 The Lingbao School began in around 400 CE when the Lingbao scriptures were revealed to Ge Chaofu , the grandnephew of Ge Hong . Ge Chaofu claimed that the scriptures came to him in a line of transmission going back to Ge Hong 's great @-@ uncle , Ge Xuan ( 164 @-@ 244 ) . Ge Chaofu transmitted the scriptures to two of his disciples , and the scriptures quickly gained immense popularity . In 471 , Lu <unk> ( 406 @-@ 477 ) compiled a catalogue of all the Lingbao texts , and also was responsible for reorganizing and standardizing Lingbao ritual . This organization of texts and ritual provided a solid foundation on which the Lingbao School prospered in the subsequent centuries . During the Tang Dynasty , the influence of the Lingbao School declined and another school of Daoism , the Shangqing School , became prominent . Borrowing many Lingbao practices , it was well accepted by the aristocracy and established an influence in court . 
