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OverviewUnderstanding Reality (Chinese Wu Chen P’ien) is one of the basic classics of Taoist spiritual alchemy as practiced in the Complete Reality (Ch’uan-chen) school of Taoism. Writing in the year 1841, the Taoist Chu Chung-t’ang described its status within the tradition in these terms: 11 Wei Po-yang of the Eastern Han dynasty (23-220 C.E.) first revealed the celestial mechanism and expounded its esoteric truths, composing the Ts'an T'ung Ch'i ... In the Sung dynasty (960-1279) Chang Tzu-yang composed the Wu Chen P’ien. Both texts are perennial guides to the study of the Tao.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chang Po-tuan , Thomas ClearyPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press Imprint: University of Hawai'i Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.287kg ISBN: 9780824811396ISBN 10: 0824811399 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 30 December 1987 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationChang Po-tuan, styled Tzu-yang, lived from approximately 983 to 1082. He is considered the founder of the so-called southern school of Complete Reality Taoism. As he lived before the widespread public recognition and institutionalization of Complete Reality Taoism that took place under the successors and descendants of Wang Che (1113-1171), founder of the northern school, little is known about his life. Indeed, apart from his retrospective recognition as the first patriarch of the southern school of Complete Reality Taoism, Chang is mainly known simply as the author of Understanding Reality, considered a basic text by practitioners of both northern and southern schools. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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