Tao Te Ching is the essential text of Taoism. Composed by Lao Tzu or compiled by more than one hand (the sources don’t agree on…
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Tag: Taoist Philosophy
The Transformative Journey of Chinese Buddhism
When Buddhism spread to China from India it evolved to respond to the challenges posed by an older philosophy/ religion then existing in China known…
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China’s Spiritual Tapestry
The histories of Taoism and Buddhism in China as well as the interactions between Tibetan Buddhism and the Qing emperors are areas of growing interest…
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Emperor Huizong – Part 2
This magnificent 661- page biography of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty is a wonderful synthesis of the life of Prince of Duan from birth…
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Emperor Huizong – Part 1
This is a magnificent 661- page biography of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Published in 2014 this is the only full-length biography in English.…
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Master of the Three Ways
The Chinese literati is a class of persons who withdrew from the material and political world during the Chinese dynastic era. Their focus is on…
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