The Seal of the Unity of the Three — Vol. 2 - The Golden Elixir

Introduction 7
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61 Comm. Dong Dening (1787) [29]
62 Comm. Jiang Zhongzhen (1694) [21]
63 Comm. Ji Dakui (1797) [30]
65 Comm. Liu Yiming (1799) [31]
66 Comm. Li Shixu (1823) [32]
69 Comm. Lü Huilian (1879) [33]
Shorter studies of editions of the Cantong qi include those by Meng
Naichang 孟 乃 昌 , “Zhouyi cantong qi de zhulu yu banben” 『 周 易 参 同
契 』 的 著 录 与 版 本 (Bibliographic records and editions of the Zhouyi
cantong qi, 1988); and by Pan Yanchuan 潘 延 川 , “Shixi Cantong qi de
zhushi banben” 析 『 参 同 契 』 的 注 版 本 (A preliminary analysis of
editions of commentaries to the Cantong qi, 1988).
MODERN ANNOTATED EDITIONS
Transcriptions of the Cantong qi with annotations and explications
have been published by several authors. All of them read the text as
concerned with Neidan (Internal Alchemy). Only a few of the more
valuable works will be cited here.
(1) Chen Yingning’s 陳 攖 寧 (1880–1969) Cantong qi jiangyi 『 參
同 契 』 講 義 (An Explication of the Meaning of the Cantong qi) may
be deemed to be the first work belonging to this group. The text is
based on Lu Xixing’s Zhouyi cantong qi ceshu, and the notes frequently
quote the commentaries by Lu Xixing, Tao Susi, and Qiu
Zhao’ao. 8
(2) Fang Xu’s 方 煦 “Zhouyi cantong qi jiangjie” 周 易 參 同 契 講 解
(An explication of the Zhouyi cantong qi), published in 1988, is based
on the Daozang edition of Peng Xiao’s redaction, rearranged into
three main parts and 35 sections. Each section is followed by a general
explication and notes on individual verses or terms.
(3) Wu Enpu’s 烏 恩 浦 “Zhouyi cantong qi”, published in 1992, is
based on the text established by Zhu Yuanyu, and accordingly is
divided into three parts and 36 sections. In addition to the main text,
each section contains a general explication, notes on verses and terms,
and, interestingly, a poetical paraphrase into seven-character verses.
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On Chen Yingning see Qing Xitai, Zhongguo Daojiao shi, 4:375–415;
and Catherine Despeux’s entry in Pregadio, ed., The Encyclopedia of Taoism,
1:261. There are several editions of Chen’s work, including one found in Hu
Haiya and Wu Guozong, eds., Zhonghua xianxue yangsheng quanshu, vol. 1.
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