High Middle Ages · East Asia · Religion

1007

Song court sponsors Daoist canon compilation

1007

Emperor Zhenzong, a lavish patron of Daoism who claimed divine visions, ordered the compilation of the largest Daoist canon yet assembled. Scholars gathered texts on alchemy, cosmology, and longevity practices from temples across the empire. The project reflected the Song court's fascination with religious legitimacy and the emperor's personal quest for spiritual validation.

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High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.