现存明《正统道藏》洞真部谱录类中有《洞玄灵宝真灵位业图》一卷，卷首署名梁贞白先生陶弘景撰，唐天台妙有大师玄同先生赐紫闾丘方远校定，此书被学界公认为中国道教史上的第一个神谱。该神祇谱系仿照东汉班固《汉书•古今人表》的体例，收录道教各类天神地祇近700个，其中大多数来源于上清经典仙传。按照从天上到地下的原则划分为七个等级，即玉清、上清、太极、太清、九宫、地仙（真）、酆都，每一阶又分为中位主尊和左、右位诸神，个别层阶还有散仙位和女真位。此书从明至清有8个传承刻本流传下来，但历代史籍的书目志略皆不著录此书名，明代以前的道门内外古籍更是鲜有提及，现只能上溯到南宋吕太古《道门通教必用集》卷五曾有引文，初唐潘师正《道门经法相承次序》所引《真灵位业经》行文特点与神仙名目与今本《真灵位业图》有一定差距，唐代道经《金锁流珠引》中大道传承体系的神仙名讳与今本《真灵位业图》同名者甚多。有鉴于此，该书是否为陶弘景所撰历来有分歧。本论文共分五章，首先从文本源流入手，对现有《真灵位业图》的各种版本进行了搜集整理，进而对已有文献特点进行了研究，在此基础上，通过深入比对明代以前相关的古籍文献，探究其文本来源。最终结合以上各章得出的观点，从正反两方面辨析陶弘景撰著的可能性。第一章，绪论。简述了选题的意义，总结了以往学界的相关研究并对其中的某些观点提出了不同的看法，概括了本论文的研究过程。第二章，陶弘景与上清经传。简述了今本《真灵位业图》署名作者陶弘景的一生，主要参考了官修正史的描述，并辅以各种传记；对冠以“上清宗师”的称号进行了辨析；总结了神祇名单主要来源之一的上清降授文本的形成过程。第三章，文本源流。考略了流传下来的明清两代8种版本，兼及近现代影印本；概括了现有版本的特点并对《真灵位业图》等级架构的原则进行了探讨；通过比对道门内外古籍的相关记载来上溯其渊源，并对一些论著的观点提出了自己的看法。第四章，撰者考辩。结合以上各章节中的观点，从正反两方面辨析陶弘景为作者的可能性。首先，从《真灵位业图》析出契合陶弘景思想的成分，然后，举证与其理念不符甚至相悖的内容。第五章，结论。综合以上各章的论述，对提出的观点进行概括总结，得出自己的结论，最后阐述研究的意义。

True Spirit Position Diagram is included in the pedigree category of Dongzhen department of Zhengtong Daozang in the Ming dynasty, which was signed by Tao Hongjing in the Liang dynasty and revised by Lvqiu Fangyuan in the Tang dynasty. It has been hailed as the first immortal pedigree by academia in the history of Chinese Taoism. The immortal pedigree images roughly seven hundred immortals after the text of GuJing Renbiao in Hanshu, which are arranged in seven levels from heaven to hell named Yuqing,Shangqing,Taiji,Taqing,Jiugong,Dixian,Fengdu and mostly come from sacred writings and biography of Shangqing. It is divided into middle bits, left bits and right bits on every level, some of which have scattered fairy bits and female bits. Although it has eight versions in circulation from Ming dynasty to Qing dynasty, the title doesn’t appear from the successive dynasties ancient books before Ming dynasty. The quotation comes from Daomen Tongjiao Biyongji before Ming Dynasty. The article named Zhenling Weiyejing contained in Daomen jingfa xiangchen cixu in Tang dynasty is mostly different from True Spirit Position Diagram. The book named Jinsuo Liuzhu Yin and True Spirit Position Diagram are similar in many ways. Accordingly, it is still a matter of some controversy who is the author. This paper is divided into five parts. It focuses on the collection of different editions of True Spirit Position Diagram from source and course of the text. In order to delve into the origins of the book based on characteristic of the present, I explore on the similarities and differences of the text in ancient books. At last, according to what the preceding chapters have argued, the paper analyzes the probability pro and con that the author was Tao Honhjing. The first part: Preface. In this part, the significance of the study about this paper is discussed. It gives different views based on relate researches in academic community of the research findings in the past, summarily described the process of study.The second part: Tao Hongjing and Taoism Shangqing sect's lection and biography. It is introduced about the life of Tao hongjing whose name is signed on True Spirit Position Diagram, which is based on officially-compiled history books and biographies.It analyzes the origin of “master of Taoism Shangqing” used by Taohongjing, summarizes formation process of Taoism Shangqing sect's lection and biography which are the chief sources of gods.The third part: On the style of source books by headstream edition. It presents comprehensive review of eight editions of True Spirit Position Diagram from Ming dynasty to Qing dynasty, including of photocopy in modern times. It outlines the characteristics of all editions of True Spirit Position Diagram, studies on order of the gods. In the process of tracing to the source of the book by the comparison of differences in text among related ancient books, I express different views at some arguments. The fourth part: Textual research on compiler. According to what the preceding chapters have argued, the paper analyzes the probability pro and con that the author was Tao Honhjing. At first, I find required information which conform to Tao Hongjing’s ideas from True Spirit Position Diagram, then, illustrate the difference and disagreement with Tao Hongjing’s ideas.The fifth part: Conclusion. It generalizes a conclusion from a collection of four parts above. At the last of the chapter, significance of the research for True Spirit Position Diagram is discussed.