Laozi, one of the most important gods in Lingbao Daoism
The Lingbao School (simplified Chinese: 灵宝派; traditional Chinese: 靈寶派; pinyin: Líng Bǎo Pài), also known as the School of the Sacred Jewel or the School of Numinous Treasure, was an important Daoist school that emerged in China in between the Jin dynasty and the Liu Song dynasty in the early fifth century CE. It lasted for about two hundred years until it was absorbed into the Shangqing and Zhengyi currents during the Tang dynasty. The Lingbao School is a synthesis of religious ideas based on Shangqing texts, the rituals of the Celestial Masters, and Buddhist practices.
The Lingbao School borrowed many concepts from Buddhism, including the concept of reincarnation, and also some cosmological elements. Although reincarnation was an important concept in the Lingbao School, the earlier Daoist belief in attaining immortality remained. The school's pantheon is similar to Shangqing and Celestial Master Daoism, with one of its most important gods being the deified form of Laozi. Other gods also existed, some of whom were in charge of preparing spirits for reincarnation. Lingbao ritual was initially in individual practice, but later went through a transformation that put more emphasis on collective rites. The most important scripture in the Lingbao School is known as the Five Talismans (Wufujing), which was compiled by Ge Chaofu and based on Ge Hong's earlier alchemical works.
Although Lingbao no longer exists as a distinct movement, it has left influences on all subsequent branches of Taoism. The "yinyang masters" popular in contemporary northern China are defined as Zhengyi Taoist priests following the Lingbao scriptural tradition.[1]
LingbaoSchool (simplified Chinese: 灵宝派; traditional Chinese: 靈寶派; pinyin: Líng Bǎo Pài), also known as the School of the Sacred Jewel or the School of...
Lingbao may refer to: LingbaoSchool (灵宝派), branch of Taoism Lingbao City (灵宝市), county-level city of Sanmenxia, Henan, China Lingbao Gold (灵宝黄金), gold...
and he played a key role in the promotion of the Lingbaoschool of thoughts, and of the Taoist school of thoughts at large. He was very highly regarded...
harmony and longevity. The Lingbaoschool practiced purification rituals called "purgations" in which talismans were empowered. Lingbao also adopted Mahayana...
a list of the works contained in the Lingbao Canon as listed by Lu Xiujing in his catalogue of the LingbaoSchool, China, in 437 CE. The numbers here refer...
Celestial Master school or in the LingbaoSchool. Recruiting from high social classes, during the Tang dynasty, Shangqing was the dominant school of Daoism,...
Five Talismans (Wufujing) which forms the basis of the beliefs of the LingbaoSchool of Taoism. Beyond this, very little is known about Ge Chaofu and his...
in the Daoist meditation technique, which both the Shangqing School and LingbaoSchools popularized. It thus means that the meditator, by an act of conscious...
400 CE) Taishang Lingbao wufuxu 太上靈寶五符序 "Explanations of the Five Numinous Treasure Talismans" or Wufuxu, compiled by the LingbaoSchool founder Ge Chaofu...
Celestial Master Zhang Keda to unite the LingbaoSchool, the Shangqing School and Zhengyi Dao. The new school was to retain the Zhengyi name and remain...
piety') was a Daoist school dating back to the Southern Song Dynasty. It was founded by He Zhengong (周真公) and emerged from the Lingbaoschool. Xu Xun (239–374)...
Other schools rose to prominence throughout Chinese history, such as the Shangqing school during the Tang dynasty (618–907), the Lingbaoschool during...
meditations as a way of moral and spiritual refinement. It was the Lingbaoschool who also developed the ideas of a great cosmic deity as a personification...
Celestial Master Zhang Keda to unite the LingbaoSchool, the Shangqing School and Zhengyi Dao. The new school retained the Zhengyi name and remain based...
One produces Two—Taiji produces Yin Yang, Yuanshi Tianzun manifests into Lingbao Tianzun who separated the Yang from the Yin, the clear from the murky,...
been a disciple of Lu Xiujing (陸修靜, 406–477), the standardizer of the LingbaoSchool scriptures and ritual. Tao received training in chanting the scriptures...
sprang)" to receive its power for blessing the community. The Daoist LingbaoSchool performed early and theatrical versions of the Yubu. It takes place...
become widely popular by the time the Zhengao was written. The Daoist LingbaoSchool, which began in the early 5th century, borrowed many practices and terms...
Zuowanglun. Similarity to Mahāyāna Buddhism and the soteriology of the LingbaoSchool is also found in some Chongxuan authors' idea that after the sage completes...
The Quanzhen School (全真: Quánzhēn, "All-True", Complete Perfection, Integrating Perfection or Complete Reality) is currently one of the two dominant denominations...
described by his descendant, Ge Chaofu, as the first recipient of the Lingbao sacred scriptures. He is remembered as a member of the Chinese Ge family...
the meditation techniques popularized by the Taoist Shangqing and LingbaoSchools. A meditator visualizes or actualizes solar and lunar essences, lights...
found among the religious texts in the Lingbao caves. The ceremonies of the Celestial Masters, Sanhuang, Lingbao, and Shangqing were categorized and grouped...
fengshui masters, using the Lingbao scriptural tradition Confucianism Fuji (planchette writing) Nuo folk religion Dajiao Taoist schools Yao folk religion Taiwan...
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