Lingbao scriptures
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The Lingbao scriptures are a major corpus of early medieval Daoist religious texts that systematized Daoist cosmology, ritual, and soteriology and became foundational within the Daoist canon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Daoist scriptures
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religious texts ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Daode Tianzun
NERFINISHED
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Lingbao Tianzun NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuanshi Tianzun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becamePartOf | Daoist Canon (Daozang) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTextType |
cosmological treatises
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hymns ⓘ revelatory narratives ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ |
| coreCollectionIn | Lingbao section of the Daoist Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmology | elaborate Daoist cosmology ⓘ |
| doctrine |
apocalyptic renewal
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merit transference ⓘ postmortem salvation ⓘ universal salvation ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
4th century
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5th century ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
first large-scale Daoist liturgical corpus
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helped standardize Daoist communal rituals ⓘ major foundation of medieval Daoist orthodoxy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daoist cosmography
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Daoist ritual of universal salvation ⓘ Daoist soteriology ⓘ later Daoist liturgy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist sūtras
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Celestial Masters tradition ⓘ Ge Hong’s alchemical traditions ⓘ Shangqing revelations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
cosmic bureaucracy
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merit registers ⓘ pneumas (qi) of the cosmos ⓘ registers of the dead ⓘ sacred registers ⓘ sacred talismans ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainClassification | Lingbao school of Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGenre |
liturgical texts
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revelation texts ⓘ soteriological texts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Daoism ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
communal penitential rites
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cosmic renewal rituals ⓘ salvation of the dead ⓘ visualization practices ⓘ |
| systematized |
Daoist cosmology
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Daoist ritual ⓘ Daoist soteriology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval China ⓘ |
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