Gān shuǐ xiān yuán lù 甘水仙源錄
Record of the Immortal Source at Gānshuǐ
compiled by 李道謙 (Lǐ Dàoqiān, 1219–1296) — Yuán Quán zhēn historian
A ten-juàn Yuán Quán zhēn hagiographical compilation by Lǐ Dàoqiān, complementing his KR5c0355 Zhōng nán shān zǔ tíng xiān zhēn nèi zhuàn. “Gān shuǐ” 甘水 (Sweet Water) is the traditional name for the watercourse at Zhōng nán shān, symbolizing the Quán zhēn ancestral well-spring. Compiled 1289. One of the cornerstone primary sources for the history of early Quán zhēn. Preserved as DZ 973 / CT 973 (Dòngshén bù, Jì chuán lèi 洞神部記傳類).
Dating. 1289. Dynasty: 元.
Translations and research
- Marsone, Pierre. Wang Chongyang et la fondation du Quanzhen. Paris: Collège de France, 2010.
- Eskildsen, Stephen. The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters. SUNY Press, 2004. Both works make extensive use of the Gān shuǐ xiān yuán lù.
Links
- Kanseki Repository KR5c0373
- Author: 李道謙.
- ctext.org: 甘水仙源錄