Wǔ yuè zhēn xíng xù lùn 五嶽真形序論

Preface-Discourse on the True Shapes of the Five Sacred Peaks

Anonymous; late Six Dynasties

A late-Six-Dynasties cosmographic-sacred-geography text on the True Shapes (zhēn xíng 真形) of the Five Sacred Peaks — a foundational visual-ritual image in Daoist sacred cartography. Preserved as DZ 1281 / CT 1281 (正一部).

Dating. Late Six Dynasties. Dynasty: 六朝後期.

Translations and research

  • Chavannes, Édouard. Le T’ai Chan. Paris, 1910. Classic study of sacred-peaks cult.