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Chinese: 太平清領書; pinyin: Tàipíng Qīnglǐng Shū, 170 Chapters, only 57 of which survive via the Daozang, author: unknown
Taipingjing usually refers to the work which has been preserved in the Daozang. It is considered to be a valuable resource for researching early Taoist beliefs and the society at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. Zhang Jue (d. 184), the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, taught "Taiping Taoism" (太平道) based on this work.
The contents of the Taipingjing are diverse but it primarily deals with subjects such as heaven and earth, the five elements, yin and yang and the sexagenary cycle.
The Taipingjing is a guide that reveals the proper methods to bring forward an era of great peace or equality, the "Great Peace", an idea which probably dates back to the Warring States period.[1]: 21 The idea of the "Great Peace" became more prominent during the Han period.[1] The main idea brought forward by the scriptures is that the world is in a terrible state of chaos. There is a loss of cosmic balance, and this is made obvious by omens such as droughts, floods, famines, epidemics and other natural disasters.[2] There is also chaos in the courts of the imperial house, proven by recorded events such as freakish births (perhaps a hint at the meddling of eunuchs), all of which demonstrate Heaven's displeasure towards the mortal realm.[3] Humans have been polluted by their sins and their ancestors' sins (evil accumulated through many generations).[4]: 153 The Universe reciprocates the mortal realm's condition; for there to be balance again, the people must heal themselves and cultivate their inner Dao. Salvation lies in the hand of great princes known as Celestial Masters. Chinese antiquity was divided into three eras: High Antiquity, Middle Antiquity and Late Antiquity, but it was only High Antiquity that contained a time of Great Peace,[1]: 22 maintained with the collaborative efforts of the rulers of that era and the Celestial Masters. There was no infant mortality, no bad harvests and the climate was convenient.[1]: 22 This balance was so delicate that the suffering of one entity was enough to make things out of synch.[1]: 23 The Taipingjing claimed that a better era than the one experienced by the Han dynasty can only begin with the emergence of a new healthy emperor, a new Heavenly Mandate and an end to evil omens.[4]: 157
The Wang Ming edition
There was no definitive modern version of the Taipingjing until 1960, when Wang Ming published the Taipingjing Hejiao.[4]: 151 The Taiping Jing once contained 170 chapters divided into 10 parts (each containing 17 chapters).[4]: 151 Each "part" is labelled by the ten Celestial Stems. However. the first two parts (37 chapters) and the last three parts (the last 51 chapters) are missing in Ming's modern edition.[4]: 152 So, in actuality, only five parts remain, and of these parts, certain chapters have not been accounted for.[4]: 152 Ming's edition also includes "Magic Texts" (divided into four chapters and 2133 magic characters) and some images.[4]: 152 Some chapters follow the form of a dialogue between the Heavenly Teacher and the six zhenren, while others stick to the essay format, containing methods, instructions or notes.[4]: 152 Perhaps the Taipingjing had many authors, hence the various writing styles in the chapters.[4]: 152
The Taiping Jing and the Han dynasty
There are two known versions of the Taipingjing that emerged during the Han dynasty. The first one was presented to Emperor Cheng of Han (32–7 BCE) under the title Tianguan li baoyuan Taiping jing[4]: 19 It was written in this book that the House of Han was nearing the end of its cosmological cycle and that a new mandate was about to be presented to restore the dynasty.[4]: 20 The book decrees that a man by the name of Chijing zi would bring and teach the ways of the Dao to the emperor.[4]: 20 Emperor Shun of Han (126–145 CE) also received similar scriptures called Taiping Qingling Shu, which would later be used by the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.[4]: 20 Xiang Zheng's memorial states that it was based on respect between Heaven and Earth and conformity with the Five Elements.[4]: 20 Another version was called the Taiping Dongji jing and was supposedly introduced to the Celestial Master by Taishang Laojun.[4]: 20
References
^ abcdeKaltenmark, Max. The Ideology of the Taiping Jing.
^Espesset, Gregoire (2009). "Later Han Religious Movements and the early Daoist Church". Early Chinese Religion: Part 2: Qin and Han. p. 1604.
^Levy, Howard (1956). "Yellow Turban Religion and Rebellion at the End of Han". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 76 (4): 214–227. doi:10.2307/596148. JSTOR 596148.
^ abcdefghijklmnoBeck, B.J. Mansvelt (1980). "The date of the 'Taiping Jing'". T'oung Pao. Second Series. 66.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Chinese January 2022 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 261 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Chinese Wikipedia article at zh 太平經 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated zh 太平經 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Taipingjing Scriptures of the Great Peace is the name of several different Taoist texts At least two works were known by this title TaipingjingTraditional Chinese太平經Simplified Chinese太平经Hanyu PinyinTaiping JingTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTaiping JingWade GilesTai P ing ChingDaozang edition of Taipingjing Chinese 天官歷包元太平經 pinyin Tianguan li Baoyuan Taiping jing 12 Chapters contents unknown author Gan Zhongke 甘忠可 Chinese 太平清領書 pinyin Taiping Qinglǐng Shu 170 Chapters only 57 of which survive via the Daozang author unknownTaipingjing usually refers to the work which has been preserved in the Daozang It is considered to be a valuable resource for researching early Taoist beliefs and the society at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty Zhang Jue d 184 the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion taught Taiping Taoism 太平道 based on this work The contents of the Taipingjing are diverse but it primarily deals with subjects such as heaven and earth the five elements yin and yang and the sexagenary cycle Contents 1 Fundamental concepts in the Taipingjing 2 The Wang Ming edition 3 The Taiping Jing and the Han dynasty 4 References 5 External linksFundamental concepts in the Taipingjing EditThe Taipingjing is a guide that reveals the proper methods to bring forward an era of great peace or equality the Great Peace an idea which probably dates back to the Warring States period 1 21 The idea of the Great Peace became more prominent during the Han period 1 The main idea brought forward by the scriptures is that the world is in a terrible state of chaos There is a loss of cosmic balance and this is made obvious by omens such as droughts floods famines epidemics and other natural disasters 2 There is also chaos in the courts of the imperial house proven by recorded events such as freakish births perhaps a hint at the meddling of eunuchs all of which demonstrate Heaven s displeasure towards the mortal realm 3 Humans have been polluted by their sins and their ancestors sins evil accumulated through many generations 4 153 The Universe reciprocates the mortal realm s condition for there to be balance again the people must heal themselves and cultivate their inner Dao Salvation lies in the hand of great princes known as Celestial Masters Chinese antiquity was divided into three eras High Antiquity Middle Antiquity and Late Antiquity but it was only High Antiquity that contained a time of Great Peace 1 22 maintained with the collaborative efforts of the rulers of that era and the Celestial Masters There was no infant mortality no bad harvests and the climate was convenient 1 22 This balance was so delicate that the suffering of one entity was enough to make things out of synch 1 23 The Taipingjing claimed that a better era than the one experienced by the Han dynasty can only begin with the emergence of a new healthy emperor a new Heavenly Mandate and an end to evil omens 4 157 The Wang Ming edition EditThere was no definitive modern version of the Taipingjing until 1960 when Wang Ming published the Taipingjing Hejiao 4 151 The Taiping Jing once contained 170 chapters divided into 10 parts each containing 17 chapters 4 151 Each part is labelled by the ten Celestial Stems However the first two parts 37 chapters and the last three parts the last 51 chapters are missing in Ming s modern edition 4 152 So in actuality only five parts remain and of these parts certain chapters have not been accounted for 4 152 Ming s edition also includes Magic Texts divided into four chapters and 2133 magic characters and some images 4 152 Some chapters follow the form of a dialogue between the Heavenly Teacher and the six zhenren while others stick to the essay format containing methods instructions or notes 4 152 Perhaps the Taipingjing had many authors hence the various writing styles in the chapters 4 152 The Taiping Jing and the Han dynasty EditThere are two known versions of the Taipingjing that emerged during the Han dynasty The first one was presented to Emperor Cheng of Han 32 7 BCE under the title Tianguan li baoyuan Taiping jing 4 19 It was written in this book that the House of Han was nearing the end of its cosmological cycle and that a new mandate was about to be presented to restore the dynasty 4 20 The book decrees that a man by the name of Chijing zi would bring and teach the ways of the Dao to the emperor 4 20 Emperor Shun of Han 126 145 CE also received similar scriptures called Taiping Qingling Shu which would later be used by the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion 4 20 Xiang Zheng s memorial states that it was based on respect between Heaven and Earth and conformity with the Five Elements 4 20 Another version was called the Taiping Dongji jing and was supposedly introduced to the Celestial Master by Taishang Laojun 4 20 References Edit a b c d e Kaltenmark Max The Ideology of the Taiping Jing Espesset Gregoire 2009 Later Han Religious Movements and the early Daoist Church Early Chinese Religion Part 2 Qin and Han p 1604 Levy Howard 1956 Yellow Turban Religion and Rebellion at the End of Han Journal of the American Oriental Society 76 4 214 227 doi 10 2307 596148 JSTOR 596148 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Beck B J Mansvelt 1980 The date of the Taiping Jing T oung Pao Second Series 66 External links Edit Chinese Wikisource has original text related to this article Tianguan li Baoyuan Taiping jing Chinese Wikisource has original text related to this article Daozang Tai ping Jing 辑注类 gt 太平经合校卷一至五十 东华理工大学图书馆 太平經合校 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taipingjing amp oldid 1152929526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
