The Yellow court scripture / volume 1 Text and main commentaries
"The Huangting jing (Yellow Court Scripture) is a central classic of Daoist meditation. It comes in two major versions, an "outer" and an "inner" text, that are both revealed by senior deities and written in lines of seven characters. Going back to the early middle period, w...
| Published in: | The Yellow court scripture $hby Livia Kohn |
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| Subtitles: | Huang ting jing |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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St. Petersburg, FL
Three Pines Press
2023
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| In: |
The Yellow court scripture $hby Livia Kohn
Year: 2023 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Further subjects: | B
Taoist meditations
B Huang ting jing Commentaries |
| Summary: | "The Huangting jing (Yellow Court Scripture) is a central classic of Daoist meditation. It comes in two major versions, an "outer" and an "inner" text, that are both revealed by senior deities and written in lines of seven characters. Going back to the early middle period, with major commentaries from the Tang dynasty, they are rather mysterious and poetic in diction, presenting the human body in terms of energies and spirits, towers and chambers. Without giving specific instructions, they suggest visualization, energy circulation, and alignment with the celestial bodies to maintain and control these internal powers in order to enhance life, increase longevity, and reach for immortality. Both texts, moreover, carry celestial potency in themselves and have been chanted since they first appeared. This book, after a historical introduction, translates both versions with their main commentaries, prefaces, and recitation instructions. Allowing the sources to speak for themselves, it opens a new vista on Daoist meditation, traditional cosmology, and the Chinese understanding of body and mind"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Abweichende ISBN auf dem hinteren Umschlag: 9781931483728 |
| ISBN: | 1931483736 |
| Contains: | : The Yellow court scripture $hby Livia Kohn
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