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edited by the thirtieth Celestial Master, *ZhangJixian (1092-II26; Shangqing
tianxin zhengfa, 5.8a-9a and 3.9b-20a). The overall content of the Shangqing
tianxin zhengfa closely resembles that of the Zongzhen biyao, and together they
constitute the main sources for the early forms of the ritual methods of the
Tianxin tradition.

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m Andersen 1991, 15-17, 81-96; Andersen 1996, 145-47; Boltz J. M. I987a, 25;
Drexler 1994, 24-25; Hymes 2002, 26-46 and 271-77; Qing Xitai 1999

* Taishang zhuguo jiumin zongzhen biyao; Tianxin zhengfa

Dengzhen yinjue

Concealed Instructions for the Ascent to Reality
(or: to Perfection)

The Dengzhen yinjue (CT 421) was compiled by *Tao Hongjing sometime
between 493 and 514. Only three of the original twenty-four chapters are
extant, while the preface is preserved in the Huayang Tao yinju ji ¥ ~ ~lli] ~i fi5
~ (Anthology of Tao, the Hermit of Flourishing Yang; CT 1050, I.I9a-21a).
The extant portions consist of fragments from *Shangqing revealed texts with
notes added by Tao Hongjing.
Unlike the *Zhengao (Authentic Declarations), also compiled by Tao, the
Dengzhen yinjue is addressed to Shangqing adepts and provides guidance for
their practices. The first chapter contains instructions on the practice of
*shouyi (guarding the One) or method of the Nine Palaces (*jiugong) of the
brain, with a commentary by Tao. This practice, a description of which was
originally appended to *Su Lin's biography, was later incorporated and devel-
oped in the *Sulingjing (Robinet 1984, 2: 292-93). The second chapter contains
texts on minor recipes and apotropaic practices, also found in the Zhengao
(j. 9, 10, 15) and the Baoshen qiju jing W {$ ~ J5 *~ (Scripture on the Behavior
for Treasuring the Spirit; CT 1319; Robinet 1984, 2: 359-62). The third chapter
describes rites that *Wei Huacun received from *Zhang Daoling and Wang
Bao T.1.-t.£ and that were also part of Wei Huacun's biography. They include a
method for chanting the *Huangtingjing, a ritual for entering the meditation
chamber (*jingshi) transmitted by Zhang Daoling, rules for writing petitions
to divinities, and a method for summoning celestial officers in order to heal
illnesses and expel malevolent forces. These rites, originally part of a lost