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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Daoist Scriptures Daoist Scriptures are both the written records of Daoist teachings and records of Daoist history. In the course of their origination, formation and evolution, they have been classified according to specific categories to form the Daoist Canon (道藏 Daozang). During this process, their social influence spread. Some Daoist scriptures even spread overseas so as to promote the cultural communication between China and foreign countries. In addition to their religious value, Daoist scriptures are also valuable as historic materials in Chinese social history and history of philosophy. What is even more valuable is that a large quantity of Chinese ancient technological data indispensable to the study of Chinese technological history has been kept in Daoist scriptures. Plenty of precious materials about Chinese ancient literature and arts can also be found in Daoist scriptures. As a “museum” of Chinese traditional culture, Daoist scriptures are all-inclusive. They are a treasure for us to understand not only Daoism but also Chinese culture.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination The Daoist Canon The Daoist Canon	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Daoist Philosophy The Book of Dao and its Virtue (Laozi) Cheng Xuanying’s Commentary on the Laozi Li Rong’s Notes on the Laozi Xiang’er’s Commentary on Laozi The Perfect Book of Nanhua (Zhuangzi) The Perfect Book of the Higher Virtue of Emptiness The Book of Secret Correspondences
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Major Scriptures The Book of Changes The Perfect Book of Master Dongling The Lofty and Sublime Book of the Limitless Salvation The Perfect Book of the Great Grotto of the Highest Clarity The Book of the Yellow Court The Sublime book of the Supreme Venerable Sovereign’s Teachings on Eternal Purity and Tranquility The Original Deeds of the Lofty Jade Emperor The Book of the Three Emperors The Three Ways Unified and Normalized of the Book of Changes On Realizing Perfection Scriptures for the Morning and Evening Rites of the Complete Perfection Scriptures for the Morning and Evening Rites of the Orthodox Oneness The Perfect Book of Communion with the Mystery The Book of Supreme Peace The Master Who Embraces Simplicity The Book of Western Ascension Declarations of the Perfected The Supreme Venerable Sovereign’s Book of Commandments for Chanting The Book of Laozi’s Conversion of the Barbarians The Book of Divine Incantations of the Supreme Pervasive Abyss On Sitting in Oblivion On the Mysterious Matrix The Transmission of Dao by Zhongli Chuan and Lü Dongbin The Book of the Five Dippers Chongyang’s Compilation of the Complete Perfection Essays on Harmony Preface to All Daoist Scriptures The Thirty-Six Revered Scriptures Secret Formulas for Attaining Perfection Extracts on Nourishing Spiritual Nature and Prolonging Bodily Life Essential Secrets of the Most High Hidden Prescriptions for Nourishing Life Inscription on Visualising Spirits and Refining Vital Breath Prologue to the Sublime Glossary of All Daoist Scriptures Records of Mysterious Pearls On the Essential Meaning of Ingesting Vital Breath The Heavenly Hermit On the Possibility of Learning to be an Immortal The Pivotal Meaning of the Daoist Doctrine The Purse of Pearls from the Three Grottoes The Sublime Book of the Mind’s Correspondence with the Nine Supreme Essentials Evidential Miracles in Support of Daoism The Elixir Mirror The Book of Transformations The Seven Slips of a Cloudy Satchel The Rhyme for Dispelling Illusion and Rectifying Dao Ten Books on the Cultivation of Perfection Record of the Realization of Perfection by the Concourse of Immortals of West Mountain Tablet of Cui Xu The Pivot of Dao Collection on Daoist External Alchemy Fifteen Essays by Wang Chongyang on the Establishment of the Complete Perfection Teaching Direct Pointers to the Great Elixir Journey to the West of the Perfect Man of Eternal Spring The Essence of the Book of Changes from the Three Heavens On Dispelling Doubts and Guiding the Errant Extraordinary Supplementary Commentary on the Book of Changes The Transmission of Daoist Skills from Heart to Heart Records of the Mysterious Hierarchy The Record of the Dadi Grotto Heaven Records of the Orthodox Sect of the Golden Lotus Great Essentials for the Golden Elixir The Triple Origin Book of Assistance to Prolonging Life The Lineage of the Han Celestial Masters Essential Formulas of the Golden Elixir The Yellow Emperor’s Book of Formulas of the Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons The Supreme Book of Nourishing Life and Embryonic Breathing The Book of the Supreme Venerable Sovereign’s Spontaneous Arising from the Root of Emptiness The Highest Ancient Scripture of the Dragon and Tiger The Secretly Transmitted Complete Numinous Treasure Skills of Perfect Man Zhengyang The Book of Master Tuo Yue Book of Rituals of the Orthodox Oneness Pointers on Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Biographies of Immortals Biographies of Various Immortals Biographies of the Immortals Supplement to the Biographies of the Immortals The Legendary Biographies of the Immortals Record of the Assembled Female Immortals of the Walled City The Comprehensive Mirror of Perfect Immortals Who Embodied the Dao Record of the Immortals of the Three Grottoes The Sacred Records about the Emperor of Original Chaos Biography of Perfect Man Ye of the Tang Dynasty Collection of Stories from the Garden of Immortals Chart of the Ranks of the Perfect Souls Biographies of the Pervasive Immortals The Comprehensive Collection of Investigations into the Divinities of the Three Doctrines since their Origin Record of the Immortals Encountered at Ganshui
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Scriptures on Ritual The Great Collection of Daoist Rituals Daoist Regulations The Jade Remorse of the Numinous Treasure Great Law of the Numinous Treasure of the Highest Clarity Guangcheng’s Compilation of Rituals The Great Collection of Daoist Skills General Treatise on the Transmission of the Scriptures, Commandments and Registers of the Three Grottoes Instructions for Conducting the Three Grottoes True Writs Five Skills Ritual of the Mighty Commonwealth of the Orthodox Oneness Rules for the Use of the Ritual Robe of the Three Grottoes Various Commandments of the Three Grottoes Extracts of the Chief Rituals and Commandments	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Moralistic Storybooks On Supreme Correspondence Ledger of Merits and Demerits The Book of Enlightenment and the Dissemination of Belief in the Emperor Guan The Precious Repentance of Patriarch Lu)

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Daoist Scriptures Daoist Scriptures are both the written records of Daoist teachings and records of Daoist history. In the course of their origination, formation and evolution, they have been classified according to specific categories to form the Daoist Canon (道藏 Daozang). During this process, their social influence spread. Some Daoist scriptures even spread overseas so as to promote the cultural communication between China and foreign countries. In addition to their religious value, Daoist scriptures are also valuable as historic materials in Chinese social history and history of philosophy. What is even more valuable is that a large quantity of Chinese ancient technological data indispensable to the study of Chinese technological history has been kept in Daoist scriptures. Plenty of precious materials about Chinese ancient literature and arts can also be found in Daoist scriptures. As a “museum” of Chinese traditional culture, Daoist scriptures are all-inclusive. They are a treasure for us to understand not only Daoism but also Chinese culture.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination The Daoist Canon The Daoist Canon

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Daoist Philosophy The Book of Dao and its Virtue (Laozi) Cheng Xuanying’s Commentary on the Laozi Li Rong’s Notes on the Laozi Xiang’er’s Commentary on Laozi The Perfect Book of Nanhua (Zhuangzi) The Perfect Book of the Higher Virtue of Emptiness The Book of Secret Correspondences

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Major Scriptures The Book of Changes The Perfect Book of Master Dongling The Lofty and Sublime Book of the Limitless Salvation The Perfect Book of the Great Grotto of the Highest Clarity The Book of the Yellow Court The Sublime book of the Supreme Venerable Sovereign’s Teachings on Eternal Purity and Tranquility The Original Deeds of the Lofty Jade Emperor The Book of the Three Emperors The Three Ways Unified and Normalized of the Book of Changes On Realizing Perfection Scriptures for the Morning and Evening Rites of the Complete Perfection Scriptures for the Morning and Evening Rites of the Orthodox Oneness The Perfect Book of Communion with the Mystery The Book of Supreme Peace The Master Who Embraces Simplicity The Book of Western Ascension Declarations of the Perfected The Supreme Venerable Sovereign’s Book of Commandments for Chanting The Book of Laozi’s Conversion of the Barbarians The Book of Divine Incantations of the Supreme Pervasive Abyss On Sitting in Oblivion On the Mysterious Matrix The Transmission of Dao by Zhongli Chuan and Lü Dongbin The Book of the Five Dippers Chongyang’s Compilation of the Complete Perfection Essays on Harmony Preface to All Daoist Scriptures The Thirty-Six Revered Scriptures Secret Formulas for Attaining Perfection Extracts on Nourishing Spiritual Nature and Prolonging Bodily Life Essential Secrets of the Most High Hidden Prescriptions for Nourishing Life Inscription on Visualising Spirits and Refining Vital Breath Prologue to the Sublime Glossary of All Daoist Scriptures Records of Mysterious Pearls On the Essential Meaning of Ingesting Vital Breath The Heavenly Hermit On the Possibility of Learning to be an Immortal The Pivotal Meaning of the Daoist Doctrine The Purse of Pearls from the Three Grottoes The Sublime Book of the Mind’s Correspondence with the Nine Supreme Essentials Evidential Miracles in Support of Daoism The Elixir Mirror The Book of Transformations The Seven Slips of a Cloudy Satchel The Rhyme for Dispelling Illusion and Rectifying Dao Ten Books on the Cultivation of Perfection Record of the Realization of Perfection by the Concourse of Immortals of West Mountain Tablet of Cui Xu The Pivot of Dao Collection on Daoist External Alchemy Fifteen Essays by Wang Chongyang on the Establishment of the Complete Perfection Teaching Direct Pointers to the Great Elixir Journey to the West of the Perfect Man of Eternal Spring The Essence of the Book of Changes from the Three Heavens On Dispelling Doubts and Guiding the Errant Extraordinary Supplementary Commentary on the Book of Changes The Transmission of Daoist Skills from Heart to Heart Records of the Mysterious Hierarchy The Record of the Dadi Grotto Heaven Records of the Orthodox Sect of the Golden Lotus Great Essentials for the Golden Elixir The Triple Origin Book of Assistance to Prolonging Life The Lineage of the Han Celestial Masters Essential Formulas of the Golden Elixir The Yellow Emperor’s Book of Formulas of the Divine Elixir of the Nine Cauldrons The Supreme Book of Nourishing Life and Embryonic Breathing The Book of the Supreme Venerable Sovereign’s Spontaneous Arising from the Root of Emptiness The Highest Ancient Scripture of the Dragon and Tiger The Secretly Transmitted Complete Numinous Treasure Skills of Perfect Man Zhengyang The Book of Master Tuo Yue Book of Rituals of the Orthodox Oneness Pointers on Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Biographies of Immortals Biographies of Various Immortals Biographies of the Immortals Supplement to the Biographies of the Immortals The Legendary Biographies of the Immortals Record of the Assembled Female Immortals of the Walled City The Comprehensive Mirror of Perfect Immortals Who Embodied the Dao Record of the Immortals of the Three Grottoes The Sacred Records about the Emperor of Original Chaos Biography of Perfect Man Ye of the Tang Dynasty Collection of Stories from the Garden of Immortals Chart of the Ranks of the Perfect Souls Biographies of the Pervasive Immortals The Comprehensive Collection of Investigations into the Divinities of the Three Doctrines since their Origin Record of the Immortals Encountered at Ganshui

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Scriptures on Ritual The Great Collection of Daoist Rituals Daoist Regulations The Jade Remorse of the Numinous Treasure Great Law of the Numinous Treasure of the Highest Clarity Guangcheng’s Compilation of Rituals The Great Collection of Daoist Skills General Treatise on the Transmission of the Scriptures, Commandments and Registers of the Three Grottoes Instructions for Conducting the Three Grottoes True Writs Five Skills Ritual of the Mighty Commonwealth of the Orthodox Oneness Rules for the Use of the Ritual Robe of the Three Grottoes Various Commandments of the Three Grottoes Extracts of the Chief Rituals and Commandments

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