Hé guān zǐ 鶡冠子
Master Pheasant-Cap
commentary by 陸佃 (Lù Diàn, 1042–1102)
The Hé guān zǐ is a late-Warring-States / early-Hàn HuángLǎo syncretic philosophical-strategic text, traditionally associated with an anonymous recluse of Chǔ. Long considered a forgery, its authenticity was reaffirmed by the Mǎ wáng duī 馬王堆 discoveries. The received text in the Dào zàng is accompanied by Lù Diàn’s 陸佃 Northern-Sòng commentary. Preserved as DZ 1175 / CT 1175 (Tài qīng bù 太清部).
Dating. Core text late Warring-States / early Hàn; Lù Diàn commentary Northern Sòng. Dynasty: 戰國-北宋.
Translations and research
- Wells, Marnix. The Pheasant Cap Master and the End of History: Linking Religion to Philosophy in Early China. Three Pines, 2013. English translation and study.
Links
- Kanseki Repository KR5f0009
- Commentator: 陸佃.
- ctext.org: 鶡冠子