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LO NGH U JI NG 701

Fig. 55. Dragon and Tiger joining
their essences in the alchemical
tripod. *Xingmingguizhi 11$...E I§'
(Principles of Balanced Cultivation
of Inner Nature and Vital Force).

Longhujing

Scripture of the Dragon and Tiger

Several alchemical and other sources associate the *Zhouyi cantong qi with the
Longhu jing and two other texts, the Jinbi jing ~ ~ ~~ (Scripture of Gold and
Jasper) and the Qiantongjue M:\ffi~ (Instructions for Pervading the Unseen).
Although these texts claim that Wei Boyang ~ is ~ was inspired to write
the Can tong qi after reading the Longhu jing, the rela tion among these and the
other two scriptures is not immediately clear. Passages quoted from one text
are found in the present version of another, and the use of titles such asJinbi
longhu jing ~ ~ ~~m m or Jinbi qiantong jue ~ ~ M:\ffi ~ might even raise
doubts as to the number of different works to which they refer.
The Taoist Canon contains two editions of the Longhu jing that claim to
preserve its "ancient text" (guwen E :)0. One, entitled Guwen longhu jing zhushu
E)(~JJE~~ttifffL (Commentary and Subcommentary to the Ancient Text of
the Scripture of the Dragon and Tiger; CT 996), was edited with a commen-
tary by Wang Dao Im, and bears his preface dated n85. The other, called