Glossary
Texts and collections
| Chinese simplified | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 道藏 | dàozàng | The Taoist Canon |
| 太乙金华宗旨 | tàiyǐ jīnhuā zōngzhǐ | The Secret of Golden Flower |
| 吕祖先天一气太乙金华宗旨 | lǚ zǔ xiāntiān yīqì tàiyǐ jīnhuá zōngzhǐ | The Secret of Golden Flower |
| 大日经 | dà rì jīng | Da Ri Jing |
| 金刚顶经 | jīn gāng dǐng jīng | Jin Gang Ding Jing |
| 黄帝内经 | huáng dì nèi jīng | The Yellow Emperor’s Classics of Internal Medicine |
Names
| Chinese simplified | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 全真道 | quānzhēndào | Complete Reality of Taoism |
| 龙门派 | lóngménpài | Dragon Gate School |
| 吕洞宾 | lǚ (lv) dòngbīn | Lu Dongbin
|
| 吕祖 | lǚ zǔ | Ancestor Lu |
| 吕帝 | lǚ dì | God Lu |
| 太上 太上老君 | tàishàng tàishànglǎojūn | Lao Tzu |
| 老子 | lǎo zǐ | Lao Tzu |
| 王重阳 | wāng chóngyāng | Wang Chongyang
|
| 王玄浦 | wāng xuánpǔ | Wang Xuanpu |
| 东华 东华帝君 | dōnghuá dōnghuádìjún | Wang Xuanpu
|
Concepts
| Chinese simplified | Pinyin | English | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 道 | dào | Tao | |
| 性 | xìng | Invariable part of life such as Yuanshen | |
| 命 | mìng | Ming | Variable part of life |
| 曼陀罗 | Mandala | A kind of plant | |
| 陰 | yīn | Yin | |
| 陽 | yáng | Yang | |
| 太极 | tài jī | Tai ji | |
| 五行 | wǔ xíng | Five elements | |
| 水 | shuǐ | Water | |
| 木 | mù | Wood | |
| 火 | huǒ | Fire | |
| 土 | tǔ | Earth | |
| 金 | jīn | Metal |
Practices
| Chinese simplified | Pinyin | English | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 回光 | huíguāng | Turning the light back | |
| 返照 | fǎnzhào | Reverse looking | |
| 性功 | xìng gōng | Xing training | |
| 命功 | mìng gōng | Ming training | |
| 平衡功 | pīng héng gōng | Balance exercise | Practice with tree, grass, flower or animal |
| 自然换气法 | zì rán huàn qì fǎ | Exchange Qi with Nature | Walking practice |
| 打坐 | dǎ zuò | Meditation | Sitting practice |
| 鼻吸鼻呼 | bī xī bī hū | Nose breath | |
| 小腹呼吸 | xiǎo fù hū xī | Lower belly breath | |
| 毛孔呼吸 | máo kǒng hū xī | Pores breath | |
| 睡功 | shuì gōng | Sleep practice | |
| 安炉设鼎 | ān lú she dǐng | An Lu She Ding | Another practice |
| 安神祖窍 | ān shén zǔ qiào | An Shen Zu Qiao | Another practice |
| 默运五行 | mò yùn wǔ xíng | Movement or circulation of five organs | Another practice |
| 练精换气 | liàn jīng huàn qì | Transformation of energy from jing to qi | |
| 练气换神 | liàn qì huàn shēn | Transformation of energy from qi to shen | |
| 闭谷 | bì gǔ | Without grains | Fasting |
Body places and parts
| Chinese simplified | Pinyin | English | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 方寸 | fāngcùn | Fangcun | |
| 上丹田 | shàng dāntián | Upper dantian | |
| 泥丸宫 | níwán gōng | Niwangong | |
| 后天镜 | hòu tiān jìng | Hou tian jing | The celestial mirror, behind tian point |
| 下丹田 | xià dāntián | Lower dantian | |
| 玄关 | xuán guān | Xuan guan | |
| 天目 | tiān mù | The third eye (celestial eye) | |
| 穴 | xué | Point | Any point on the body |
| 形 | xíng | Shape form | Body |
| 膀胱 | páng guāng | Bladder | Contains urinal bladder and sexual organs |
| 肝脏 | gān zàng | Liver | |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | Heart | |
| 脾 胃 | pí wèi | Spleen Stomach | |
| 肺脏 | fèi zàng | Lung | |
| 肾脏 | shèn zàng | Kidney | |
| 百会 | bǎi huì | Bǎi huì | |
| 会阴 | huì yīn | Hui yin | |
| 尾闾 | wěi lǚ | Wei lu | |
| 命门 | mìng mēn | Ming men | |
| 夹脊 | jiá jǐ | Jia ji | |
| 大椎 | dà zhuī | Da zhui | |
| 玉枕 | yù zhěn | Yu zhen | |
| 性线 | xìng xiàn | Tian-Mu-Xue line |
Energies, results
| Chinese simplified | Pinyin | English | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 真性 | zhēn xìng | Real Xing | |
| 元神 | yuán shén | Yuan shen | |
| 识神 | shí shén | Shi shen |
