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3. Baizi bei zhu B 'r li~ ¥± (Commentary to the Hundred-Word Stele; traos.
Cleary 1991a, 239-52), on a short text also ascribed to Lii Dongbin and included
in the Luzu zhi (6.2b).
4. Huanghe fu m w~ Hit (Rhapsody on the Yellow Crane).
5. Xiyou yuanzhi E9 jl)£J~ gr (The Original Purport of theJourney to the West;
1778; traos. Yu Anthony 1991), one of the works that interpret the popular late
Ming novel, Xiyou ji E9 jtfi: ~c, as an allegory of neidan principles and practices
(Despeux 1985).
6. Xiuzhen biannan f~ JU)UlE (Discussions on the Cultivation of Authentic-
ity; 1798), cast in the form of a dialogue between Liu and his disciples.
7. Xiuzhen houbian 1It~1&~f (Further Discussions on the Cultivation of
Authenticity), a continuation of the previous work dealing with neidan notions
and principles.
8. Shenshi bafa f$ ~ J\.lt (Eight Methods for the Divine Chamber; 1798),
whose title alludes to the immaterial location where the inner elixir is refined.
9. Xiuzhen jiuyao 1~ 1i 1L ~ (Nine Essentials in the Cultivation of Authentic-
ity; 1798).
10. Wugen shu jie AA tfH§U'f (Explication of The Rootless Tree; 1802), on a
work attributed to *Zhang Sanfeng.
H. Huangting jing jie r'{ Jijj{~ Wt (Explication of the Scripture of the Yellow
Court), on the *Huangtingjing.
12. Jindan sibai zi jie iiZ ft [9 E:f '¥ Nt (Explication of the Four Hundred Words
on the Golden Elixir; 1807; traos. Cleary 1986a, 1-48), on the *Jindan sibai zi, with
additional poems by Liu Yiming.
"Twelve Books on the Dao" was an alternative title of the Zhinan zhen. The
collection retained that title when it was expanded into the present Daoshu
shi'er zhong with the addition of the following seven texts:
13· Zhouyi chanzhen Jj',J ~ /Vl ~ (Uncovering the Reality of the Changes of the
Zhou; 1798; traos. Cleary 1986b), a commentary to the *Yijing.
14· Xiangyan poyi ~ ~f fiE!. ~k (Smashing Doubts on Symbolic Language; 181I;
traos. Cleary 1986a, 51-1I8), centered on a set of diagrams that describe the
unfolding of the Dao into the cosmos and the return to the Dao.
15· Tongguan wen @ MM 'X. (Crossing the Passes), on obstacles that adepts
face in their practice.
16. Cantong zhizhi ~ /i'iJ 11: t~ (Straightforward Directions on the Agreement
of the Three; 1799), a commentary to the *Guwen Zhouyi cantong qi.
17· Wuzhen zhizhi 't~ A ~ t~ (Straightforward Directions on the Wuzhen pian;
1794; traos. Cleary 1987), a commentary to the *Wuzhen pian (see Miyakawa
Hisayuki 1954).
18. Wudao lu ,mili:i51: (Account of an Awakening to the Dao; 18w; traos.
Cleary 1988), composed of jottings on neidan and other subjects.