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A collection of 'Essentials of the Daoist Canon 道藏輯要' books, China, 20th C.

Various dimensions. Daozang Jiyao 道藏輯要 (Essentials of the Daoist Canon) is the fundamental Daoist anthology of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), covering a wide range of topics including commentaries to Daoist and Neo-Confucian classics, inner alchemy, litanies, monastic and lay liturgy, moral instructions, epigraphy, and much else.

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A collection of 'Essentials of the Daoist Canon 道藏輯要' books, China, 20th C.

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