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1043:Way of the Five Pecks of Rice
808:Three Great Emperor-Officials
232:Mukherji, Priyadarśī (1999).
208:Handbook of Chinese Mythology
90:Classic of Mountains and Seas
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113:The Book of Gods and Wonders
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157:, Sovereign God of the East
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693:Taipingjing
511:(plainness)
493:(nonaction)
483:(integrity)
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398:(ultimate)
376:Metaphysics
131:Wang Xuanfu
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958:Lu Xiujing
938:Wei Huacun
888:Wei Boyang
591:Meditation
367:Philosophy
162:References
139:LĂĽ Dongbin
27:Taoist god
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1070:Shangqing
1033:Huang–Lao
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983:Sun Bu'er
973:Chen Tuan
933:Guo Xiang
903:Zhang Jue
878:Lie Yukou
714:Huahujing
686:Huainanzi
605:(essence)
574:Yangsheng
426:Feng shui
412:(duality)
120:Mount Tai
80:When the
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1080:Jingming
1008:Zhu Quan
908:Zhang Lu
700:Xiang'er
672:Zhuangzi
619:(spirit)
611:(breath)
550:Practice
149:See also
72:energy.
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1150:Temples
1075:Lingbao
1065:Xuanxue
1058:Zhengyi
1038:Taiping
1025:Schools
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923:Wang Bi
913:Ge Xuan
828:Chang'e
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728:Baopuzi
518:Zhenren
440:Bianhua
76:Legends
60:of the
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898:Gan Ji
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