Transcendence in Traditional China

China's regard for nature, as expressed (for example) in Sung landscape painting, is clear and well recognised. What the Chinese believed to exceed the natural world, the realm of ‘the ten-thousand things', is less clear. The present essay tries to explore this question systematically.

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Published in:Religious studies
Main Author: Smith, Huston 1919-2016 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1967]
In: Religious studies
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Summary:China's regard for nature, as expressed (for example) in Sung landscape painting, is clear and well recognised. What the Chinese believed to exceed the natural world, the realm of ‘the ten-thousand things', is less clear. The present essay tries to explore this question systematically.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500002742