The Yellow Court Scripture, Vol. 1: Text and Main Commentaries - Couverture souple

Kohn, Livia

 
9781931483735: The Yellow Court Scripture, Vol. 1: Text and Main Commentaries
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1931483736 ISBN 13 : 9781931483735
Editeur : Three Pines Press, 2023

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Livia Kohn, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University. The author or editor of over sixty books (including the annual Journal of Daoist Studies), she spent ten years in Kyoto doing research. She currently serves as the executive editor of Three Pines Press, runs international conferences and workshops, and guides study tours to Japan.

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Éditeur
Three Pines Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1931483736
ISBN 13 
9781931483735
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
261
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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