The Baopuzi 抱朴子 (Master Who Embraces Simplicity), was a Chinese text written by Jin Dynasty scholar and Daoist priest Ge Hong[1] (283–343) in the 4th century.
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Fragments in Records of the Three Kingdoms[]
Book of Wu 3 - Biography of Sun Xiu[]
- 葛洪《抱朴子》曰：吳景帝時，戍將於廣陵掘諸冢，取版以治城，所壞甚多。復發一大冢，內有重閣，戶扇皆樞轉可開閉，四周為徼道通車，其高可以乘馬。又鑄銅為人數十枚，長五尺，皆大冠朱衣，執劍列侍靈座，皆刻銅人背後石壁，言殿中將軍，或言侍郎、常侍。似公主之冢。破其棺，棺中有人，髮已班白，衣冠鮮明，面體如生人。棺中雲母厚尺許，以白玉璧三十枚藉尸。兵人輩共舉出死人，以倚冢壁。有一玉長一尺許，形似冬瓜，從死人懷中透出墮地。兩耳及鼻孔中，皆有黃金如棗許大，此則骸骨有假物而不朽之效也。
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- ↑ 葛洪《抱朴子》 (“Ge Hong's Baopuzi”)
Chen Shou. "Book of Wu 3" in Records of the Three Kingdoms, cited by Pei Songzhi.
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- Chen Shou 陳壽 (233–297). Sanguo zhi 三國志 “Records of the Three Kingdoms”, with official commentary compiled by Pei Songzhi 裴松之 (372-451).