"Transformation of the Daoist Pantheon during the Yuan Dynasty, Ch.E. 1260-1368"

p. 149 San-Don ("3 Caverns") in the San-huan Jin (in Wu-s^an Bi-yao 6:5a-b)

the "Lord of __ Treasure"

is __

of the __

of the "__ Cavern"

Heavenly

s^ou-yuan ("beginning")

grand origin and the jade occult

Great

Numinous

s^i-yuan ("original-beginning")

sytheses of grand essence

Occult

Divine

miao-qi ("wondrous breath")

numinous void

Divine

These "caverns of air are high and ae:rial in the domain of Daluo." (which is above the 3 heavens, in later literature -- fn. 58)

the __ Cavern

is in the realm of __;

the "air" of that Cavern is the Sovereign of __

Great

Yu-qin ("Jade Purity")

Heaven

Occult

S^an-qin ("Supreme Purity")

Earth

Divine

Tai-ji ("Grand Origin")

Man

p. 150 in a later (c. 420-430) text, the Jiu-tian S^en-s^en Z^an Jin

__-bao Jun ("__ Treasure Lord")

is the revered god of the __ ("__") Cavern

in the __ Palace of __

Tian, Heavenly

Da, Great

Da-you, Yu-qin ("Jade Purity")

Lin, Numinous

Xuan, Occult

7-Treasured Zi-wei, Occult & Jade Capital of S^an-qin ("Supreme Purity")

S^en

S^en, Divine

San-huan ("3 Sovereigns"), [Tai-qin]

p. 153 in a still later (c. 500-550) text, the Tai-s^an Don-xuan Lin-bao Ye-bao Yin-yuan Jin 10:4a-b -- Yuan-s^i [Tian-zun]'s one breath gave birth to three kinds of air, which produced three heavens."

#

1st

2nd

3rd

__ Qi (__ Air)

S^i (Beginning)

Yuan (Original)

Xuan (Occult)

__ Heaven

Qin-wei

Yu-yu

Da-c^i

__ (__) Qin (Purity) Jin (Realm)

Yu (Jade)

S^an (Supreme)

Tai-qin [Great Peace]

__-boa (__-Treasure) Jun (Lord)

Tian (Heavenly)

Lin (Numinous)

S^en (Divine)

12 sections of the __ scriptures

Don-z^en

Don-xuan

Don-s^en

in order to teach the 9 __ in heaven

"Sages"

"Perfecteds"

"Immortals"

pp. 156-163 the 7 strata of divine palaces, according to Tao Hon-jin

p.

#

palace

ruler

156

1st

San-yuan Gon ("3-Origins Palace") of Yu-qin ("Jade Purity")

Yuan-s^i Tian-zun, and the Mao-s^an

 

2nd

S^an-qin ("Supreme Purity")

S^an-qin Gao-s^en Tai-s^an Yu-c^en Xuan-huan Da Dao-jun ("Supreme-Purity Lofty-Saint Grand Jade-Morn Occult-Sovereign Great Way-Lord")

157

3rd

Tai-ji ("Grand Origin")

Tai-ji Jin-que Di-jun ("Grand-Origin Golden-Gate Imperial-Lord"), and the secret practitioners of Lin-bao (viz.: Huan Di, Z^uan Xu, Ku, Yao, S^un, Yu, Gon-fu-zi)

158-159

4th

Tai-qin ("Grand Purity")

Tai-qin Tai-s^an Lao-jun ("Grand-Purity Supreme Old-Lord), & S^an-huan Tai-s^an Wu-s^an Da Dao-jun ("Grand-Sovereign Supreme Great Way-Lord"}

161

5th

Jiu Gon ("9 Palaces")

Jiu-gon S^an-s^u ("Nine-Palaces Councillor")

162

6th

Hua-yan

 

163

7th

Fen-du

Fen-du Bei-yin Da-di ("Netherworld Northern Great-Emperor")

pp. 181-182 the 6 divine emperors transitting through the body

p.

#

"__ Emperor"

__ cloud

entereth __

and exitteth __

181

1st

North

dark

bladder

heart

 

2nd

West

white

scrotum

right shoulder

 

3rd

South

red

tongue

"beneath the hair"

181-2

4th

East

green

the 5 viscera

left shoulder

182

5th

Central

yellow

stomach

navel

 

6th

Xuan-yi ("Occult One")

yellow

penis

"jade turtle"

Anning Jing: Yongle Palace. PhD diss, Princeton U., 1994.