Zhěn zhōng jì 枕中記
Record within the Pillow
Anonymous; Táng
A Táng-era pocket-format cultivation manual (zhěn zhōng 枕中 = “within the pillow”, i.e., a text to be kept close at hand for private study). Preserved as DZ 837 / CT 837.
Dating. Táng. Dynasty: 唐.
Disambiguation. Not to be confused with the famous Táng chuán qí 傳奇 tale Zhěn zhōng jì 枕中記 (“Record within the Pillow”) by Shěn Jì jì 沈既濟 (fl. 781) — the classic story of Lǚ Dòngbīn and the rice-porridge dream. The Daoist Zhěn zhōng jì preserved as DZ 837 is a different text of the same title.