太上老君說常清靜經註 (侯善淵)

Tài shàng Lǎo jūn shuō cháng qīng jìng jīng zhù 太上老君說常清靜經註 (Hóu Shànyuān)

Commentary on the Cháng qīng jìng jīng — Hóu Shànyuān’s commentary

by 侯善淵 (Hóu Shànyuān; Jīn-dynasty Quán zhēn Daoist, late 12th cent.); preface by 毛麾 (Máo Huī, fl. 1187)

A Jīn-dynasty Quán zhēn commentary on the Cháng qīng jìng jīng 常清靜經 (DZ 620) by Hóu Shànyuān 侯善淵 — a well-attested Quán zhēn master. Preserved in the Zhèngtǒng Dàozàng as DZ 758 / CT 758 (Dòngshén bù, Yù jué lèi 洞神部玉訣類). Preface by Máo Huī 毛麾 (fl. 1187) — providing a chronological anchor.

About the work

Author

Hóu Shànyuān 侯善淵 is a well-documented Jīn-dynasty 金 Quán zhēn 全真 Daoist master, active in the late 12th century. He composed multiple commentaries on Daoist scriptures, of which several are preserved in the Daozang:

• DZ 758 Cháng qīng jìng jīng zhù (present work).
• DZ 632 Tài qīng tiān tóng hù mìng miào jīng zhù 太上太清天童護命妙經註.
• Several other short commentaries.

Commentary character

Hóu Shànyuān’s commentary reflects the mature Jīn-era Quán zhēn interpretive tradition:

1. Pedagogical clarity — colloquial register suitable for disciples.
2. Nèi dān 內丹 alchemical framing.
3. Integration with Dàodé jīng vocabulary.

Prefaces

The Máo Huī preface of 1187 establishes the text’s circulation date.

Abstract

A significant Jīn-era Quán zhēn commentary on the foundational Daoist meditation-scripture, preserving Hóu Shànyuān’s mature pedagogical voice.

Dating. Preface 1187. Hóu Shànyuān’s active period: c. 1150–1200. Frontmatter gives 1150–1200 as composition window. Dynasty: 金.

Translations and research

• Schipper, Kristofer, and Franciscus Verellen, eds. The Taoist Canon: A Historical Companion to the Daozang. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004, DZ 758 entry.

Links

• Kanseki Repository KR5c0154
• Author: 侯善淵.
• Parent scripture: DZ 620.
• ctext.org: 太上老君說常清靜經註 (侯善淵)