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Three Corpses

demonic Taoist single tradition · 1

The Three Corpses (sanchong, 三蟲) are disease-causing spirits that reside within the body, according to Taoist conceptions. Meditation can allow adepts to control or manage these entities.

When

First attested
100 CE
Attested period
100 – 100
Historical notes
Described in the 2nd century Taipingjing.

Relationships

co occurs with
ten spirits of spring, ten spirits of summer, ten spirits of fall, ten spirits of winter, twelve spirits of the four seasons

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Body god

Source passages

“disease-causing spirits such as the Three Corpses (sanchong, 三蟲). Meditation can allow the adept to control or manage these entities.”

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