Neidan (Internal Alchemy)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Neidan_(Internal_Alchemy)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:spirituality Taoist practice
gptkbp:aimsTo	immortality spiritual transformation
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:contrastsWith	Waidan (External Alchemy)
gptkbp:hasConcept	gptkb:Three_Treasures qi (vital energy) shen (spirit) jing (essence)
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:Song_dynasty gptkb:Tang_dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Neidan (Internal Alchemy)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Chinese_cuisine gptkb:traditional_medicine Qigong
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Zhuangzi gptkb:Dao_De_Jing
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:meditation gptkb:data_visualization breath control energy cultivation
gptkbp:key	gptkb:Cantong_qi gptkb:Wuzhen_pian Yinfu jing
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Classical_Chinese
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:China
gptkbp:practicedIn	lay practitioners private retreats Taoist monks Daoist temples
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:magic enlightenment longevity
gptkbp:school	gptkb:Zhengyi_School gptkb:Quanzhen_School
gptkbp:symbolizes	meridians furnace cauldron elixir dragon and tiger
gptkbp:teaches	refinement of energy into spirit refinement of essence into energy refinement of spirit into emptiness
gptkbp:uses	inner elixir macrocosmic orbit meditation microcosmic orbit meditation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Zhang_Boduan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6