Daoism, meditation, and the wonders of serenity : from the latter Han dynasty (25-220) to the Tang dynasty (618-907)

Daoism, meditation, and the wonders of serenity : from the latter Han dynasty (25-220) to the Tang dynasty (618-907) / Stephen Eskildsen.

Stephen Eskildsen offers an overview of Daoist religious texts from the Latter Han (25-220) through Tang (618-907) periods, exploring passive meditation methods and their anticipated effects. These methods entailed observing the processes that unfold spontaneously within mind and body, rather than a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eskildsen, Stephen, 1963- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2015]
Series:SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
Subjects:
To 1500
Meditation > Taoism.
Taoism > China > History > To 1500.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Meditation > Taoism
Taoism
China
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction. Opening comments
  • The ancient precedents.
  • 2. The Earliest-known Religious Movements. The Taiping Group Texts (The Great Peace, CP Synopsis, GP Instructions)
  • The Laozi Xiang'er zhu (Laozi-Xiang'er).
  • 3. Dramatic Physical and Sensory Effects. Surges of Primal Qi: The Xiandao jing (The Manifest Dao)
  • The Rushi si chizi fa (Contemplating the Baby)
  • The Taishang hunyuan zhenlu (The True Record).
  • 4. Integrating Buddhism: Earlier Phase. The Xisheng jing (The Western Ascension)
  • The Xuwu ziran benqijing (The Original Arising).
  • 5. Integrating Buddhism: Emptiness and the Twofold Mystery. The Benji jing (The Original Juncture)
  • The Wuchu jing (The Five Kitchens)
  • The Qingjing jing (The Clarity and Calmness).
  • 6. Serenity and the Reaffirmation of Physical Transformation. The Zuowang Iun (Sitting and Forgetting)
  • The Dingguan jing (Stability and Observation).
  • 7. Serenity, Primal Qi, and Embryonic Breathing. The Cunshen lianqi ming (The Inscription)
  • The Taixi jing zhu (Embryonic Breathing).

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