Zhōng nán shān zǔ tíng xiān zhēn nèi zhuàn 終南山祖庭仙真內傳
Inner Biographies of the Immortal Perfected at the Zhōngnán Ancestral Seat
by 李道謙 (Lǐ Dàoqiān, 1219–1296) — Quán zhēn historian
A major Yuán Quán zhēn hagiography covering the immortals and perfected associated with Zhōng nán shān 終南山, the ancestral seat (zǔ tíng 祖庭) of the Quán zhēn 全眞 lineage. With KR5c0356 and the Gān shuǐ xiān yuán lù 甘水仙源錄, it is one of the cornerstone primary sources for the history of the Quán zhēn school and its early hierarchs. Dated by preface 1284. Preserved as DZ 955 / CT 955 (Dòngshén bù, Jì chuán lèi 洞神部記傳類) in 3 juàn.
Dating. 1284 (preface). Dynasty: 元.
Translations and research
- Marsone, Pierre. Wang Chongyang et la fondation du Quanzhen: ascètes taoïstes et alchimie intérieure. Paris: Collège de France, IHEC, 2010. Makes extensive use of Lǐ Dàoqiān’s biographies.
- Eskildsen, Stephen. The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters. SUNY Press, 2004.