The Order of Sima Chengzhen and Wang Ziqiao: An Inquiry into the History of Shangqing Daoism in the Tiantai Mountains

Though small,this work is important for the study of Taoist history.It throws a better light on one of its major representatives,Sima Chengzhen 司马承祯(647-735),12th patriarch of the Shangqing 上清 tradition,a blooming Taoist school under the Tang (618-907).Ute Engelhardt had certainly already studied him notably with her translation of one of his principal texts on the breath technics;Livia Kohn too has worked on one of his short texts on meditation and Paul Kroll has written several articles on his poetry.But Thomas Jülch brings a new vision of this Taoist and his essential role on the legitimation of imperial power with the moving of the Shangqing tradition center to the Tiantai Mountains 天台山.     

Meaningful Arabic Figures and White Color

In the Tibetan areas, the color white occupies a conspicuous position in daily life. Representative of this are snow-white hada scarves. A love of the color has gradually evolved into worship of it. Tibetans also have their own tradition in the use of Arabic numerals.Arabic Figures "3"and "9"Since ancient times, the Chinese have attached great importance to the choice of a wedding date. Tibetans favor the number 3 and its multiples. Based on this belief, the day for the male side to send pe…     

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Mongolian-Tibetan Relations: Political VolumeAs one of the series books published under the general title of Mongolian-Tibetan Relations, the book was authored by Chen Qingying, who spent dozens of years devoting to Tibetan education and Tibetan studies. He lived and worked in Tibet for many years and has pro-     

Chessboard OF GO GAMES

Tibetan Go has an age-old history, and there are many books devoted to its skills. A studyof these books show that many in Tibet favor the Mimang Go board, a high-grade chessboard that was admired by the government officials, noblemen and men of letters inancient Tibet. But such a chessboard only occurred in literature, until one was unearthedlast year from the Ruins of Qambamiqugling Palace (where Songtsan Gambo was born) to the northof Gyimashiang Village, Mezhoigungka County.NAMES. …     

Jamyon Yeshi and His Driving School

<正>Sitting on the upper reaches of Lancangjiang River,Chamdo is the principal prefecture-level city of eastern Tibet.Since ancient times,it has been an important economic hub for merchants from Sichuan,Yunnan,and Qinghai.Influenced by this strong commercial atmosphere,there is a long and well-established entrepreneu rial tradition among Tibetans of Chamdo.In the fi rst half of the 20th centu ry,the legenda ry business mogul,Pangdatsang,was always someone the     

Nuns of the Unique Joyul(gcod-yul)Sect of Tibetan Buddhism

The Joyul tradition,which was founded in the 11thcentury,was one of the most important sects of Ti-betan Buddhism.This tradition may trace its originsback to Pha Dampa Sangye,a well-known monk whowas a native of South India,and was founded by MacikLabdron(ma-cig lab-sgron),a famous Tibetan Yogini(a female practitioner of the Yogachara school).It wasthe only sect founded by a female in the history of Ti-betan Buddhism,and this is also rarely seen in the worldhistory of world religions.The sect had a unique doc-trine and methods of intensive meditative practice.Therefore,it was a distinctive sect in the TibetanBuddhism.It not only had deep impact on other sectsof Tibetan Buddhism,but also had great influence on     

传统女红艺术现代化的先行者——沈寿与她的《雪宦绣谱》

Shen Shou is living modern times setes up revolutionary art of girl modern times education. and self wards off the way. and is the first to do to pay attention to the west in the painting that glossy image is light and shade and the viewpoint that copyd in the realistic writing, the transformation is thawed embroidery in the centre of, smashs China copys in a few thousand the embroidery tradition, morcover by means of the combination against the modern times industry maneuver,the effect coming into being causes this traditional technology advance up the hitherto unknown fresh field of vision.