Tài shàng Lǎo jūn jīn shū nèi xù 太上老君金書內序
Inner Preface to the Most High Lord Lǎo’s Golden Book
Anonymous
A short Daoist text providing a framing inner preface to a “Golden Book” (jīn shū 金書) of Lǎojūn revelations. Preserved as DZ 772 / CT 772 (Dòngshén bù, Pǔ lù lèi 洞神部譜錄類).
About the work
The text is short and prefatorial in character — likely an introductory framing document for a larger now-lost or separately-transmitted Lǎojūn revelation-book. Its placement in the Pǔ lù 譜錄 (“Genealogies and Records”) subcategory alongside Xiè Shǒuhào’s works suggests hagiographic-genealogical content.
Dating. Undated; range from Six Dynasties to Sòng. Frontmatter gives 500–1200 as a broad window.