Who is the author of "Baopuzi"?

The author of "Baopuzi" is Ge Hong.

Ge Hong (283-363), whose courtesy name was Zhichuan and whose nickname was Baopuzi, was a native of Jurong, Danyang County (now Jurong City, Jiangsu Province). He was a Taoist theorist, famous alchemist and medical scientist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. , known as Xiaoxianweng in the world.

Ge Hong wrote quite a lot throughout his life, and "Baopuzi" is his representative work. The book is divided into two parts: internal and external. There are 20 volumes of internal chapters, discussing the magical prescriptions, preserving health and prolonging life, warding off evil spirits and eliminating disasters. It summarizes the magical prescriptions before the Jin Dynasty, including Shouyi, Qi movement, Daoyin, etc.

Appreciation of "Baopuzi"

The acceptance of "Zhuangzi" in "Baopuzi Neipian" is Ge Hong's acceptance and absorption of "Zhuangzi" when constructing the Taoist theoretical system and the process of final internalization through its subjective transformation. Ge Hong consciously inherited and transformed the diction, allusions and basic philosophical concepts of "Zhuangzi".

At the same time, Ge Hong also reconciled the "Qi Death and Life" theory of "Zhuangzi" with Taoist immortal thoughts, and finally constructed a relatively complete Taoist theoretical system. It shows the process of Ge Hong's conscious absorption and transformation of Taoist thought represented by Zhuangzi in the construction of Taoist theory and belief practice model during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Baopuzi

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Ge Hong