EAN: 9783447052412

ASIEN- UND AFRIKA-STUDIEN DER HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSI...

This study presents the first complete translation of Liu Chuxuan's (1147-1203) commentary on
the Yellow Emperor's Scripture of Hidden Contracts (Huangdi Yinfujing Zhu). Liu Chuxuan numbers
among the famous seven disciples of Wang Chongyang  who is Quanzhen Daoism's founder and one of
the most revered figures in religious Daoism. Today one of the two surviving Daoist sects 
Quanzhen Daoism was a revolutionary religious movement when it began in the days of the
Jin-dynasty. Liu Chuxuan's commentary constitutes an important document for the history of
Quanzhen Daoism. First of all  it is one of the few surviving commentaries on a classical
Daoist scripture written by a proponent of early Quanzhen. Secondly  Liu Chuxuan's commentary
provides insight into the central ideas of internal alchemy  a theory of self-cultivation
promoted by early Quanzhen Daoism. On top of that  the commentary's eclectic nature elucidates
an important trait of Quanzhen Daoism. It integrates sources from the three different religious
traditions of China: Daoism  Confucianism and Buddhism. This eclecticism reflects on a general
tendency of Chinese culture in the days of the Jin-dynasty. The unification of the three
teachings was prevalent in the entire society and  until this day  comprises an important
aspect of Chinese thought.

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