The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters
The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters: (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters: (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)


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Explores the religion developed by the Quanzhen Taoists, who sought to cultivate the mind not only through seated meditation, but also throughout the daily activities of life. Stephen Eskildsen's book offers an in-depth study of the beliefs and practices of the Quanzhen (Complete Realization) School of Taoism, the predominant school of monastic Taoism in China. The Quanzhen School was founded in the latter half of the twelfth century by the eccentric holy man Wan Zhe (1113–1170), whose work was continued by his famous disciples commonly known as the Seven Realized Ones. This study draws upon surviving texts to examine the Quanzhen masters' approaches to mental discipline, intense asceticism, cultivation of health and longevity, mystical experience, supernormal powers, death and dying, charity and evangelism, and ritual. From these primary sources, Eskildsen provides a clear understanding of the nature of Quanzhen Taoism and reveals its core emphasis to be the cultivation of clarity and purity of mind that occurs not only through seated meditation, but also throughout the daily activities of life.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Opening Comments Historical Summary Preview of 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

About the Author :
Stephen Eskildsen is UC Foundation Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is the author of Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion, also published by SUNY Press.

Review :
"Through lucid translations, the author allows the development of his topic to flow from the Chinese sources, supplying essential commentary and a useful framework. He introduces Western readers to extremely important texts for understanding the development of modern Taoism."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780791460450
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 282
  • Series Title: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
  • Weight: 639 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0791460452
  • Publisher Date: 23 Jun 2004
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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