for generations, supposedly going back to the mythical Queen Mother of the West. Versions and commentaries The Daozang "Taoist Canon" includes eight Qingjing jing editions with variant titles. The basic text (CT 620) is the Qingjing miaojing ( "Wondrous Scripture of Clarity and Stillness") or Taishang Laojun shuo chang qingjing miaojing ( "Wondrous Scripture of Constant Clarity and Stillness, as Spoken by the Most High Lord Lao"). Commentaries include those entitled Qingjing jingzhu (, CT 755–760) and Qingjing jing songzhu (, CT 974). A slightly longer (and "possibly earlier") version of approximately 600 characters is the Qingjing xinjing ( "Heart Scripture of Clarity and Stillness") or Taishang Laojun qingjing xinjing ( "Heart Scripture of Clarity and Stillness, as Spoken by the Most High Lord Lao", CT 1169). During the Song Dynasty (960-1260 CE), the Qingjing Jing became popular within the Southern Lineage "Complete Perfection" or Quanzhen School and was interpreted in context with neidan Chinese internal alchemy. For instance, the seventh Quanzhen master Sun Bu'er took Qingjing sanren "Vagabond of Clarity and Quiescence" as her sobriquet and established the Qingjing Sect. Modern Quanzhen Taoists consider the Qingjing jing a central scripture and regularly chant it in songjing (, "reciting scriptural passages; ritual recitation"). Kohn explains: Contents Although brief, the Qingjing Jing is philosophically complex. It synthesizes Taoist and Buddhist theories of psychology, cosmology, ontology, and teleology. The Qingjing Jing is described by Komjathy: These Taoist keywords are guan "scrutiny; careful observation; insight meditation; contemplation", qing "clarity; purity; cleanliness", and jing "stillness; quiet; calm; tranquility". The Tao Te Ching (45, tr. ) is the for qingjing: "Bustling about vanquishes cold, Standing still vanquishes heat. Pure and still, one can put things right everywhere under heaven." Kohn summarizes the Qingjing jing: Translations The Qingjing jing has been translated into English by , , and . translated the Shuijingzi () commentary. The following versions of the opening section (verses 1-8 and 9–13, reformatted for consistency) illustrate the translational range: References Bibliography Further reading External links Qingjing Jing - Original Chinese text English translation. The Wonderful Scripture on the Constant Purity and Tranquility - An English Translation of Canon of Purity and Tranquility Reconstruction of the musical setting of Qingjing Jing published in 1592 Free translation made by Five Immortals Temple in China Taoist texts Chinese culture Philosophy books