《侍帝晨东华上佐司命杨君传记》
About this page. The original text of 《侍帝晨东华上佐司命杨君传记》 (Taixuan 太玄部, 1 volume) is shown in Classical Chinese as transmitted in the Godners/DaoZang edition. An English interpretation of the 1 passages on this page accompanies it: select a passage or press “Interpretation” to show it. All texts in English
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Vol. 1
Biography of Lord Yang, Attendant of the Imperial Dawn, Senior Assistant of Eastern Florescence, and Director of Destiny is a biographical account of the life and deeds of Lord Yang. The honorifics in the title are all Daoist divine offices or exalted titles: "Attendant of the Imperial Dawn" refers to serving the deity known as the Imperial Dawn; "Senior Assistant of Eastern Florescence" refers to a high-ranking assisting deity within the Eastern Florescence (Donghua) system; and "Director of Destiny" refers to the one who governs human lifespan and fate.
At present, this scripture comes with only its title and cataloguing information, and no main text, so the biography itself cannot be translated from it.
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