佛祖歷代通載 19.56

19.56

（三十五）　是年四月玉清昭陽宮成。奉安道像。上詣宮行禮。七年改玉清神霄宮。時道教之盛。自道士徐知常始。賜號冲虛先生。徐守信賜虛靜先生。劉混康賜葆真觀妙冲和先生。後並贈太中大夫○十一月癸未郊上搢大珪執元珪。以道士百人執儀衛前導。置道階凡二十六等。先生處士八字六字四字二字。視中大夫。至將仕郎級。重和初別置道官。自太虛大夫。至金壇郎。凡十六等。同文臣。中大夫至迪功郎。道職自冲和殿侍宸。至凝神殿校經。凡十一等。侍宸同待制。撿籍同修撰。校經同直閣。皆給告身（出宋史）。

(35) In the fourth month of this year, the Yuqing Zhaoyang Palace was completed, and Daoist statues were enshrined there. The Emperor went to the palace to perform rites. In the seventh year, it was renamed the Yuqing Shenxiao Palace. At that time, the flourishing of Daoism began with the Daoist Xu Zhichang, who was granted the title Master of Chongxu [Empty Serenity]. Xu Shouxin was granted Master of Xujing [Void Stillness]. Liu Hunkang was granted Master of Baozhen Guanmiao Chonghe [Preserving the True, Contemplating the Wondrous, Empty Harmony]. Later, they were all posthumously awarded the rank of Grand Master of Palace Counsel (Taizhong Dafu). On the gui-wei day of the eleventh month, at the suburban sacrifice, the Emperor tucked in the large jade tablet and held the primal jade tablet, preceded by a hundred Daoists bearing ceremonial regalia. Twenty-six Daoist ranks were established: "Gentleman" (xiansheng) and "Retired Scholar" (chushi) of eight, six, four, or two characters corresponded to ranks from Grand Master of the Palace (Zhongdafu) down to Gentleman for Managing Affairs (Jiangshilang). In the early Chonghe era, Daoist official titles were separately established, from Grand Master of Great Emptiness (Taixu Dafu) down to Gentleman of the Golden Altar (Jintanlang), sixteen grades in all, equivalent to civil officials from Grand Master of the Palace down to Gentleman of Decorous Conduct (Digonglang). Daoist duty positions ranged from Attendant of the Presence at the Chonghe Hall (Chonghedian Shichen) to Scripture Collator at the Ningshen Hall (Ningshendian Jiaojing), eleven grades in all. Attendant of the Presence was equivalent to Auxiliary Academician (Daizhi); Document Examiner (Jianji) was equivalent to Senior Compiler (Xiuzhuan); Scripture Collator was equivalent to Auxiliary in the Pavilion (Zhige). All were granted commissions of appointment. (From the *Song shi*.)