Author: Livia Kohn

The Way of Highest Clarity: Nature, Vision, and Revelation in Medieval Daoism

Highest Clarity (Shangqing) was a Daoist religious movement that flourished for a thousand years in medieval China. This book explores its chief religious ideas and practices through three key texts, translated into English for the first time. Together with introductory essays on the concepts of nature, vision, and revelation, the book provides an overview of a unique and fascinating religious imagination, of interest to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of humanity’s cultural heritage. It is a prime study of a major Daoist school, offering path-breaking research of this little-known aspect of medieval Chinese culture

Author: James Miller2008245 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-09-4Cite

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Divine Traces of the Daoist Sisterhood

This book presents unique materials on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Based on Du Guangting’s (850-933) extensive record of Daoist women’s biographies, covering the entire scope of medieval Chinese society and ranging from the 3^rd to the 9^th centuries, the book explores the social context, ideals, and specific techniques of their practice. It also relates the stories to overall Daoist themes and contemporaneous political events, carefully analyzing both the spiritual and lifestyle choices women made in ancient China. A well-crafted work and unique in its scholarly solidity and breadth of insights, Divine Traces is a classic in the field

Author: Suzanne Cahill2006225 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-04-9Cite

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Living with the Dao: Conceptual Issues in Daoist Practice

In medieval Daoist practice as much as today, the alignment of the body and the harmonization of qi bring about the transformation of the emotions and the unfold-ing of spirit. In addition, progress along the path also requires the rethinking and reformu-lating of basic ideas about self, world, and universe, the adjustment of the mind and one’s sense of identity to the flow of Dao. Illuminating this facet, this collection of thirteen essays covers issues of mind and body, self and personality, good and evil, qigong and ritual, as well as prolongevity and ecology.

Author: Livia Kohn2002245 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-63-6Cite

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Laughing at the Dao: Debates among Buddhists and Daoists in Medieval China

The Xiaodao lun (Laughing at the Dao) is a key document of medieval debates among Buddhists and Daoists. Written by the Daoist renegade Zhen Luan in 570, it aims to expose inconsistencies in Daoist doctrine, cosmology, ritual, and religious practice. This complete and fully annotated translation places the work in the context of the debates and exposes the political schemes behind apparently religious disputes. The introduction outlines the history of the debates while two appendixes present materials of earlier and later debates and Daoist sources cited in the text. Richly informed and highly relevant to an understanding of medieval China, the work enhances the study of medieval Buddhist and Daoist myth, rhetoric, and ideology.

Author: Livia Kohn2008280 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-07-0Cite

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Daoism Excavated: Cosmos and Humanity in Early Manuscripts

Daoism Excavated is a first detailed exploration of Daoist cosmology, philosophy, and political vision as found in recently unearthed bamboo slips and silk manuscripts. Presenting a detailed, and often carefully philological, examination ofthe Taiyi shengshui, Hengxian,Fanwu liuxing, and Huangdi sijing, as well as of various versions of the Laozi, the book provides new insights into ancient Daoist thought and its various schools and lineages. It focuses particularly on different visions of the creation and unfolding of the universe and on the application of these alternative cosmologies in political thought and practice. Revising and expanding our understanding of traditional Chinese thinking, the book makes an essential contribution to Chinese studies, philosophy, and religion.

Author: Zhongjiang Wang2015230 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-62-9Cite

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Zhuangzi: Text and Context

Zhuangzi: Text and Context is a comprehensive discussion of the ancient Daoist work Zhuangzi in 24 chapters, providing a chronologically-based outline of the context of the work, from the compilation of the text to its reading in 21^st century ecology, plus a systematic discussion and interpretation of its central concepts from perfect happiness to playful uselessness. The book integrates a vast spectrum of original and secondary sources, examines the history and ideas in a wide context, both within China and cross-culturally, and relates many of Zhuangzi’s key notions and practices to modern science, notably physics, biology, and psychology. Encyclopedic in scope, meticulous in execution, and skillfully presented, it is a must for anyone interested in traditional Chinese thought.

Author: Livia Kohn2014335 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-27-8Cite

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Zhuangzi: Thinking through the Inner Chapters

Zhuangzi: Thinking through the Inner Chapters is a major contribution to the philosophical understanding of Zhuangzi as seen by the foremost representative of new Chinese scholarship. Besides giving detailed readings of all seven Inner Chapters, the book also provides historical and textual context plus an in-depth examination of key philosophical concepts. Providing new and often startling insights, it flushes out the relevance of Zhuangzi’s thought especially in relation to Confucian and Mohist teachings as well as to Chinese history and culture. A must for anyone interested in Chinese and comparative philosophy.

Author: Bo Wang2014220 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-60-5Cite

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New Visions of the Zhuangzi

A collection of thirteen essays on the ancient Daoist philosophical work Zhuangzi, this presents new angles and approaches. It overcomes the traditional division of schools in favor of topics, sheds new light on key philosophical notions, examines Zhuangzi’s relation to language, and explores issues of ethics, virtue, and personal perfection. In addition, it also applies modern neuroscience to its instructions, explores its vision of the ideal mind, and connects Zhuangzi’s teachings to issues of education and community relevant in contemporary society.

Author: Livia Kohn, ed.2015225 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-29-2Cite

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Readings in Daoist Mysticism

A handy reader for teachers and students of mysticism in theory and meditation practice, this collects 140 pages of expanded conference presentations and re-edited articles together with 90 pages of easily accessible translations of relevant primary sources. It is ideally suited for specialized classes on Daoism and Chinese religions, comprehensive courses on Asian religions, or introductions to mysticism in comparative perspective. It is also a valuable resource for general information on the subject and access to pertinent original sources.

Author: Livia Kohn2009250 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-13-1Cite

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Rediscovering the Roots of Chinese Thought: Laozi’s Philosophy

This book translates Lao Zhuang xinlun, a key work of contemporary Chinese. It offers a unique discussion of the Laozi, arguing—in contrast to standard Western scholarship—that the text goes back to a single author and identifying him as an older contemporary, and even teacher, of Confucius. This places the Confucian Analectsafter the Laozi and makes the text the most fundamental work of ancient Chinese thought. Chen explores these debates regarding these points, providing evidence based on materials excavated from Mawangdui and Guodian. His book is fascinating documentation of contemporary Chinese arguments and debates previously unavailable in English. It is nothing less than a complete revision of the history of Chinese thought with Daoism as its major focus.

Author: Guying Chen2015150 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-61-2Cite

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