Daoism · Texts & transmission
Lu Xiujing organizes a scriptural catalogue
471 CE
Lu Xiujing compiled a catalogue organizing Daoist writings into the Three Caverns. These divisions brought together major scriptural corpora associated with different traditions. Later canons retained and extended this organizing framework, even as the range of included works continued to change.
Why it matters
A canon has a history of selection and arrangement; categorizing texts helped define relationships among lineages as well as preserve their teachings.
About the date
Date of the catalogue; the original catalogue is now lost.