Tài shàng jīng jiè 太上經戒

Precepts of the Most High Scripture

Anonymous; Táng 唐

A short Táng-era precepts compilation preserved as DZ 787 / CT 787 (Dòngshén bù, Jiè lǜ lèi 洞神部戒律類).

About the work

The text compiles Daoist disciplinary precepts from the Tài shàng 太上 (Lǎojūn) scriptural tradition. It belongs to the mature Táng-era codification of Daoist jiè lǜ 戒律 discipline, alongside the efforts of 金明七真 Jīnmíng Qīzhēn (DZ 1125 Sān dòng fèng dào kē jiè) and others.

Dating. Táng. Dynasty: 唐.

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 787 entry.