The writ of the three sovereigns: from local lore to institutional Daoism

Introduction -- The Writ in early medieval southern China -- The religious life of objects: the talismans of the Writ and their surviving fragments -- Beyond talismans: alchemy, charts, and meditation in relation to the Writ -- From local lore to universal Dao: the cavern of divinity and the early D...

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Main Author: Steavu-Balint, Dominic (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: [Hong Kong] The Centre for Studies of Daoist Culture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong [2019]
Hong Kong The Chinese University Press [2019]
Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Series/Journal:New Daoist studies
Further subjects:B Incantations (China) History To 1500
B Talismans (China) History To 1500
B San huang wen
B Taoism (China) History To 1500
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Summary:Introduction -- The Writ in early medieval southern China -- The religious life of objects: the talismans of the Writ and their surviving fragments -- Beyond talismans: alchemy, charts, and meditation in relation to the Writ -- From local lore to universal Dao: the cavern of divinity and the early Daoist canon -- The Writ and its corpus: the rise and fall of the cavern of divinity in institutional Daoism -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: List of variant titles for the Writ of the three sovereigns (Sanhuang wen) in early medieval sources -- Appendix 2: Synopsis of the principal Six dynasties sources containing fragments of the Writ of the three sovereigns (Sanhuang wen) and its oral instructions -- Appendix 3: Comparative list of talismans from the "essential instructions from the western citadel on the great characters in celestial script of the Three sovereigns" (Xicheng yaojue sanhuang tianwen dazi) and the "essential functions of the Three sovereigns" (Sanhuang yaoyong pin) -- Appendix 4: Comparative inventory of transmission gages associated with the Writ of the three sovereigns (Sanhuang wen)
ISBN:0824879392
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9780824879396