文始真经言外旨
陈显微
13 chapters·47,736 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain
道教经籍。南宋陈显微撰。9卷。《文始真经》即《关尹子》。作者认为老子之道,不可言说。而关尹请老子强为之说,必然言未尽意。关尹当为老子第一弟子,述成此书,以披露《老子》奥旨,其文可贵,然文约义丰,后世难知,故再阐述关尹之意。又认为《文始真经》九篇排列的次序,是说明“一化为九,九复归为一”的意思。作者弟子称此书“探老、关骨髓,述成言外经旨”,故名。
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