Chinese Word: 箓 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

箓 (Trad.: 籙)

Pinyin: lù

English Definition: records; book; Taoist written charm; book of prophecy (e.g. of dynastic fortunes)

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 竹

Ideographic:A bamboo ⺮ record 录; 录 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 录 [ lù ] to copy, to record, to write down

(Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers

1		lùn wén 论文 yǐ 以 gé zào shān 閤皂山 líng bǎo 灵宝 pài 派 jí 及 yuán 元 shǐ 始 zōng 宗 tán 坛 shòu 授 lù 箓 huó dòng 活动 wèi 为 zhōng xīn 中心， kǎo chá 考察 biàn xī 辨析 líng bǎo 灵宝 shòu 授 lù 箓 de 的 lì shǐ 历史 jí qí 及其 zōng jiào 宗教 nèi hán 内涵。 This thesis focuses on the original altar Register granting activities of Lingbao school in Gezao mountain to probe and analyze its historic and religious connotation.
2		rèn wéi 认为 dào jiào 道教 sān shān 三山 fú lù 符箓 zhōng 中 de 的 líng bǎo 灵宝 shòu 授 lù 箓， chōng fèn 充分 tǐ xiàn 体现 le 了 líng bǎo 灵宝 pài de 派的 jiào yì 教义 sī xiǎng 思想， líng bǎo 灵宝 jīng 经 jiè fǎ 戒法 lù 箓 jù yǒu 具有 jì shì 济世 dù 度 rén 人 de 的 gōng néng 功能。 The author holds that Lingbao Register-granting fully embodies the ideological doctrine while its scriptures, precepts, rituals, and registers contain a power of helping people and the world.