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Additional Taoist texts. In addition to the Tao Teo Ching and Zhuangzi, other influential texts in the Taoist tradition include: Warring States / early Han texts. - Liezi, a Taoist text attributed to Lie Yukou (trad. 5th c. BCE) but widely thought to have been compiled in its received form around the 4th century CE. It is associated with early Taoist philosophy and later regarded (especially in the Tang) as a major Taoist classic alongside the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi. - Neiye, a 4th-century BCE text on self-cultivation that emphasizes breath/qi practices and training the heart-mind (xin). The ideas found in this text influenced later Taoist conceptions of internal alchemy. - Wenzi, A Taoist-oriented text attributed in tradition to a disciple of Laozi, generally dated by modern scholarship to the early Han period and presenting teachings aligned with the Daode jing. Han institutional Taoist texts. - The Taipingjing (“Scripture of Great Peace”), a major early Taoist scripture associated with Han-era religious movements, combining cosmology, ethics, and visions of social and political renewal. - Liexian Zhuan (“Biographies of Immortals”), a Eastern Han (2nd c. CE) text that is the earliest Taoist hagiography of Taoist xian ("immortals"). - Shenxian Zhuan (“Biographies of Divine Immortals”), a Taoist hagiography of immortals partially attributed to the Taoist scholar Ge Hong (283-343). Six Dynasties–Tang medieval “scriptural Taoism” texts. - Baopuzi neipian (“Inner Chapters of the Master Who Embraces Simplicity”), the “Inner Chapters” attributed to Ge Hong (4th c. CE), is a major early source on Taoist immortality, longevity techniques, and alchemical/cultivation theory. - Huangting jing (“Yellow Court Classic”), a foundational Taoist meditation text associated with the Shangqing tradition, describing inner visualization and cultivation practices using the imagery of internal deities and bodily “palaces.” - The Dadong zhenjing (“Perfect Scripture of the Great Cavern”) and the Lingshu ziwen (“Purple Texts Inscribed by the Spirits”), two of the most influential Supreme Clarity scriptures. - Wupian zhenwen (“Perfect Writings in Five Sections”), a foundational Lingbao scripture. - Ling Bao Bi Fai (“Complete Methods of the Numinous Treasure”), a Lingbao manual of longevity practices and neidan. - Zuowanglun (“Essay on Sitting in Forgetfulness”), a work on zuòwàng ("sitting forgetting") meditation by Sima Chengzhen (647–735 CE), reflecting interactions between Taoism and Buddhism. - Huahujing (“Classic of Converting the Barbarians”), a medieval Taoist polemical text that portrays Laozi as traveling west and frames Buddhism as derived from his teaching. Song–Yuan internal alchemy texts. - Cantong qi (“The Kinship of the Three”), a text often dated to the late Han (c. 2nd century CE) that became a foundational classic for Song–Yuan internal alchemy (neidan) through extensive later commentary and reinterpretation. - Huashu (“Book of Transformations”), a 930 CE Taoist classic about internal alchemy, psychological subjectivity, and spiritual transformation. - Wuzhen pian (“Awakening to Reality”), a major Song-dynasty internal alchemy text by Zhang Boduan (987? - 1082). - Huangdi Yinfujing (“Scripture of the Yellow Emperor’s Hidden Talisman”), a medieval Taoist text later central to internal- alchemy traditions, combining cosmological and technical teachings. Song–Ming–Qing Quanzhen/monastic and popular Taoism texts. - Qingjing Jing (“Classic of Clarity and Stillness”), a short Taoist scripture emphasizing purity and stillness, widely used in Quanzhen contexts and often read as synthesizing Taoist themes with Buddhism. - The Lijiao shiwu lun (Fifteen discourses to Establish the Teachings), A set of Quanzhen doctrinal discourses attributed to Wang Chongyang that outlines key principles of Quanzhen practice and religious life. - Zhonghe ji (“Book/Collection of Balance and Harmony”) a 13th-century anthology by Daochun Li that outlines the teachings and practices of the Quanzhen School. - Taishang Ganying pian (“Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution”), a wildly circulated morality tract that discusses sin and ethics. It asserts that those in harmony with Tao will live long and fruitful lives while the wicked (and their descendants) will suffer and have shortened lives. - Taiyi Jinhua zongzhi (“The Secret of the Golden Flower”), an influential internal alchemy text from the late 17th century. - Longmen precept and teaching texts (Wang Changyue), a set of Qing-dynasty Longmen (Dragon Gate) lineage works by Wang Changyue that codify monastic discipline and ordination stages, including Chuzhen jie, Zhongji jie, Tianxian jie, and Longmen xinfa. Influential Chinese classic texts. Taoists also frequently engaged with important Chinese ...
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