{"product_id":"commentary-on-the-mirror-for-compounding-the-medicine-a-fourteenth-century-work-on-taoist-internal-alchemy-paperback-1","title":"Commentary on the Mirror for Compounding the Medicine: A Fourteenth-Century Work on Taoist Internal Alchemy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFabrizio Pregadio\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eWang Jie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRuyao jing\u003c\/i\u003e (Mirror for Compounding the Medicine) is one of the most famous texts of Taoist Internal Alchemy, or Neidan. Written in the 10th century and attributed to Cui Xifan, it describes the foundations of Internal Alchemy in 20 short poems of four verses. Because of its symbolic and cryptic language, it has been subjected to different and sometimes conflicting interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains the first complete translation of the \u003ci\u003eRuyao jing\u003c\/i\u003e and of the commentary by Wang Jie, who lived in the 14th century. Wang Jie - also known as Wang Daoyuan and as Hunran zi (Master of the Inchoate) - was a second-generation disciple of the great Neidan master, Li Daochun. His commentary is characterized by a strong connection between the doctrinal and the practical aspects of Neidan. The translator's notes provide details on the main technical terms and on the relation of this work to other important texts of Internal Alchemy, in particular the \u003ci\u003eCantong qi\u003c\/i\u003e (Seal of the Unity of the Three) and the \u003ci\u003eWuzhen pian\u003c\/i\u003e (Awakening to Reality).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is vol. 1 in the \"Masters\" series of Golden Elixir Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, p. vii\u003cbr\u003eTranslation, p. 1\u003cbr\u003eFive Poems by Wang Jie, p. 65\u003cbr\u003eChinese Text, p. 69\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Chinese Characters, p. 83\u003cbr\u003eWorks Quoted, p. 89\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFabrizio Pregadio has taught at different universities in Italy, Germany, the United States, and Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGreat Clarity: Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China\u003c\/i\u003e (Stanford University Press, 2006) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Taoism\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2008). In addition to his scholarly activities, he publishes translations of original texts on Taoism and Taoist Internal Alchemy (Neidan) addressed to a wider audience. These translations, published by Golden Elixir Press, include the \u003ci\u003eCantong qi\u003c\/i\u003e (Seal of the Unity of the Three); the \u003ci\u003eWuzhen pian\u003c\/i\u003e (Awakening to Reality); the \u003ci\u003eRuyao jing\u003c\/i\u003e (Mirror for Compounding the Medicine); the \u003ci\u003eYinfu jing\u003c\/i\u003e (Scripture of the Hidden Accordance); and \u003ci\u003eCultivating the Tao\u003c\/i\u003e, a work by the great Taoist master, Liu Yiming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42616753979488,"sku":"9780985547509","price":36.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/K1VxSVVxeWExbTI5Y3BoYXovbWl3UT09.webp?v=1772398533","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/commentary-on-the-mirror-for-compounding-the-medicine-a-fourteenth-century-work-on-taoist-internal-alchemy-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}