Neidan (internal alchemy)

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Taoist practice Chinese esoteric tradition
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:contrastsWith	Waidan (external alchemy)
gptkbp:documentedIn	Taoist texts
gptkbp:focusesOn	immortality longevity spiritual transformation
gptkbp:goal	union with Dao refinement of body and mind
gptkbp:hasConcept	Three Treasures (Jing, Qi, Shen)
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:Song_dynasty gptkb:Tang_dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Neidan (internal alchemy)
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:Cantong_qi gptkb:Wuzhen_pian Yinfu jing Zhong-Lü chuandao ji
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Chinese_cuisine gptkb:Tai_Chi Qigong
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:meditation gptkb:data_visualization breath control energy cultivation
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Zhang_Boduan gptkb:Wang_Chongyang gptkb:Lu_Dongbin
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:China
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Zhengyi_School gptkb:Quanzhen_School gptkb:Dragon_Gate_School Taoist adepts
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:magic gptkb:traditional_medicine
gptkbp:symbolizes	gptkb:Five_Phases_(Wu_Xing) meridians furnace cauldron trigrams elixir dragon and tiger
gptkbp:teaches	cultivation of the elixir (dan) return to original nature transmutation of essence, energy, and spirit
gptkbp:uses	inner elixir macrocosmic orbit meditation microcosmic orbit meditation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Wuji_(無極)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6