Origin of Taoist Internal Alchemy: Cultivation, Methods, Alchemy, and Buddhism

Author: Guo Guolong
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book conducts an in-depth study of the theory of neidan (internal alchemy) and its historical origins and theoretical connections with Taoist cultivation, various practices of internal alchemy, external alchemy, and Buddhism. It combines both micro-historical research and macro-theoretical reflection, thereby resolving many significant issues in the historical development of neidan. The book also examines and refutes some one-sided claims in academia.
This book takes the core neidan (internal alchemy) of Taoist theory and practice in the late Tang Dynasty and later as its research subject, exploring its origins and discussing its relationship with the theory of neidan, Taoist cultivation, external alchemy, and Buddhism.