Tài qīng zhōng huáng zhēn jīng 太清中黃真經
True Scripture of the Central Yellow of the Great Clarity
Anonymous; Six Dynasties or Táng
A Daoist inner-alchemical / physiological meditation text of the Tài qīng 太清 (Great Clarity) tradition — the pre-Shàng qīng stratum of Daoist alchemical-meditative cultivation. The “Central Yellow” (zhōng huáng 中黃) refers to the central yīnyáng balance-point of the body. Preserved as DZ 817 / CT 817 (Dòngshén bù, Jiè lǜ lèi 洞神部戒律類).
About the work
The Tài qīng tradition
The Tài qīng 太清 (“Great Clarity”) tradition is the earliest of the three major Daoist meditation-alchemical currents, associated with Gé Hóng’s 葛洪 (283–343) Bào pǔ zǐ 抱朴子 tradition. It emphasises outer alchemy (wài dān 外丹) and physiological cultivation (yǎng shēng 養生).
The “Central Yellow” in the title designates the body’s central axis — the zhōng gōng 中宮 (central palace) where yīn and yáng balance. Cultivation of the Central Yellow is a central task of early Daoist meditation.
Contents
Physiological-meditative instructions for the cultivation of the Central Yellow through breath regulation, diet, and meditative visualisation.
Dating. Six Dynasties / Táng. Dynasty: 六朝-唐.