The Huashu, or Book of Transformations, is a 930 CE Daoist classic about neidan "internal alchemy", psychological subjectivity, and spiritual transformation.

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  • The Huashu, or Book of Transformations, is a 930 CE Daoist classic about neidan "internal alchemy", psychological subjectivity, and spiritual transformation. In the description of Poul Andersen, The Huashu is a unique philosophical work of the period of the Five Dynasties, which syncretizes elements of Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian thought, and which has been noted in recent times for its scientific observations (for instance regarding optics and acoustics) and for its unusual emphasis on epistemological considerations. Its influence during the Song and subsequent dynasties was substantial, both within Taoist and Confucian metaphysics, and especially as foundation of alchemical thought.
  • 《化书》為五代南唐谭峭所作，该书以万物变化之道而立论，故名《化书》。大抵本齐物以言道化，本虚无以言术化，本无为以言德化，本道德以言仁化。雖是一部道书但是也涉及當時許多社會經濟，及政治權術方面的論說。全書共6卷，109篇，卷一(道化)23篇、卷二(術化)21篇、卷三(德化)16篇、卷四(仁化)17篇、卷五(食化)15篇、卷六(儉化)17篇。 书中认为世界时刻都在变化之中，万物由虚化生，又化为虚。化之不间，如环之无穷，皆出之于道，并据此阐述了修道成仙的思想。即所谓“君子体物而知身，体身而知道”。书中还探讨了社会动乱的原因，并提出治理办法，主张“均食”而致“太平”。
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  • The Huashu, or Book of Transformations, is a 930 CE Daoist classic about neidan "internal alchemy", psychological subjectivity, and spiritual transformation.
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  • 化书
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