Commentary and Translation of the Inner Chapters of the Baopuzi

Author: Qiu Fengxia (translator and annotator)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The Baopuzi is a work by Ge Hong, a renowned Taoist scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Ge Hong believed that immortals exist, and ordinary people can become immortals and achieve immortality through learning the arts of immortality and practicing Taoism. There are many methods to learn the arts of immortality, the most important of which is ingesting alchemical elixirs such as huayanjin (golden liquid). The Inner Chapters of the Baopuzi reflects his these immortalist ideas and cultivation methods.