About the author
Zhu Di, known as the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty, has five works attributed to him in this catalog, spanning medicine, culture, Eastern philosophy, and classical poetry. Publicly available information about his life and career remains limited, so this note does not dwell on biographical detail and instead focuses on the works themselves. The work attributed to Zhu Di, Puji Fang, is a large-scale formulary containing a rich collection of prescriptions, and a companion Puji Fang: Acupuncture and Moxibustion shows his engagement with compiling medical material. The Imperially Composed Biographies of Divine Monks is a collection of Buddhist monastic biographies with an imperially commissioned character, reflecting an interest in Buddhist texts. Sichuan Poetry Talks of the Past Century, with Miscellaneous Notes from Liangsong'an, falls under classical poetry and cultural miscellany, showing attention to local poetic matters and literati notes. These works cover a wide range of subjects, from practical medical compilations to religious and literary-historical records, suggesting the involvement of a high-ranking figure in scholarly compilation. Given the limited sources, his writing style and the specific editorial process are difficult to describe in detail.
Written (5)
Rating 4.6★ Prescriptions for Universal Relief 朱棣 Qunyan Publishing House · 2024 Comprising 61,739 formulas, Pujifang is the largest formulary in Chinese history. A medical formulary in 168 juan, it was compiled in the Ming dynasty… Rating 3.9★ Prescriptions for Universal Relief: Acupuncture and Moxibustion 朱棣 Qunyan Publishing House · 2024 The acupuncture and moxibustion content of this book is divided into two major parts. The first 8 juan form the theoretical section. It begins with pr… Rating 3.6★ Imperially Composed Biographies of Divine Monks 朱棣 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive, and literary. Early intellectual forms are especially … Rating 3.3★ Imperially Composed Biographies of Divine Monks 朱棣 Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju) · 2024 The Divine Monks are those whose divine transformations are manifold and who transcend their kind. Yet all have biographies scattered through the scri… Rating 3.8★ Sichuan Poetry Talks of the Past Hundred Years · Miscellaneous Notes from Two Pines Hut 朱寄尧 / 朱棣 / 王家葵 Zhonghua Book Company · 2020 This book comprises two works: *Sichuan Poetry Talks of the Past Century* and *Miscellaneous Notes from Liangsong Cottage*. In the turbulent and magni…Publishers
Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju)Zhonghua Book CompanyQunyan Publishing House