Daoism and the Qin

Qingjing Jing (Canon of Pure Tranquillity, 1592);
a Daoist morning lesson still (or again) chanted at some Daoist temples
Daoist Concepts
Zuo Wang (Sitting and Forgetting; 1425); reference in Zhuangzi
Yi Zhen (Nurturing Reality; 1425)
Cai Zhen You (Selecting Reality; 1549); reference in Zhuangzi
Daoist Heroes and Legends
Liezi Yu Feng (Liezi Rides the Wind, 1425); story from Liezi
Shenhua Yin (Metamorphosis, 1425); Zhuangzi dreams he is a butterfly
Zhuang Zhou Meng Die (Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream, 1425)
Kongtong Wen Dao (Discussing the Dao at Kongtong Mountain, 1549); Yellow Emperor meets Guangchengzi
(with prelude, Kongtong Yin)
Taoyuan Chunxiao (Spring Dawn at Peach Spring, 1549); a Wuling fisherman finds a hidden mountain utopia
Tiantai Yin (Mt. Tiantai Prelude, <1491); the Wuling Mountain scholar writes of Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao visiting a utopia at Tiantai
Xian Pei Ying Feng (Fairy Jade Facing the Wind, 1549); Jade Ladies and Han River nymphs
Yao Tian Sheng He (Jade Sheng Heavenly Crane, 1549); Wangzi Qiao rides a crane
Spirit Travel
Huaxu Yin (Huaxu Clan Prelude, 1425); the Yellow Emperor flies to a Daoist utopia
Shen You Liuhe (Spirit Wandering the World, 1425)
Baji You (Wandering All Over, 1425)
Yuan You (Wander Afar, 1549); Daoist response to Qu Yuan's Li Sao
Reclusion and Escape
Dunshi Cao (Withdrawing from Society, 1425); Xu You in reclusion at Mount Ji
Zhao Yin (Seeking a Recluse,1425); Secluded in the mountains until needed
Jiu Kuang (Wine Mad, 1425); Escape a corrupt world through drink
Shanzhong Si Youren (Amidst Mountains Thinking of an Old Friend, 1425)
Qiuyue Zhao Maoting (Autumn Moon Shining on a Reed Pavilion, 1425); pavilion the mountains
Shanju Yin (Living in the Mountains, 1425)
Qiao Ge (Song of the Woodcutter, 1425); an idyllic life in the mountains
Yu Hui Tushan (Yu's Meeting at Mt. Tu, 1425); a mountain recluse recalls past glories
Yu Ge (Song of the Fisherman, <1491); an idyllic life along rivers
Feng Ru Song Ge (Wind in the Pines Song, 1511); Xi Kang plays the qin in the mountains
Zuiweng Yin (Old Dotard's Chant, 1539); Ouyang Xiu's retreat at Langye Mountains

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Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Zhuangzi 莊子 (the upper left image is from an ink painting in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan)
Also: 莊周 Zhuang Zhou; see separate entry.
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2. Laozi 老子 (the upper right image is a stone rubbing)
Also: 老聃 Lao Dan; see separate entry.
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