Page 722 - The Encyclopedia of Taoism v1_A-L

680 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TAOISM A-L

the ancient practice of using mirrors to identify demons (see under *jing and
jian). The text also makes ample use of material from the *Tianxin zhengfa
(Correct Method of the Celestial Heart) tradition, which is here explicitly tied
to the Celestial Masters' *Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) ritual legacy, and from
the Yutang f.'lit (Jade Hall) tradition of *Lu Shizhong (£1. II20-30).
The text regards Tian Ziji I11 ~ ~Ig (1074-7) as the Ancestral Master (zushi ffi
~ffi) of its tradition, but does not mention *Ning Benli (IIor-8I). It is divided
into twenty-five rubrics (men IlIj), beginning with general explanations of
Taoist ritual 0. I, rubric r) along the lines of the Lingbao dafa, followed by the
twenty-four other rubrics 0. 2-43) that deal with a wide array of ritual pro-
grams in the *Lingbao tradition for saving lost souls through Offering (*jiao)
and Retreat (*zhai) rites that rely on new types of talismans (*FU), exorcisms,
meditation, and presenting memorials.

Lowel! SKAR

lIB Bohz]. M. 1987a, 43-44; Qing Xitai 1994,2: 169-70
* Lingbao dafa

Lingshu ziwen

Numinous Writings in Purple Script

The Lingshu ziwen is one of the main original *Shangqing scriptures. The received
text is certainly authentic, but is divided into four parts in the Taoist Canon:
I. Huangtian Shangqing Jinque dijun lingshu ziwen shangjing ~ 7( L {jIf ~ Iil
1fiH~~~ 5ctf.::j\ (Superior Scripture of the Numinous Writings in
Purple Script of the Imperial Lord of the Golden Portal of the August
Heaven of Highest Clarity; CT 639)
2. Taiwei lingshu ziwen langgan huadan shenzhen shangjing A 11'& B ~ ~)( l~
If 1f Jt:f$ ~ L M[i (Divine, Authentic, and Superior Scripture of the Elixir
Efflorescence of Langgan, from the Numinous Writings in Purple Script
of the Great Tenuity; CT 255)
3· *Houshengdaojun lieji f&~J1!tt51j l.\c (Chronicle of the Lord of the Dao,
Saint of the Latter Age; CT 442)
4· Taiwei lingshu ziwen xianji zhenji shangjing A 1W51~:lf~ )( {ill ,8~ ~C.Li.\~
(Superior Scripture of the Interdictions for Immortals Recorded by the
Real Men, from the Numinous Writings in Purple Script of the Heaven
of Great Tenuity; CT I79)