Chen Yingning

Chen Yingning (Chinese: 陈撄宁, Chén Yīngníng) (January 18, 1881 – May 25, 1969) was a twentieth-century Chinese Taoist teacher, author, and leader who helped found the Chinese Taoist Association and was its first vice-chairman. Along with studying the Taoist scriptures and practices, he also studied Buddhism, Confucianism, and various modern Western sciences (including biology and medical science) at university. Using his knowledge, he helped modernize Taoism and wrote books to make its teachings accessible to the general public.^[1] ^[2]

Works

"The Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of the Four Repositories" Doesn't Give a Complete Picture of Daoist Learning.
A Classification of the Contents of the Daoist Canon.
Lectures on the Book of the Yellow Court.
Commentary to Sun Bu'er's Poems on Feminine Alchemy.
Vernacular Explanations to the Ballads of the Great Dao of the Numinous Origin.
On Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life.
Differentiation of the Ten Immortals in the Book of Lengyan.
The Inner and Outer Chapters of the Book of Nanhua.
Method for Convalescence from Neurasthenia by Motionless Exercise.
General Explanation of Motionless Exercise.
A Corpus of Daoist Knowledge.
An Outline of the History of Chinese Daoism.

References

↑ Xun Liu, "Scientizing the Body for the Nation: Chen Yingning and the Reinvention of Daoist Inner Alchemy in 1930s Shanghai", in Daoism in the Twentieth Century, ed. by David A Palmer & Xun Liu, Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2012, pp. 154-172.
↑ Yangling Johnson, Introduction to Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body, New York : Better Link Press, 2012: 9-37.

Bibliography

Palmer, David A., and Liu, Xun, eds. Daoism in the Twentieth Century: Between Eternity and Modernity. Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2012. ISBN-10: 0520289862.
Johnson, Yangling, Chen Yinging, and Jiang Weiqiao. Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body. New York : Better Link Press, 2012. ISBN-10: 1602201285.

External Links

zh:陈撄宁

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[1] Xun Liu, "Scientizing the Body for the Nation: Chen Yingning and the Reinvention of Daoist Inner Alchemy in 1930s Shanghai", in Daoism in the Twentieth Century, ed. by David A Palmer & Xun Liu, Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2012, pp. 154-172.

[2] Yangling Johnson, Introduction to Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body, New York : Better Link Press, 2012: 9-37.

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