Lingbao School of Taoism: scriptures and liturgy (mid-5th–8th century)

1. Ge Chaofu begins Lingbao scripture compilation

   Jan 1, 397Labels: Ge Chaofu, Ge Xuan, Lingbao scripture

   • Britannica
   • Britannica
   • Golden Elixir

2. Lingbao texts disseminated in Jiangnan region

   Jan 1, 402Labels: Jiangnan, Lingbao texts

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   • Golden Elixir
   • EBSCO

3. Lingbao pantheon centers on celestial worthies

   Jan 1, 405Labels: Celestial Worthies, Lingbao theology

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   • Britannica

4. Lu Xiujing catalogs Lingbao corpus

   Jan 1, 437Labels: Lu Xiujing, Lingbao canon

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   • Wiki List
   • ChinaKnowledge

5. Retreat rituals (zhai) become Lingbao core

   Jan 1, 450Labels: Zhai retreats, Lingbao practice

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   • Britannica

6. Huanglu and Jinlu rites shape salvation liturgy

   Jan 1, 470Labels: Huanglu zhai, Jinlu zhai

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   • Britannica

7. Lu Xiujing defines the Three Caverns system

   Jan 1, 471Labels: Lu Xiujing, Three Caverns

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   • Britannica

8. Lingbao absorbs older Celestial Masters rites

   Jan 1, 499Labels: Celestial Masters, Lingbao liturgy

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   • Britannica

9. Dunhuang preserves an early Duren jing form

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Dunhuang manuscript, Duren jing

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   • Golden Elixir

10. Lingbao rites shape pre-Tang ritual landscape

    Jan 1, 600Labels: Pre-Tang rituals, Lingbao keyi

    • Harvard Yenching

11. Kaiyuan Daozang standardizes Lingbao in imperial canon

    Jan 1, 748Labels: Kaiyuan Daozang, Emperor Xuanzong

    • ChinaKnowledge
    • Daoism Canon

12. Lingbao persists as a shared liturgical foundation

    Jan 1, 800Labels: Lingbao liturgy, Daoist practice

    • Britannica
    • Britannica