
Perfection) and represents the schools most fundamental guidelines and practical precepts. It also
includes conduct guidelines for women entitled the Nzhen jiujie (Nine Precepts for Female
Perfected).
Chuandao ji see Zhong-L chuandao ji.
Chunyang L zhenren yaoshi zhi : Perfected L Chunyangs Compounding
Instructions for Plants and Minerals: DZ 903. Abbreviated Yaoshi zhi .
Translated by Ho Peng Yoke, Beda Lim and Francis Morsingh. Elixir Plants: The Chun-yang
L Chen-ren yao-shih chih (Pharmaceutical Manual of the Adept L Chun-yang). In Chinese Science:
Explorations of an Ancient Tradition, edited by Shigeru Nakayama and Nathan Sivin, 153-202.
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1973.
Dated to about 1400, this is the latest laboratory alchemy (waidan ) text in the
Ming-dynasty Daoist Canon. It describes the relevant preparation methods for sixty-seven plants.
Cunshen lianqi ming : Inscription on Visualizing the Spirits and Refining Qi: DZ 834.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Seven Steps to the Tao: Sima Chengzhens Zuowang lun. St.
Augustin: Steyler Verlag, 1987. (119-23)
Attributed to Sun Simiao (581-682?), famous physician and alchemist. Part of a group
of Tang-dynasty (618-907) manuals on observation (guan ) and attainment of the Dao (dedao ).
Also discusses the five phases of mind and seven stages of the body.
Dadan zhizhi : Direct Pointers to the Great Elixir: DZ 244.
Translated by Paulino T. Belamide. Self-cultivation and Quanzhen Daoism, with Special
Reference to the Legacy of Qiu Chuji. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Toronto, 2002. (185-219)
The Dadan zhizhi is attributed to Qiu Chuji (Changchun [Perpetual Spring];
1148-1227), a first-generation disciple of Wang Chongyang and third patriarch of the Quanzhen
(Complete Perfection) movement. This text lacks introductory material, and Qiu is identified
according to an honorary title bestowed on him in 1269. However, as zhenjun (Perfected Lord), an
additional title bestowed in 1310, so the text may was probably compiled sometime in the late thirteenth
century. Although its attribution to Qiu is in doubt, the Dadan zhizhi may, nonetheless, preserve some of
Qius teachings to his direct disciples. One may thus recognize this text as an important documentation
of early Quanzhen worldview and practice. This is especially significant as the Dadan zhizhi contains
some of the most detailed information on Quanzhen internal alchemy (neidan ) practice, including
numerous diagrams of Daoist subtle anatomy and physiology.
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Dadao jia lingjie : Commands and Admonitions for the Family of the Great Dao:
Appearing in the Zhengyi fawen tianshi jiao jieke jing (Scripture on Precepts
and Codes Taught by the Celestial Master, from the Texts of the Law of Orthodox Unity): DZ 789,
12a-19b.
Translated by Stephen R. Bokenkamp. Early Daoist Scriptures. Berkeley: University of
California Press, 1997. (165-85)
Reportedly transmitted in 255 C.E. and associated with the early Tianshi (Celestial
Masters) movement, which was founded by Zhang Daoling in the 2nd c. C.E. Sometimes
attributed to Zhang Lu , the third Celestial Master, this text is addressed to members of the early
Celestial Masters community, admonishing them to rectify their conduct. Also provides information on
the history of the tradition from its beginnings to the time after the Hanzhong diaspora.
Dajie jing see Taishang dongxuan lingbao zhihui zuigen shangpin dajie jing.
Dajie wen see Shangqing dongzhen zhihui guanshen dajie wen.
Dazhong songzhang : Great Petition for Sepulchral Plaints: Appearing in the Chisongzi
zhangli (Master Red Pines Almanac of Petitions): DZ 615, 5.19a-23b.
Translated by Peter Nickerson. In Stephen R. Bokenkamps Early Daoist Scriptures. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1997. (261-74)
The Chisongzi zhangli was edited in the late Tang dynasty (618-907), but contains much early
material, including textual layers probably from the 3rd to 5th c. C.E. It is associated with the Tianshi
(Celestial Masters) movement. The Dazhong songzhang, in particular, is a model of documents used
by medieval Daoists during petitioning rituals. These petitions (zhong ) address sepulchral plaints
(songzhang ), or lawsuits initiated by aggrieved spirits of the dead in the courts of the underworld.
Danyang zhenren yulu : Recorded Sayings of Perfected Elixir Yang: DZ 1057.
Abbreviated Danyang yulu.
Selections translated by Thomas Cleary. Taoist Meditation. Boston: Shambhala, 2000. (106-11)
Attributed to Ma Yu (Danyang [Elixir Yang]; 1123-1183), one of the so-called
Seven Perfected (qizhen ) of early Quanzhen (Complete Perfection). Compiled by Mas
disciple Wang Yizhong and part of the recorded sayings (yulu ) genre of literature, most
closely associated with Chan Buddhism. This text discusses important aspects of early Quanzhen
Daoism, including clarity and stillness (qingjing ) and innate nature and life-destiny (xingming
).
Daode baozhang yi see Taishang daode baozhang yi.
Daode jing : Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power: Also known as Laozi ([Book of]
Venerable Masters).
For a select bibliography of translations see On Translating the Tao-te-ching by Michael
LaFargue and Julian Pas. In Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching, edited by Livia Kohn and Michael LaFargue,
277-301. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.
Daode zhenjing zhu : Commentary on the Perfect Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power:
DZ 682.
Translated by Eduard Erkes. Ho-shang Kungs Commentary on the Lao-tse. Ascona,
Switzerland: Artibus Asiae, 1958.
This commentary is better known by the name of its author, Heshang gong (Master
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Dwelling-by-the-River), concerning whom scant reliable historical information exists. Legend

identifies him as a teacher of the Han Emperor Wen (r. 179-157 B.C.E.). This text is one of the
earliest extant commentaries on the Daode jing and probably dates from the 2nd century C.E., although
some would date it as late as the 6th century. Interprets the Daode jing especially in terms of yangsheng
(nourishing life) practices and Han political concerns, specifically those of the Huang-Lao
school.
Daode zhenjing zhu : Commentary on the Perfect Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power:
DZ 690.
Translated by Paul J. Lin. A Translation of Lao Tzus Tao Te Ching and Wang Pis
Commentary. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies/University of Michigan, 1977.
Translated by Ariane Rump. Commentary on the Lao-tzu by Wang Pi. In Collaboration with
Wing-tsit Chan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1979.
Translated by Richard John Lynn. The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the
Tao-te ching of Laozi as Interpreted by Wang Bi. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
Better known by the name of its author, Wang Bi (226-249 C.E.), a leading exponent of
the famous Xuanxue (Profound Learning) hermeneutical school. This text is one of the earliest
extant commentaries on the Daode jing. Emphasizes philosophical and cosmological aspects, the
concepts of non-being (wu ) and being (you ) for example.
Daomen kelue see Lu xiansheng daomen kelue.
Daoshu : Pivot of the Dao: DZ 1017.
Selections translated by Jane Huang. The Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of
Prolonging Life through Breath Control. Volume 2. Torrance, Calf.: Original Books, 1990. (99-200)
Containing 42 chapters and drawing on a variety of source materials, this is a compendium of
self-cultivation and internal alchemy (neidan ) texts by Zeng Zao (a.k.a. Zeng Cao; Zhiyouzi
[Master Utmost Wanderer]; fl. 1131-1155) of Jinjiang (Fujian). With materials dating from the
Later Han (9-220 C.E.) to the Northern Song (960-1126) dynasties, the text includes summaries,
abbreviations and full texts divided into 118 pian that draw from 108 distinct works.
Daoti lun : Discourse on the Embodiment of the Dao: DZ 1035.
1a-4a translated by Livia Kohn. The Taoist Experience. Albany: State University of New York
Press, 1993. (19-24)
An 8th century anonymous text, but traditionally associated with Sima Chengzhen
(Ziwei ; 647-735), the twelfth patriarch of Shangqing (Highest Clarity). Possibly written by
Zhang Guo (fl. 8th c.). This is a short scholastic treatise divided into three sections: (1) discussion
of the Daode jing ; (2) questions on the Dao; and (3) treatise on the Daos embodiment. Based on
its utilization of the Mdhyamika school of Buddhist logic, the text may be considered part of the
Chongxuan (Twofold Mystery) school.
Daoxue zhuan : Biographies of Students of the Dao.
Translated by Stephen Peter Bumbacher. The Fragments of the Daoxue zhuan. Frankfurt am
Main: Peter Lang, 2000.
Compiled in the late 6th century C.E., this is a hagiographical collection. It provides
biographical information on various individuals who lived between the 4th and 6th centuries C.E.,
including many associated with the Shangqing (Highest Clarity) and Lingbao (Numinous
Treasure) traditions. Also contains some of the earliest passages devoted to the lives of female Daoists.
Dengzhen yinjue : Secret Instructions on Ascending to Perfection: DZ 421.
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Selections translated by Ursula-Angelika Cedzich. Das Ritual der Himmelsmeister im Spiegel

frher Quellen. Ph.D. Diss., University of Wrzburg, Wrzburg, 1987.
Dated to 514, this is a collection of Shangqing (Highest Clarity) texts made by Tao
Hongjing (456-536), the ninth Shangqing patriarch, accomplished herbalist and alchemist, as
well as relative of both the Xu and Ge families. Although the majority of the text has been lost, the
extant version contains an excerpt from the biography of Su Lin , fragments of the revelations to
Yang Xi (330-386) on lesser techniques and apotropic practices also found in the Zhengao
(Declarations of the Perfected), and rituals taught by Wei Huacun .
Dingguan jing see Dongxuan lingbao dingguan jing.
Dongxuan lingbao dingguan jing : Scripture on Concentration and Observation of
Numinous Treasure from the Cavern Mystery: DZ 400. Abbreviated Dingguan jing .
Augustin: Steyler Verlag, 1987. (129-43)
Dating from the early 8th century C.E., this text also appears as an appendix to the Zuowang lun
(Discourse on Sitting-in-Forgetfulness; DZ 1036, 15b-18a). It is part of a group of Tang-dynasty
(618-907) works that discuss observation (guan ), a Daoist adaptation of Buddhist insight
meditation (vipayan), and attaining the Dao (dedao ). Contains an overview of the shift in
consciousness from an ordinary mind, characterized by impurity, cravings, vexations, and emotions, to a
state of complete serenity, stillness, and concentration.
Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi : Foundations of
Rules and Precepts for Worshipping the Dao According to the Three Caverns of Numinous Treasure
from the Cavern Mystery: DZ 1125; DH 39. Abbreviated Fengdao kejie .
Selections translated by Florian C. Reiter. Some Observations Concerning Taoist Foundations
in Traditional China. Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenlndischen Gesellschaft 133 (1983): 363-76.
Selections translated by Florian C. Reiter. The Visible Divinity: The Sacred Image in
Religious Taoism. Nachrichten der deutschen Gesellschaft fr Natur- und Vlkerkunde Ostasiens 144
(1988): 51-70.
Selections translated by Florian C. Reiter. The Aspirations and Standards of Taoist Priests in
the Early Tang Period. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 1998.
Translated by Livia Kohn. The Daoist Monastic Manual: A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Dating from the early Tang (618-907) period, this text has been described as the first handbook
of Daoist monasticism. It is attributed to a certain Jin Ming (Qizhenzi [Master of the Seven
Perfected]; fl. 550 C.E.?). It contains information on fundamental rules, organizational principles, and
concrete establishments.
Dongxuan lingbao wugan wen : Writings on Five Resonances of the Numinous
Treasure from the Cavern Mystery: DZ 1278. Abbreviated Wugan wen .
Selections translated by Franciscus Verellen. The Five Sentiments of Gratitude. In Sources of
Chinese Tradition, edited by Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom, 404-6. New York: Columbia
University Press, 1999. (404-6)
Attributed to Lu Xiujing (406-477), a major Daoist compiler, ritualist, and organizer in
fifth-century south China, the principal codifier of the Lingbao (Numinous Treasure) corpus of
scriptures, and a central figure in the medieval Buddho-Daoist debates. This text is part of the Lingbao
textual corpus, emphasizing moral purification and rectification as necessary for the efficacious
performance of the Mud and Soot Retreat (tutan zhai ).
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Dongyuan shenzhou jing see Taishang dongyuan shenzhou jing.

Doumu jing see Taishang xuanling Doumu dasheng yuanjun benming yangsheng xinjing.
Duren jing see Lingbao wuliang duren shangpin miaojing.
Erlan xinhua : Heart-to-Heart Discussions of Two Idlers: XB 16.
Translated by Monica Esposito. La Porte du DragonLcole Longmen du Mont Jingai et ses
pratiques alchimiques daprs le Daozang xubian (Suite au canon taoste). Ph.D. diss., Universit Paris
VII, 1993.
Translated by Monica Esposito. Lalchimie del soffio. Rome: Ubaldini, 1997.
With a postface dated to 1818, this text was written by Min Yide (Lanyunzi
[Master Lazy Clouds]; 1758-1836), eleventh patriarch of the Longmen (Dragon Gate) sect of
Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism. The text contains Mins views on a variety of subjects
and practices central to the Longmen tradition, including instructions on the practice of internal alchemy
(neidan ).
Fashi jinjie jing see Laozi shuo fashi jinjie jing.
Fengdao kejie see Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi.
Ganying pian see Taishang ganying pian.
Gaoshang yuhuang taixi jing : Scripture on Embryonic Breathing of the Exalted Jade
Sovereign: DZ 14. Abbreviated as Taixi jing .
Translated by Frederic Balfour. The Tai-hsi King; or the Respiration of the Embryo. China
Review 9: 224-26. Reprinted in Taoist Texts: Ethical, Political and Speculative (London/Shanghai:
Trbner and Co./Kelly and Walsh, 1894).
An anonymous text of uncertain date. The text emphasizes daoyin (lit., guiding and
leading; gymnastics), qi-ingestion, and embryonic breathing (taixi ) methods.
Gaoshang yuhuang xinyin jing : Mind-Seal Scripture of the Exalted Jade Sovereign:
DZ 13. Abbreviated as Xinyin jing .
Translated by Frederic Balfour. Three Brief Essays. China Review 9 (1880): 380-82.
Reprinted in Taoist Texts: Ethical, Political and Speculative (London/Shanghai: Trbner and Co./Kelly
and Walsh, 1894).
Translated by Stuart Alve Olson. The Jade Emperors Mind Seal Classic: A Taoist Guide to
Health, Longevity, and Immortality. St. Paul (MN): Dragon Door Publications, 1993.
Probably dating from the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), this anonymous text presents a
simple and concise discussion of internal alchemy (neidan ). In particular, it emphasizes the
so-called Three Treasures (sanbao ), namely, vital essence (jing ), subtle breath (qi ), and spirit
(shen ).
Guwen longhu jing zhushu : Commentary on the Ancient Scripture on the Dragon
and Tiger: DZ 996; JY 122. Abbreviated as Longhu jing zhu .
Translated by Eva Wong. Harmonizing Yin and Yang: The Dragon-Tiger Classic. Boston:
Shambhala, 1997.
An anonymous text of uncertain date. The primary text of the Longhu jing (Scripture on
the Dragon and Tiger) is a highly symbolic presentation of the process of internal alchemy (neidan
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). The commentary, containing a primary and secondary exegesis, was edited by two Song-dynasty
(Northern: 960-1126; Southern: 1127-1279) Daoists, a certain Wang Dao and Zhou Zhenyi
. These Daoists also contributed notes to the secondary commentary.
Guanshen dajie see Shangqing dongzhen zhihui guanshen dajie wen.
Guanzi : [Book of] Master Guan.
Chapters 1-11 translated by W. Allyn Rickett. Guanzi: Political, Economic, and Philosophical
Essays from Early China. Vol. 1. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985.
Chapters 12-24 translated by W. Allyn Rickett. Guanzi: Political, Economic, and Philosophical
Essays from Early China. Vol. 2. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998.
Selections translated by Harold D. Roth. The Inner Cultivation Tradition of Early Daoism. In
Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 124-48. Princeton: Princeton University
Press, 1996.
Categorized as a miscellaneous or mixed-together (za ) text under Han bibliographic
categories, this anthology was traditionally ascribed to Master Guan, a minister of the state of Qi who
died in 645 B.C.E. The core of the received edition dates to the 3rd century B.C.E. It includes some
material that may be labeled Daoist or proto-Daoist, especially the so-called Heart-Mind
Techniques (xinshu ) chapters: Xinshu shang (Heart-Mind Techniques, Part I; ch. 13),
Xinshu xia (Heart-Mind Techniques, Part II; ch. 13), Baixin (Purifying the
Heart-Mind; ch. 13), and Neiye (Inward Training; ch. 16).
Guodian manuscripts.
Translated by Robert G. Henricks. Lao Tzus Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New
Documents Found at Guodian. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.
These manuscripts were discovered in 1993 at Guodian in Hubei province. Included
among them was the so-called bamboo Laozi, a version of the Laozi (Book of Venerable
Masters) or Daode jing (Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power) dating from 300 B.C.E. and thus
the oldest extant manuscript. The Guodian Laozi is significant because it does not contain many of the
passages and divisions of the received (Wang Bi) edition. It thus suggests that the received Laozi is most
likely the work of many authors and editors over hundreds of years.
Guo Xiang see Nanhua zhenjing zhushu.
Han Wudi neizhuan : Esoteric Biography of Han Emperor Wu: DZ 292.
Translated by Kristofer M. Schipper. LEmpereur Wou des Han dans la legende taoste. Paris:
Publications de lEcole Franaise dExtrme-Orient 58, 1965.
Translated by Thomas Smith. Ritual and the Shaping of Narrative: The Legend of the Han
Emperor Wu. Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1992.
Probably dating from the 4th or 5th century, this is a Shangqing (Highest Clarity) text. It
details Han Emperor Wus (r. 140-87 B.C.E.) search for the immortal realms and immortality. In
particular, it provides information on his encounter with the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu
) in 110 B.C.E., during which he attended her banquet of immortality peaches and received several
revealed texts and talismans.
Han Wudi waizhuan : Exoteric Biography of Han Emperor Wu: DZ 293.
Probably dating from the 4th or 5th century, this is a Shangqing (Highest Clarity) text. It
details Han Emperor Wus (r. 140-87 B.C.E.) search for the immortal realms and immortality.
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Hanfeizi : [Book of] Master Hanfei: DZ 1177.

Chapters 20 and 21 translated by Hagop Sarkissian. Laozi: Revisiting Two Early
Commentaries in the Hanfeizi. Masters thesis, University of Toronto, 2001.
Dating from 3rd c. B.C.E., this is a Legalist (fajia ) text. It contains the earliest extant
commentary on the Laozi or Daode jing . This is found in chapter 20, entitled Jie Lao
(Explaining the Laozi), and chapter 21, entitled Yu Lao (Illustrating the Laozi).
Heshang gong see Daode zhenjing zhu.
Honch shinsen-den : Biographies of Spirit Immortals from the Heian Dynasty.
Translated by Cristoph Kleine and Livia Kohn. Daoist Immortality and Buddhist Holiness: A
Study and Translation of the Honch shinsen-den. Japanese Religions 24.2 (1999): 119-96.
This text is associated with the Japanese Shugend school, originally a practice of
shamanic and ascetic mountain worship, which integrated aspects of esoteric Buddhism, Shint ,
yin-yang divination, and Daoism into an organized system. Dating from the 12th c. but containing earlier
material as well, the Honch shinsen-den recounts the deeds and religious activities, which included
supernatural powers as well as the collection and ingestion of immortality herbs, of important Shugend
figures from various sacred mountains.
Huahu jing see Taishang lingbao Laozi huahu miaojing.
Huainanzi : [Book of] Master of Huainan: DZ 1184.
Chapters 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, and 19 translated by Evan Morgan. Tao, The Great Luminant.
London: Kegan Paul, 1933.
Chapters 1 and 2 translated by Eva Kraft. Zum Huai-nan-tzu, Einfhrung. Ubersetzung
(Kapitel 1 und 2), und Interpretation. Monumenta Serica 16 (1957): 191-286; 17 (1958): 128-207.
Chapters 1, 7, 11, 13, 18, and 21 translated by Claude Larre, Isabelle Robinet and Elisabeth
Rochat de la Valle. Les grandes traits du Huainan zi. Paris: Institut Ricci & Editions du Cerf, 1993.
Chapter 1 translated by D.C. Lau and Roger T. Ames. Yuan Dao: Tracing Dao to Its Source.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1998.
Chapters 3, 4, and 5 translated by John S. Major. Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought.
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993.
Chapter 6 translated by Charles Le Blanc. Huai-nan Tzu: Philosophical Synthesis in Early Han
Thought. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1985.
Chapter 7 translated by Claude Larre. Le trait VII de Houai Nan Tseu. Les esprits lgers et
subtils animateurs de lessence. Taipei: Ricci Institute, 1982.
Chapter 9 translated by Roger Ames. The Art of Rulership: A Study in Ancient Chinese Political
Thought. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
Selections translated by Harold D. Roth. The Inner Cultivation Tradition of Early Daoism. In
Press, 1996.
A collection of 21 essays edited in the 2nd century B.C.E. by Liu An (179?-122 B.C.E.), the
prince of Huainan. This anthology contains material from a variety of historical periods and diverse
religious traditions, including some that might be labeled Daoist or proto-Daoist. Particularly
noteworthy and influential in this respect are chapter 1, entitled Yuandao (Treatise on the
Original Way), and the cosmologically-oriented chapter 3, entitled Tianwen xun (Treatise on
Celestial Patterns).
Huangdi jiuding shendan jing : Yellow Thearchs Scripture on the Spiritual Elixirs of
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the Nine Tripods: DZ 885. Abbreviated as Shendan jing .

Translated by Fabrizio Pregadio. Le pratiche del Libro dei Nove Elisir. Cina 23 (1991):
15-79.
This text is associated with the early Taiqing (Great Clarity) alchemical tradition, which
was closely linked with Ge Hongs (283-343) family lineage. The version contained in the
Ming-dynasty canon includes a late 7th-century commentary. The text describes a complete alchemical
process, from preliminary rites to elixir ingestion. As the name suggests, the text presents information
on compounding the so-called Nine Elixirs (jiudan ).
Huangdi neijing lingshu : Yellow Thearchs Inner Classic: Numinous Pivot: DZ 1020.
Abbreviated as Lingshu .
Translated by Ki Sunu. The Canon of Acupuncture: Huangti Nei Ching Ling Shu. Los Angeles:
Yuin University Press, 1985.
Translated by Wu Jing-Nuan. Ling Shu or The Spiritual Pivot. Washington, D.C./Honolulu: The
Taoist Center/University of Hawaii Press, 1993.
Containing material dating from the 2nd c. B.C.E. to 8th c. C.E., this is one of the most important
early classics of classical Chinese medicine. It covers various aspects of Chinese medicine, including a
codified system of correspondences focusing on yin-yang and the Five Phases (wuxing ).
Huangdi neijing suwen : Yellow Thearchs Inner Classic: Basic Questions: DZ 1020.
Abbreviated as Suwen .
Translated by Ilza Veith. The Yellow Emperors Classic of Internal Medicine. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1972 (1949).
Chapters 1 and 2 translated by Claude Larre. The Way of Heaven. Translated by Peter Firebrace.
Cambridge: Monkey Press, 1994.
Containing material dating from the 2nd c. B.C.E. to 8th c. C.E., this is one of the most important
early classics of classical Chinese medicine. It covers various aspects of Chinese medicine, including a
codified system of correspondences focusing on yin-yang and the Five Phases (wuxing ).
Huangdi sijing see Mawangdui manuscripts.
Huangdi yinfu jing : Yellow Thearchs Scripture on the Hidden Talisman: DZ 31.
Abbreviated as Yinfu jing .
Translated by M.P. Philastre. Exgse chinoise. In Annales du Muse Guimet, vol. 1:
255-318. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1880.
Translated by Fredrick Balfour. The Yin-fu Classic; or Clue to the Unseen. China Review
10 (1881): 44-54. Reprinted in Taoist Texts: Ethical, Political and Speculative (London/Shanghai:
Trbner and Co./Kelly and Walsh, 1894).
Translated by James Legge. The Texts of Taoism. Volume 2. New York: Dover Publications,
1962 (1891). (255-64)
Translated by Franz Huebotter. Classic on the Conformity of Yin/Schrift von der Konformitat
des Yin. Tsingtao: Druck der Missiondruckerei, 1936.
Translated by Christopher Rand. Li Chan and Chinese Military Thought. Harvard Journal
of Asiatic Studies 39 (1979): 107-37.
Shambhala, 1991. (220-22)
Probably dating from the 6th century C.E., this text is part of a corpus of works that became
canonical in internal alchemy (neidan ) circles during the Song dynasty (Northern: 960-1126;
Southern: 1127-1279), including the Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) tradition. The scripture
draws attention to cosmological principles and the process of cultivation based on clarity (qing ) and
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stillness (jing ).
Huangting jing see Taishang huangting waijing yujing and Taishang huangting neijing yujing.
Huiming jing : Scripture on Wisdom and Life-Destiny: ZW 131. Also found in the Wu-Liu
xianzong (Immortality Lineage of Wu and Liu).
Translated by Richard Wilhelm. The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life. New
York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1962 (1931).
Translated by Eva Wong. Cultivating the Energy of Life. Boston: Shambhala 1998.
Associated with a Qing-dynasty school of internal alchemy (neidan ) called the Wu-Liu
school, after Wu Shouyang (Chongkongzi [Master Penetrating the Void]; 1563-1644)
and Liu Huayang (fl. 1736). Written by Liu Huayang and containing a preface dating to 1794,
the first part of the text includes and explains a series of eight illustrations on internal alchemy practice.
Ishimp : Essential Medical Methods.
Selections translated by Howard Levy and Akira Ishihara. The Tao of Sex. Lower Lake, Calf.:
Integral Publishing, 1989 (1968).
Selections translated by Douglas Wile. Art of the Bedchamber. Albany: State University of New
York Press, 1992.
Compiled by Tamba no Yasuyori and dated to 984, this is the oldest surviving
work on traditional Japanese medicine. In addition to containing Japanese and Korean material, it also
cites 204 different sources of which many are of Chinese provenance and originate in the Sui (581-618)
and Tang (618-907) dynasties. It provides information on longevity techniques, dietetics, acupuncture,
and sexology techniques.
Jindan jieyao : Summary of the Golden Elixir: JH 38: Appearing in Sanfeng danjue
(Sanfengs Instructions on the Elixir).
Press, 1992. (169-78)
Associated with Zhang Sanfeng (14th c. C.E.?). Most likely dating from the 19th century,
this text uses the language of sexology literature to discuss alchemical transformation. Thus, it may be
interpreted as relating to sexual and/or alchemical techniques.
Jindan jiuzheng pian : Chapters on the Proper Understanding of the Golden Elixir: ZW
122.
Press, 1992. (149-53)
With a preface dated to 1564, this text was written by Lu Xixing (1520-1606), a
representative of the so-called Eastern Branch (Dongpai ) of internal alchemy that developed in the
Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The work presents the alchemical theory of the dual cultivation of innate
nature (xing ) and life-destiny (ming ), following explanations given by Chen Zhixu
(Shangyangzi [Master Upper Yang]; 1326-1386). It also contains teachings that Lu allegedly
received from L Dongbin (b. 798 C.E.?).
Jindan sibaizi : Four Hundred Characters on the Golden Elixir: DZ 1081. Also appearing in
Xiuzhen shishu (Ten Texts on Cultivating Perfection): DZ 263, j. 4.
Translated by Tenney Davis and Chao Yn-tsung. Four Hundred Word Chin Tan of Chang
Po-tuan. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 73 (1940): 371-76.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. The Inner Teachings of Taoism. Boston: Shambhala, 1986.
Attributed to Zhang Boduan (d. 1082), commonly recognized as a central, early
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patriarch of the so-called Southern Lineage (Nanzong ) of internal alchemy (neidan ) and
famous for his Wuzhen pian (Chapters on Awakening to Perfection). Its earliest commentary
dates from 1240. As the title indicates, this is a concise symbolic work on alchemical practice.
Jindan sibaizi jie : Explanations of the Jindan sibaizi: ZW 266: Appearing in the Daoshu
shier zhong (Twelve Daoist Texts).
Translated by Thomas Cleary. The Inner Teachings of Taoism. Boston: Shambhala, 1986.
A commentary on the Jindan sibaizi (Four Hundred Characters on the Golden
Elixir) by Liu Yiming (Wuyuanzi [Master Awakening to the Origin]; 1734-1821),
eleventh generation Longmen (Dragon Gate) patriarch. Explains the meaning of the symbolic
language and abstruse terminology of internal alchemy in terms of 18th-century Longmen views.
Jindan zhenchuan : Perfect Transmission of the Golden Elixir: JH 17.
Press, 1992. (153-69)
With a preface dated to 1615, this text was written by Sun Ruzhong (fl. 17th c.). It is a
Ming-dynasty alchemical treatise that employs the language of sexology literature to discuss internal
alchemy.
Jinguan yusuo jue see Chongyang zhenren jinguan yusuo jue.
Jinhua zongzhi see Taiyi jinhua zongzhi.
Jinjie jing see Tianzun shuo jinjie jing.
Jinque dijun sanyuan zhenyi jing : Scripture on the Three Primordial Perfected
Ones of Imperial Lord Goldtower: DZ 253. Abbreviated as Sanyuan zhenyi jing .
Translated by Poul Andersen. The Method of Holding the Three Ones: A Taoist Manual of
Meditation of the Fourth Century A.D. London: Curzon Press, 1980.
Part of the early Shangqing (Highest Clarity) textual corpus, which focuses on revelations
to Yang Xi (330-386) between 364 and 370 C.E. It deals with a meditation tradition associated
with Jinque dijun (Imperial Lord Golden Tower), the supreme ruler of the world to come. The
object of the meditation is the Sanyi (Three Ones).
Jiuding jing see Huangdi jiuding shendan jing.
Jiutian yingyuan leisheng Puhua tianzun yushu baojing : Precious
Scripture on the Jade Pivot of the Celestial Worthy Who Produces Universal Transformation through
the Sound of His Thunder: DZ 16. Abbreviated as Yushu jing .
Translated by James Legge. The Texts of Taoism. New York: Dover Publications, 1962 (1891).
(265-68)
Probably dating from the late 13th century, this text is part of a group of works focusing on
Thunder Rites (leifa ). Containing a preface dated to 1333 by Zhang Sicheng (d. 1343), the
39th Celestial Master, the text and its central deity, Celestial Worthy Who Produces Universal
Transformation (Puhua tianzun ), became an integral part of Daoist ritual ceremonies as well
as of reading and meditation sects during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Jiuzhen zhongjing see Shangqing taishang dijun jiuzhen zhongjing.
Jiuzhuan dansha fa see Taishang weiling shenhua jiuzhuan dansha fa.
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Kaitian jing see Taishang laojun kaitian jing.

Kshinky : Kshin Scripture.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Kshin: A Taoist Cult in Japan. Part III: The Scripture. Japanese
Religions 20.2 (1995), 123-42.
Probably dating from the 10th or 11th century, this is a text associated with the Japanese Kshin
movement. This cult is based on the belief that there are three worms or corpses (sanshi ) in
the human body that, on the kshin (gengshen ) day, ascend to the heavens and report on a persons
transgressions. Vigils were, in turn, held on this day in order to weaken these corpses. The Kshinky
can be divided into nine sections, some of which cover the Three Corpses, Nine Worms, Kshin
practice, protective measures, etc.
Laojun bashiyi hua tushuo : Illustrated Explanations of Lord Laos Eighty-One
Transformations.
Translated by Florian Reiter. Die Einundachtzig Bildtexte zu den Inkarnationen und
Wirkungen Lao-chns, Dokumente einer tausendjhrigen Polemik in China. Zeitschrift der deutschen
morgenlndischen Gesellschaft 136 (1986): 450-491.
Translated by Florian Reiter. Leben und Wirken Lao-Tzus in Schrift und Bild. Lao-chn
pa-shih-i-hua tu-shuo. Wrzburg: Knigshausen und Neumann, 1990.
Probably compiled in the 1250s, this text centers on the various transformations of Laojun
(Lord Lao), the deified Laozi. It consists eighty-one drawings with brief explanations, emphasizing
Laojuns various manifestations during different historical epochs. Like the early Huahu jing
(Scripture on Conversion of the Barbarians; DH 76), it contains certain polemical attacks on Buddhism.
Laojun jiejing see Taishang laojun jiejing.
Laojun kaitian jing see Taishang laojun kaitian jing.
Laojun shuo yibai bashi jie : 180 Precepts Spoken by Lord Lao: DH 78. Also
appearing in Taishang laojun jingl (Scriptural Statues of the Great High Lord Lao: DZ
786, 2a-20b. Abbreviated as Yibai bashi jie .
Translated by Barbara Hendrischke and Benjamin Penny. The 180 Precepts Spoken by Lord
Lao: A Translation and Textual Study. Taoist Resources 6.2: 17-29.
Translated by Liu Ming. The Blue Book: A Text Concerning Orthodox Daoist Conduct. Santa
Cruz (CA): Orthodox Daoism in America, 1998 (3rd edition).
Selections translated by Kristofer Schipper. Commandments of Lord Lao. In Sources of
University Press, 1999.
Datable to roughly 350 C.E. and containing a preface part of which comes from that time and
part of which dates to 550, this text is associated with the Southern Tianshi (Celestial Masters)
tradition. It is a set of 180 precepts (jie ) for libationers (jijiu ), high-ranking members of the
Celestial Masters religious community.
Laozi : [Book of] Old Masters. Also known as Daode jing (Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power).
For a select bibliography of English-language translations see On Translating the
Tao-te-ching by Michael LaFargue and Julian Pas. In Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching, edited by Livia
Kohn and Michael LaFargue, 277-301. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.
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Laozi bianhua jing : Scripture on Laozis Transformations: DH 79. Abbreviated as

Bianhua jing .
Translated by Anna Seidel. La divinisation du Lao-tseu dans le taosme des Han. Paris: cole
Franaise dExtrme-Orient, 1969. (60-73)
Preserved in fragmentary form in a Dunhuang manuscript dated to 612, the text was probably
composed at the end of the 2nd century and is of unknown provenance. It focuses on Laojun (Lord
Lao), the deified Laozi , emphasizing his cosmic origins and powers as well as his various
manifestations during different historical epochs.
Laozi shuo fashi jinjie jing : Scripture on Prohibitions and Precepts of Ritual
Meals, as Spoken by Laozi: DH 80. Abbreviated as Jinjie jing .
This is an early Tang (618-907) manual that provides information on categories of food, general
health principles, and social context. It also contains thirty-five rules on proper food choices and
appropriate behavior at meals.
Laozi Xianger zhu : Xianger Commentary on the Laozi: DH 56. Abbreviated as Xianger
zhu .
Dated by some to the 2nd century C.E. and by others to the 6th century. Accepting an earlier date
of composition, the text is associated with the early Tianshi (Celestial Masters) movement and is
sometimes attributed to Zhang Lu , the third Celestial Master. It thus interprets the Laozi in terms of
Celestial Masters concerns. It is also associated with the so-called Xianger Precepts, a set of
twenty-seven conduct guidelines. Only chapters 3-37 are extant.
Liexian zhuan : Biographies of Ranked Immortals: DZ 294.
Selections translated by Lionel Giles. A Gallery of Chinese Immortals. London: John Murray,
1948.
Translated by Maxime Kaltenmark. Le Lie-sien tchouan. Beijing: Universit de Paris
Publications, 1953.
Attributed to Liu Xiang (77-6 B.C.E.), this is a hagiography containing 70 biographies of
renowned Daoist adepts with appended hymns. In particular, we find information on such figures as
Chisongzi (Master Red Pine), Huangdi (Yellow Thearch), Pengzu (Ancestor Peng),
Laozi , and Yin Xi , to name some.
Liezi : [Book of] Master Lie.
Translated by A.C. Graham. The Book of Lieh-tzu: A Classic of Tao. New York: Columbia
University Press, 1990 (1960).
Translated by Eva Wong. Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living. Boston: Shambhala,
1995.
Traditionally considered a 3rd century B.C.E. work, and thus associated with the Daode jing
(Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power) and Zhuangzi ([Book of] Master Zhuang), this text
was probably compiled in the 3rd century C.E. (while containing earlier textual layers). The earliest
surviving commentary was written by Zhang Zhan (fl. 4th c. C.E.). It contains a collection of
stories, sayings and brief essays grouped in eight chapters. Much of its content parallels and/or borrows
from the Zhuangzi.
Lijiao shiwu lun see Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun.
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Lingbao bifa see Bichuan Zhengyang zhenren lingbao bifa.

Lingbao Laozi huahu jing see Taishang lingbao Laozi huahu miaojing.
Lingbao pian see Bichuan Zhengyang zhenren lingbao bifa.
Lingbao wugan wen see Dongxuan lingbao wugan wen.
Lingbao wuliang duren shangpin miaojing : Wondrous Scripture of the
Upper Chapters on Limitless Salvation of Numinous Treasure: DZ 1, 1a-18a. Abbreviated as Duren jing
.
This is one of the most influential and well-known texts of the original Lingbao (Numinous
Treasure) corpus, and thus associated with Ge Chaofu (fl. early 5th c. C.E.), the central figure in
the early Lingbao revelations and a descendent of Ge Hong (283-343). It describes the creation and
ordering of the world with the aid of celestial writings and sacred sounds.
Lingjianzi : [Book of] Master Numinous Sword: DZ 570, 17a-22a
Translated by Jane Huang. The Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of Prolonging Life
through Breath Control. Volume 2. Torrance, Calf.: Original Books, 1990. (45-51)
Attributed to a certain Jing Yangxu or Xu Jingyang, of whom there is no readily
available biographical information. The text emphasizes daoyin (lit., guiding and leading;
gymnastics), qi-ingestion, and embryonic breathing (taixi ) methods.
Lingjianzi yindao ziwu ji : Master Numinous Swords Record of Daoyin between
[the Hours of] Zi and Wu: DZ 571.
Attributed to a certain Jing Yangxuor Xu Jingyang, of whom there is no readily
available biographical information. The text emphasizes daoyin (lit., guiding and leading;
gymnastics), qi-ingestion, and embryonic breathing (taixi ) methods.
Lingshu ziwen shangjing : Upper Scripture of Purple Texts Inscribed by the Spirits:
Appearing in (1) Huangtian shangqing jinque dijun lingshu ziwen shangjing
(Upper Scripture of Purple Texts Inscribed by the Spirits of the Highest Clarity Thearch, Lord
of the Golden Portal): DZ 639; (2) Taiwei lingshu ziwen langgan huadan shenzhen shangjing
(Upper Scripture on the Elixir of Langgan Efflorescence, from the Purple
Texts Inscribed by the Spirits of Great Tenuity): DZ 255; (3) Shangqing housheng daojun lieji
(Annals of the Lord of the Dao, Sage of the Latter [Heavens] of Highest Clarity): DZ 442;
and (4) Taiwei lingshu ziwen xianji zhenji shangjing (Upper Scripture on
Taboos for Immortals Recorded by the Perfected, from the Purple Texts Inscribed by the Spirits of Great
Tenuity): DZ 179.
Part of the early Shangqing (Highest Clarity) textual corpus, which focuses on revelations
to Yang Xi (330-386) between 364 and 370 C.E. The texts provide information on the following:
(1) the story of its composition in the highest heavens, (2) methods of psycho-physiological refinement,
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(3) a recipe for the Langgan Elixir, (4) a description of the end of the world centering on Li Hong
, and (5) ethical and ritual prohibitions.
Lshi chunqiu : Spring and Autumn Annals of Master L.
Translated by John Knoblock, and Jeffrey Riegel. The Annals of L Buwei. Stanford: Stanford
This text was compiled in 239 B.C.E. under the patronage of L Buwei, prime minister to the
ruler of the state of Qin, who was to become the first emperor of China. As an encyclopedic account of
the cultural world of the state of Qin, this work covers a wide range of topics, including cosmological
theories as well as meditative and longevity practices in circulation at the time.
Lu xiansheng daomen kelue : Master Lus Abridged Codes for the Daoist
Community: DZ 1127. Abbreviated as Daomen kelue .
Translated by Peter Nickerson. Abridged Codes of Master Lu for the Daoist Community. In
Press, 1996.
Part of the Southern Tianshi (Celestial Masters) tradition and possibly written by Lu
Xiujing (406-477), this text addresses the organization of the Daoist religious community. The
reference to abridgement (ke ) may suggest that the text was intended to be read by the Liu-Song
throne. More than a set of rules, it makes a case for the reform of the social organization and ritual
practice of the Daoist religion.
Mawangdui manuscripts.
Translated by Donald Harper. Early Chinese Medical Literature: The Mawangdui Medical
Manuscripts. London and New York: Kegan Paul International, 1998. Translation of Zubi shiyi mai
jiujing (Cauterization Canon of the Eleven Vessels of the Foot and Forearm),
Yinyang shiyi mai jiujing (Cauterization Canon of the Eleven Yin and Yang
Vessels), Maifa (Model of the Vessels), Yinyang mai sihou (Death Signs of the
Yin and Yang Vessels), Wushier bingfang (Recipes for Fifty-two Ailments), Quegu
shiqi (Eliminating Grains and Eating Qi), Daoyin tu (Diagram of Daoyin),
Yangsheng fang (Recipes for Nourishing Life), Zaliao fang (Recipes for Various
Cures), Taichan shu (Book of the Generation of the Fetus), Shiwen (Ten Questions),
He yinyang (Conjoining Yin and Yang), Zajin fang (Recipes for Various Charms),
and Tianxia zhidao tan (Discussion of the Utmost Way under Heaven).
Translated by Robin S. Yates. Five Lost Classics: Tao, Huang-Lao, and Yin-Yang in Han
China. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. Translation of Jingfa (Canon: The Law), Jing (The
Canon), Cheng (Designations), Daoyuan (Dao, the Origin), and Yi Yin jiuzhu (Nine
Rulers of Yi Yin).
Translated by Leo S. Chang and Yu Feng. The Four Political Treatises of the Yellow Emperor.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998. Translation of Jingfa, Jing, Cheng, and Daoyuan
.
Translated by D.C. Lau. Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching. Hong Kong: The Chinese University
Press, 1989 (1982).
Translated by Robert G. Henricks. Lao-tzu Te-Tao Ching: A New Translation Based on the
Recently Discovered Ma-wang-tui Texts. New York: Ballantine Books, 1989.
These manuscripts were discovered in 1973 at Mawangdui near Changsha (Hunan).
Most of the manuscripts come from a tomb for a member of the locally prominent Li family, who was
buried in 168 B.C.E. The year 168 B.C.E. thus provides a terminus ante quem for most of the excavated
manuscripts. They provide important information on the textual history of the Laozi , early medical
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traditions, and daoyin (lit., guiding and leading; gymnastics) and yangsheng (lit.,
nourishing life; longevity techniques) practices.
Maoshan zhi : Chronicle of Mount Mao: DZ 304.
Selections translated by Edward H. Schafer. Mao-shan in Tang Times. Boulder, Col: Society
for the Study of Chinese Religions Monograph 1, 1980.
Probably compiled by either Zhang Yu (1279-1350) or Liu Dabin (fl. 1317-1328),
th
the 45 Shangqing (Highest Clarity) patriarch, this text is a chronicle of Maoshan (Mount
Mao; Nanjing), the centrally important sacred mountain of Shangqing Daoism. It is a major testimony to
the history of the Shangqing tradition and of Maoshan.
Mingzhen zhai : Purification Rite of Luminous Perfected. Appearing in chapter 51 of
Wushang biyao (Esoteric Essentials of the Most High): DZ 1138.
Selections translated by Stephen Bokenkamp. The Purification Ritual of the Luminous
Perfected. In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 268-77. Princeton:
Princeton University Press, 1996.
Dated to 573, the Wushang biyao is the first comprehensive Daoist encyclopedia (292 sections)
compiled under Emperor Wu (r. 561-578) of the Northern Zhou (557-589). The Mingzhen zhai
section is related to the original Lingbao (Numinous Treasure) scriptures that were composed
around 400 C.E. It is one of the earliest examples of a ritual for universal salvation (pudu ).
Mingzhen dazhai yangong yi see Taishang lingbao yugui mingzhen dazhai yangong yi.
Nanhua zhenjing see Zhuangzi.
Nanhua zhenjing zhushu : Commentary on the Perfected Scripture of Nanhua: DZ 745.
Chapter 1 translated by Birthe Arendrup. The First Chapter of Guo Xiangs Commentary to
Zhuang Zi. Acta Orientalia 36 (1974): 311-416. Abbreviated as Nanhua jing zhu.
This is a commentary on the Zhuangzi ([Book of] Master Zhuang) by Guo Xiang
(252-312), a representative of the Xuanxue (Profound Learning) hermeneutical school. Here Guo
Xiang follows the Xuanxue method of interpretation, emphasizing philosophical and cosmological
aspects, the concepts of non-being (wu ) and being (you ) for example.
Nanjing : Classic of Difficult Issues.
Translated by Paul Unschuld. Nan-ching: The Classic of Difficult Issues. Berkeley: University
of California Press, 1986.
Originally compiled in the 1st c. C.E. by an anonymous author, this is a central text of classical
Chinese medicine. It consists of eighty-one chapters on eighty-one specific issues (nan ), which are
structured as dialogues of one or more sets of questions and answers. These questions often revolve
around passages from the Huangdi neijing (Yellow Thearchs Inner Classic) texts. It covers
various aspects of Chinese medicine, including a codified system of correspondences focusing on
yin-yang and the Five Phases (wuxing ).
Nei riyong jing see Taishang laojun nei riyong miaojing.
Neiguan jing : Scripture on Inner Observation: DZ 641.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Taoist Insight Meditation: The Tang Practice of Neiguan. In Taoist
Meditation and Longevity Techniques, edited by Livia Kohn, 193-224. Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan, Center for Chinese Studies, 1989.
Dating from the 8th c. C.E., this text is part of a group of Tang-dynasty (618-907) works that
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discuss observation (guan ), a Daoist adaptation of Buddhist insight meditation (vipayan), and
attaining the Dao (dedao ). The text details this practice in thirteen sections, all ascribed to the
revelations of Laojun (Lord Lao), the deified form of Laozi .
Neijing tu : Diagram of Internal Pathways.
Sections translated by Catherine Despeux. Taosme et corps humain: Le Xiuzhen tu. Paris: Guy
Trdaniel diteur, 1994.
Sections translated by David Teh-yu Wang. Nei Jing Tu, a Daoist Diagram of the Internal
Circulation of Man. The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery 49/50 (1991-92): 141-58.
Translated by Louis Komjathy. Mapping the Daoist Body: The Neijing tu and the Daoist
Internal Landscape. Forthcoming.
A stele dated to 1886 and attributed to Liu Chengyin (Suyun [Pure Cloud]; fl.
1870-1890) of Baiyun guan (White Cloud Monastery), where it is currently housed. It depicts a
human torso from the side, with iconographic elements relating to Daoist subtle physiology. Textual
components include passages from the Huangting jing (Scripture on the Yellow Court) and two
poems attributed to L Dongbin (b. 798 C.E.?).
Neiye : Inward Training: Chapter 16 of the Guanzi .
Translated by W. Allyn Rickett. Guanzi: Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from
Early China. 2 vols. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. (Vol. 1, 39-55)
Translated by Harold D. Roth. Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist
Mysticism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
Dating from the early 4th century B.C.E. and paralleling the Daode jing (Scripture on
the Dao and Inner Power), this text survives as a chapter in the Guanzi ([Book of] Master Guan), a
textual collection compiled by Liu Xiang (77-6 B.C.E.). It is a manual of self-cultivation
emphasizing dietetics, quietistic meditation, and mystical realization of the Dao.
Niwan Li zushi nzong shuangxiu baofa : Precious Raft of Female Dual
Cultivation According to Master Li Niwan: XB 20.
Press, 1992. (204-12)
Translated by Monica Esposito. La Porte du DragonLcole Longmen du Mont Jingai et ses
pratiques alchimiques daprs le Daozang xubian (Suite au canon taoste). Ph.D. diss., Universit Paris
VII, 1993.
Associated with Li Niwan , a semi-legendary Longmen (Dragon Gate) figure,
who, in 1795, transmitted the text spiritually to Shen Qiyun (1708-1786), a disciple of the
eleventh generation Longmen patriarch Min Yide (1758-1836). The text consists on nine rules
which systematically describe the progressive transformation of the female adepts body.
N jindan fayao : Essential Methods of Female Golden Elixir: JH 48.
Press, 1992. (202-4)
Written by Fu Jinquan (1765-1836), a Jingming (Pure Brightness) Daoist and
member of a group established in 1817 in the Ba district of Sichuan. This text contains poems and prose
texts attributed to Sun Buer (1119-1182), the only female member of the so-called Seven
Perfected (qizhen ) of early Quanzhen (Complete Perfection), and revealed during
spirit-writing sances. It emphasizes the importance of cultivating in companionship with someone else
and the necessity of performing meritorious deeds.
N jindan jue see Xiwangmu nxiu zhengtu shize.
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Qifa yaomiao zhijue : Utmost Instructions on the Essential Wonders of Qi Methods: DZ

831.
Qianjin fang : Methods Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces: DZ 1163.
Selections translated by Catherine Despeux. Prscriptions dacuponcture valant mille onces
dor. Paris: Guy Trdaniel, 1988.
Selections translated by Elena Valussi. The Chapter on Nourishing Life in Sun Simiaos
Qianjin yaofang. M.A. thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies (London), 1996.
Attributed to Sun Simiao (601-693), famous Chinese physician and alchemist, and
dated to 652, this is one of the most important sources on classical Chinese therapeutics. It is a large
compendium covering all areas of Chinese medicine, including dietetics, longevity techniques, as well
as acupuncture and moxibustion.
Qinghe neizhuan : Esoteric Biography of Qinghe: DZ 169.
1a-2b translated by Terry F. Kleeman. The Lives and Teachings of the Divine Lord of Zitong.
In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 64-71. Princeton: Princeton University
Press, 1996.
Dated to 1174, this text is part of a group of works concerned with the story of the Divine Lord
of Zitong (Zitong dijun ). During the twelfth century, this earlier Sichuanese viper cult figure
was identified with Wenchang , the God of Literature, who became the central figure of a national
cult and the patron of civil service examinations. Qinghe refers to a town in Hebei province whose
residents were associated with a temple dedicated to Zitong since the 4th century. The text explains how
Zitong undertakes a process of self-cultivation and merit-building before attaining godhood.
Qingjing jing see Taishang laojun shuo chang qingjing miaojing.
Quanzhen qinggui : Pure Regulations of Complete Perfection: DZ 1235.
Translated by Vincent Goossaert. La creation du taosme moderne lordre Quanzhen. Ph.D.
dissertation, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, 1997. (269-86)
Compiled by a Daoist named Lu Daohe (14th c. ?), this is the earliest extant Quanzhen
(Complete Perfection) monastic manual. The material contained in the Quanzhen qinggui
probably dates from between 1280 and 1347, and the text was thus most likely compiled in the early
fourteenth century. It contains lists of monastic rules and provides information on Quanzhen monastic
life. It also contains an ordination procedure, a daily schedule of monastery activities, and information
on the later Quanzhen practice of sitting with the bowl (zuobo ).
Sanshiliu shuifa : Thirty-six Aqueous Methods: DZ 930.
Translated by Tsao Tien-chin, Ho Ping-y, and Joseph Needham. An Early Mediaeval
Chinese Alchemical Text on Aqueous Solutions. Ambix 7: 122-58.
This text is associated with the early Taiqing (Great Clarity) alchemical tradition, which
was closely linked with Ge Hongs (283-343) family lineage. It pays particular attention to
intermediate stages in elixir compounding, with the received text containing fifty-nine methods for the
solution of forty-two minerals.
Santian neijie jing : Scripture of the Inner Explanations of the Three Heavens: DZ 1205.
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1a-10a translated by Stephen R. Bokenkamp. Early Daoist Scriptures. Berkeley: University of

Selections translated by Kristofer Schipper. The Doctrine of the Three Heavens. In Sources of
Dating from the mid-5th century C.E. and attributed to a certain Mister Xu , this text
presents a history of Daoism composed under the Liu-Song dynasty (420-479). It emphasizes the
cosmology of the Three Heavens (santian ) and the role of humanity, especially peoples religious
behavior, in determining cosmic harmony.
Shanghan lun : Discourse on Cold-Induced Disorders.
Translated by Craig Mitchell, Feng Ye, and Nigel Wiseman. Shang Han Lun: On Cold Damage.
Brookline, Mass.: Paradigm Publications, 1999.
Attributed to Zhang Ji (Zhongjing ; c. 150-219 C.E.) and reorganized by Wang Shuhe
(210-285 C.E.), this text is the oldest extent Chinese medical classic on externally contracted
disease (waigan bing ). It presents a systematized body of knowledge on the origin and
development of such diseases and their treatments, specifically through the use of herbology and
medicinal formulas. The title refers to illnesses contracted via external pathogenic factors, especially
those relating to cold and wind-cold.
Shangqing dongzhen zhihui guanshen dajie wen : Writings on Great
Precepts on Wisdom and Observing the Self from Highest Clarity of the Cavern Perfection: DZ 1364.
Abbreviated as Dajie wen .
This is a major early collection of Shangqing (Highest Clarity) conduct guidelines,
consisting of 300 precepts (jie ) divided into three sets. The first group, comprised of 180 precepts,
reflects everyday morality. The second group, a collection of thirty-six precepts, focuses on personal
cultivation and inner discipline to create the best conditions for study and meditation. The third group,
consisting of eighty-four rules, changes from do not to may I in format and emphasizes the wish to
perform all the right rituals and meditations for the Dao.
Shangqing jinque dijun wudou sanyi tujue : Illustrated Instructions on
the Five Bushels and Three Ones by Lord Golden Tower of Highest Clarity: DZ 765. Abbreviated
Wudou sanyi tujue .
A Shangqing (Highest Clarity) text of uncertain date. It contains instructions for
visualizing (cun ) various deities and communing with them in their celestial palaces (tiangong ).
Shangqing mingtang yuanzhen jingjue : Scriptural Instructions of the Primordial
Perfected from the Hall of Light of Highest Clarity: DZ 424. Abbreviated as Yuanzhen jingjue
.
Selections translated by Edward H. Schafer. The Jade Woman of Greatest Mystery. History of
Religions 17 (1978): 387-98.
This is a Shangqing (Highest Clarity) text of uncertain date, but with layers dating from
before the 7th century. It contains a technique that involves ingesting the efflorescences of the sun and
moon; this method of qi-ingestion was believed to have been revealed by the Jade Woman.
Shangqing taishang dijun jiuzhen zhongjing : Central Scripture on the Nine
Perfections of the Great High Lord of Highest Clarity: DZ 1376. Abbreviated as Jiuzhen zhongjing
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Selections translation by Eva Wong. Teachings of the Tao. Boston: Shambhala, 1997. (127-30)
In combination with the Dongfang shangjing (Highest Scripture of the Cavern
Chamber; DZ 405), this text contains a summary of important Shangqing (Highest Clarity)
methods. Three such methods include that of the Nine Perfected (jiuzhen ), the Dijun jiuyin jing
(Scripture of the Nine Yin of the Lord Emperor), and the yuyi jielin , esoteric names of the sun
and moon.
Shenxian ganyu zhuan : Accounts of Encounters with Spirit Immortals: DZ 592.
Selections translated by Franciscus Verellen. Encounters with Immortals. In Sources of
Dated to 902 C.E. and attributed to Du Guangting (850-933), a Daoist scholastic and
ritual expert, this hagiography records the meetings between mostly unknown people and immortals,
either by virtue of character or because of their achievements in Daoist practice.
Shenxian zhuan : Biographies of Spirit Immortals: JY 89; JH 54.
Selections translated by Lionel Giles. A Gallery of Chinese Immortals. London: John Murray,
1948.
Translated by Gertrud Gntsch. Das Shen-hsien chuan und das Erscheinungsbild eines Hsien.
Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 1988.
1.1b-3b (hagiography of Laozi) translated by Livia Kohn. Laozi: Ancient Philosopher, Master
of Immortality, and God. In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 56-63.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
Translated by Robert Campany. To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth: A Translation and Study
of Ge Hongs Traditions of Divine Transcendents. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002.
A hagiography traditionally attributed to Ge Hong (Baopuzi [Master Embracing
Simplicity]; 283-343), an immortality-seeker, author of the Baopuzi ([Book of] Master
Embracing Simplicity), and grandnephew of the renowned fangshi (lit., formula master;
magico-religious practitioner) Ge Xuan (fl. late 2nd c. C.E.). The received versions of the text
contain some 100-odd hagiographies, most of which date from 6th-8th centuries at the earliest.
Shesheng zuanlu : Collected Records of Caring for Life: DZ 578: 1a-12b.
Shishi weiyi see Xuanmen shishi weiyi.
Shizhou ji : Record of the Ten Continents: DZ 598.
Translated by Thomas Smith. The Record of the Ten Continents. Taoist Resources 2.2
(1990): 87-119.
Probably dating from the 4th or 5th century, this is a record describing the lands of immortality. It
is placed in the mouth of Dongfang Shuo , a magico-religious practitioner during the reign of
Han Emperor Wu (r. 140-87 B.C.E.), and centers on the exploits of these two figures.
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Songshan Taiwu xiansheng qijing : Scripture on Qi by Master Great Nonbeing of

Mount Song: DZ 824.
Soushen ji : Records of Inquiries into the Spiritual: DZ 1476.
Translated by Kenneth DeWoskin and J.I. Crump, Jr. In Search of the Supernatural. Stanford:
Stanford University Press, 1996.
Compiled by a certain Gan Bao (ca. 320 C.E.), this is a fourth-century collection of about
460 antecdotes and narratives on a variety of extraodinary subjects. It is one of the oldest and most
frequently cited examples of the zhiguai (accounts of anomalies) genre of Chinese literature. It
covers natural curiosities, gods, religious figures, omens, dreams, divination, miracles, monsters,
strange animals, demons, ghosts, and exorcists.
Taiping jing : Scripture of Great Peace: DZ 1101; DH 86.
Selections translated by Jens O. Petersen. The Early Traditions Relating to the Han-dynasty
Transmission of the Taiping jing. Acta Orientalia 50 (1989): 133-71 and 51 (1990): 165-216.
Selections translated by Jens O. Petersen. The Anti-Messianism of the Taiping jing. Journal
of the Seminar for Buddhist Studies 3 (1990): 1-36.
Selections translated by Jens O. Petersen. The Taiping jing and the A.D. 102 Clepsydra
Reform. Acta Orientalia 53 (1992): 122-58.
The extant version of this text probably dates from the late 6th century, although it contains
earlier historical material. In its earlier form it was central to the so-called Yellow Turbans (huangjin
) or Taiping (Great Peace) movement, a 2nd-century millenarian movement associated with
Zhang Jue (fl. 184 C.E.). The text contains information on various religious beliefs and practices
from the 2nd-6th centuries. As the title suggests, its millenarian vision focuses on the establishment of an
idealized age of peace and harmony called Great Peace.
Taiqing danjing yaojue : Essential Instructions from Great Clarity Scriptures on Elixirs.
Appearing in the Yunji qiqian (Seven Slips from a Cloudy Satchel): DZ 1032, j. 71.
Abbreviated as Danjing yaojue .
Translated by Nathan Sivin. Chinese Alchemy: Preliminary Studies. Cambridge, Mass.:
Harvard University Press, 1968.
A Tang dynasty (618-907) anthology associated with the Taiqing (Great Clarity)
alchemical tradition, which was closely linked with Ge Hongs (283-343) family lineage. It is a
compilation of methods attributed to Sun Simiao(601-693), famous Chinese physician and
alchemist.
Taiqing fuqi koujue : Oral Instructions on Ingesting Qi from Great Clarity: DZ 822.
Abbreviated as Fuqi koujue .
Taiqing tiaoqi jing : Scripture on Harmonizing the Qi of Great Clarity: DZ 820.
Abbreviated as Tiaoqi jing .
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Taiqing wushiba yuanwen : Fifty-eight Vows of Great Clarity: DZ 187.
Dating from the 5th century, this text is part of the Lingbao (Numinous Treasure) tradition,
which is most closely associated with Ge Chaofu (fl. early 5th c. C.E.). It contains fifty-eight
vows that Daoists are urged to observe in order to aid all sentient beings.
Taishang daode baozhang yi : Aide to the Great High Precious Chapters on the Dao
and Inner Power: JY 64: JH 84. Abbreviated as Daode baozhang yi .
Translated by Alfredo Cadonna. Quali parole VI aspettate che aggiunga? Il commentario al
Daodejing di Bai Yuchan, maestro taoista del XIII secolo. Orientalia Venetiana no. 9. Florence: Leo S.
Olschki, 2001.
Also referred to as the Daode baozhang zhu (Commentary on the Precious
Chapters on the Dao and Inner Power), this is Bai Yuchans (1194?-1227) commentary on the
Daode jing (Scripture on the Dao and Inner Power), sections of which also appear in the Daode
zhenjing jiyi (Collected Interpretations of the Perfect Scripture on the Dao and Inner
Power; DZ 724). Bai Yuchan was one of the principal members of the so-called Nanzong
(Southern Lineage) of internal alchemy (neidan ) and a practitioner of thunder magic (leifa ).
While his commentary on the Daode jing does utilize some of the language of internal alchemy, Bai
Yuchan engages in more metaphysical speculation, often employing terminology and insights derived
from Chan Buddhist and Mdhyamika (Sanlun [Three Treatise]) stras, Confucian classics, and
other Daoist texts.
Taishang dongxuan lingbao zhihui zuigen shangpin dajie jing :
Scripture on the Great Precepts of the Upper Chapters on Wisdom and the Roots of Transgression from
Numinous Treasure of the Great High Cavern Mystery: DZ 457. Abbreviated as Dajie jing .
Chapter 1 translated by Livia Kohn. Cosmos and Community: The Ethical Dimension of
Daoism. Cambridge, Mass.: Three Pines Press, 2004.
Dating from the 5th century, this text is part of the Lingbao (Numinous Treasure) tradition,
which is most closely associated with Ge Chaofu (fl. early 5th c. C.E.). It focuses on Lingbao
ritual, with the first chapter containing ten precepts.
Taishang dongyuan shenzhou jing : Scripture of Spirit Invocations of the Great High
Cavern Abyss: DZ 335. Abbreviated as Shenzhou jing .
Selections translated by Nathan Sivin. The Divine Incantations Scripture. In Sources of
A 5th-century text said to be a revelation from Daojun (Lord of the Dao) to Wang Zuan
(fl. 4th c.). It is an apocalyptic text that describes a world besieged by homicidal scepters and demons.
The scripture is, in turn, an exorcistic text whose function is to bind, expel or slay the murderous
demons.
Taishang ganying pian : Chapters on Action and Response According to the Most High
[Lord Lao]: DZ 1167. Abbreviated as Ganying pian .
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1962 (1891). (235-46)
Translated by Frederic Balfour. Taoist Texts: Ethical, Political and Speculative.
(London/Shanghai: Trbner and Co./Kelly and Walsh, 1894).
Translated by D.T. Suzuki and Paul Carus. Treatise on Response & Retribution. La Salle (IL):
Open Court, 1973 (1906).
Translated by Eva Wong. Lao-tzus Treatise on the Response of the Tao. San Francisco:
HarperCollins Publishers, 1994.
Dating from the 12th century, this is one of the most famous morality books (shanshu ).
Believed to be a revelation of Taishang laojun (Great High Lord Lao), the text emphasizes the
deitys ability to reward and punish. Aimed at popular audiences, it combines Confucian ethics with
Buddhist concepts of karma and Daoist beliefs in longevity and immortality.
Taishang huangting neijing yujing : Most High Jade Scripture on the Internal
View of the Yellow Court: DZ 331. Abbreviated as Huangting neijing jing .
Selections translated by Rolf Homann. Die wichtigsten Krpergottheiten im Huang-ting-ching.
Gppingen: Alfred Kmmerle, 1971.
Selections translated by Eva Wong. The Teachings of the Tao. Boston: Shambhala, 1997.
(68-72)
Selections translated by Paul W. Kroll. Body Gods and Inner Vision: The Scripture of the
Yellow Court. In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 149-55. Princeton:
Princeton University Press, 1996.
Translated by Patrick Carr. Le Livre de la Cour Jaune. N.p.: ditions du Seuil, 1999.
Composed in heptasyllabic lines divided into a variety of sections, this is a third-century text of
Shangqing (Highest Clarity) provenance. It describes the subtle physiology of the human body,
including its internal divinities. The Huangting jing was considered to be a visualization manual by
Shangqing adepts.
Taishang huangting waijing yujing: Most High Jade Scripture on the External
View of the Yellow Court: DZ 332. Abbreviated as Huangting waijing jing .
Translated by Michael Saso. The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways of Peace, Healing, and Long Life.
Boston: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1995.
Translated by Patrick Carr. Le Livre de la Cour Jaune. N.p.: ditions du Seuil, 1999.
Composed in heptasyllabic lines divided into three sections, this is a shorter text related to the
Huangting neijing jing (Scripture on the Internal View of the Yellow Court). It may be
considered a condensed or abridged version of that text. It too describes the subtle physiology of the
human body, including its internal divinities.
Taishang laojun jiejing : Precept Scripture of the Great High Lord Lao: DZ 784.
Abbreviated as Laojun jiejing .
Translated by Livia Kohn. The Five Precepts of the Venerable Lord. Monumenta Serica 42
(1994): 171-215.
Dating from the late 6th century, this is a Louguan (Lookout Tower Monastery) work
inspired by Kou Qianzhis (365-448) Yunzhong yinsong xinke jiejing
(Precept Scripture of the New Code, Recited in the Clouds; partially extant in DZ 785) and the Buddhist
Tiwei boli jing (Sutra of Trapusa and Bhallika) by Tanjing . It is a set of precepts
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centering on five questions posed to Laozi by Yin Xi .

Taishang laojun jingl : Scriptural Statutes of the Great High Lord Lao: DZ 786.
Abbreviated as Laojun jingl .
1a-2a translated by Stephen R. Bokenkamp. Early Daoist Scriptures. Berkeley: University of
1a-2a translated by Liu Ming. The Blue Book: A Text Concerning Orthodox Daoist Conduct.
Santa Cruz (CA): Orthodox Daoism in America, 1998 (3rd edition).
A 6th-century anthology of Tianshi (Celestial Masters) conduct guidelines. It contains the
earliest extant set of precepts (jie ), which also goes back to the Celestial Masters movement. In
particular, there are the so-called Nine Practices (jiuxing ) and Xianger Precepts, which are
derived from the Laozi Xianger zhu (Xianger Commentary on the Laozi; DH 56).
Taishang laojun kaitian jing : Most High Lord Laos Scripture on Opening the
Heavens: DZ 1437. Abbreviated as Kaitian jing .
1993. (35-43)
Translated by Edward Schafer. The Scripture of the Opening of Heaven by the Most High Lord
Lao. Taoist Resources 7.2 (1997): 1-20.
Dating from the 6th century and associated with the Northern Tianshi (Celestial Masters)
tradition, this text contains an account of Laozis creation of the universe and his political support of
ancient rulers down to the early Zhou dynasty.
Taishang laojun nei riyong miaojing : Most High Lord Laos Wondrous
Scripture for Daily Internal Practice: DZ 645. Abbreviated as Nei riyong jing .
Translated by Livia Kohn. Chinese Religion. In The Human Condition, edited by Robert
Cummings Neville, 21-47. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000.
Translated by Louis Komjathy. Developing Clarity and Stillness: The Scripture for Daily
Internal Practice. The Dragons Mouth: Journal of the British Taoist Association Winter 2002-2003:
9-13.
This is a Song-dynasty (Northern: 960-1126; Southern 1127-1279) text of unknown
provenance, which emerged through the coupling of internal alchemy (neidan ) and the earlier
tradition of clarity and stillness (qingjing ). Associated with the Taishang laojun wai riyong
miaojing, this text focuses on self-cultivation principles and meditation practice.
Taishang laojun wai riyong miaojing : Most High Lord Laos Wondrous
Scripture for Daily External Practice: DZ 646. Abbreviated as Wai riyong jing .
Translated by Livia Kohn. Chinese Religion. In The Human Condition, edited by Robert
Cummings Neville, 21-47. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000.
This is a Song-dynasty (Northern: 960-1126; Southern 1127-1279) text of unknown
provenance, which emerged through the coupling of internal alchemy (neidan ) and the earlier
tradition of clarity and stillness (qingjing ). Associated with the Taishang laojun nei riyong
miaojing, this text focuses on Daoist conduct and consists of forty-five ethical guidelines.
Taishang laojun shuo chang qingjing miaojing : Wondrous Scripture on
Constant Clarity and Stillness, as Spoken by the Most High Lord Lao: DZ 620. Abbreviated as Qingjing
jing .
1962 (1891). (247-54)
Translated by Frederic Balfour. Taoist Texts: Ethical, Political and Speculative.
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(London/Shanghai: Trbner and Co./Kelly and Walsh, 1894).

Translated by Eva Wong. Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and
Mind. Boston: Shambhala, 1992.
1993. (25-29)
An anonymous text probably dating from the 9th century, this is one of a group of Tang-dynasty
(618-907) works that could be labeled Clarity-and-Stillness literature. Emerging under the influence
of Buddhist insight meditation (vipayan) and expressing a form of wisdom (zhi) based on the
practice of observation (guan ), the text combines the worldview of the Daode jing (Scripture
on the Dao and Inner Power) with the practice of Daoist observation and the structure (as well as some
content) of the Buddhist Panruo xinjing (Heart Sutra of Perfect Wisdom; T. 250-57). It
emphasizes the dual cultivation of clarity/purity (qing ) and stillness/tranquility (jing ).
Taishang laojun shuo chenghuang ganying xiaozai jifu miaojing
: Wondrous Scripture on Dispelling Disasters and Accumulating Benefits through the Responses and
Retributions of the City God, as Spoken by the Great High Lord Lao: DZ 1447. Abbreviated as Xiaozai
jifu jing .
Translated by Livia Kohn. The Taoist Adoption of the City God. Ming Qing Yanjiu 5 (1997),
68-106.
Dating from the 14th century, this text documents the Daoist role of the city god. The text
describes on Laojun (Lord Lao), seated before an assembly in the Grand Veil Heaven (daluo tian
), answers the questions of Guanghui (Vast Wisdom) about humanitys chances for
salvation. He explains that the most efficacious method centers on accessing the various city gods and
their divine administrators.
Taishang lingbao Laozi huahu miaojing : Wondrous Scripture on Laozis
Conversion of the Barbarians from the Great High Numinous Treasure: DH 77. Abbreviated as Huahu
jing .
Selections translated by Anna Seidel. Le sutra merveilleux du Ling-pao supreme, traitant de
Lao tseu qui convertit les barbares. In Contributions aux etudes du Touen-houang, edited by Michel
Soymi, vol. 3: 305-52. Geneva: Ecole Franaise dExtrme- Orient, 1984.
Originally compiled by Wang Fu (fl. 300) around the year 300, with the extant version
probably dating from the 6th century and of Northern Tianshi (Celestial Masters) provenance, this
text emerged and developed in the context of various Buddho-Daoist debates. It centers on Laozis
travels west after leaving China, during which he transformed Daoism into Buddhism in order to tailor it
to the nature of barbarian peoples.
Taishang lingbao yukui mingzhen dazhai yangong yi : Liturgy for the
Enunciation of Merit at the Great Retreat of the Luminous Perfected, As Found in the Jade Chest of the
Great High Numinous Treasure: DZ 521. Abbreviated as Dazhai yangong yi .
Translated by Edouard Chavannes. Le jet des Dragons. Mmoires concernant lAsie
Orientale 3: 55-214.
Written by Du Guangting (850-933), the Daoist scholastic and ritual expert, and dating
from circa 900, this is a liturgical manual for conducting the Retreat of the Luminous Perfected
(mingzhen zhai ). The purpose of this zhai was to extricate the souls of innumerable ancestors
who had languished in perdition for numerous world cycles.
Taishang weiling shenhua jiuzhuan dansha fa : Great High Methods of
the Nine-Times Reverted Elixir for Guarding the Numinous and Transforming Spirit: DZ 892.
Abbreviated as Jiuzhuan dansha fa .
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Translated by Roy Spooner and C.H. Wang. The Divine Nine Turn Tan Sha Method, a Chinese
Alchemical Recipe. Isis 38 (1948): 235-42.
An anonymous text of uncertain date. It provides information on the production of an elixir (dan
) through the process of nine reversions (jiuzhuan ).
Taishang xuanling beidou benming yansheng zhenjing : Perfect
Scripture on Extending Life through the Northern Bushel and Birth Star of the Great High Mysterious
Numinosity: DZ 622.
This text is said to be a revelation from Laojun (Lord Lao) to Zhang Daoling (fl.
2nd c.), the first Celestial Master, but probably dates from 10th century. It is a liturgical text focusing on
the Northern Bushel (beidou ) constellation.
Taishang xuanling Doumu dasheng yuanjun benming yansheng xinjing
: Heart Scripture on Original Life-Destiny and Extending Life of the Great Sagely Goddess
Dipper Mother of the Great High Mysterious Numinosity: DZ 621.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Doumu: The Mother of the Dipper. Ming Qing Yanjiu 8 (2000):
149-95.
Perhaps dating from the 14th century, this text focuses on Doumu (Dipper Mother), a
stellar goddess who came to prominence from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) onwards. It is an
invocation-based text that serves to grant protection and support the faithful.
Taixi jing see Gaoshang yuhuang taixi jing.
Taixi biyao gejue : Songs and Instructions of the Secret Essentials of Embryonic
Breathing: DZ 131.
Taixi jing zhu : Commentary on the Scripture on Embryonic Breathing: DZ 130.
A commentary on the Taixi jing (Scripture on Embryonic Breathing) attributed to a
certain Huanzhen xiansheng (fl. 8th c. C.E. ?). The text emphasizes daoyin (lit., guiding
and leading; gymnastics), qi-ingestion, and embryonic breathing (taixi ) methods.
Taiyi jinhua zongzhi : Great Ones Secret of the Golden Flower: JH 94; ZW 334.
Abbreviated as Jinhua zongzhi .
Translated by Richard Wilhelm. Die Geheimis der goldenen Blute. Ein Chinesisches
Lebensbuch. Zrich: Rascher Verlag, 1957 (1929).
Translated by Richard Wilhelm. The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life.
Translated by Cary Baynes. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1962 (1931).
Translated by Thomas Cleary. The Secret of the Golden Flower: The Classic Chinese Book of
Life. San Francisco: Harper, 1992.
Probably a Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) work, this text is associated with L Dongbin
(Chunyang [Pure Yang]; b. 798 C.E.?) and was a product of spirit-writing or planchette writing
(fuji ). It focuses on the practice of internal alchemy (neidan ) and has been central to a variety
of internal alchemy lineages.
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Tianyinzi : [Book of] Master Heavenly Seclusion: DZ 1026.

Translated by Livia Kohn. The Teaching of Tien-yin-tzu. Journal of Chinese Religions 15
(1987): 1-28.
Attributed to Sima Chengzhen (647-735), the twelfth Shangqing (Highest
Clarity) patriarch, this is a practical manual on observation (guan ) and attaining the Dao (dedao
). It outlines this path in terms of five progressive gateways.
Tianzun shuo jinjie jing : Scripture on Prohibitions and Precepts, as Spoken by the
Celestial Worthy: DH 34. Abbreviated as Jinjie jing .
Said to be a revelation from Laojun (Lord Lao), this is a Tang-dynasty (618-907) text
containing a wide variety of precept lists as well as justifications for precepts.
Wai riyong jing see Taishang laojun wai riyong miaojing.
Wanshou xianshu qigong tupu : Illustrated Treatises on Longevity, Immortality
Techniques, and Qigong. Abbreviated as Qigong tupu .
Translated by John Dudgeon. Kung-fu or Medical Gymnastics. Journal of the Peking
Oriental Society III.4 (1895): 341-565. Tientsin (China).
Translated by John Dudgeon. Chinese Healing Arts: Internal Kung-fu. Edited by William R.
Berk. Burbank (CA): Unique Publications, 1986 (1895).
A late Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) work, this is an illustrated practice manual that covers daoyin
(lit., guiding and leading; gymnastics) and yangsheng (lit., nourishing life; longevity
techniques) practices from a variety of historical periods. Much of the selected material also appears in
the sixteenth-century Chifeng sui (Marrow of the Crimson Phoenix) and the Yimen guangdu
(Extensive Records from the School of [Chen Xi]yi) of the same period.
Wang Bi see Daode zhenjing zhu.
Weisheng shengli xue mingzhi : Clear Explanations of Hygiene and Physiology.
Translated by Catherine Despeux. Zhao Bichen: Trait dalchimie et de physiologie taoste.
Paris: Les Deux Ocans, 1979.
Dating from the early 20th century, this text was written by Zhao Bichen (b. 1860), the
founder of a subsect of the Wu-Liu school called Qianfeng xiantian pai . Like Zhaos
more famous Xingming fajue mingzhi (Illuminating Pointers to the Methods and
Instructions of Innate Nature and Life-Destiny), this work covers Daoist subtle physiology and
alchemical practice, complete with detailed diagrams.
Wendi huashu : Book on the Transformations of Lord Wen: JY 264.
Translated by Terry Kleeman. A Gods Own Tale: The Book of Transformations of Wenchang,
the Divine Lord of Zitong. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994.
Revealed through spirit-writing, this is a late 12th-century text focusing on Wenchang , the
God of Literature, also known as Zitong dijun (Divine Lord of Zitong). During the 12th
century, Wenchang, then a star-deity, became the new spiritualized identity of an earlier viper cult figure
known as the god of Zitong (Sichuan). The text documents the gradual deification of this god.
Wendi yinzhi wen zhu : Commentary on Lord Wen[changs] Text of Hidden
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Administration: JY 268.
Selections translated by Terry F. Kleeman. The Lives and Teachings of the Divine Lord of
Zitong. In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 64-71. Princeton: Princeton
Of uncertain date, but most likely no earlier than the 12th century, this text focuses on a
revelation from Wenchang , the God of Literature, to a spirit-medium. Wenchang became the
center of a national deity cult during the Song dynasty (Northern: 960-1126; Southern: 1127-1276) and
was considered a cosmic guardian of bureaucratic records. The hidden administration of the title
refers to the otherwordly bureaucracy that was believed to observe and keep track of good and bad
actions. It is representative of the morality book (shanshu ) genre.
Wu Yun, Poetry of see Zongxuan xiansheng wenji.
Wudao lu : Record of Awakening to the Dao: ZW 268.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. Awakening to the Tao. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.
An original composition by Liu Yiming (Wuyuanzi [Master Awakening to the
Origin]; 1734-1821), eleventh patriarch of the Longmen (Dragon Gate) sect, this text is found in
his Daoshu shier zhong (Twelve Daoist Texts). It discusses cosmology, emphasizing
microcosm/macrocosm correspondences and the fundamental balance of yin and yang.
Wugan wen see Dongxuan lingbao wugan wen.
Wugen shu : The Rootless Tree: JH 38. Appearing in Sanfeng danjue (Sanfengs
Instructions on the Elixir).
Press, 1992. (188-92)
A collection of poems associated with Zhang Sanfeng (14th c. C.E.?). Most likely dating
from the 19th century, this text uses the language of sexology literature to discuss alchemical
transformation. Thus, it may be interpreted as relating to sexual and/or alchemical techniques.
Wuzhen pian : Chapters on Awakening to Perfection: Appearing in Xiuzhen shishu
(Ten Texts on Cultivating Perfection): DZ 263, j. 26-30. See also Daoshu (Pivot of the Dao): DZ
1017, j. 18.
Translated by Tenney L. Davis and Chao Yn-tsung. Chang Po-tuan of Tien-tai, his Wu
Chen Pien, Essay on the Understanding of the Truth. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences 73 (1939): 97-117.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic. Honolulu:
University of Hawaii Press, 1987.
Translated by Isabelle Robinet. Introduction lalchimie intrieure taoste: De lunit et de la
multiplicit. Paris: Editions Cerf, 1995.
Selections translated by Eva Wong. Teachings of the Tao. Boston: Shambhala, 1997. (88-94).
Translated by Paul Crowe. An Annotated Translation and Study of Chapters on Awakening to
the Real Attributed to Zhang Boduan. M.A. thesis, University of British Columbia, 1997.
Written around 1075, this is a seminal internal alchemy (neidan ) text composed by Zhang
Boduan (d. 1082), a central figure in the so-called Southern Lineage (Nanzong ). It is a
poetry collection divided into sets of sixteen, sixty-four and twelve verses describing the stages of
alchemical practice in highly symbolic language.
Wuzhen zhizhi : Direct Pointers to the Wuzhen pian: ZW 253.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic. Honolulu:
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University of Hawaii Press, 1987.

A commentary on Zhang Boduans (d. 1082) Wuzhen pian (Chapters on
Awakening to Perfection; DZ 263, j. 26-30). It was written by Liu Yiming (Wuyuanzi
[Master Awakening to the Origin]; 1734-1821), eleventh patriarch of the Longmen (Dragon Gate)
sect, and is found in his Daoshu shier zhong (Twelve Daoist Books).
Xisheng jing : Scripture of Western Ascension: DZ 666.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Taoist Mystical Philosophy: The Scripture of Western Ascension.
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991.
Dating from the 6th century, this is a work of Louguan (Lookout Tower Monastery)
provenance. The text is set at the transmission of the Daode jing (Scripture on the Dao and Inner
Power), said to have occurred at Louguan between Laozi and Yin Xi , the guardian of the
pass. Consisting of thirty-nine sections, it purports to contain Laozis oral explanations of Daoist
philosophical principles and mystical praxis.
Xiwangmu nxiu zhengtu shize : Ten Rules from the Queen Mother of the West
on the Proper Path of Female Cultivation: XB 19. Abbreviated as Nxiu shize .
Press, 1992. (193-201)
Attributed to L Dongbin (Chunyang [Pure Yang]; b. 798 C.E.?), an important
figure in internal alchemy lineages, and revealed by Sun Buer (1119-1182), one of the so-called
Seven Perfected (qizhen ) of Quanzhen (Complete Perfection). Shen Qiyun
(1708-1786), a female disciple of the eleventh Longmen (Dragon Gate) patriarch Min Yide
(Lanyunzi [Master Lazy Cloud]; 1758-1836), received the text in a spirit sance in 1799.
Containing recognizable Tantric Buddhist influence, the text consists of ten guidelines for womens
practice. It includes nine precepts specifically for women and instructions on techniques for intercepting
menstruation.
Xiyou ji see Changchun zhenren xiyou ji.
Xiyou lu : Record of Travels to the West.
Translated by Igor de Rachewiltz. The Hsi-yu lu by Yeh-l Chu-tsai. Monumenta Serica 21
(1962): 1-128.
Not to be confused with Li Zhichangs (1193-1256) Xiyou ji (Record of Travels
to the West; DZ 1429), this text was written by Yel Chucai(1190-1244), an interpreter for
Chinggis Qan (Genghis Khan). It is a record of his travels with Chinggis Qan that includes a chapter
defaming Qiu Chuji (Changchun [Perpetual Spring]; 1148-1227), then leader of Quanzhen
(Complete Perfection).
Xiyou yuanzhi : Original Meaning of the Xiyou ji: ZW 259.
Selections translated by Anthony Y. How to Read The Original Intent of the Journey to the
West. In How to Read the Chinese Novel, edited by David L. Rolston, 299-315. Princeton: Princeton
University Press.
Selections translated by Thomas Cleary. Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook. Boston:
Shambhala, 1991. (253-55)
This text was written by Liu Yiming (Wuyuanzi [Master Awakening to the
Origin]; 1734-1821), eleventh Longmen (Dragon Gate) patriarch, and is found in his Daoshu shier
zhong (Twelve Daoist Books). A combination of alchemical exegesis and original
composition, this is an alchemical explanation of Li Zhichangs (1193-1256) Xiyou ji
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(Record of Travels to the West; DZ 1429).

Xiaodao lun : Discourse on Laughing at the Dao: T. 2103, 52.143c-52c.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Laughing at the Tao: Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in
Medieval China. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995.
Dated to 570, this text was written by the ex-Daoist and Buddhist convert Zhen Luan (fl.
th
6 c.). Originating in the Buddho-Daoist debates of the 6th century, it is an anti-Daoist polemic written to
match and ridicule 36 sections of Daoist scriptures, mostly of Lingbao (Numinous Treasure)
provenance.
Xinmu lun Discourse on the Heart-Mind and Eyes: DZ 1038.
Translated by Livia Kohn. Mind and Eyes: Sensory and Spiritual Experience in Taoist
Mysticism. Monumenta Serica 46 (1998): 129-56.
Dated to 778 and written by the Daoist poet Wu Yun (d. 778), this text contains a fictional
dialogue between the heart-mind and eyes. It emphasizes the dissipation that comes from them and
advises the adept to cultivate stillness (jing ) and perfection (zhen ).
Xingming fajue mingzhi : Illuminating Pointers to the Methods and Instructions of
Innate Nature and Life-Destiny: ZW 872.
Translated by Lu Kuan Y (Charles Luk). Taoist Yoga: Alchemy and Immortality. York Beach
(ME): Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1973/1970.
An alchemical text written by Zhao Bichen (b. 1860). It provides an in-depth discussion
of the alchemical process, including straightforward and illustrated descriptions of qi-circulation
techniques such as the Microcosmic Orbit (xiao zhoutian ).
Xiuzhen taiji hunyuan tu : Diagram on Cultivating Perfection, Differentiation, and
Primordial Chaos: DZ 149.
Translated by Muriel Baryosher-Chemouny. La Qute de lImmortalit en Chine: Alchimie et
payasage intrieur sous les Song. Paris: Editions Dervy, 1996.
Attributed to a certain Xiao Daocun , this is a Song-dynasty (Northern: 960-1126;
Southern: 1127-1279) diagram on internal alchemy (neidan ). It provides detailed instructions and
illustrations on internal alchemy theory and practice.
Xiuzhen taiji hunyuan zhixuan tu : Diagram on Cultivating Perfection,
Differentiation, Primordial Chaos, and Instructions on the Mysterious: DZ 150.
Translated by Muriel Baryosher-Chemouny. La Qute de lImmortalit en Chine: Alchimie et
payasage intrieur sous les Song. Paris: Editions Dervy, 1996.
Attributed to a certain Xiao Daocun, this is a Song-dynasty (Northern: 960-1126;
Southern: 1127-1279) diagram on internal alchemy (neidan ). It provides detailed instructions and
illustrations on internal alchemy theory and practice.
Xiuzhen tu : Diagram of Cultivating Perfection.
Translated by Catherine Despeux. Taosme et corps humain: Le Xiuzhen tu. Paris: Guy
Trdaniel diteur, 1994.
Probably dating from the early 19th century, this is a diagram (tu ) depicting the Daoist body
in terms of alchemical and cosmological principles. Versions of this diagram have been found in
Guangdong, on Wudang shan (Hubei), on Qingcheng shan (Sichuan), and in Daoist
monasteries in Beijing and Shanghai. It contains inscriptions in textual form, symbols of paradises,
alchemical symbolism and practice descriptions, lunar phases, names of the twenty-eight constellations,
and elements relating to thunder rites (leifa ).
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Xuandu lwen : Regulations of the Mysterious Metropolis: DZ 188.

Selections translated by Nathan Sivin. Regulations for Petitioning. In Sources of Chinese
Tradition, edited by Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom, 396-99. New York: Columbia University
Press, 1999.
Containing textual layers from the 6th and proceeding centuries, this is a Southern Tianshi
(Celestial Masters) conduct text. It provides rules and codes for both lay believers and male and female
Daoist priests.
Xuanmen shishi weiyi : Majestic Guidelines on Ten Affairs from the Mystery School:
DZ 792. Abbreviated as Shishi weiyi .
Dating from the mid-7th century, this is a text focusing on monastic behavior. It contains formal
instructions in ten sections and 144 entries, discussing concrete activities, such as prostrations and
obeisances, sitting and rising, washing the hands and rinsing the mouth, handling food and dishes, as
well as having audiences with masters.
Xuanpin lu : Categorized Record of the Mysterious: DZ 781.
Selections translated by Alan J. Berkowitz. Record of Occultists. In Religions of China in
Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 446-70. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
Compiled by Zhang Tianyu (1279-1350), a resident of Maoshan (Mount Mao;
Nanjing) and compiler of the Maoshan zhi (Chronicle of Mount Mao), this is a hagiography of
144 adepts compiled in the 14th century. These hagiographical accounts are placed within a
chronological framework according to dynasty and categorized under eleven headings.
Yangsheng lun : Discourse on Nourishing Life: QYC 32.
Selections translated by Donald Holzman. La vie et la pense de Hi Kang. Leiden: Brill, 1957.
Translated by Robert Henricks. Philosophy and Argumentation in Third Century China: The
Essays of Hsi Kang. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983.
Attributed to Ji Kang (a.k.a. Xi Kang; 223-262), a member of the so-called Seven Sages of
the Bamboo Grove, this is a 3rd-century text on longevity and immortality techniques. Here Ji Kang
maintains that immortality (xian ) is real, but that it is fated at birth through the endowment of
prenatal qi (xiantian qi ).
Yangxing yanming lu : Records of Nourishing Innate Nature and Prolonging Life-Destiny:
DZ 838.
Chapters 2 and 3 translated by Walter Switkin. Immortality: A Taoist Text of Macrobiotics. San
Francisco: H.S. Dakin Company, 1975.
Traditionally attributed to Tao Hongjing (456-536), famous Shangqing (Highest
Clarity) patriarch, or Sun Simiao (581-682), famous Chinese medical practitioner, this text may
date from the middle of the Tang dynasty (618-907) with earlier textual layers as well. It covers various
aspects of yangsheng (lit., nourishing life; longevity techniques), including dietetics,
prohibitions, qi ingestion, massage, and gymnastics. The preface to the extant edition claims that it was
based on the Yangsheng yaoji (Essential Anthology on Nourishing Life; lost).
Yibai bashi jie see Laojun shuo yibai bashi jie.
Yimen changsheng bishu : Secret Longevity Techniques from the School of [Chen
Xi]yi: JH 102.
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Associated with the lineage of Chen Tuan (a.k.a. Chen Xiyi ; d. 989), this is a
Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) text. It provides information on daoyin and yangsheng practices,
massage, breath control, and meditation.
Yixian zhuan : Biographies of Suspected Immortals: DZ 299.
Selections translated by Florian C. Reiter. Studie zu den berlieferungen von mutmasslich
Unsterb- lichen (I-hsien-chuan) aus dem Taoistischen Kanon. Oriens 29/30 (1986): 351-96.
Compiled by a certain Yin Fuyu and of uncertain date, this is a hagiographical
collection.
Yinfu jing see Huangdi yinfu jing.
Yinfu jing zhu : Commentary on the Yinfu jing: ZW 255.
Shambhala, 1991. (220-38)
zhong (Twelve Daoist Books). It is a commentary on the Huangdi yinfu jing
(Yellow Thearchs Scripture on the Hidden Talisman).
Yinshizi jingzuo fa : Master Yinshis Methods of Quiet Sitting. Appearing in the Jingzuo
fa jiyao (Collected Essentials of Methods of Quiet Sitting): JH 22. Abbreviated as Jingzuo
fa .
Selections translated by Lu Kuan Y (Charles Luk). The Secrets of Chinese Meditation. York
Beach (ME): Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1969/1964.
Selections translated by Livia Kohn. Quiet Sitting with Master Yinshi: Medicine and Religion
in Modern China. Zen Buddhism Today 10 (1993): 79-95.
Selections translated by Shi Fu Hwang and Cheney Crow. Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on
the Theory, Practice, and Benefits of Meditation. St. Paul (MN): Dragon Door Publications, 1995.
A meditation manual dated to 1914 and written by Jiang Weiqiao (Yinshizi
[Master Yinshi]; 1872-1954), a central figure in the development of Qigong . The text is a simple,
straightforward and accessible discussion of quiet sitting (jingzuo ). It also provides an outline of
gymnastics, breathing exercises, and qi circulation techniques, which became especially influential in
twentieth-century Qigong circles.
Yinzhi wen see Wendi yinzhi wen zhu.
Yongcheng jixian lu : Records of Assembled Immortals from the Heavenly Walled City:
DZ 783.
Translated by Suzanne Cahill. Divine Secrets of the Daoist Sisterhood. Cambridge, Mass.:
Three Pines Press, forthcoming.
Dated to 913 and compiled by Du Guangting (850-933), a court Daoist and ritual
master, this is hagiographical collection that provides information on women who attained perfection
and were honored particularly in texts and rites of Shangqing (Highest Clarity). Originally
containing the 109 hagiographies, the extant Daozang version covers the lives of 37 eminent women.
Yuhuang xinyin jing see Gaoshang yuhuang xinyin jing.
Yushu jing see Jiutian yingyuan leisheng puhua tianzun yushu baojing.
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Yuanshi tianzun shuo Zitong dijun yingyan jing : Scripture on

Responses and Proofs Spoken by Celestial Worthy of Original Beginning to Divine Lord of Zitong: DZ
28. Abbreviated as Yingyan jing .
Selections translated by Terry F. Kleeman. The Lives and Teachings of the Divine Lord of
Zitong. In Religions of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 64-71. Princeton: Princeton
A Yuan-dynasty (1280-1368) text that focuses on the Divine Lord of Zitong (Zitong dijun
), a viper cult figure who became identified with the nationally-venerated Wenchang , the God of
Literature, during the Song dynasty (Northern: 960-1126; Southern: 1127-1276). It describes the Divine
Lord of Zitongs audience with the Celestial Worthy of Original Beginning (Yuanshi tianzun
).
Yuanyou see Chuci.
Zengxiang liexian zhuan : Illustrated Biographies of Ranked Immortals.
Selections translated by Percifal Yetts. The Eight Immortals. Journal of the Royal Asiatic
Society 1916: 773-807.
Selections translation by Percifal Yetts. More Notes on the Eight Immortals. Journal of the
Royal Asiatic Society 1922: 397-426.
This is a Yuan-dynasty (1260-1368) hagiographical collection that survives in a Qing-dynasty
(1644-1912) edition. It contains biographies of fifty-five immortals with representative illustrations.
The text also has a chapter with selections from a variety of Daoist texts.
Zhai jielu : Precepts and Statutes for Purification Rites: DZ 464.
This is an anonymous collection probably dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907). It is a
collection of purification rites (zhai ) and the precepts (jie ) required for efficacious participation by
Daoist priests in those sacred rites.
Zhang Sanfeng taiji liandan bijue : Zhang Sanfengs Secret Instructions on Taiji
and Refining the Elixir: JH 19.
Associated with Zhang Sanfeng (14th c. C.E.?), reputed originator of Taiji quan
(Yin-Yang Boxing) and alchemist, this text consists of a variety of distinct treatises on Taiji quan,
yangsheng (lit., nourishing life; longevity techniques), internal alchemy (neidan ) , and
meditation.
Zhengao : Declarations of the Perfected: DZ 1016.
Chapter 1 translated by Elizabeth Hyland. Oracles of the True Ones: Scroll One. Ph.D. diss.,
University of California, Berkeley, 1984.
Selections translated by Terrence C. Russell. Songs of the Immortals: The Poetry of the
Chen-kao. Ph.D. diss., Australian National University, 1985.
Selections translated by Stephen Bokenkamp. Declarations of the Perfected. In Religions of
China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 166-79. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
Selections translated by Paul W. Kroll. Seduction Songs of One of the Perfected. In Religions
of China in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 180-87. Princeton: Princeton University Press,
1996.
Selections translated by Kristofer Schipper. Pronouncements of the Perfected. In Sources of
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Dated to 499, this collection of Shangqing (Highest Clarity) revelations was compiled by
Tao Hongjing (456-536), the ninth Shangqing patriarch, accomplished herbalist and alchemist,
as well as relative of both the Xu and Ge families. Among its varied constituents, there is material
from the original Shangqing revelations given to the spirit-medium Yang Xi (330-386) between
the years 363 and 370.
Zhenqi huanyuan ming : Inscription on the Perfect Qi and Returning to the Origin: DZ
264.
Containing a commentary by a certain Qiangmingzi (fl. 10th c.), this text provides
information on daoyin (lit., guiding and leading; gymnastics), qi-ingestion, and embryonic
breathing (taixi ) methods.
Zhiyan zong : Summary of the Utmost Sayings: DZ 1033: 4.1a-14a; 5.1a-4a.
Selections translated by Jane Huang. The Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of
Prolonging Life through Breath Control. Volume 2. Torrance, Calf.: Original Books, 1990. (19-44)
Zhonghe ji : Anthology of Central Harmony: DZ 249.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. The Book of Balance and Harmony. San Francisco: North Point
Press, 1989.
Written by Li Daochun (Yingchanzi [Master Shining Toad]; fl. late 13th c.), a
Daoist priest, exegete, and synthesizer. Advocating an internal alchemy model, this text stresses the
relevance of Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism for self-cultivation and transformation.
Zhong-L chuandao ji : Anthology of the Transmission of the Dao from Zhongli Quan to
L Dongbin. Appearing in the Xiuzhen shishu (Ten Books on Cultivating Perfection): DZ
263, j. 14-16. See also the Chuandao pian (Chapters on Transmitting the Dao): Appearing in the
Daoshu (Pivot of the Dao): DZ 1017, j. 39-41. Abbreviated as Chuandao ji .
Translated by Eva Wong. The Tao of Health, Longevity, and Immortality: The Teachings of
Immortals Chung and L. Boston: Shambhala, 2000.
Part of the so-called Zhong-L tradition of internal alchemy (neidan ), one of the
earliest textual traditions of internal alchemy associated with Zhongli Quan (Zhengyang
[Upright Yang]; 2nd c. C.E.?) and L Dongbin (Chunyang [Pure Yang]; b. 798 C.E.?).
Probably dating from the late Tang (618-906), the text is in question-and-answer format, containing a
dialogue between L and his teacher Zhongli on aspects of alchemical terminology and methods.
Zhoushi mingtong ji : Master Zhous Records of Obscure Pervasion: DZ 302. Abbreviated
as Mingtong ji .
Translated by William C. Doub. A Taoist Adepts Quest for Immortality: A Preliminary Study
of the Chou-shih Ming-tung chi by Tao Hung-ching. Ph.D. diss., University of Washington, 1971.
Selections translated by Stephen Bokenkamp. Answering a Summons. In Religions of China
in Practice, edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., 188-202. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
This text is a partial record of visions received by Zhou Ziliang (497-516) between the
years of 515 and 516. Zhou Ziliang was a disciple of Tao Hongjing (456-536), the ninth
patriarch of Shangqing (Highest Clarity), and served as an assistant during Taos collection of the
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early Shangqing manuscripts that resulted in the Zhengao (Declarations of the Perfected). These
visions centered on visitations by important Shangqing immortals (xian ) and perfected (zhen ),
some of whom had visited Yang Xi (330-386) himself.
Zhouyi cantong qi : Token for the Kinship of the Three According to the Zhouyi:
Appearing with commentary in, for example, DZ 999 and DZ 1004. Abbreviated as Cantong qi .
Translated by Wu Lu-chiang and Tenney L. Davis. An Ancient Chinese Treatise on Alchemy
Entitled Tsan Tung Chi. Isis 18 (1932) : 210-289.
Translated by Zhou Shiyi. The Kinship of the Three, According to the Book of Changes.
Changsha: Hunan jiaoyu, 1988.
Translated by Richard Bertschinger. The Secret of Everlasting Life: The First Translation of the
Ancient Chinese Text on Immortality. Rockport (MA): Element, 1994.
An alchemical text traditionally attributed to Wei Boyang (fl. 2nd c. C.E.?), the received
version probably dates from the 8th century, with earlier layers possibly going back to the 3rd and 4th
centuries. Utilizing symbology derived from the Yijing (Classic of Change), this is a highly
obscure and metaphorical text that connects alchemical processes to cosmogonic and cosmological
patterns.
Zhouyi chanzhen : True Explanations of the Zhouyi: ZW 245.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. The Taoist I Ching. Boston: Shambhala, 1986.
zhong (Twelve Daoist Books). It is Lius commentary on the Yijing (Classic of
Change), interpreting the various hexagrams in terms of alchemical transformation and 18th-century
Longmen concerns.
Zhuang Zhou qi juejie : Explanations of Zhuangzis Instructions on Qi: DZ 823.
Drawing inspiration from the Zhuangzi , this is an anonymous text of uncertain date. The
text emphasizes daoyin (lit., guiding and leading; gymnastics), qi-ingestion, and embryonic
breathing (taixi ) methods.
Zhuangzi : [Book of] Master Zhuang: DZ 670.
Translated by James Legge. The Texts of Taoism. Vols. 1 and 2. New York: Dover Publications,
1962 (1891).
Chapters 1-7, 17, 18, 19, and 26 translated by Burton Watson. Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1964.
Translated by Burton Watson. The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu. New York: Columbia
Chapters 1-7 translated by A.C. Graham. Chuang-tzu: The Inner Chapters. New York:
Mandala, 1981. Reprinted by Hackett Publishing Company, 2001.
Translated by Victor H. Mair. Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of
Chuang Tzu. New York: Bantam Books, 1994. Reprinted by University of Hawaii Press, 1998.
Chapters 1-7 translated by David Hinton. Chuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters. Washington, D.C.:
Counterpoint, 1997.
Containing textual layers from a variety of periods, the so-called Inner Chapters (chs. 1-7) are
generally accepted as teachings of the historical Zhuang Zhou (fl. 4th c. B.C.E.?). In addition to
providing entertaining stories and profound philosophical reflection, the text contains important
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information of the early Daoist inner cultivation lineages, including specific cultivation techniques
and master-disciple dialogical exchanges.
Zitong dijun huashu : Book of Transformations of the Divine Lord of Zitong: DZ 170.
Translated by Terry Kleeman. A Gods Own Tale: The Book of Transformations of Wenchang,
the Divine Lord of Zitong. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994.
Dating from 1316, this text deals with Wenchang , the God of Literature. During the 12th
century, this star-deity became the new spiritualized identity of an earlier viper cult figure known as the
god of Zitong (Sichuan). It documents the gradual deification of this god.
Ziyang zhenren neizhuan : Esoteric Biography of Perfected Purple Yang: DZ 303.
Translated by Manfred Porkert. Biographie dun taoste lgendaire: Tcheou Tseu-yang. Paris:
Mmoires de lInstitut des Hautes tudes Chinoises 10, 1979.
Probably written by Hua Qiao (fl. 4th c.) and dated to 399, this text contains Shangqing
(Highest Clarity) hymns, a list of texts received by Zhou Yishan (Ziyang zhenren
; b. 80 B.C.E.), who was one of the immortals appearing to Yang Xi (330-386), and a preface
detailing the life of Hua Qiao. It also describes methods similar to those of guarding the One (shouyi
).
Zongxuan xiansheng wenji : Collected Works of Master Ancestral Mystery: DZ 1051.
Selections translated by Edward Schafer. Wu Yns Cantos on Pacing the Void. Harvard
Journal of Asiatic Studies 41 (1981): 377-415.
Selections translated by Edward Schafer. Wu Yns Stanzas on Saunters in Sylphdom.
Monumenta Serica 35: 1-37.
This is a collection of the poetry of Wu Yun (Zongxuan xiansheng ; d. 778), a
poet recluse with connections to the Shangqing (Highest Clarity) tradition. He is especially
well-known for his ecstatic poetry, documenting astral travel and utilizing Shangqing symbolic
language.
Zuigen pinjie see Taishang dongxuan lingbao zhihui zuigen shangpin dajie jing.
Zuowang lun : Discourse on Sitting-in-Forgetfulness: DZ 1036.
Augustin: Steyler Verlag, 1987.
Translated by Thomas Cleary. Taoist Meditation. Boston: Shambhala, 2000. (81-105)
Written by Sima Chengzhen (Ziwei ; 647-735), the twelfth patriarch of
Shangqing (Highest Clarity), this is a detailed and concrete manual on the practice of observation
(guan ). It provides guidelines for gradual progress towards mystical attainment of the Dao (dedao
). The path is outlined in seven successive steps.
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INDEX
Ames, Roger. The Art of Rulership: A Study in Ancient Chinese Political Thought. Translation of
chapter 9 of Huainanzi.
Andersen, Poul. The Method of Holding the Three Ones. Translation of Jinque dijun sanyuan zhenyi
jing.
Arendrup, Birthe. The First Chapter of Guo Xiangs Commentary to Zhuang Zi. Translation of
chapter 1 of Nanhua zhenjing zhushu.
Baldrian-Hussein, Farzeen. Procds Secrets du Joyau Magique: Trait dAlchimie Taiste du XIe
sicle. Translation of Bichuan Zhengyang zhenren lingbao bifa.
Balfour, Frederic. The Tai-hsi King; or the Respiration of the Embryo. Translation of Gaoshang
yuhuang taixi jing.
Balfour, Frederic. The Yin-fu Classic; or Clue to the Unseen. Translation of Huangdi yinfu jing.
Balfour, Frederic. Three Brief Essays. Translation of Gaoshang yuhuang xinyin jing.
Balfour, Frederic. Taoist Texts: Ethical, Political and Speculative. Translation of Gaoshang yuhuang
taixi jing, Gaoshang yuhuang xinyin jing, Huangdi yinfu jing, Taishang ganying pian, and Taishang
laojun shuo chang qingjing miaojing.
Baryosher-Chemouny, Muriel. La Qute de lImmortalit en Chine. Translation of Xiuzhen taiji
hunyuan tu and Xiuzhen taiji hunyuan zhixuan tu.
Belamide, Paulino T. Self-cultivation and Quanzhen Daoism. Translation of Dadan zhizhi.
Berkowitz, Alan J. Record of Occultists. Translation of Xuanpin lu.
Bertschinger, Richard. The Secret of Everlasting Life: The First Translation of the Ancient Chinese Text
on Immortality. Translation of Zhouyi cantong qi.
Bokenkamp, Stephen R. Early Daoist Scriptures. Translation of Dadao jia lingjie, Dazhong songzhang,
Taishang laojun jingl (1a-2a), Laozi Xianger zhu, Lingbao wuliang duren shangpin miaojing, Lingshu
ziwen shangjing, Santian neijie jing
Bokenkamp, Stephen. Declarations of the Perfected. Translation of Zhengao.
Bokenkamp, Stephen. Answering a Summons. Translation of selections from Zhoushi mingtong ji.
Bokenkamp, Stephen. The Purification Ritual of the Luminous Perfected. Translation of selections
from Mingzhen zhai, which appears in chapter 51 of Wushang biyao.
Cadonna, Alfredo. Quali parole VI aspettate che aggiunga? Il commentario al Daodejing di Bai
Yuchan, maestro taoista del XIII secolo. Translation of Taishang daode baozhang yi.
46
Cahill, Suzanne. Divine Secrets of the Daoist Sisterhood. Translation of Yongcheng jixian lu.
Carr, Patrick. Le Livre de la Cour Jaune. Translation of Taishang huangting neijing yujing and
Taishang huangting waijing yujing.
Cedzich, Ursula-Angelika. Das Ritual der Himmelsmeister im Spiegel frher Quellen. Translation of
Dengzhen yinjue.
Chang, Leo S., and Yu Feng. The Four Political Treatises of the Yellow Emperor. Translation of
Mawangdui manuscripts associated with Huang-Lao Daoism.
Chavannes, Edouard. Le jet des Dragons. Translation of Taishang lingbao yugui mingzhen dazhai
yangong yi.
Cleary, Thomas. The Inner Teachings of Taoism. Translation of Jindan sibaizi and Jindan sibaizi jie.
Cleary, Thomas. The Taoist I Ching. Translation of Zhouyi chanzhen.
Cleary, Thomas. Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic. Translation of Wuzhen pian and
Wuzhen zhizhi.
Cleary, Thomas. Awakening to the Tao. Translation of Wudao lu.
Cleary, Thomas. The Book of Balance and Harmony. Translation of Zhonghe ji.
Cleary, Thomas. Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook. Translation of Chongyang lijiao shiwu
lun, Jindan sibaizi, Yinfu jing zhu, Xiyou yuanzhi, among others.
Cleary, Thomas. The Secret of the Golden Flower. Translation of Taiyi jinhua zongzhi.
Cleary, Thomas. Taoist Meditation. Translation of Zuowang lun, Danyang zhenren yulu, among others.
Crowe, Paul. An Annotated Translation and Study of Chapters on Awakening to the Real Attributed to
Zhang Boduan. Translation of Wuzhen pian.
Davis, Tenney and Chao Yn-tsung. Chang Po-tuan of Tien-tai, his Wu Chen Pien, Essay on the
Understanding of the Truth. Translation of Wuzhen pian.
Davis, Tenney and Chao Yn-tsung. Four Hundred Word Chin Tan of Chang Po-tuan. Translation of
Jindan sibaizi.
Davis, Tenney and Chen Kuo-fu. The Inner Chapters of Pao-pu-tzu. Translation of chapters 8 and 11
of Baopuzi.
de Rachewiltz, Igor. The Hsi-yu lu by Yeh-l Chu-tsai. Translation of Xiyou lu.
Despeux, Catherine. Taosme et corps humain: Le Xiuzhen tu. Translation of Neijing tu and Xiuzhen tu,
among others.
Despeux, Catherine. La Moelle du phnix rouge: Sant & longue vie dans la Chine du XVIe sicle.
Translation of Chifeng sui.
47
Despeux, Catherine. Zhao Bichen: Trait dalchimie et de physiologie taoste. Translation of Weisheng
shengli xue mingzhi.
Despeux, Catherine. Prscriptions dacuponcture valant mille onces dor. Translation of Qianjin fang.
DeWoskin, Kenneth and J.I. Crump, Jr. In Search of the Supernatural. Translation of Soushen ji.
Doub, William C. A Taoist Adepts Quest for Immortality: A Preliminary Study of the Chou-shih
Ming-tung chi by Tao Hung-ching. Translation of the Zhoushi mingtong ji.
Dudgeon, John. 1895. Kung-fu or Medical Gymnastics. Translation of selections from Wanshou
xianshu qigong tupu.
Dudgeon, John. Chinese Healing Arts: Internal Kung-fu. Edited by William R. Berk. Translation of
selections from Wanshou xianshu qigong tupu.
Ebrey, Patricia B. Master Chung-yangs Fifteen Precepts for Establishing the Teaching. Translation
of Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun.
Erkes, Eduard. Ho-shang Kungs Commentary on the Lao-tse. Translation of Daode zhenjing zhu.
Esposito, Monica. La Porte du Dragon. Translation of Erlan xinhua, Niwan Li zushi nzong
shuangxiu baofa, Xiwangmu nxiu zhengtu shize, among others.
Esposito, Monica. Lalchimie del soffio. Translation of Erlan xinhua.
Feifel, Eugene. Pao-pu tzu nei-pien. Translation of chapters 1-4 and 11 of Baopuzi neipian.
Giles, Lionel. A Gallery of Chinese Immortals. Translation of selections from Liexian zhuan and
Shenxian zhuan.
Goossaert, Vincent. La creation du taosme moderne lordre Quanzhen. Translation of Quanzhen
qinggui.
Graham, A.C. Chuang-tzu: The Inner Chapters. Translation of chapters 1-7 of Zhuangzi.
Graham, A.C. The Book of Lieh-tzu. Translation of Liezi.
Hackmann, Heinrich. Die Mnchsregeln des Klostertaoismus. Translation of Chuzhen jie.
Harper, Donald. Early Chinese Medical Literature. Translation of the Mawangdui medical manuscripts.
Hawkes, David. Chu Tzu: The Songs of the South. Translation of the Chuci.
Henricks, Robert. Philosophy and Argumentation in Third Century China: The Essays of Hsi Kang.
Translation of Yangsheng lun.
Henricks, Robert. Lao-tzu Te-Tao Ching. Translation of Mawangdui manuscript of the Laozi.
Hinton, David. Chuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters. Translation of chapters 1-7 of Zhuangzi.
48
Ho Peng Yoke, Beda Lim and Francis Morsingh. Elixir Plants: The Chun-yang L Chen-ren yao-shih
chih (Pharmaceutical Manual of the Adept L Chun-yang). Translation of Chunyang L zhenren
yaoshi zhi.
Ho Peng Yoke and Joseph Needham. Theories of Categories in Early Mediaeval Chinese Alchemy.
Translation of Cantong qi wu xianglei biyao.
Holzman, Donald. La vie et la pense de Hi Kang. Translation of selections from Yangsheng lun.
Homann, Rolf. Pai Wen Pien or the Hundred Questions. Translation of Baiwen pian.
Homann, Rolf. Die wichtigsten Krpergottheiten im Huang-ting-ching. Translation of selections from
Taishang huangting neijing yujing.
Huang, Jane. The Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of Prolonging Life through Breath
Control. Volume 1. Translation of Songshan Taiwu xiansheng qijing, Taiqing tiaoqi jing, Taixi biyao
gejue, Taixi jing zhu, and Zhenqi huanyang ming.
Huang, Jane. The Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of Prolonging Life through Breath
Control. Volume 2. Translation of Daoshu, Lingjianzi, Lingjianzi yindao ziwu ji, Qifa yaomiao zhijue,
Shesheng zuanlu, Taishang huangting neiijing yujing, Taishang huangting waijing yujing, Zhiyan zong,
and Zhuang Zhou qi juejie.
Huebotter, Franz. Classic on the Conformity of Yin/Schrift von der Konformitat des Yin. Translation of
Huangdi yinfu jing.
Hwang, Shi Fu and Cheney Crow. Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on the Theory, Practice, and
Benefits of Meditation. Translation of selections from Yinshizi jingzuo fa.
Hyland, Elizabeth. Oracles of the True Ones: Scroll One. Translation of chapter 1 of Zhengao.
Ki Sunu. The Canon of Acupuncture. Translation of Huangdi neijing lingshu.
Kleeman, Terry F. A Gods Own Tale: The Book of Transformations of Wenchang, the Divine Lord of
Zitong. Translation of Zitong dijun huashu/Wendi huashu.
Kleeman, Terry F. The Lives and Teachings of the Divine Lord of Zitong. Translation of selections
from Qinghe neizhuan, Wendi yinzhi wen zhu, and Yuanshi tianzun shuo Zitong dijun yingyan jing.
Kleine, Cristoph, and Livia Kohn. Daoist Immortality and Buddhist Holiness: A Study and Translation
of the Honch shinsen-den. Translation of Honch shinsen-den.
Knoblock, John, and Jeffrey Riegel. The Annals of L Buwei. Translation of Lshi chunqiu.
Kohn, Livia. Seven Steps to the Tao. Translation of Cunshen lianqi ming, Dingguan jing, and Zuowang
lun.
Kohn, Livia. The Teaching of Tien-yin-tzu. Translation of Tianyinzi.
Kohn, Livia. Taoist Insight Meditation: The Tang Practice of Neiguan. Translation of Neiguan jing.
Kohn, Livia. Taoist Mystical Philosophy: The Scripture of Western Ascension. Translation of Xisheng
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jing.
Kohn, Livia. The Taoist Experience. Translation of Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun, Daoti lun, Taishang
laojun kaitian jing, Taishang laojun shuo chang qingjing miaojing, among others.
Kohn, Livia. The Five Precepts of the Venerable Lord. Translation of Taishang laojun jiejing.
Kohn, Livia. Laughing at the Tao: Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in Medieval China.
Translation of Xiaodao lun.
Kohn, Livia. Laozi: Ancient Philosopher, Master of Immortality, and God. Translation of Laozis
hagiography from the Shenxian zhuan.
Kohn, Livia. Mind and Eyes: Sensory and Spiritual Experience in Taoist Mysticism. Translation of
Xinmu lun.
Kohn, Livia. The Taoist Adoption of the City God. Translation of Taishang laojun shuo chenghuang
ganying xiaozai jifu miaojing.
Kohn, Livia. Doumu: The Mother of the Dipper. Translation of Taishang xuanling Doumu dasheng
yuanjun benming yangsheng xinjing.
Kohn, Livia. Quiet Sitting with Master Yinshi: Medicine and Religion in Modern China. Translation
of selections from Yinshizi jingzuo fa.
Kohn, Livia. Kshin: A Taoist Cult in Japan. Part III: The Scripture. Translation of Kshinky.
Kohn, Livia. Chinese Religion. Translation of Taishang laojun nei riyong miaojing and Taishang
laojun wai riyong miaojing.
Kohn, Livia. The Daoist Monastic Manual: A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie. Translation of
Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi.
Kohn, Livia. Cosmos and Community. Translation of Chuzhen jie, Laojun shuo yibai bashi jie, Laozi
shuo fashi jinjie jing, Shangqing dongzhen zhihui guanshen dajie wen, Taiqing wushiba yuanwen,
Taishang dongxuan lingbao zhihui zuigen shangpin dajie jing, Tianzun shuo jinjie jing, and Xuanmen
shishi weiyi
Komjathy, Louis. Developing Clarity and Stillness: The Scripture for Daily Internal Practice.
Translation of Taishang laojun nei riyong miaojing.
Komjathy, Louis. Mapping the Daoist Body: The Neijing tu and the Daoist Internal Landscape.
Translation of Neijing tu.
Komjathy, Louis. Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen
Daoism. Translation of Chongyang zhenren jinguan yusuo jue.
Kraft, Eva. Zum Huai-nan-tzu, Einfhrung. Ubersetzung (Kapitel 1 und 2), und Interpretation.
Translation of chapters 1 and 2 of Huainanzi.
Kroll, Paul W. Body Gods and Inner Vision: The Scripture of the Yellow Court. Translation of
selections from Taishang huangting neijing yujing.
50
Kroll, Paul W. An Early Poem of Mystical Excursion. Translation of selections from Chuci.
Kroll, Paul W. Seduction Songs of One of the Perfected. Translation of selections from Zhengao.
Larre, Claude. The Way of Heaven. Translation of chapters 1 and 2 of Huangdi neijing suwen.
Larre, Claude. Le trait VII de Houai Nan Tseu. Les esprits lgers et subtils animateurs de lessence.
Translation of chapter 7 of Huainanzi.
Larre, Claude, Isabelle Robinet and Elisabeth Rochat de la Valle. Les grandes traits du Huainan zi.
Translation of chapters 1, 7, 11, 13, 18, and 21 of Huainanzi.
Lau, D.C. Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching. Translation of Mawangdui manuscript of the Laozi.
Lau, D.C., and Roger T. Ames. Yuan Dao: Tracing Dao to Its Source. Translation of chapter 1 of
Huainanzi.
Le Blanc, Charles. Huai-nan Tzu: Philosophical Synthesis in Early Han Thought. Translation of chapter
6 of Huainanzi.
Legge, James. The Texts of Taoism. Translation of Zhuangzi, Taishang ganying pian, Taishang laojun
shuo chang qingjing miaojing Huangdi yinfu jing, and Jiutian yingyuan leisheng puhua tianzun yushu
baojing.
Levy, Howard, and Akira Ishihara. The Tao of Sex. Translation of selections from Ishimp.
Lin, Paul J. A Translation of Lao Tzus Tao Te Ching and Wang Pis Commentary. Translation of Daode
zhenjing zhu.
Liu Ming. The Blue Book. Translation of 1a-2a of Taishang laojun jingl and Laojun shuo yibai bashi
jie.
Lu Kuan Y (Charles Luk). Taoist Yoga: Alchemy and Immortality. Translation of Xingming fajue
mingzhi.
Lu Kuan Y (Charles Luk). The Secrets of Chinese Meditation. Translation of selections from Yinshizi
jingzuo fa.
Lynn, Richard John. The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-te ching of Laozi
as Interpreted by Wang Bi. Translation of Daode zhenjing zhu.
Mair, Victor H. Wandering on the Way. Translation of Zhuangzi.
Major, John S. Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought. Translation of chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the
Huainanzi.
Mather, Richard. A New Account of Tales of the World. Translation of Shishuo xinyu.
Mitchell, Craig, Feng Ye, and Nigel Wiseman. Shang Han Lun: On Cold Damage. Translation of
Shanghan lun.
Morgan, Evan. Tao, The Great Luminant. Translation of chapters 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, and 19 of
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Huainanzi.
Nickerson, Peter. Abridged Codes of Master Lu for the Daoist Community. Translation of Lu
xiansheng daomen kelue.
Nickerson, Peter. Great Petition for Sepulchral Plaints. In Stephen Bokenkamps Early Daoist
Scriptures. Translation of selections from Chisongzi zhangli.
Olson, Stuart Alve. The Jade Emperors Mind Seal Classic. Translation of Gaoshang yuhuang xinyin
jing.
Petersen, Jens O. The Early Traditions Relating to the Han-dynasty Transmission of the Taiping jing.
Translation of selections from Taiping jing.
Petersen, Jens O. The Anti-Messianism of the Taiping jing. Translation of selections from Taiping
jing.
Petersen, Jens O. The Taiping jing and the A.D. 102 Clepsydra Reform. Translation of selections from
Taiping jing.
Philastre, M.P. Exgse chinoise. Translation of Huangdi yinfu jing.
Porkert, Manfred. Biographie dun taoste lgendaire: Tcheou Tseu-yang. Translation of Ziyang
zhenren neizhuan.
Pregadio, Fabrizio. Le pratiche del Libro dei Nove Elixir. Translation of Huangdi jiuding shendan
jing.
Pregadio, Fabrizio. Ko Hung: Le Medicine della Grande Purezza. Translation of chapters 1, 4, 11, and
16-19 of Baopuzi neipian.
Rand, Christopher. Li Chan and Chinese Military Thought. Translation of Huangdi yinfu jing.
Reiter, Florian C. Chung-yang Sets Forth His Teachings in Fifteen Discourses. Translation of
Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun.
Reiter, Florian C. Die Einundachtzig Bildtexte zu den Inkarnationen und Wirkungen Lao-chns,
Dokumente einer tausendjhrigen Polemik in China. Translation of Laojun bashiyi hua tushuo.
Reiter, Florian C. Leben und Wirken Lao-Tzus in Schrift und Bild. Lao-chn pa-shih-i-hua tu-shuo.
Translation of Laojun bashiyi hua tushuo.
Reiter, Florian C. Some Observations Concerning Taoist Foundations in Traditional China.
Translation of selections from Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi.
Reiter, Florian C. The Visible Divinity: The Sacred Image in Religious Taoism. Translation of
selections from Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi.
Reiter, Florian C. Studie zu den berlieferungen von mutmasslich Unsterb- lichen (I-hsien-chuan)
aus dem Taoistischen Kanon. Translation of selections from Yixian zhuan.
Reiter, Florian C. The Aspirations and Standards of Taoist Priests in the Early Tang Period.
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Translation of selections from Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi.

Rickett, W. Allyn. Guanzi: Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China.
Translation of Guanzi.
Robinet, Isabelle. Introduction lalchimie intrieure taoste: De lunit et de la multiplicit.
Translation of Wuzhen pian.
Harold Roth. The Inner Cultivation Tradition of Early Daoism. Translation of selections from Guanzi
and Huainanzi.
Roth, Harold. Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism. Translation of
the Neiye chapter of the Guanzi.
Rump, Ariane. Commentary on the Lao-tzu by Wang Pi. Translation of Daode zhenjing zhu.
Russell, Terrence C. Songs of the Immortals: The Poetry of the Chen-kao. Translation of selections
from Zhengao.
Sailey, Jay. The Master Who Embraces Simplicity. Translation of Baopuzi waipian.
Saso, Michael. The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways of Peace, Healing, and Long Life. Translation of
Taishang huangting waijing yujing.
Schafer, Edward H. Wu Yns Cantos on Pacing the Void. Translation of selections from Zongxuan
xiansheng wenji.
Schafer, Edward H. Wu Yns Stanzas on Saunters in Sylphdom. Translation of selections from
Zongxuan xiansheng wenji..
Schafer, Edward H. The Scripture of the Opening of Heaven by the Most High Lord Lao. Translation
of Taishang laojun kaitian jing.
Schafer, Edward H. The Jade Woman of Greatest Mystery. Translation of selections from Shangqing
mingtang yuanzhen jingjue.
Schafer, Edward H. Mao-shan in Tang Times. Translation of selections from Maoshan zhi.
Schipper, Kristofer M. LEmpereur Wou des Han dans la legende taoste. Translation of Han Wudi
neizhuan.
Schipper, Kristofer. Commandments of Lord Lao. Translation of selections from Laojun shuo yibai
bashi jie.
Schipper, Kristofer. The Doctrine of the Three Heavens. Translation of selections from Santian neijie
jing.
Schipper, Kristofer. Pronouncements of the Perfected. Translation of selections from Zhengao.
Schubert, Renate. Das erste Kapitel im Pao-pu-tzu wai-pien. Translation of chapter of 1 Baopuzi
waipian.
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Seidel, Anna. La divinisation du Lao-tseu dans le taosme des Han. Translation of Laozi bianhua jing.
Seidel, Anna. Le sutra merveilleux du Ling-pao supreme, traitant de Lao tseu qui convertit les
barbares. Translation of Taishang lingbao Laozi huahu miaojing.
Sivin, Nathan. Regulations for Petitioning. Translation of selections from Xuandu lwen.
Sivin, Nathan. The Divine Incantations Scripture. Translation of selections from Taishang dongyuan
shenzhou jing.
Sivin, Nathan. Chinese Alchemy: Preliminary Studies. Translations of Taiqing danjing yaojue.
Smith, Thomas. The Record of the Ten Continents. Translation of Shizhou ji.
Smith, Thomas. Ritual and the Shaping of Narrative: The Legend of the Han Emperor Wu.
Translation of Shizhou ji, Han Wudi neizhuan, and Han Wudi waizhuan.
Spooner, Roy and C.H. Wang. The Divine Nine Turn Tan Sha Method, a Chinese Alchemical Recipe.
Translation of Taishang weiling shenhua jiuzhuan dansha fa.
Suzuki, D.T., and Paul Carus. Treatise on Response & Retribution. Translation of Taishang ganying
pian.
Switkin, Walter. Immortality: A Taoist Text of Macrobiotics. Translation of chapters 2 and 3 of
Yangxing yanming lu.
Takehiro, Teri. The Twelve Sleep Exercises of Mount Hua. Translation of selections from Chifeng
sui.
Tsao Tien-chin et al. An Early Mediaeval Chinese Alchemical Text on Aqueous Solutions.
Translation of Sanshiliu shuifa.
Unschuld, Paul. Nan-ching: The Classic of Difficult Issues. Translation of Nanjing.
Valussi, Elena. The Chapter on Nourishing Life in Sun Simiaos Qianjin yaofang. Translation of
selection from Qianjin yaofang.
Veith, Ilza. The Yellow Emperors Classic of Internal Medicine. Translation of Huangdi neijing suwen.
Verellen, Franciscus. The Master Who Embraces Simplicity. Translation of selections of Baopuzi
neipian.
Verellen, Franciscus. The Five Sentiments of Gratitude. Translation of selections of Dongxuan
lingbao wugan wen.
Verellen, Franciscus. Encounters with Immortals. Translation of selections of Shenxian ganyu zhuan.
Waley, Arthur. The Travels of an Alchemist. Translation of Changchun zhenren xiyou ji.
Wang, David Teh-yu. Nei Jing Tu, a Daoist Diagram of the Internal Circulation of Man. Translation
of Neijing tu.
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Ware, James. Alchemy, Medicine, and Religion in China of A.D. 320. Translation of Baopuzi neipian.
Watson, Burton. Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings. Translation of chapters 1-7, 17, 18, 19, and 26 of the
Zhuangzi.
Watson, Burton. The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu. Translation of Zhuangzi.
Wile, Douglas. Art of the Bedchamber. Translation of Jindan zhenzhuan, Jindan jieyao, Caizhen jiyao,
Wugen shu, Xiwangmu nxiu zhengtu shize, N jindan fayao, Niwan Li zushi nzong shuangxiu
baofa, among others.
Wilhem, Richard. Die Geheimis der goldenen Blute. Ein Chinesisches Lebensbuch. Translation of Taiyi
jinhua zongzhi and Huiming jing.
Wilhelm, Richard. The Secret of the Golden Flower. Translation of Taiyi jinhua zongzhi and Huiming
jing.
Wong, Eva. Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind. Translation of
Taishang laojun shuo chang qingjing miaojing.
Wong, Eva. Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living. Translation of Liezi.
Wong, Eva. Cultivating the Energy of Life. Translation of Huiming jing.
Wong, Eva. Lao-tzus Treatise on the Response of the Tao. Translation of Taishang ganying pian.
Wong, Eva. Harmonizing Yin and Yang: The Dragon-Tiger Classic. Translation of Guwen longhu jing
zhushu.
Wong, Eva. Teachings of the Tao. Translation of Taishang xuanling beidou benming yansheng zhenjing,
Taishang huangting neijing yujing, Shangqing jinque dijun wudou sanyi tujue, Zhouyi cantong qi,
Wuzhen pian, Shenxian zhuan, Chisongzi zhongjie jing, Zhaijie lu, Shangqing taishang dijun jiuzhen
zhongjing, Dongxuan lingbao dingguan jing, Yimen changsheng bishu, and Zhang Sanfeng taiji liandan
bijue.
Wong, Eva. The Tao of Health, Longevity, and Immortality: The Teachings of Immortals Chung and L.
Translation of Zhong-L chuandao ji.
Wu Jing-Nuan. Ling Shu or The Spiritual Pivot. Translation of Huangdi neijing lingshu.
Wu Lu-chiang and Tenney Davis. An Ancient Chinese Treatise on Alchemy Entitled Tsan Tung
Chi. Translation of Zhouyi cantong qi.
Wu Lu-chiang and Tenney Davis. An Ancient Chinese Alchemical Classic. Ko Hung on the Gold
Medicine and on the Yellow and the White. Translation of chapters 4 and 16 of Baopuzi.
Yao Tao-chung. Chan-chen: A New Taoist Sect in North China during the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Centuries. Translation of Chongyang lijiao shiwu lun.
Yates, Robin S. Five Lost Classics. Translation of Mawangdui manuscripts associated with Huang-Lao
Daoism.
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Yetts, Percifal. The Eight Immortals. Translation of selections from Zengxiang liexian zhuan.
Yetts, Percifal. More Notes on the Eight Immortals. Translation of selections from Zengxiang liexian
zhuan.
Yu, Anthony. How to Read The Original Intent of the Journey to the West. Translation of selections
from Xiyou yuanzhi.
Zhou Shiyi. The Kinship of the Three, According to the Book of Changes. Translation of Zhouyi cantong
qi.
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ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF DAOIST TEXTS TRANSLATED TO DATE

Dwelling-by-the-River), concerning whom scant reliable historical information exists. Legend

Selections translated by Ursula-Angelika Cedzich. Das Ritual der Himmelsmeister im Spiegel

Dongyuan shenzhou jing see Taishang dongyuan shenzhou jing.

Hanfeizi : [Book of] Master Hanfei: DZ 1177.

the Nine Tripods: DZ 885. Abbreviated as Shendan jing .

Kaitian jing see Taishang laojun kaitian jing.

Laozi bianhua jing : Scripture on Laozis Transformations: DH 79. Abbreviated as

Lingbao bifa see Bichuan Zhengyang zhenren lingbao bifa.

Qifa yaomiao zhijue : Utmost Instructions on the Essential Wonders of Qi Methods: DZ

1a-10a translated by Stephen R. Bokenkamp. Early Daoist Scriptures. Berkeley: University of

Songshan Taiwu xiansheng qijing : Scripture on Qi by Master Great Nonbeing of

centering on five questions posed to Laozi by Yin Xi .

(London/Shanghai: Trbner and Co./Kelly and Walsh, 1894).

Tianyinzi : [Book of] Master Heavenly Seclusion: DZ 1026.

University of Hawaii Press, 1987.

(Record of Travels to the West; DZ 1429).

Xuandu lwen : Regulations of the Mysterious Metropolis: DZ 188.

Yuanshi tianzun shuo Zitong dijun yingyan jing : Scripture on

University Press, 1999.

Translation of selections from Dongxuan lingbao sandong fengdao kejie yingshi.

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