The other half of the Inner Canon: vessels, needling, and the body's surface.
The Lingshu is the companion volume to the Suwen. Where the Suwen argues from first principles, the Lingshu works at the surface of the body: the vessels, their measurements, and what to do with a needle.
No chapters are transcribed here yet. This record exists so the bibliography is complete and so each future chapter has somewhere to belong.
Chapters are listed in the order of the base text. Those already transcribed open into the three-layer reader.
81 of 81 chapters transcribed
| Edition | Editor / translator | Year | Rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base text 底本：黃帝素問靈樞經，明趙府居敬堂刊本（十二卷，八十一篇） 上海涵芬樓《四部叢刊》子部，商務印書館 | 史崧校定并音釋 | 明刊 · 1919–1922 影印 | Public domain |
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Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu 黃帝內經靈樞 (Compiled over the same span as the Suwen; the present text was put in order in the Tang.). [Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor — Numinous Pivot]. In Classica Sinica Medica. Base text: 《黃帝素問靈樞經》十二卷八十一篇，宋·史崧校定并音釋。據上海涵芬樓《四部叢刊》子部影印明趙府居敬堂刊本錄入，卷首牌記題「上海涵芬樓景明趙府居敬堂刊本」，並記原書版匡高營造尺六寸三分、寬四寸四分。目錄末行作「元二十四卷今併爲十二卷計八十一篇」。底本與影印本均屬公有領域。 Retrieved 28 October 2026, from https://classicstcm.com/classics/huangdi-neijing-lingshu/
Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu 黃帝內經靈樞. Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor — Numinous Pivot. Classica Sinica Medica, 2026, https://classicstcm.com/classics/huangdi-neijing-lingshu/. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026. Base text: 《黃帝素問靈樞經》十二卷八十一篇，宋·史崧校定并音釋。據上海涵芬樓《四部叢刊》子部影印明趙府居敬堂刊本錄入，卷首牌記題「上海涵芬樓景明趙府居敬堂刊本」，並記原書版匡高營造尺六寸三分、寬四寸四分。目錄末行作「元二十四卷今併爲十二卷計八十一篇」。底本與影印本均屬公有領域。
《黃帝內經靈樞》（Huángdì Nèijīng Língshū）。《黃帝素問靈樞經》十二卷八十一篇，宋·史崧校定并音釋。據上海涵芬樓《四部叢刊》子部影印明趙府居敬堂刊本錄入，卷首牌記題「上海涵芬樓景明趙府居敬堂刊本」，並記原書版匡高營造尺六寸三分、寬四寸四分。目錄末行作「元二十四卷今併爲十二卷計八十一篇」。底本與影印本均屬公有領域。Classica Sinica Medica，2026 年 10 月 28 日 存取，https://classicstcm.com/classics/huangdi-neijing-lingshu/。
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