{"product_id":"commentary-on-the-mirror-for-fabrizio-pregadio-9780985547509","title":"Commentary on the Mirror for Compounding the Medicine: A Fourteenth-Century Work on Taoist Internal Alchemy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRuyao jing\u003c\/i\u003e (Mirror for Compounding the Medicine) is one of the most famous texts of Taoist Internal Alchemy, or Neidan. Written in the 10th century and attributed to Cui Xifan, it describes the foundations of Internal Alchemy in 20 short poems of four verses. Because of its symbolic and cryptic language, it has been subjected to different and sometimes conflicting interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains the first complete translation of the \u003ci\u003eRuyao jing\u003c\/i\u003e and of the commentary by Wang Jie, who lived in the 14th century. Wang Jie - also known as Wang Daoyuan and as Hunran zi (Master of the Inchoate) - was a second-generation disciple of the great Neidan master, Li Daochun. His commentary is characterized by a strong connection between the doctrinal and the practical aspects of Neidan. The translator's notes provide details on the main technical terms and on the relation of this work to other important texts of Internal Alchemy, in particular the \u003ci\u003eCantong qi\u003c\/i\u003e (Seal of the Unity of the Three) and the \u003ci\u003eWuzhen pian\u003c\/i\u003e (Awakening to Reality).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is vol. 1 in the \"Masters\" series of Golden Elixir Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, p. vii\u003cbr\u003eTranslation, p. 1\u003cbr\u003eFive Poems by Wang Jie, p. 65\u003cbr\u003eChinese Text, p. 69\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Chinese Characters, p. 83\u003cbr\u003eWorks Quoted, p. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fabrizio Pregadio, Wang Jie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985547502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985547509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Elixir Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.25d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fabrizio Pregadio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947577245951,"sku":"9780985547509","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5276906c-3782-46ab-807a-3fe92657aefb.jpg?v=1681519534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/commentary-on-the-mirror-for-fabrizio-pregadio-9780985547509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}