Unlike most of clearys books on taoism and other systems, this book is published by a university press, and cleary in his introduction is accordingly more. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Chang potuan of tientai, his wu chen pien, essay on the understanding of the truth. Goodreads members voted understanding reality into the following lists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The futher explanation of changs text is by liu iming. Song dynasty chinese philosophy philosophy books taoist texts. Wuzhen pian awakening to reality, in xiuzhen shishu ten books for. The text itself has the almost unsurpassable combo of chang po tuan, who wrote the primary text understanding reality, and commentary by the great liu iming a combination of thinkers that cleary revisits in his the inner teachings of taoism. Lists that contain understanding reality by chang potuan. Word chin tan of chang potuan, and by cleary, the inner teachings of taoism. Chang potuan author of the inner teachings of taoism.
Immortal sisters 9781556432224 thomas cleary boeken. Heres a selection on taoism from watkins books shelves, suggested by mike. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the complete reality school, this text is accompanied by the lucid commentary of the nineteenthcentury adept. By chang potuan, with a concise commentary by liu iming, translated from the chinese by thomas cleary. Its almost false advertising to claim this is a book conveying the teaching of chang.
The present translation of understanding reality is based on, and includes, the commentary of liu iming, a ching dynasty taoist who like chang potuan was deeply versed in buddhism and confucianism as well as taoism, and expressly dedicated his works to removing obscurities sur rounding technical terminology in alchemical literature. Explore books by chang potuan with our selection at. At its core the text by chang potaun makes up very little of this book. Full text of understanding reality the wuzhen pian. But keeping everything straight is difficult as the words of clearly comprise the core of this book. In his introduction to understanding reality, chang potuan mentions the overt. Buy the inner teachings of taoism new edition by chang po tuan isbn. A taoist alchemical classic by chang po tuan 19880228 on. Taoism bibliography the following texts are ones i have. The wuzhen pian is a 1075 daoist classic on neidanstyle internal alchemy. Top 10 books on taoism watkins mind body spirit magazine. A taoist alchemical classic by chang potuan 19880228 on. The inner teachings oftaoism, by chang potuan 1986. University of hawaii press, 1987 religion 203 pages.
The language and style is quite difficult to understand. The text itself has the almost unsurpassable combo of chang potuan, who wrote the primary text understanding reality, and commentary by the great liu iming a combination of thinkers that cleary revisits in his the inner teachings of taoism. Be the first to ask a question about understanding reality. The inner teachings of taoism ebook by chang potuan. Taoism bibliography compiled by paul cody the following texts are ones i have read in my study of the tao. Understanding reality the wuzhen pian chang po tuan. Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices. The present translation of understanding reality is based on, and includes, the commentary of liu 1ming, a ching dynasty taoist who like chang potuan was deeply versed in buddhism and confucianism as well as taoism, and expressly dedicated his works to removing obscurities sur rounding technical terminology in alchemical literature. Read the inner teachings of taoism by chang po tuan available from rakuten kobo. To read more get understanding reality by chang po tuan university of hawaii press isbn08248199read it all, but especially around page 85.
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