Great Dictionary of Chinese Daoism中华道教大辞典
- Author / transmission
- Hu Fuchen
- Period
- Modern · Edited by Hu Fuchen, published by China Social Sciences Press in 1995; contains about 13,000 entries, contributed by over a hundred writers.
- Canon division
- Reference Works
- Collected in
- Modern work
- Category
- Reference Works
- Fascicles
- 1 volume (about 1,900 pages)
Synopsis
The Zhonghua Daojiao Dacidian (Great Dictionary of Chinese Daoism) was edited by Hu Fuchen of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and published by China Social Sciences Press in 1995; it is one of the largest and most scholarly Daoist dictionaries in the Chinese-speaking world. The complete work contains about thirteen thousand entries, divided into major categories such as Daoist history, schools, figures, scriptures, doctrine, immortals, methods (fangshu), internal and external alchemy, medicine and life-nourishing, ritual and precepts, temples and sacred mountains, literature and art, and overseas Daoism; most entries were written by professional researchers, and important entries include bibliographies. Its distinguishing feature is that it balances traditional knowledge internal to the religion with contemporary scholarship, with entries on Internal Alchemy, methods, and medicine and life-nourishing being especially detailed — reflecting chief editor Hu Fuchen's long-standing specialization in Neidan studies. Since its publication, this dictionary has become a standard reference work for Chinese-language Daoist research and teaching, and together with Ren Jiyu's Daozang Tiyao (Descriptive Notes on the Daoist Canon) and Qing Xitai's Zhongguo Daojiao Shi (History of Chinese Daoism), it represents a landmark achievement of the mature period of Chinese Daoist studies in the 1990s. It can usefully be cross-referenced with the Daojiao Wenhua Cidian, the Daojiao Dacidian, and the English-language Encyclopedia of Taoism.
Key Ideas
- One of the largest Daoist dictionaries in Chinese
- About 13,000 entries, contributed by over a hundred scholars
- Divided into major categories: history, schools, figures, scriptures, doctrine, and methods
- Entries on Internal Alchemy and medicine and life-nourishing are especially detailed
- A landmark of the mature period of Daoist studies in the 1990s
Structure
Arranged by category, with entries accompanied by definitions and bibliographies, plus an index.
Editions
- China Social Sciences Press, 1995 edition
- Subsequent reprints
Full Text & Online Resources
Related scriptures
Great Dictionary of Daoism, Dictionary of Daoist Culture, Descriptive Notes on the Daoist Canon, The Encyclopedia of TaoismRelated figures
Hu Fuchen- 胡孚琛主编《中华道教大辞典》，中国社会科学出版社，1995
- 王卡《道教经史论丛》
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