4th- or 5th-century Taoist text by Guo Pu
The Book of Burial (Chinese: t 葬書, s 葬书, p Zàngshū) was a 4th or 5th-century AD work by the Eastern Jin period Taoist mystic Guo Pu.
The work was a commentary on the now-lost Classic of Burial (t 葬經, s 葬经); as it survived and transmitted the classic's teachings, the Book of Burial's principles relating the flow of qi to the appropriateness of a tomb's location were influential on the development of fengshui.
See also
References
- Feng Shui Today, "Classical Corner: 'Will it be eight pieces of pie, or nine squares of river turtle?' Archived October 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine". 8 Sept 2012. Accessed 5 Nov 2012.
External links
- "The Zangshu or Book of Burial Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine", trans. by Stephen Field
- Another translation by Zhang, Juwen
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