 The Daozang ( 道藏 , Treasury of Tao ) is also referred to as the Taoist canon . It was originally compiled during the Jin , Tang , and Song dynasties . The version surviving today was published during the Ming Dynasty . The Ming Daozang includes almost 1500 texts . Following the example of the Buddhist Tripiṭaka , it is divided into three dong ( 洞 , " caves " , " grottoes " ) . They are arranged from " highest " to " lowest " : 
