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Ge Hongs Bao-Pu Zi Nei-Pien and the Wei-Jin

metaphysics: the destiny view of whether the
Hsien-immortals can be learned and

whether the sage can be learned

Lee Tsung-Ting

Abstract
Ge Hongs Bao-Pu Zi Nei-Pien established the status which inherits from
the past and carries in the future in Taoisms history. This book is about the
deity alchemy, how to keep in good health and longevity, as well as inherits
Wei Bo-Yangs hermetic art to refine his immortal theory. People think the
system of immortal theory for Taoism established by Ge Hong is not refined,
compared to the metaphysics in Wei-Jin dynasty.
However Ge Hong proposed Taoism is primary while the Confucianism
is secondary and emphasized the moral to become immortal. His proposal
shows that there is certain relationship between Confucianism and Taoism.
Even Ge Hong had transcended the metaphysics in Wei-Jin dynasty because
he solved Confucianisms problem about how to carry out. This article takes
Ge Hongs Bao-Pu Zi Nei-Pien as a target to compare whether the
Hsien-immortals can be learned to whether the sage can be studied and
discusses both of the destiny view as well as solutions.
It also explains how Ge Hong broke the congenital limits of the Gasified

Received:December12, 2007; Sent out for revision: March 7, 2008; Accepted: March 10,
2008

Assistant Professor of Department of Applied Chinese, The Shih Chien University

Kaohsiung Campus

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Destiny Theory to display individual free will by the Condition Destiny

Theory. Although what Ge Hong did is in order to become immortal, the
practice methods and the ways to prove he adopted had the vital significance
in Wei-Jin dynasty.
KeywordsGe Hong, Bao-Pu Zi Nei-Pien, Taoism, Wei-Jin Metaphysics,
Hsien-immortals, sage

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