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5 September 2009
Meeting of the Three Parts
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} In the history of Daoism, the Meeting of the Three Parts, as a term ( 三家相見 Sanjia Xiangjian ), has had different implications. Laozi was the first p...'
Transporting through the Three Vehicles
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} “Transporting through the Three Vehicles” ( 三車搬運 Sanche Banyun ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). Drawn by an ox, a sheep or a deer...'
Three Flowers Condensing onto the Head
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} “Three Flowers Condensing onto the Head ” ( 三花聚頂 Sanhua Juding ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). In ancient times, the character “fl...'
Integrated Cultivation of Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} Although popularly known as a term related to Inner Alchemy, Spiritual Nature ( 性 Xing ) and Bodily Life ( 命 Ming ) has from early on been regarded as an im...'
3 September 2009
Small Reversion Elixir
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} In parallel with the Great Reversion Elixir ( 大還丹 Xiaohuan Dan ), the Small Reversion Elixir was also popularly used in books on Inner Alchemy ( ...'
Great Reversion Elixir
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} The term Great Reversion Elixir was firstly used in e Three Ways Unified and Normalized of the Book of Changes《周易參同契》 Zhouyi Cantong Qi ), whi...'
Essential Matter, Vital Breath and Spirit
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} As specific terms of Inner Alchemy, Essential Matter, Vital Breath and Spirit credit their origins to philosophy and medical science in the era before the First...'
Mind, Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life
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Mind, Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life
Created page with 'Among the three terms usually found in books on Inner Alchemy, Mind was regarded as substance, Spiritual Nature as the soul, namely the governing power, of the mind, and last but...'
Inner Alchemy
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Template:Inner Alchemy
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Template:Inner Alchemy
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Inner Alchemy
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2 September 2009
Daoist Studies in the Great Britain
Created page with '''==The appearance of the English translation of "Daoism"== Great Britain was an old-brand capitalist nation. However, it was the navigators of Portugal and Spain who discovered ...'
Daoist Studies in Australia
Created page with '==Daoism Studies by Liu Ts'un-yan== Being separated by oceans with other continents in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia was little affected by the two world wars of the 20th ce...'
Daoist Studies in Russia
Created page with '==The Initial Stage== Russia, a country adjacent to the north of China has had links with China economically and culturally since ancient times. However, the study of Daoism in R...'
Daoist Studies in Canada
Created page with '==The Society of Chinese Religious Studies and the Journal of Chinese Religions== There were not many scholars who were devoted to Chinese religious studies and Daoist studies un...'
Daoist Studies in the U.S.A.
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Daoist Studies in the U.S.A.
Created page with '==Daoist Studies before World War II== The United States came to China after the European countries like Holland and the Great Britain opened the door of China with warships and ...'
Daoist Studies in Italy
Created page with '==Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci== Italy is a civilized country in Europe with a long history. Due to its developed navigation and trade on the sea, Italy focused on China of the ea...'
1 September 2009
Daoist Studies in Germany
Created page with '==Sinology in Germany Before the 18th Century== Germany did not start its research on Sinology until the 18th century even if there had been some books to introduce China written...'
Daoist Studies in France
Created page with '==French Sinology and the Beginning of Daoist Studies== After Columbus discovered the New World, the first westerners to China were the Portuguese missioners in 1514. The Spanish...'
Daoist Studies in Korea
Created page with '==Daoist Studies in Korea== The Korean Peninsula is connected with the northeast of China. Before World War II the Korean Peninsula was a united nation. Chinese Daoism was transm...'
Research of Daoism in Japan
Created page with '==The First Stage of Research on Daoism(from late 19th century to early 20th century)== In the early stage of research on Daoism, researchers of Daoism were almost all Sinologist...'
31 August 2009
Daoist Temples
Created page with '==Temples== Temples are the shrines for the cultivation of Dao and the worship of the divinities of Daoism. 'Temple' (Gongguan) is the general term for Daoist palaces and shrines...'
Zhang Enpu
Created page with 'Zhang Enpu (1904-1969), who had the courtesy name Heqin, the literary name Ruiling and the pedigree name Daosheng, was the 63rd generation Celestial Master( 天師 Tianshi ) of [...'
Yue Chongdai
Created page with '==Life of Yue Chongdai (AD 1888-1958)== Yue Chongdai, whose Daoist name was Dongqiaozi and popular name Yue Yunfa, was a celebrated contemporary Daoist scholar and the 26th gener...'
Yi Xinying
Created page with '==Life of Yi Xinying (AD 1896-1976)== Yi Xinying, a native of Suining, Sichuan, who had the popular name Liangde and style Zongqian, and had the religious name Yili and style Xin...'
The Seven Perfect Ones of the North
Created page with '==Origin of the Seven Perfect Ones of the North== As seven disciples taught directly by Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Complete Perfection tradition, they are [[Ma Yu...'
29 August 2009
The Five Southern Patraiarchs
Created page with '==Lineage of the Five Southern Patriarchs== The Southern Lineage of the Golden Elixir sect( 南宗 Nanzong ) (or Ziyang sect) worshiped Zhang Boduan, Shi Tai, Xue Si,...'
The Five Northern Patriarchs
Created page with '==Origin of the Five Northern Patriarchs== The Five Northern Patriarchs ( 北五祖 Bei Wuzu ) were the five Daoist founders worshiped by the Complete Perfection Doctrine ( ...'
Chen Yingning
Created page with '==Life of Chen Yingning (AD 1880-1969)== Chen Yingning, whose Daoist name was Yuanchunzi, was a renowned contemporary Daoist scholar, and a lay Daoist of the 19th generation of t...'
Eminent Modern Daoists
Created page with '==Reasons for the decline of Daoism in modern times== Daoism started to decline in the later years of the Qing dynasty. In the first year of Daoguang's reign (AD 1821), the emper...'
Huang Chang
Created page with 'Huang Chang, styled Yuanji, was a famous inner alchemy master living at the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). A local of Fengcheng County, Jiangxi Province, he traveled to Zil...'
Li Xiyue
Created page with 'Li Xiyue (1806-1856) was a famous inner alchemy master( 內丹 Neidan ) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Originally he was named Yuanzhi and styled Pingquan. After becoming a...'
Min Yide
Created page with '==Life of Min Yide (AD 1758-1836)== Min Yide was a celebrated Inner Alchemist ( 內丹家 Neidanjia ) of the Qing dynasty. His courtesy name was Xiaogen, his Daoist name was ...'
Liu Yiming
Created page with '==The Life of Liu Yiming (1734-1821)== As the 11th-generation master of the Dragon Gate Sect ( 龍門派 Longmen Pai ) of the Complete Perfection Tradition ( 全真道 Qu...'
Lou Jinyuan
Created page with '==The Life of Lou Jingyuan (1689-1776)== Lou Jingyuan( 婁敬垣 Lou Jingyuan ), born in Louxian County, Songjiang (in today's Songjiang County, Shanghai) was a Daoist of [[the O...'
28 August 2009
Wang Changyue
Created page with 'Wang Changyue( 王常月 Wang Changyue ) (?-1680), born in Changzhi County, Shanxi province, was a famous Daoist of the Dragon Gate Sect ( 龍門派 Longmen Pai ) in the earl...'
Lu Xixing
Created page with '==The Life of Lu Xixing (1520-1606)== Lu Xixing( 陸西星 Lu Xixing ), who lived in the Ming Dynasty, was from Xinghua, in Yangzhou (in today's Jiangsu province), and he was the...'
Zhang Yuchu
Created page with '==The Life of Zhang Yuchu== Zhang Yuchu ( 張宇初 Zhang Yuchu ) (1359-1410) was a famous Daoist of the Orthodox Oneness Tradition ( 正一道 Zhengyi Dao ) in the Ming Dyna...'
Li Daochun
Created page with 'Li Daochun, also called called Master Ying Chan, alias Yuan Su, was a famous Daoist at the turn of the Southern Song (1127-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties. Born in Duliang (...'
Du Daojian
Created page with 'Du Daojian (1273-1318 AD), alias Chu Yi, was a famous Daoist at the turn of the Southern Song (1127-1279) and the Yuan (1271-1368). Du, from Dangtu (today's Anhui province) named...'
26 August 2009
Zhang Sanfeng
Created page with '==The Life of Zhang Sanfeng== Zhang Sanfeng ( 張三丰 Zhang Sanfeng ) was a Daoist from Yizhou of Laodong (southwest of present-day Zhangwu in Liaoning province) in the Yuan an...'
Sun Bu'er
Created page with '==Life of Sun Bu'er== Sun Bu'er (1119-1182), who had the surname Sun, the given name Fuchun, the religious name Bu'er, and the sobriquets 'Leisurely Lady of Purity and Tranquilit...'
Hao Datong
Created page with '==Life of Hao Datong== Hao Datong (1149-1212) was named Lin and styled Taigu, and had the courtesy names Tianranzi and Guangningzi. He called himself the Daoist Priest of Remote ...'
Wang Chuyi
Created page with '==The Life of Wang Chuyi ( 王處一 Wang Chuyi ) (1142-1217)== Wang Chuyi's alternate name was Yu Yangzi (it is also said he was named Yu Yang, with his assumed name as Quan Yan...'
Qiu Chuji
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Qiu Chuji
Created page with '==The Life of Patriarch Qiu Chuji== Qiu Chuji ( 丘處機祖師 Qiu Chuji Zushi ) (1148-1227) from Xixia of Dengzhou (in today's Shandong province) was also named Qiu Tongmi, and...'
Liu Chuxuan
Created page with '==The Life of Liu Chuxuan (1147-1203)== Liu Chuxuan ( 劉處玄 Liu Chuxuan ) was from Donglai (in today's Shandong province), was styled Tongmiao or Daomiao, and his alternative...'