Lingbao scriptures
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The Lingbao scriptures are a major corpus of early medieval Daoist religious texts that systematized Daoist cosmology, ritual, and soteriology and became foundational within the Daoist canon.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lingbao scriptures canonical | 3 |
| Daoist canon (as a valued text, though not originally Daoist scripture) | 1 |
| Daoist liturgical cycles | 1 |
| Lingbao section of the Daoist Canon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5680179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lingbao scriptures Context triple: [Daozang, containsWork, Lingbao scriptures]
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A.
Shangqing scriptures
The Shangqing scriptures are a foundational corpus of early medieval Daoist texts associated with the Shangqing (“Highest Clarity”) school, emphasizing visionary meditation, celestial deities, and internal alchemical practices.
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B.
Taiping jing
The Taiping jing is an early Daoist scripture associated with millenarian “Great Peace” teachings that profoundly influenced later Daoist religious and political thought.
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C.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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D.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lingbao scriptures Target entity description: The Lingbao scriptures are a major corpus of early medieval Daoist religious texts that systematized Daoist cosmology, ritual, and soteriology and became foundational within the Daoist canon.
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A.
Shangqing scriptures
The Shangqing scriptures are a foundational corpus of early medieval Daoist texts associated with the Shangqing (“Highest Clarity”) school, emphasizing visionary meditation, celestial deities, and internal alchemical practices.
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B.
Taiping jing
The Taiping jing is an early Daoist scripture associated with millenarian “Great Peace” teachings that profoundly influenced later Daoist religious and political thought.
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C.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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D.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Daoist scriptures
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Daode Tianzun
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuanshi Tianzun
Lingbao Tianzun ⓘ Yuanshi Tianzun ⓘ |
| becamePartOf |
Daoist Canon (Daozang)
ⓘ
linked to:
Daozang
|
| containsTextType |
cosmological treatises
ⓘ
hymns ⓘ revelatory narratives ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ |
| coreCollectionIn |
Lingbao section of the Daoist Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Lingbao scriptures
|
| cosmology | elaborate Daoist cosmology ⓘ |
| doctrine |
apocalyptic renewal
ⓘ
merit transference ⓘ postmortem salvation ⓘ universal salvation ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | China ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
first large-scale Daoist liturgical corpus
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helped standardize Daoist communal rituals ⓘ major foundation of medieval Daoist orthodoxy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daoist cosmography
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Daoist ritual of universal salvation ⓘ Daoist soteriology ⓘ later Daoist liturgy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist sūtras
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Celestial Masters tradition ⓘ Ge Hong’s alchemical traditions ⓘ Shangqing revelations ⓘ
linked to:
Shangqing scriptures
|
| keyConcept |
cosmic bureaucracy
ⓘ
merit registers ⓘ pneumas (qi) of the cosmos ⓘ registers of the dead ⓘ sacred registers ⓘ sacred talismans ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainClassification | Lingbao school of Daoism ⓘ |
| religiousGenre |
liturgical texts
ⓘ
revelation texts ⓘ soteriological texts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Daoism ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
communal penitential rites
ⓘ
cosmic renewal rituals ⓘ salvation of the dead ⓘ visualization practices ⓘ |
| systematized |
Daoist cosmology
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Daoist ritual ⓘ Daoist soteriology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval China ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lingbao scriptures Description of subject: The Lingbao scriptures are a major corpus of early medieval Daoist religious texts that systematized Daoist cosmology, ritual, and soteriology and became foundational within the Daoist canon.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lingbao scriptures
linked to: Lingbao scriptures
subject linked to:
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese text named after Huainan kingdom)
linked to: Lingbao scriptures