Liber XXXI · Taoism & Chinese Religion
Liber XXXI · Taoism & Chinese Religion
Chapter V
Immortality & Inner Alchemy
8 min readGe Hong and the Baopuzi: Alchemy and the Quest for ImmortalityGe Hong (283–343) and the Baopuzi: his life, the Inner and Outer Chapters, elixirs of gold and cinnabar, mountain talismans, merit and his legacy.7 min readTaoist Immortality: The Xian, Longevity Arts and the ElixirTaoist immortality explained: the xian or transcendent, Penglai and the fangshi, Ge Hong's grades of immortals, nourishing life and the turn to inner alchemy.7 min readThe Three Corpses: Sanshi, the Gengshen Vigil and KōshinThe Three Corpses (sanshi) of Taoist belief: body spirits that report sins to heaven, the Gengshen all-night vigil, Liu Zongyuan and Japan's Kōshin cult.