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Travels Through Sacred China
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Author : Martin Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Bene Factum Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-31
Travels Through Sacred China written by Martin Palmer and has been published by Bene Factum Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with China categories.
A revealing guide to China's guide to the vast religious and spiritual heritage This book explains why to understand the soul of China you must see the sacred in China, which is there in the designs of the buildings, the street plans of the cities, in the household shrines at the back of shops, and in the concept that the very land of China itself is sacred. It presents the fundamental sacred ideas that lie at the heart of this ancient land, and is also a guidebook which enters into the spirit of the Dao, through which the culture and traditions of China are brought to life. This new edition has been updated to reflect the rapid developments that have occurred in China in the last 20 years. This is an absolute must-read for all those visiting China, whether for business or pleasure, looking for insight into this complex, varied, and influential nation.
Pilgrims And Sacred Sites In China
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Author : Susan Naquin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1992
Pilgrims And Sacred Sites In China written by Susan Naquin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages categories.
Until now, China has been scarcely represented in the burgeoning comparative literature on pilgrimage. This volume remedies that omission, discussing the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics, and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites.
Sacred Places In China
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Author : Carl F. Kupfer
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-27
Sacred Places In China written by Carl F. Kupfer and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-27 with Travel categories.
From the PREFACE. The chief reason for producing this little volume is to give to the thoughtful reader of China and the Chinese a clearer conception of the readiness of the people to accept, with full credence, such whimsical and mythological stories as are here related, of their susceptibility of spiritual influences, and of the decay of intellectual vigor among the Buddhist and Taoist priests, as the inevitable result of monasticism. The intellectual vigor of the Chinese is found among the Confucianists, who hold the controlling power in the government, while Buddhism and Taoism seem past any hope of resurrection to real life. They have had their age of faith. But no one need to doubt the spiritual susceptibility, nor despair of the intellectual progress of all classes. Christianity fosters mental growth and science stimulates thought and is eminently fitted to drive out all fear and superstition. Christian education is not failing in accomplishing this. The response is abundantly gratifying. However, the struggle with Buddhism and Taoism is not yet ended, it has scarcely begun. The reader finds himself here in the midst of the Asiatic world of nearly two thousand years ago, when Buddhist priests had entered actively upon their pilgrim life. To this day all foot-worn mountain paths lead to some monastery or sacred shrine. The information recorded in this little volume is the fruit of hard labor. The writer traveled to distant mountains in the Mid-China hot summer months, visiting monasteries, and living with monks in the hope of gaining some knowledge of their inner life and hope of the future. Most of this information was obtained verbally, some through Chinese reading.
Record Of Buddhistic Kingdoms
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Author : Fa Xian
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-31
Record Of Buddhistic Kingdoms written by Fa Xian and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Faxian (337 - c. 422) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled by foot from Ancient China to Ancient India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia between 399-412 to acquire Buddhist texts. His journey is described in his important travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms, Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Xian of his Travels in India and Ceylon in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline. Other transliterations of his name include Fa-Hien, and Fa-hsien. In 399 Faxian set out with nine others to locate sacred Buddhist texts. He visited India in the early fifth century. He is said to have walked all the way from China across the icy desert and rugged mountain passes. He entered India from the northwest and reached Pataliputra. He took back with him Buddhist texts and images sacred to Buddhism. He saw the ruins of the city when he reached Pataliputra. Faxian's visit to India occurred during the reign of Chandragupta II. He is also renowned for his pilgrimage to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha (modern Nepal). However, he mentioned nothing about Guptas. Faxian claimed that demons and dragons were the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka. On Faxian's way back to China, after a two-year stay in Ceylon, a violent storm drove his ship onto an island, probably Java. After five months there, Faxian took another ship for southern China; but, again, it was blown off course and he ended up landing at Mount Lao in what is now Shandong in northern China, 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city of Qingdao. He spent the rest of his life translating and editing the scriptures he had collected. Faxian wrote a book on his travels, filled with accounts of early Buddhism, and the geography and history of numerous countries along the Silk Road as they were, at the turn of the 5th century CE. He wrote about cities like Taxila Patliputra, Mathura, and Kannauj in Middle India. He also wrote that inhabitants of Middle India also eat and dress like Chinese people. He declared Patliputra as a very prosperous city. He returned in 412 and settled in what is now Nanjing. In 414 he wrote (or dictated) Foguoji (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms; also known as Faxian's Account). He spent the next decade, until his death, translating the Buddhist sutra he had brought with him from India.
Journey To The Sacred
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Author : Jacob Rawson
language : en
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
Release Date : 2024-04-01
Journey To The Sacred written by Jacob Rawson and has been published by Jain Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-01 with Travel categories.
A restless graduate student of Chinese language discovers a rare old book about sacred mountains and embarks on an adventure that sees him scaling cliffs and tramping across alpine tundra to find and speak with monks, nuns, hermits, priests, and pilgrims across China. He discovers a ninety-year-old nun who has lived hidden among cliffs for half a century, meets one of the world’s last cave dwellers, and details a chance encounter with a dead body. Along the way, he deciphers cliff inscriptions and translates classical Chinese poems that help uncover the secrets of these ancient pilgrim trails. The journey continues to the author’s home in the Pacific Northwest, where he climbs a set of renowned American peaks where Beat-generation poets such as Jack Kerouac practiced Buddhism and studied Chinese poetry. Journey to the Sacred presents a lively adventure and a deeply personal exploration. Through his encounters with pilgrims and hermits on both continents, the author examines universal themes of isolation, vulnerability, loss, and triumph in the context of the long intimate relationship between people and mountains.
Essential Chinese Mythology
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Author : Martin Palmer
language : en
Publisher: HarperThorsons
Release Date : 1997
Essential Chinese Mythology written by Martin Palmer and has been published by HarperThorsons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Religion categories.
Discusses the myths and gods of ancient China and their sources.
The Face Of China
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Author : Emily Georgiana Kemp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
The Face Of China written by Emily Georgiana Kemp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1909 with China categories.
Travels Through Sacred China
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Author : Martin Palmer
language : en
Publisher: HarperThorsons
Release Date : 1996
Travels Through Sacred China written by Martin Palmer and has been published by HarperThorsons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.
To walk through China is to walk on holy ground. Travels Through Sacred China is a guide to the soul of China. It is also a guidebook which enters into the spirit of Tao.
The Face Of China
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Author : Emily Georgiana Kemp
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2019-01-26
The Face Of China written by Emily Georgiana Kemp and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-26 with Travel categories.
Excerpt from The Face of China: Travels in East, North, Central and Western China; With Some Account of the New Schools, Universities, Missions, and the Old Religious Sacred Places of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism People may describe with success the soul of a people, provided it is sufficiently near the surface, but the foreigner who has known and loved China for a lifetime would be the first to repudiate the possibility of doing this in the case of China. I would rather take Browning's view Nor soul helps body more than body soul - and try to set down faithfully the things I have seen, that they may lead others to study China for themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Life And Travel In Tartary Thibet And China
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Author : Meredith Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Life And Travel In Tartary Thibet And China written by Meredith Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Asia, Central categories.