《玉詮》Vol. 2
About this page. The original text of 《玉詮》 Vol. 2 (Qing Daoist texts 清代道教文獻, 9 volumes) is shown in Classical Chinese as transmitted in the Kanripo (Kyoto University) 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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The Jade Exegesis (Yuchuan) is an important Daoist scripture currently included in the Recompiled Essentials of the Daoist Canon. This section presents the table of contents from Chapter Two, which records the names of seven perfected beings who attained the Dao:
"Transcendent Bai" refers to an immortalized adept surnamed Bai (the title "Shangxian" or "Upper Transcendent" denotes supreme cultivation attainment). In "Great Perfected Qingluo," "Qingluo" likely indicates either a Daoist sobriquet or place name, while "Great Perfected" (Daren) represents Daoism's highest honorific for those who have realized the supreme Dao. Subsequent entries list five perfected beings honored with the surname-plus-"Great Perfected" format: Great Perfected Yang, Great Perfected Zhu, Great Perfected Wang, Great Perfected Yu, and Great Perfected Deng. These appellations confirm their recognition within Daoism as realized adepts, though their specific biographies remain obscure in extant texts due to historical distance. This cataloging method exemplifies the traditional Daoist practice of recording lineages of transcendents (xianzhen puxi).
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