Yǎng shēng biàn yí jué 養生辯疑訣

Instructions for Resolving Doubts on Nourishing Life

by 施肩吾 (Shī Jiānwú; mid-Táng Daoist poet); c. 820s–840s

A Táng yǎng shēng manual by Shī Jiānwú 施肩吾 ( Xī shèng 希聖, jìnshì 820, hào Dōng zhāi 棟齋 or Huā yáng zhēn rén 華陽真人) — a major mid-Táng Daoist poet and nèi dān practitioner. Preserved as DZ 853 / CT 853.

About the work

Shī Jiānwú was one of the significant mid-Táng Daoist poet-practitioners, jìnshì of 820 who retreated to a Daoist life after his official career and composed poetry and yǎng shēng texts. His collected works include Xī shèng jí 希聖集 — preserving much of his Daoist-themed poetry.

Dating. Mid-Táng (c. 820–860). Dynasty: 唐.