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Daoist Literature
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Daoist Literature
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10 September 2009
The Dragon-Bud Elixir Tradition
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} The Dragon-Bud Elixir Tradition ( 龍芽丹道 Longya Dandao ) is a Daoist alchemical term. The Dragon Bud, also called Dragon Beard ( 龍鬚 Longxu ) and Silve...'
Poison Removal Skills
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} Poison Removal Skill ( 出毒之法 Chudu Zhi Fa ) is an outer-alchemical term. The alchemical process can form fire poison (火毒 Huodu ) and gold poison ( ...'
Reducing and Increasing Fire
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} Reducing and Increasing Fire ( 進退抽添 Jintui Choutian ) is a basic term of Daoist alchemy. It is a key point in mastering the fire phases. Under the elici...'
The Heavenly Palace of Supreme Oneness
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} The Heavenly Palace of Supreme Oneness ( 太一天宮 Taiyi Tiangong ), also called the Divine Chamber of Supreme Oneness ( 太一神室 Taiyi Shenshi ), is a D...'
Six-and-One Mud
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} Six-and-One Mud ( 六一泥 Liuyi Ni ), also called Divine Mud or Medical Mud, and also Divine Glue for Consolidation and Strengthening ( 固濟神膠藥泥 Guj...'
The External Alchemy Skill of Refining the Yellow and the White
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The External Alchemy Skill of Refining the Yellow and the White
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The External Alchemy Skill of Refining the Yellow and the White
Created page with '"External Alchemy" refers to the refinement of 'elixirs' with minerals such as gold and stone. Mr. Chen Guofu points out that 'elixir' also refers to the cinnabar from which it w...'
9 September 2009
Taboos in the Use of Fire
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} There are taboos in regard to using fire and refining elixirs. From the ancient magicians ( 方士 Fangshi ) to the Daoists, refining elixirs was considered to ...'
The Practice of External Alchemy
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} The Practice of External Alchemy refers to the skills and procedures of external alchemy. Based on hundreds of years' experiences and experiments in refining el...'
Cinnabar House and Cauldrons
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} Cinnabar House and Cauldrons ( 丹房鼎器 Danfang Dingqi ) are experimental instruments Daoists use to refine the golden elixir. In order to ensure the effect...'
Regulations for External Alchemy
Created page with '{{Outer Alchemy}} "Regulations for External Alchemy" refers to all kinds of ritual services in the whole process of refining elixir, including such aspects as selecting people an...'
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Outer Alchemy
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Body of Original Chastity
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Body of Original Chastity" ( 元貞之體 yuanzhen zhiti ) is a term of Feminine Alchemy ( 女丹 nüdan ). "Chastity" means purity, and "original" means i...'
Refining the Form through the Supreme Yin
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Refining the Form through the Supreme Yin"( 太陰煉形 taiyin lianxing ) is a term of Feminine Alchemy ( 女丹 nüdan ). "Yin" indicates female, and "suprem...'
Cutting the Red Dragon
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Cutting the Red Dragon
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Cutting the Red Dragon" ( 斬赤龍 zhan chilong ) is a term of Feminine Alchemy ( 女丹 nüdan ). In the cultivation of Feminine Alchemy, menses are comp...'
8 September 2009
Feminine Alchemy
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Feminine Alchemy "( 女丹 Nüdan ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). This expression has two senses. It both refers to the Inner Alchemy pract...'
Cosmic Orbit
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Cosmic Orbit (zhou tian)" ( 周天 zhoutian ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 neidan ). In view of traditional philology, the word "zhou" has multiple ...'
Passages and Cavities
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Passages and Cavities" ( 關竅 guanqiao ) are terms used in Daoist medicine and Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 neidan ). They refer to the joints and cavities thr...'
Mysterious Pearls
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Mysterious Pearls"( 玄珠 xuanzhu ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 jindan ). This term was originally used in philosophy and first fou...'
River Chariot
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "River Chariot" ( 河車 heche ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 jindan ). This term already existed in the Han book [[The Three Ways Uni...'
Unfixed Zi Phase
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} The "Unfixed "Zi" Phase"( 活子時 huozishi ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 neidan ). "Zi" was not only a time in ancient China, but also a symbol of...'
Bathing
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Bathing" ( 沐浴 muyu ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 jindan ). The word "bathing" originally means washing one’s hair and body, or...'
To Nourish in Warmth
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "To Nourish in Warmth"( 溫養 wenyang ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 jindan ). It is one of the basic links in the course of refining...'
To Reduce Fire
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "To Reduce Fire"( 退符 tuifu ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 jindan ). "Tui Fu", namely, "to reduce fire", is a way of controlling th...'
To Increase Fire
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "To Increase Fire"( 進火 Jinhuo ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 Jindan ). Just as its name implies, "to increase fire" is to put burn...'
5 September 2009
Fire Phases
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Fire Phases"( 火候 Huohou ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 Jindan ). The theory of "Fire Phases" develops from the refining practice ...'
Collecting Elixir Drugs
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Collecting Elixir Drugs" ( 采藥 Caiyao ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). To "collect" is to "gather", and "elixir drugs" refer to the true ...'
Obtaining the Elixir Drug
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Obtaining the Elixir Drug " ( 得藥 Deyao ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 Jindan ). Considering its semantic meaning, "drug" original...'
Harmonizing the Breath
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Harmonizing the Breath" ( 調息 Tiaoxi ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). It is a rudimental Daoist skill of Nourishing Life ( 養生 Yangshe...'
Self-Refinement
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Self-Refinement" ( 煉己 Lianji ), a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ), means to banish distracting thoughts and concentrate one's attention on cult...'
Basic Cultivation
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} "Basic Cultivation"( 築基 Zhuji ) is a term of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). According to Daoism, the cultivation of Inner Alchemy is a long process an...'
Rebirth from the Original Fetus and Bones
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} “Rebirth from the Original Fetus and Bones ” ( 脫胎換骨 Tuotai Huangu ) is a term used in Daoist Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). It means that havi...'
The Five Vital Breaths Oriented to the Origin
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} “The Five Vital Breaths Oriented to the Origin ( 五氣朝元 Wuqi Chaoyuan )” is a term used in Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). The “Five Vital Brea...'
Centering Merits When Yin And Yang Join
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Centering Merits When Yin And Yang Join
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} “Centering Merits When Yin And Yang Join ” ( 合符行中 Hefu Xingzhong ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 Jindan ). This term first ...'
Reversing Kan with Li
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} “Reversing Kan with Li ” ( 坎離顛倒 Kanli Diandao ) is a term of the science of the Golden Elixir ( 金丹 Jindan ). Kan and Li are two of the basic Tri...'
Refinement of Emptiness into Dao
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} As a technical word, “Refinement of Emptiness into Dao” was a symbol of the highest phase in the refinement of Inner Alchemy ( 內丹修煉 Neidan Xiuli...'
Refinement of Spirit Back to Emptiness
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} The successful conclusion of the Refinement of Vital Breath into Spirit ( 煉氣化神 Lianqi Huashen ) -- the “Middle Pass” ( 中關 Zhongguan ) -- lea...'
Refinement of Vital Breath into Spirit
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} The “Initial Pass” ( 初關 Chuguan ), namely, the “Refinement of Essential Matter into Vital Breath” ( 煉精化氣 Lianjing Huaqi ) ought to be fo...'
Refinement of Essential Matter into Vital Breath
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} This was another important concept in Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). In Daoism, the Refinement of Essential Matter ( 精 Jing ), Vital Breath ( 氣 Qi ) a...'
Intercourse of Dragon and Tiger
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} In ancient China, “Dragon” and “Tiger” used to act as two of the four mysterious animals, which were the emblems for the 28 Stellar Spirits ( 二十...'
Refining the Mind through the Nine Cauldrons
Created page with '{{Inner Alchemy}} This is another term popularly seen in books on Inner Alchemy ( 內丹 Neidan ). Originally, the “Nine Cauldrons” stood for national treasures in ancien...'
Meeting of the Three Parts
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