Baopuzi / 《抱朴子》

[[Baopuzi|《抱朴子》]] is the [[GeHong|葛洪]] text discussed in 87.过年最适合聊玄学！探讨神仙方术发展史（接上集）. The episode uses it to explain gold elixirs, ranked elixir systems, apotropaic objects, moral accounting for immortality, and the original context of “我命由我不由天”.

The text matters because it shows [[FangshuSystematization|方术系统化]] at a high level of explicitness. Immortality is not only a wonder story; it becomes a written program combining elixir technique, body discipline, moral conduct, and religious authority.

Key Claims

• Baopuzi turns immortality practice into a system of claims, classifications, and ethical requirements.
• The episode treats its famous slogan as source-bound to longevity and elixir practice.
• The text links Daoist Alchemy / 道教炼丹 with Daoist Ritual Technology / 道教仪式技术 and moral self-cultivation.

Connections

• [[GeHong|葛洪]] - authorial figure.
• Daoist Alchemy / 道教炼丹, Daoist Nourishing-Life Techniques / 道教养生术, and Fangshu Systematization / 方术系统化 - conceptual cluster.
• [[WeiBoyang|魏伯阳]] and [[ZhouyiCantongqi|《周易参同契》]] - earlier alchemy branch.