The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters

"This study draws upon surviving texts to examine the Quanzhen masters' approaches to mental discipline, intense asceticism, cultivation of health and longevity, mystical experience, supernormal powers, death and dying, charity and evangelism, and ritual. From these primary sources, Eskildsen provides a clear understanding of the nature of Quanzhen Taoism and reveals its core emphasis to be the cultivation of clarity and purity of mind that occurs not only through seated meditation, but also throughout the daily activities of life."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Editions

1

Pages

274

ISBN

9780791460450

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