 The Lingbao School borrowed many concepts from Buddhism , including the concept of reincarnation , and also some cosmological elements . Although reincarnation was an important concept in the Lingbao School , the earlier Daoist belief in attaining immortality remained . The school 's pantheon is similar to Shangqing and Celestial Master Daoism , with one of its most important gods being the deified form of Laozi . Other gods also existed , some of whom were in charge of preparing spirits for reincarnation . Lingbao ritual was initially in individual practice , but later went through a transformation that put more emphasis on collective rites . The most important scripture in the Lingbao School is known as the Five Talismans ( Wufujing ) , which was compiled by Ge Chaofu and based on Ge Hong 's earlier alchemical works . 
