Chóng yáng zhēn rén jīn guān yù suǒ jué 重陽真人金關玉鎖訣

Perfected Chóngyáng’s Instructions on the Gold-Barrier and Jade-Lock

by 王嚞 (Wáng Chóngyáng, 1113–1170)

Wáng Chóngyáng’s principal instructional text on inner-alchemical practice — the gold-barrier (jīn guān 金關) and jade-lock (yù suǒ 玉鎖) are physiological landmarks in the Quán zhēn inner-alchemical body. Preserved as DZ 1156 / CT 1156 (Tài píng bù 太平部).

Dating. Within Wáng’s active life. Dynasty: 金.

Translations and research

  • Eskildsen, Stephen. The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters. SUNY Press, 2004. Key text analysed.