...A text on Chinese alchemy (the secret art of creating an elixir of immortality). It has been passed down as the work of Wei Boyang of the Later Han Dynasty, but no one knows for sure. It is said that the Trinity theory, which seeks to give authority to the Tao of Alchemy (immortals) through the philosophies of the Book of Changes (Confucianism) and Taoism (Laozi and Zhuangzi), is behind it, but the text is full of mysteries and is not easy to understand. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wei Boyang" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…中国の錬丹術(不死の薬を作る秘術)のテキスト。後漢の魏伯陽の著として伝承されてきたが,確かなことはわからない。《易》(儒)と老荘(道)の哲学によって丹道(仙)を権威づけようとする,三位一体(参同)説がその背後にあるといわれるが,文章はなぞにみちていて理解が容易ではない。… ※「魏伯陽」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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