Ling-pao Ching
Ling-pao Ching (Writings of the Magic Jewel). Chinese Taoist texts underlying Lingpao p'ai, a religious Taoist (tao-chiao) movement. They describe the Taoist pantheon and the rites by which they may be approached, and they contain instructions for rituals. See also SAN-CHʾING.
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