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1 online resource (306 pages) |
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text file |
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THE SECRET OF EVERLASTING LIFE: The First Translation of the Ancient Chinese Text on Immortality; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Wei Boyangs' Text; Xu Conshi's Text; Addendum; Terms Used in This Book; Translation and History of the Text; Additional Select Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century Can Dong Qi. This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of both the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. The Can Dong Qi is also the ancestral text of all Qi Gong exercises in China. This translation reveals for the first time the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages. Presented here with its original Chinese commentaries, the Can Dong Qi is full of practical information and advice about the process of human transforma. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Elixir of life.
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Elixir of life. |
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Alchemy -- China.
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Alchemy. |
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China. |
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Taoism.
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Taoism. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Bertschinger, Richard. Secret of Everlasting Life : The First Translation of the Ancient Chinese Text on Immortality. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd., ©2010 9781848190481 |
| ISBN |
9780857010544 (electronic book) |
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0857010549 (electronic book) |
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