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361 Appendix 1 Quanzhen Technical Glossary aspirations for the Dao (daozhi 道志): Commitment to a Daoist religious path with the aim of merging with the Dao. azure ox (qingniu 青牛): Vital essence, vital fluids or qi. May also refer to the lower elixir field (dantian 丹田). Sometimes used synonymously with “white ox” (bainiu 白牛). Baiyun guan 白雲觀 (White Cloud Monastery): Contemporary monastic headquarters of Quanzhen and its Longmen lineage as well as of the Chinese Daoist Association. First built in the Tang dynasty (618–907) and reconstructed in 1167, its earlier name was Tianchang guan 天 長觀 (Monastery of Celestial Perpetuity). Historically speaking, its control alternated between the Quanzhen order and the Zhengyi 正一 (Cheng-i; Orthodox Unity; a.k.a. Tianshi 天師 [T’ienshih ; Celestial Masters]) movement. Following his meeting with Chinggis Qan (Genghis Khan; ca. 1162–1227; r. 1206–1227) in 1222, Qiu Changchun was appointed abbot. It subsequently became the headquarters of the Longmen lineage during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In contemporary China, it houses the Daoist seminary (Daojiao xueyuan 道教學院) and oversees most of the formal Longmen ordination rituals. black (hei 黑): Symbolic name for yin. Sometimes appears as black tiger (heihu 黑虎). Black is also the corresponding color of the kidneys. body-beyond-the-body (shenwai shen 身外身): The transcendent spirit formed through alchemical practice. Also referred to as the immortal embryo (xiantai 仙胎), spark (yidian 一點), or yangspirit (yangshen 陽神). bowl-clepsydra (zuobo 坐鉢/坐缽): A water-clock used in Quanzhen monasteries as a timemeasuring device. Refers to both the actual object (“sitting-bowl”) and the corresponding practice (“meditation with the bowl-clepsydra”). Consists of a small bowl with a hole drilled in the bottom, which was placed in a larger one filled with water. Described in the Quanzhen zuobo jiefa (DZ 1229). Burning House (huoyuan 火院): Symbolic name for sam . sāra, the apparently endless cycle of reincarnation characterized by suffering and determined by karma. Derived from the famous Parable of the Burning House in the Lotus Sūtra. cauldron (ding 鼎): An alchemical vessel in external alchemy (waidan 外丹). Also translated as “tripod.” In internal alchemy, the cauldron may refer to the Palace of Nirvana (center of head 362 / The Way of Complete Perfection or crown-point), the heart region, the Yellow Court (huangting 黃庭), or the lower elixir field. The latter is the Ocean of Qi, which is “heated” through focused concentration. This alchemical term often appears paired with the furnace (lu 爐). Celestial Cycle (zhoutian 周天): An internal alchemy practice in which one circulates qi through the Governing Vessel (perineum to upper lip) and the Conception Vessel (lower lip to perineum) in a continuous circuit. Also translated as Microcosmic Orbit. Celestial Cycle may also refer to creating energetic patterns of interaction between the heart (spirit) and kidneys (vital essence). Celestial Pivot (tianji 天機): The center of the heavens, often identified as the Northern Dipper (Big Dipper). Sometimes associated with the human heart-mind. Also rendered as “trigger of heaven.” celestial stems (tiangan 天干): One of the major symbol systems used in Chinese cosmology and time-measurement. The ten celestial stems are as follows: (1) jia 甲 (yang); (2) yi 乙 (yin); (3) bing 丙 (yang); (4) ding 丁 (yin); (5) wu 戊 (yang); (6) ji己 (yin); (7) geng 庚 (yang); (8) xin 辛 (yin); (9) ren 壬 (yang); (10) gui 癸 (yin). Traditionally speaking, the week is divided into ten days, beginning with jia and ending with gui. The celestial stems are combined to form Five Phase associations: (1) jiayi 甲乙: Wood: east; (2) bingding 丙丁: Fire: south; (3) wuji 戊己: Earth: center; (4) gengxin 庚辛: Metal: west; (5) rengui 壬癸: Water: north. Combined with the twelve terrestrial branches (dizhi 地支), the ten celestial stems are used to form the so-called sexagenary cycle, that is, designations for the sixty-year cycle. Central Palace (zhonggong 中宮): The lower elixir field, heart, or center of the head. Child (ying’er 嬰兒): Symbolic name for the kidneys and vital essence. The Child may also refer to the liver, ethereal soul (hun 魂), original qi (yuanqi 元氣), and perfect qi (zhenqi 真氣). Often paired with the Maiden (chanü 奼女). Chinese Daoist Association (Zhongguo daojiao xiehui中國道教協會): The officially recognized national, political organization overseeing all temples and monasteries in mainland China. Originated in the first national Daoist association, called the Daojiao hui 道教會, founded in 1912, and the first Zhongguo daojiao xiehui, which was founded in 1957. Part of the Chinese Communist bureaucracy, with most of its leaders being official members of the Chinese Communist Party. Its current president is Ren Farong 任法融 (b. 1936), former abbot of Louguan tai. Its vice-president is Zhang Jiyu 張繼禹 (b. 1962), the current Celestial Master associated with Longhu shan 龍虎山 (Dragon-Tiger Mountain; near Yingtan, Jiangxi). crane...

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