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Picture 1. The human body represented as a mountain. Depicted here are the Cinnabar Fields (dantian), the Three Barriers (sanguan), and the palaces of the inner deities. Source: Duren shangpin miaojing neiyi (Inner Meaning of the Wondrous Book of the Upper Chapters on Salvation; CT 90), 8a–b.
Picture 2. An immortal (possibly meant to be Laozi) pictured using the technique normally applied for painting mountain landscapes. Painting by Liang Kai (13th century).
Taoist Internal Alchemy: An Anthology of Neidan Texts
This anthology presents translations of sixteen important works from the Taoist tradition of Neidan. The selections represent the major Neidan branches and lineages and are arranged chronologically, providing an overview not only of Neidan itself, but also of its historical development.
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