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Great Clarity: Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China Fabrizio Pregadio Stanford University Press Great Clarity Asian Religions & Cultures Editedby CarlBielefeldt BernardFaure Chinese Poetry and Prophecy: The Written Oracle in East Asia Michel Strickmann EditedbyBernardFaure 2005 ChineseMagicalMedicine MichelStrickmann EditedbyBernardFaure 2002 LivingImages:JapaneseBuddhistIconsinContext EditedbyRobertH.SharfandElizabethHortonSharf 2001 Fabrizio Pregadio Great Clarity Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China Stanford University Press Stanford, California Stanford University Press Stanford, California © 2005 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written pemission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper The information within this book is provided for academic and research purposes only. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for the way in which the information in this book is used and will not be held responsible for any damages arising from the use of any information featured in this book. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pregadio, Fabrizio. Great clarity : Daoism and alchemy in early medieval China / Fabrizio Pregadio. p. cm. — (Asian religions and cultures) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn0-8047-5177-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Daoism—China—History. 2. Alchemy—China—History. 3. China—Religion. I. Title. II. Series: Asian religions & cultures. bl1920.p74 2005 299.5(cid:2)14(cid:2)0931—dc22 2005002981 Typeset by G&S Book Services in 10/14.5 Sabon Original Printing 2005 Last figure below indicates year of this printing: 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 To my parents contents List of Figures and Tables xi Conventions xiii Preface xv Introduction 1 part one: the heaven of great clarity and its revelations 1. The Early History of Chinese Alchemy and the Way of the Great Clarity 23 2. The Heaven of Great Clarity 35 3. The Great Clarity Corpus 52 part two: the elixirs of the great clarity 4. The Crucible and the Elixir 67 5. The Ritual Sequence 79 6. The Medicines of Great Clarity 100 ix
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