Dào zàng mù lù xiáng zhù 道藏目錄詳註

Detailed Annotated Catalogue of the Dào zàng

by 白雲齋 (Bái yún zhāi = Bái Yúnjì) — Míng bibliographer

The standard pre-modern catalogue of the Dào zàng, completed 1626 — providing text-by-text bibliographical summaries of the canon. Fundamental reference for all subsequent Dàozàng scholarship until Schipper & Verellen’s Taoist Canon (2004). Not preserved in the Dào zàng proper (post-dates the 1445 compilation).

Dating. 1626. Dynasty: 明.

Translations and research

  • Boltz, Judith M. A Survey of Taoist Literature. 1987. Makes extensive use.
  • Schipper, Kristofer M., and Franciscus Verellen, eds. The Taoist Canon. Chicago UP, 2004. The modern replacement.