Mì chuán Zhèng yáng zhēn rén Líng bǎo bì fǎ 祕傳正陽真人靈寶畢法

Secretly-Transmitted Perfected-of-Pure-Yáng’s Língbǎo Completed-Dharma

attributed to 鍾離權 (Zhōnglí Quán, Zhèng yáng zhēn rén)

The concluding text of the Tài qīng bù, and the last text of the Four Supplements. A Northern-Sòng inner-alchemical classic attributed to Zhōnglí Quán (Zhèng yáng zhēn rén) — traditional teacher of Lǚ Dòngbīn and patriarch of the ZhōngLǚ 鍾呂 nèi dān transmission. One of the foundational texts of later inner-alchemical lineages (Wáng Chóngyáng traced his heritage through this tradition). Preserved as DZ 1191 / CT 1191 (Tài qīng bù 太清部).

Dating. Northern Sòng. Dynasty: 北宋.

Translations and research

  • Baldrian-Hussein, Farzeen. Procédés secrets du Joyau magique: Traité d’alchimie taoïste du XIe siècle. Paris: Les Deux Océans, 1984. Standard French translation and study.