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Ge Chaofu

Chinese author

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role in Daoism

In Taoism: The Lingbao scriptures and liturgies
Ge Chaofu began composing the Lingbaojing (“Classic of the Sacred Jewel”) c. 397 ce. He claimed that they had been first revealed to his own ancestor, the famous Ge Xuan, early in the 3rd century. In these works the Tao is personified in a series…
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