Shangqing scriptures
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The Shangqing scriptures are a foundational corpus of early medieval Daoist texts associated with the Shangqing (“Highest Clarity”) school, emphasizing visionary meditation, celestial deities, and internal alchemical practices.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Daoist scriptures
ⓘ
religious text corpus ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Highest Clarity scriptures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shangqing school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonSectionOf | Daoist Canon (Daozang) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledAt | Mount Mao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Tao Hongjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
cosmological expositions
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hymns ⓘ lists of deities ⓘ meditation manuals ⓘ revelatory texts ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ |
| cosmologyType |
heavenly bureaucracy
ⓘ
multi-tiered heavens ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early medieval China ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ascent to heavenly realms
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celestial deities ⓘ inner body cosmology ⓘ internal alchemical practices ⓘ mystical revelation ⓘ visionary meditation ⓘ visualization of deities ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
4th century
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5th century ⓘ |
| goal |
immortality
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spiritual transcendence ⓘ union with celestial deities ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Mao Shan tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daoist internal alchemy
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Daoist liturgy ⓘ Lingbao scriptures NERFINISHED ⓘ later Daoist meditation practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celestial Masters tradition
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early medieval Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicesInclude |
breath control
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celibacy ⓘ fasting ⓘ recitation of sacred names ⓘ ritual purity observances ⓘ visualization of inner gods ⓘ |
| religion | Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| status | foundational corpus of Shangqing Daoism ⓘ |
| tradition | Shangqing Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | Shangqing patriarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | revelations from high gods ⓘ |
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