A reference entry from the FYSK Daoist Culture Centre's database, an institutional Daoist studies resource, describing the Zhengtong Daozang's compilation history across three Ming emperors' reigns, its 1445 completion, its scale and classification, and its distribution to temples and sacred mountains across China.
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Reliability Tier2
A dedicated Daoist studies institution's own reference database, tier 2, used here as independent corroboration of the canon's 1445 completion date and countrywide distribution alongside the University of Chicago Press companion volume already on this map. NotesUsed for the canon's compilation history across three reigns, its scale, its classification into Three Grottoes, Four Complements and Twelve Subsections, and its distribution to temples and mountains.
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PublisherFYSK Daoist Culture Centre
URLhttps://en.daoinfo.org/wiki/The_Daoist_Canon
Source TypeInstitutional database
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