Title The teachings and practices of the early Quanzhen Taoist masters / Stephen Eskildsen

Published Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 274 pages) Series SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. Contents The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Opening Comments -- Historical Summary -- Preview to This Book's Contents -- 2. Cultivating Clarity and Purity -- Conclusion -- 3. The Asceticism of the Quanzhen Masters -- 4. Cultivating Health and Longevity -- The Anatomy -- The Causes of Disease and Death -- How the Quanzhen Masters Combated Disease and Death -- Conclusion: Nurturing the Qi and Completing the Spirit -- 5. Visions and Other Trance Phenomena -- Introduction A Remarkable Incident from the Childhood of Yin Zhiping -- Communications from Realized Beings of Past and Present -- Miscellaneous ""Signs of Proof"": Sights, Sounds, Tastes, and Sensations -- Difficulties and Frustrations Involved in Gaining ""Signs of Proof"" -- Conclusion -- 6. The Miraculous Powers of the Quanzhen Masters -- How to Attain Miraculous Power -- Manifesting the Radiant Spirit -- Clairvoyance -- Two Physical Feats of Wang Zhe Confirmed by Qiu Chuji -- Healing and Ritual Thaumaturgy -- Wondrous Mirages -- Conclusion -- 7. Death and Dying in Early Quanzhen Taoism -- Hagiography Collected Sayings -- Conclusion -- 8. The Compassion of the Early Quanzhen Masters -- 9. Rituals in Early Quanzhen Taoism -- Attitudes toward Rituals -- The Quanzhen Masters As Ritual Purists -- Final Remarks -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Secondary Sources in English and French -- Secondary Sources in Chinese -- Secondary Sources in Japanese -- Primary Sources from the Taoist Canon -- Other Primary Sources -- Glossary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index Notes Text in Englishl glossary in Chinese and English Print version record Subject Taoism -- China -- Quanzhou Shi -- History Taoist priests -- China -- Quanzhou Shi -- History RELIGION -- Taoism. Taoism Taoist priests China -- Quanzhou Shi Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1423739760 9781423739760 9780791460450 0791460452 0791485315 9780791485316

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