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A very good study that discusses early Chinese cosmological ideas in realtionship to the turtle as an important Chinese iconography. The author makes direct reference to archaic bronzes of the Shang dynasty and inscriptions. (For this item please quote stock ID 4066) ISBN: 9780791404607

This book is a sequel to Self as Body in Asian Theory & Practice and anticipates a third book, Self as Image in Asian Theory & Practice. In order to address issues as diverse as the promotion of human rights or the resolution of sexism in ways that avoid inadvertent lapses into cultural chauvinism, alternative cultural perspectives that begin from differing conceptions of self and self-realiation must be articulated and respected. This book explores the articulation of personal character within the disparate cultural experiences of Japan, China, and South Asia.14301 (For this item please quote stock ID 4090) ISBN: 9780791417249

The ancient Chinese regarded the written word as a transformative force able to move heaven and earth and unite the reader with the source of all things, the Tao. The power of writing, especially poetry, is celebrated here in short texts that present both practical instruction and spiritual insight: >Lu Ji's essay in verse, 'The Art of Writing', reveals the inner process every writer must go through in preparing for the creative act >Sikong Tu's 'Twenty-four Styles of Poetry' teaches that poets must perfect themselves internally in order to achieve perfection in what they write >'Poets' Jade Splinters' contains aphoristic prescriptions and humorous anecdotes about poetry, poets, and the rules of composition. Assorted commentaries and critical evaluations focus on Chinese lyrical poetry. (For this item please quote stock ID 4289) ISBN: 9781570620928

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'Chan's theme is Chinese humanism, because this is the unavoidable theme of Chinese philosophy in nearly all ages. Heroically he has translated his philosophers himself, with the result that for the first time the entire map is seen through a consistent eye' - The Saturday Review (For this item please quote stock ID 5081) ISBN: 9780691019642

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'Chinese philosophy before our Christian era is emphasised in this nontechnical summary of Chinese thought. Professor Creel also deals with Confucianism, the ideas of Mo-tsu and Mencius, Taoism, Legalism, and their variations and adaptations. As an introduction for the general reader, this book stands among the best' - China: A Resource & Curriculum Guide 'There exists nowhere else such a well-written presentation of the main trends in Chinese thought in so brief a space. The text is not cluttered with Chinese names and the pages are not weighed down with footnotes ? but the references are there for those who want them, with suggestions for further readings. This is a book which can be understood by those who have never read anything else about China' - The New York Times Book Review (For this item please quote stock ID 6150) ISBN: 9780226120300

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Since Tiananmen in 1989, the debate on human rights in China has raged on with increasing volume and shifting context, but little real progress. In this provocative book, one of our most learned scholars of China moves beyond the political shouting match, informing and contextualising this debate from a Confucian and a historical perspective. Asian Values is a concept advanced by some authoritarian regimes to differentiate an Asian model of development, supposedly based on Confucianism, from a Western model identified with individualism, liberal democracy, and human rights. Highlighting the philosophical development of Confucianism as well as the Chinese historical experience with community organisation, constitutionalism, education, and women's rights, De Bary argues that while the Confucian sense of personhood differs in some respects from Western libertarian concepts of the individual, it is not incompatible with human rights, but could, rather, enhance them. De Bary also demonstrates that Confucian communitarianism has historically resisted state domination, and that human rights in China could be furthered by a genuine Confucian communitarianism that incorporates elements of Western civil society. With clarity and elegance, Asian Values and Human Rights broadens our perspective on the Chinese human rights debate. (For this item please quote stock ID 6310) ISBN: 9780674001961

Lin Zhao'en (1517-1598) set out to popularise Confucianism by combining Confucian studies with Daoist inner alchemical techniques and Buddhist Chan philosophy into something he called the Three in One Teachings. Despite periods of clandestine activity since its inception, the Three in One cult has undergone a remarkable revival in post-Mao China: today Lin is worshipped throughout Southeast China and Southeast Asia as Lord of the Three in One in over a thousand temples by tens of thousands of cult initiates. Many of the temples have been restored since 1979, when China began to experience an explosive resurgence of popular culture and religion. In this book, based on 10 years of field work, Kenneth Dean vividly documents the re-emergence of this cult, which seeks to transmit a universal vision of truth yet retains a strong local appeal through its healing rituals and spirit mediumism. Although the Chinese government still tries to suppress these resurgences in the interest of modernisation, the cult's locally based networks appear in this account as unstoppable social forces. Dean explores the organisation and transmission of the Three in One's unique cultural vision, the reception of this vision, and the construction of subjectivity within a vibrant ritual tradition. Outlining such features as inner alchemical meditation, scripture and iconography, ritual practice, and spirit mediumism, he demonstrates the cult's transformative potential as well as its contemporaneity and dynamism. Rural Chinese popular culture as a whole emerges here as highly complex and always evolving - traditional and resilient. (For this item please quote stock ID 6338) ISBN: 9780691028811

This first book-length study in English explores the long neglected ancient Chinese treatise: the Pheasant Cap Master or He guan zi (3rd century B.C.). 'This is an exceptionally thorough, clear, and well-structured account of an important early Chinese text that has been largely overlooked by most scholars because of doubts about its authenticity and difficulties with its textual integrity - issues now largely clarified by this study. 'The author's approach is particularly interesting and illuminating; the focus here is not only on what the He guan zi says, but how things are said, and how language is used in argumentation' - John Major, author of Heaven & Earth in Early Han Thought. 'The He guan zi is of considerable importance in ascertaining the nature of the intellectual world of the late Warring States period, but it has been greatly under studied and under appreciated because of its unclear intellectual filiation, its textual complexities, and its questionable authenticity. Defoort's book makes great strides toward clearing up these various confusions that have stood in the way of fully appreciating this text for centuries' - H. D. Roth, Brown University. Carine Defoort is Associate Professor in the Department of Oriental Studies, Sinology at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. (For this item please quote stock ID 6359) ISBN: 9780791430743

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Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde - 'the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy' (The New York Times Book Review, April, 1982). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the subject in any language. Volume 1 covers the period of the philosophers, form the beginings to around 1000B.C. - a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Volume 2 discusses a period lesser known in the West - the period of classical learning, form the second century B.C. to the 20th-century. Dr. Fung Yu-lan is generally recognised as China's outstanding historian of Chinese philosophy. Derk Bodde is Professor of Chinese Studies Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and author of numerous works on China, including Festivals in Classical China & Essays on Chinese Civilisation. (For this item please quote stock ID 7211) ISBN: 9780691020211

Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde - 'the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy' (The New York Times Book Review, April, 1982). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the subject in any language. Volume 1 covers the period of the philosophers, form the beginings to around 1000B.C. - a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Volume 2 discusses a period lesser known in the West - the period of classical learning, form the second century B.C. to the 20th-century. Dr. Fung Yu-lan is generally recognised as China's outstanding historian of Chinese philosophy. Derk Bodde is Professor of Chinese Studies Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and author of numerous works on China, including Festivals in Classical China & Essays on Chinese Civilisation. (For this item please quote stock ID 7212) ISBN: 9780691020228

A New Treatise is a translation of the Chinese edition first published in 1946 under the title Xin Zhi Yan. It expounds on neo-Confucianism from the point of view of the methodology of metaphysics and gives it a worthy position in modern philosophy (For this item please quote stock ID 7215) ISBN: 9787119019475

This is a chronicle of Chinese thought from the third millennium sage-kings to the 1911 overthrow of the oldest monarchical system in the world. The book illuminates the most commonly known schools of Confuciansim and Taoism, and it acquaints readers with Mohism, Yin-Yang, Legalism, Neo-Taosim, Neo-Confucianism, and the introduction of Western philosophy. (For this item please quote stock ID 7216) ISBN: 9780684836348

First published in 1823 in Macao, China, this booklet contains 200 Chinese sayings, collected and translated by Sir John Davis in 1818. (For this item please quote stock ID 7843) ISBN: 9780910704779

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From the author of the bestselling Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes comes a charming gift book of simple wisdom accompanied by Chinese calligraphy by Kenneth Lau. (For this item please quote stock ID 9240) ISBN: 9780060951337

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Few nations have produced an intellectual tradition as complex or eclectic as that of China. Evolving gradually through a long, tumultuous history marked by magnificent triumphs and catastrophic defeats, the wisdom of the 'Middle Kingdom' stands today as a testament to the achievements of human culture and sophistication. And yet, despite the gradual migration of Chinese thought and cosmology to the West, most of it remains mysterious or even unknown to Westerners. This remarkable volume opens a vivid window onto thousands of years of Chinese intellectual endeavor. From the time-honoured sagacity of Confucius to the contemporary words of Deng Xiaoping, The Great Thoughts of China brings together ? for the first time ? quotations from the wisest, most insightful voices of Chinese history. Compiled by one of China's foremost cultural experts, the quotations have been carefully selected and translated for this edition to make them accessible to contemporary readers, while preserving their original meanings and context. The subjects are universal ? art, human nature, politics, knowledge, military science ? and the wisdom is ageless. Each topic is preceded by a brief introduction, placing it within the greater context of Chinese thought, while biographical profiles lend insight into the fascinating lives of each person quoted. Whether Taoist, Buddhist, Communist, or Confucian, the compelling words and folk wisdom of China's past and present fill these pages with reason, revelation, and perception. Here, in one brilliant volume, are the beliefs and convictions that have forged a unique and intriguing culture. The Great Thoughts of China will enthrall all those captivated by Chinese civilisation, philosophy, and history. 'Good government does not win the people as does good education. He who practices good government is feared by the people; he who gives good education is loved by them. Good government wins the wealth of the people; good education wins their hearts' - Mencius (4th century b.c.). 'Moral force never dwells in solitude; it will always bring neighbors' - Confucius (551 - 479 b.c.). 'Those who would question the present should investigate the past. Those who do not understand what is to come should look at what has gone before' - Guanzi (c. 4th to 2nd century b.c.). (For this item please quote stock ID 9691) ISBN: 9780471027515

This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the 'three religions' of China - Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added) - are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as 'minorities'. Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual selections, from ancient oracle bones to stirring accounts of mystic visions, is preceded by a substantial introduction. As with the other volumes, most of the selections here have never been translated before. Stephen Teiser provides a general introduction in which the major themes and categories of the religions of China are analysed. The book represents an attempt to move from one conception of the 'Chinese spirit' to a picture of many spirits, including a Laozi who acquires magical powers and eventually ascends to heaven in broad daylight; the white-robed Guanyin, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in China; and the burning-mouth hungry ghost. The book concludes with a section on 'earthly conduct'. 'Due to the quality and quantity of the contributions, this anthology gives readers - in one volume - a wealth of new material on Chinese religions. Perhaps more importantly, it also offers a reconceptualisation of the field'. - The Journal of Asian Studies 'Excellent and should be an important help to students of Chinese religions and a new model for the study of religion in general that needs to be aware of the variety of manifestations a particular tradition develops within each culture, through all leve ls of society and across the centuries'. - Journal of Religious Studies (For this item please quote stock ID 10132) ISBN: 9780691021430

The leadership of society is the most influential, external element that determines whether we enjoy or suffer in life. This is followed by the external element of the political system. A good system can bring about a good life and a bad system can make us suffer. This book offers Hua-Ching Ni's view of the human dilemma and a vision of what can be done to improve it. (For this item please quote stock ID 11394) ISBN: 9780937064634

A variety of religious traditions has revived in China in the last fifteen to twenty years, with important implications for society and politics. This volume is an introduction to their activities in their cultural and political contexts, intended for non-specialist readers. Articles include: >Belief in Control: Regulation of Religion in China >Local Communal Religion in Contemporary Southeast China >The Cult of the Silkworm Mother as a Core of Local Community Religion in a North China Village >Local Religion in Hong Kong & Macau >Religion & the State in Post-war Taiwan >Daoism in China Today, 1980-2002 >Buddhist China at the Century's Turn >Islam in China: Accommodation or Separatism? >Catholic Revival during the Reform Era >Chinese Protestant Christianity Today >Healing Sects & Anti-Cult Campaigns (For this item please quote stock ID 11611) ISBN: 9780521538237

Most people are familiar with the black and white circular symbol of yin and yang but few know much about its actual meaning. With the increasing interest in Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine (for example acupuncture) there is a need to know more about the concept that is central to the Chinese world. This book explores the fascinating world of the two great forces which sustain the universe and every single life form within it. Martin Palmer examines yin and yang?s place at the heart of Chinese medicine, and the environment, and the art of Feng Shui in painting, music and food. He shows how you can apply the principles of yin and yang in your own life to achieve balance and harmony in the areas of health, relationships and sexuality, and in the world around you. Learning about the dynamic tension of opposites will guide you towards a more positive and balanced future. (For this item please quote stock ID 11637) ISBN: 9780749916282

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'The book is a lucid, accurate, agreeably written and comprehensive survey, based on a long familiarity with the whole of the literature of Chinese schools of thought down to the second century BC, and its great strength is its range of comparisons with other traditions. Chinese thought has never before been contemplated with quite this breadth of vision ... Schwartz's book deserves to stand for some time to come as the most authoritative account of ancient Chinese thought for the Westerner interested in the history of ideas' - A. C. Graham, Times Literary Supplement 'With this immensely learned book, Mr. Schwartz has challenged those who reflect only on Western historical experience or `primitive' societies to take the world of thought in ancient China into account ... The great contribution of this book is to engage ancient Chinese thought in a dialogue with late 20th-century intellectual, moral and political concerns' - Willard J. Peterson, New York Times Book Review '[Schwartz's] arguments are impressive, both in breadth and depth. From a lifetime of learning he offers insights into ancient Chinese ideas and Greek, modern European, and contemporary American thought as well ... This work is essential reading for every scholar of intellectual history' - Henry Rosemont, Jr., Journal of Asian Studies (For this item please quote stock ID 12397) ISBN: 9780674961913

These two volumes are a collection of 51 writings from famous ancient and modern Chinese philosophers, such as Lao Tzu, Confucius, Mo Tzu, Mencius, Chuang Tzu and Sun Yat-sen etc. Annotations in Chinese writings and introductions in English to the philosophers and their works are provided. (For this item please quote stock ID 12612) ISBN: 9787300019468

These two volumes are a collection of 51 writings from famous ancient and modern Chinese philosophers, such as Lao Tzu, Confucius, Mo Tzu, Mencius, Chuang Tzu and Sun Yat-sen etc. Annotations in Chinese writings and introductions in English to the philosophers and their works are provided. (For this item please quote stock ID 12613) ISBN: 9787300005041

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This book, by the American Foster Stockwell, is about the status of the five religions practiced in China today and points to places of religious interest for the tourist. China, the birthplace of Taoism, is also a land of many other religions. Some, imported from elsewhere, were profoundly changed by their contact with Chinese culture. Buddhism thus developed unique Chinese sects and movements, and today has the largest following in China. During the Tang dynasty, there was a thriving Jewish settlement, and during the Yuan dynasty Muslims ruled this vast land. Jesuit Catholics were advisers to the emperor in the 1500s and Protestants set up many noted schools and hospitals after 1807. (For this item please quote stock ID 12956) ISBN: 9787800051845

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This accessible introduction to the study of Chinese religion presents religious expression as a manifestation of Chinese culture. (For this item please quote stock ID 13304) ISBN: 9780534255367

This book is an inquiry into ki-energy, its role within Eastern mind-body theory, and its implications for our contemporary Western understanding of the body. Yuasa examines the concept of ki-energy as it has been used in such areas as acupuncture, Buddhist and Taoist meditation, and the martial arts. To explain the achievement of mind-body oneness in these traditions he offers an innovative schematisation of the lived body. His approach is interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, offering insights into Western philosophy, religion, medical science, depth psychology, parapsychology, theatre, and physical education. To substantiate the relationship that ki-energy forms between the human body and its environment, Yuasa introduces contemporary scientific research on ki-energy in China and Japan, as well as evidence from acupuncture medicine and from the experience of meditators and martial arts practitioners. This evidence requires not only a rethinking of the living human body and of the mind-body and mind-matter relation, but also calls into question the adequacy of the existing scientific paradigm. Yuasa calls for an epistemological critique of modern science and explores the issue of the relation of teleology to science. (For this item please quote stock ID 13820) ISBN: 9780791416242

This classic gem of Eastern spirituality is especially timely in the current climate of interest in Buddhism. In giving us his version of the perennial philosophy, Wei Wu Wei brings a fresh perspective to conventional notions about time, love, thought, God, friendship, loneliness and religion. Using the further pseudonym O. O. O., the author was obviously having some fun with this final book, which he wrote entirely as a dialog between a wise owl and a naïve rabbit. In the introduction, which he signs Wei Wu Wei, he states 'I fear that O.O.O. might reply to my suggestion or plea [to represent human beings in such a dialog] by again raising his eyebrows ? a habit he has ? and pointing out that human beings have neither the charm, the frankness, nor the simplicity of our animal brothers, and that their discussions would be cantankerous and obscured by the mists of conceptuality.' (For this item please quote stock ID 14044) ISBN: 9781591810193

These thirty-four powerful essays, based on Taoist and Buddhist thought, constitute a guide to what the author calls 'non-volitional living' ? the ancient understanding that our efforts to grasp our true nature are futile. Wei Wu Wei explains these venerable spiritual traditions in the context of modern experience, using wit and considerable precision to convey their profound insight into the very nature of existence. This essential Zen Buddhist classic, reissued after decades of unavailability, completes the collection of eight volumes by the masterful, elusive Wei Wu Wei. (For this item please quote stock ID 14229) ISBN: 9781591810230

Open Secret is an essential work by the mysterious Wei Wu Wei, author of a series of Buddhist and Taoist spiritual classics. In poetry, dialogs, epigrams, and essays, he addresses our illusions concerning the mind, the self, logic, time, space, and causation. His substantive interpretation of The Heart Sutra ? the epitome of Buddhist teachings ? conveys the inexpressible truth of existence. Reading this jewel of a book, one enters into a heart and mind possessed of a very clear insight into the essence of understanding. 'The nonsense of Wei Wu Wei is the sense of the infinite' (Sunday Standard, Bombay). The pseudonymous Irish author was born in England in 1895 and died in 1986. (For this item please quote stock ID 14277) ISBN: 9781591810148

Wei Wu Wei, an anonymous Westerner, joins Paul Reps, Alan Watts, and Philip Kapleau as one of the earliest and most profound interpreters of Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Well-read, educated at Oxford, and widely traveled, he brings a modern sensibility to the ancient texts. Posthumous Pieces, the penultimate work in his series of eight spiritual classics, was not published after his death. Instead, he states, the words themselves are posthumous, as they can only approximate the reality of life. These profound essays and epigrams are 'tombstones, a record of living intuitions.' A master of the esoteric, Wei Wu Wei teaches by means of startling questions and pithy aphorisms: 'We should never forget: What we are looking for is what is looking.' A timeless treasure of Eastern philosophy. (For this item please quote stock ID 14278) ISBN: 9781591810155

Between the years 1958 and 1974 a series of books appeared that were attributed to the mysterious Wei Wu Wei. Drawing from the ancient traditions of Buddhism, Taoism, and Advaita Vedanta, this anonymous writer renders their insights in his own radical, uncompromising language, with humour and profundity. In giving us his version of the perennial philosophy, he brings a very different perspective to the conventional notions about time, love, thought, language, and reincarnation. Wei Wu Wei's dynamic interpretation of the ancient teachings opens the reader's eyes: 'I have only one object in writing books: to demonstrate that there could not be anyone to do it'. In poetry, dialogues, epigrams, and essays he attempts to right our minds from their upside down view of existence and stop us in the tracks of our spiritual journey. If there is no self to 'enlighten', then there is no need for a path to enlightenment. 'A "way" leads from here to there; from here to here, there can be no "way".' In the years since Wei Wu Wei's work was originally published, his stature has only increased. He joins Paul Reps, Alan Watts, and Philip Kapleau as one of the earliest and most profound Western interpreters of Zen Buddhism and Taoist philosophies. 'The author of this remarkable collection of aphorisms and dialogues stretches the mind of the reader till it begins to snap and he is ready to join Wei Wu Wei in his crusade "to attend our own funeral' ? Vedanta Kerari. 'The contents of this book are perhaps as enigmatic as the title. They consist of short dialogues and aphoristic meditations which are by no means easy reading; but which nevertheless deserve careful study. Perhaps the book should be more often on the knee than in the hand' ? Aryan Path. (For this item please quote stock ID 14279) ISBN: 9781591810070

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Representative of the Fa Jia, or Legalist, school of philosophy, the writings of Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 B.C.) confront the issues of preserving and strengthening the state. His lessons remain timely as scholars continue to examine the nature and use of power. Burton Watson provides a new preface and a helpful introduction. (For this item please quote stock ID 15574) ISBN: 9780231086097

This volume is a collection of papers presented at the academic conference, ?Politics & Religion in Ancient & Medieval Europe and Asia?, organised by the Department of History and New Asia College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in March 1996. Although the papers vary widely in region and time ? from ancient Egypt, the early Roman Empire, Norman England, to medieval China ? they are joined by their concern about the relationship between politics and different religions - Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and others - in ancient and medieval Europe and Asia and the respective intellectual and cultural interactions. Seven papers, all written by ancient and medieval historians, are collected in this volume. Professor Mu-chou Poo explores the ancient Egyptian attitudes towards foreigners and foreign culture in an effort to understand Egyptian culture from a new perspective, and as a preliminary attempt to probe into issues concerning the nature of ancient ethnicity and cultural consciousness. Professor Yen-zen Tsai?s paper looks into the way the early Roman Empire treated mystery cults under its rule. Professor Ming-chiu Lai discusses the impact of Buddhist ritual on Chinese religious culture between the second and sixth centuries. Professor Chi-tim Lai argues that some Taoist teachings advocated a new world order, but they were not the real force that provoked the rebellions during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Professor Puay-peng Ho exhibits the political meanings of imperial buildings in the Tang period and sheds light on research about legitimacy in medieval China. Professor Warren Hollister?s paper, the conference?s keynote speech, points out that the high culture of 12th century western Europe was largely a product of monastery. Finally, Professor Frederick Hok-ming Cheung examines the role of the Church in Anglo-Norman politics. (For this item please quote stock ID 16442) ISBN: 9789622018501

The thoughts and writings of this important fifth century B.C. political and social thinker - and formidable rival of the Confucianists - are presented here in English translation. (For this item please quote stock ID 16524) ISBN: 9780231086080

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Oracle of the ancient Chinese Goddess of Compassion can be consulted to answer questions about life and the future. (For this item please quote stock ID 16966) ISBN: 9780751535310

Covering many of the same subjects as the original, but drawing on the author's own research and containing many previously unpublished illustrations, Tong Sing will offer the Western reader an incomparable insight into oriental philosophy, astrology, folklore, medicine and food. (For this item please quote stock ID 17049) ISBN: 9781856263481

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This book contains short but well-written philosophical and instructive articles, and will help readers: experience the pleasure of learning; learn methods of reading; develop an understanding of the art of living; comprehend the true essence of love; and value true friendship. (For this item please quote stock ID 17799) ISBN: 9787800055805

In late classical and early medieval China, ascetics strove to become transcendents - deathless beings with supernormal powers. Practitioners developed dietetic, alchemical, meditative, gymnastic, sexual, and medicinal disciplines (some of which are still practiced today) to perfect themselves and thus transcend death. Narratives of their achievements circulated widely. Ge Hong (283-343CE) collected and preserved many of their stories in his Traditions of Divine Transcendents, affording us a window onto this extraordinary response to human mortality. Robert Ford Campany's groundbreaking and carefully researched text offers the first complete, critical translation and commentary for this important Chinese religious work, at the same time establishing a method for reconstructing lost texts from medieval China. Clear, exacting, and annotated, the translation comprises over a hundred lively, engaging narratives of individuals deemed to have fought death and won. Additionally, To Live as Long as Heaven & Earth systematically introduces the Chinese quest for transcendence, illuminating a poorly understood tradition that was an important source of Daoist religion and a major social, cultural, and religious phenomenon in its own right. (For this item please quote stock ID 18182) ISBN: 9780520230347

Selected aphorisms and maxims from well-known sayings, morality tales and fables in modern and ancient times - from China and elsewhere - to guide us in our behaviour in modern society. (For this item please quote stock ID 18762) ISBN: 9789622380837

The dragon, seen as the god of the Chinese nation, is probably the most conspicuous cultural symbol of China's long and ancient culture. The tales in this book explore the abundant content of 'dragon culture' and information rarely known before. Here readers may gain insight into a facet of the Chinese nation, its evolution and development, and the reason why the Chinese people have been termed 'descendants of dragon'. (For this item please quote stock ID 18768) ISBN: 9789622380868

The phoenix has remained a symbol for all that is perfect and beautiful to the Chinese mind, conjuring an image of 'the goddess of brilliance, luck and happiness'. The bird has come to embody an ideal. (For this item please quote stock ID 18770) ISBN: 9789622380875

Viewed as the god of war or killing, the ancient Chinese people attributed to the White Tiger the magic power of subduing evil spirits and bringing good fortune and luck. The fascinating tales in this book describe the magic powers this image gave rise to. Readers may understand the awe-inspired worship of the White Tiger by the ancient Chinese people, as well as their longing for and pursuit of a better life. (For this item please quote stock ID 18772) ISBN: 9789622380882

The Xuan Wu probably has the most unique image of the four mythic beasts, in the combined form of a tortoise and a snake. The forty or so tales in this volume explain the primitive worship of this mythical animal and the hopes of anceint people for longevity and prosperous offspring. (For this item please quote stock ID 18774) ISBN: 9789622380899

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Written by the Han philosopher Xu Gan (A.D. 170?217), Balanced Discourses is an inquiry into the causes of political breakdown. It provides a unique contemporary account of the social, intellectual, and cosmological factors that Xu Gan identified as having precipitated the demise of the Han order. This edition of Zhonglun (or Balanced Discourses) contains the original Chinese text with annotations and, on facing pages, an English translation also accompanied by annotatations. This collection of essays spans a range of topics, from Confucian cultivation to calendrical calculation. Xu?s perspectives are of not only historical but also philosophical interest, for they reveal his belief in a special correlative bond that should exist between names and actualities and his understanding of what happens when that bond is broken. The translator, John Makeham, argues in his introduction that the essays display the same quality of balance that Xu Gan sees as essential to social and political equilibrium. (For this item please quote stock ID 19186) ISBN: 9787119032344

Following the success of the Little Book of Karma, Richard Lawrence presents a handy guide to yin and yang. The entire cosmos is composed of two natural, complementary forces: yin and yang. Every thought, every action, every impulse and every manifestation is composed of these two. They are opposing, yet one cannot exist without the other. To understand them is a secret of life. To harness their energies is a secret of living. Yin and yang are not restricted to philosophy, science, medicine, religion or anything else - they pervade all of them. All life is composed of these two contrasting, balancing and equally essential aspects: left- and right-hand sides of the body, male and female, positive and negative polarities, day and night, breathing in, breathing out. This bood contains more than 100 aphorisms, laid out with yin on the left-hand page and a balancing yang on the facing right-hand page - for example, the Yin of Calm and the Yang of Charisma. In addition, there are easy-to-follow exercises to encourage balance. Little Book of Yin and Yan is a pocket guide to a harmonious life which covers such subjects as religion, health, wisdom, nature, east and west, stress and much more. (For this item please quote stock ID 19224) ISBN: 9780007142378

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A good introduction to Chinese philosophy and an invaluable reference tool for sinologists. Comments by important Chinese thinkers are arranged around sixty-four key concepts illustrating meanings and uses through twenty-five centuries of Chinese philosophy. A unique guide edited by one of China?s most famous living philosophers. (For this item please quote stock ID 20069) ISBN: 9787119031910

Contents: >1. Maya is the Hindu concept of illusion, used to account for virtually all the problems of worldly existence >2. Boddhisattvas, 'seekers of enlightenment', are Buddhist adepts who are said to have postponed the attainment of nirvana in order to help others become enlightened. They are legendary figures of Mahayana Buddhism >3. The four most influential philosophical traditions of the East are Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. >4. In many schools of Hinduism and Buddhism, a mantra is a word of syllable chanted or repeated silently in meditation in order to clear and focus the mind. A mantra may be commonly known, such as the syllable OM, or it may be a personal matter known only to the one who uses it >5. In general, Eastern philosophy is holistic, looking at reality as a unified oneness in a constant state of flux. The purpose of its teaching is to promote harmony within the unified whole >6. The Enlightenment is the broad movement in Western intellectual history beginning late in the seventeenth century and extending through the eighteenth, when many hoped that human life could be perfected through reason. At this time, many traditional notions were rejected or revised, including divine right monarchy >7. Atman is the universal self, the absolute knower. It is the source of cosmic experience, uniting all consciousness >8. Karma is the cosmic law that determines people's future lives based on their past actions >9. The three paths to enlightenment described in the Bhagavad-Gita are jnana (knowledge), karma (action), and bhakti (devotion) >10. There are six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy ? Nyaya, Vaiheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. >11. Transcendental Meditation emphasises the practical emotional and physiological benefits derived from meditating >12. The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism hold that the world is full of suffering, suffering is caused by desire, suffering can be avoided through an extinguishing of desire, and the way to extinguish desire is by following the Eight-fold Path >13. The Tao is a Chinese term usually translated as 'the way'. It includes the way of heaven, of nature, and of humanity >14. Yin & yang are the passive and active principles of the universe, recognised by most schools of Chinese philosophy. The interplay of yin and yang are perpetually in flux, giving shape to the changing world >15. Confucian teachings are based on the Six disciplines, which became the basis for the Six Classics, including the Book of History, the Book of Odes, the Book of Music, the Spring and Summer Annals, the Book of Changes, and the Book of Rites. (For this item please quote stock ID 20141) ISBN: 9780028638201

This text provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the history of religion in China and its practice in China and Taiwan today. Using a descriptive and original approach, Joseph Adler focuses on the four major traditions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and popular/folk religion. Tracing common themes, such as ancestor worship, sacrifice and divination, Adler highlights the ways in which religion has responded to and influenced political and cultural change in china. Contents: >Foreword >Preface >Chronology of Chinese Religions >1. Introduction - Lung-shan Temple; Traditions; Themes >2. Origins: Sacrifice & Divination - Shang Oracle Bones >3. The Classical Period - Confucianism; Taoism; Legalism & Mohism >4. The Medieval Period: Han-T'ang - Confucianism; Taoism; Buddhism; Cosmology & popular religion >5. Early Modern: Sung-Early Ch'ing - Neo-Confucianism; Taoism: Inner alchemy, Complete Perfection Sect; Buddhism; Popular Religion - Mat-tsu >6. Modern - Encounters with the West; Tradition versus Modernity; New Confucians; Taoism & Popular Religion; A Buddhist Revival 7. The Future of Chinese Religions >Notes >Glossary >Pronunciation Guide >Festivals >Suggested Further Reading >Index (For this item please quote stock ID 20145) ISBN: 9780415262835

This series is a combination of special good luck pictures passed through Huang Quanxin?s family for several generations and those which Huang Quanxin himself has collected over many years. The beauty of these designs is beyond description. Each book in this series of five separate titles contains 119 pictures. The complete collection of 595 designs is a comprehensive representation of various aspects of traditional Chinese good luck pictures. (For this item please quote stock ID 20353) ISBN: 9787800528903

This series is a combination of special good luck pictures passed through Huang Quanxin?s family for several generations and those which Huang Quanxin himself has collected over many years. The beauty of these designs is beyond description. Each book in this series of five separate titles contains 119 pictures. The complete collection of 595 designs is a comprehensive representation of various aspects of traditional Chinese good luck pictures. (For this item please quote stock ID 20354) ISBN: 9787800528910

This series is a combination of special good luck pictures passed through Huang Quanxin?s family for several generations and those which Huang Quanxin himself has collected over many years. The beauty of these designs is beyond description. Each book in this series of five separate titles contains 119 pictures. The complete collection of 595 designs is a comprehensive representation of various aspects of traditional Chinese good luck pictures. (For this item please quote stock ID 20355) ISBN: 9787800528934

This series is a combination of special good luck pictures passed through Huang Quanxin?s family for several generations and those which Huang Quanxin himself has collected over many years. The beauty of these designs is beyond description. Each book in this series of five separate titles contains 119 pictures. The complete collection of 595 designs is a comprehensive representation of various aspects of traditional Chinese good luck pictures. (For this item please quote stock ID 20356) ISBN: 9787800528897

The remains of Tai Fu?s lost collection Kuang-i chi (The Great Book of Marvels) preserve 300 short tales of encounters with the other world. This study develops a style of close reading through which those tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China. Through the eyes of a mid-century county official the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners, whose members? lives at all levels were profoundly shaped by their perceived experience of contact with the other world. It was a society embarking on fundamental change, and this book uses the sharp historical focus of Tai Fu?s collection to study the dynamics of that change. The work gracefully reveals the transition from the beliefs and institutions of early mediaeval China towards those we now recognise as modern. (For this item please quote stock ID 20375) ISBN: 9780521893220

An Intellectual History of Modern China is the only comprehensive book on modern China?s intellectual development from the 19th to the end of the 20th century. Merle Goldman and Leo Ou-fan Lee introduce and set the contemporary, scholarly context for this collection of essays, drawn from the later volumes (Volumes 12-15) of The Cambridge History of China. The chapters, authored by eminent historians and social scientists in the field of Chinese studies, together trace the transformation of Confucian ideas, the introduction of Western views, and the resulting, uniquely Chinese view of the world. By linking key intellectual developments and figures to emerging political movements, they explain the profound impact of changing ideas and values on Chinese politics and revolution. Merle Goldman brings the history up to date with a new, concluding chapter on the Deng Xiaoping era and China?s intellectual scene at the end of the 20th century. (For this item please quote stock ID 20377) ISBN: 9780521797108

'It presents a careful, accurate, thoroughly annotated translation of a major section of one of the most important texts in the intellectual history of early imperial China, a translation which copes admirably with both the sinological difficulties and the astronomical technicalities of the text - Mark Edward Lewis, University of Cambridge. 'Major's book is an outstanding contribution to the field of Chinese studies; while generously acknowledging his debt to many predecessors, Major's work will supersede many books and articles on the same subject. It is written with accuracy, insight, and elegance' - Charles Le Blanc, University of Montreal. The Huainanzi has in recent years been recognized by scholars as one of the seminal works of Chinese thought at the beginning of the imperial era, a summary of the full flowering of early Taoist philosophy. This book presents a study of three key chapters of the Huainanzi, 'The Treatise on the Patterns of Heaven,' 'The Treatise on Topography,' and 'The Treatise on the Seasonal Rules,' which collectively comprise the most comprehensive extant statement of cosmological thinking in the early Han period. Major presents, for the first time, full English translations of these treatises. He supplements the translations with detailed commentaries that clarify the sometimes arcane language of the text and presents a fascinating picture of the ancient Chinese view of how the world was formed and sustained, and of the role of humans in the cosmos. (For this item please quote stock ID 21094) ISBN: 9780791415863

[Indent] This book brings together essays by anthropologists, scholars of religion, and art historians on the subject of sacred place and sacred biography in Asia. The chapters span a broad geographical area that includes India, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, and China, and explore issues from the classical and medieval period to the present. They show how sacred places have a plurality of meanings for all religious communities and how in their construction, secular politics, private religious experience, and sectarian rivalry can all intersect. The contributors explore some of the most fundamental challenges that religious groups face as they expand from their homeland or confront the demands of modernity. In every case the biography of a saint or founding figure proves to be central to the formation of religious identity. Sacred place becomes a means of concreting the ever-expanding sphere of the saint?s influence. While some chapters deal with well-known religious movements and sites, others discuss little known groups and help to enrich our understanding of the diversity of religious belief in Asia. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of Asian religion and hagiography, but to others who seek to understand the ways in which religious groups accommodate to the challenges of new environments and new times. (For this item please quote stock ID 21144) ISBN: 9780774810388

Examines the issues of self (including gender), truth, and transcendence in classical Chinese and Western philosophy. 'I especially like the book's clarity of presentation and its attempt to address the way in which contemporary Westerners are likely to misunderstand the Chinese. The way the book draws attention to the practical effects that the different philosophical backgrounds of China and the West have on our current efforts at cross-cultural dialogue is extremely timely and gives life to the philosophical ideas considered. 'The discussion of Chinese approaches to gender issues is fascinating, and it represents a real contribution to gender theory. The clarification of the way in which Chinese thought does and does not correspond to deconstructionist outlooks is helpful and surprising. The discussion of Daoism's use of humour is both delightful and seriously important for scholars of either tradition and the discussion of the li in relation to human rights is extremely helpful for ethical thought' - Kathleen Higgins, The University of Texas at Austin This book continues a comparative project begun with the authors' Thinking Through Confucius & Anticipating China. It continues the comparative discussions by focusing upon three concepts - self, truth, transcendence - which best illuminate the distinctive characters of the two cultures. 'Self' specifies the meaning of the human subject, 'truth' considers that subject's manner of relating to the world of which it is a part, and 'transcendence' raises the issue as to whether the self/world relationship is grounded in something other than the elements resourced immediately in self and world. Considered together, the discussions of these concepts advertise in a most dramatic fashion the intellectual barriers currently existing between Chinese and Western thinkers. More importantly, these discussions reformulate Chinese and Western vocabularies in a manner that will enhance the possibilities of intercultural communication. (For this item please quote stock ID 21149) ISBN: 9780791436141

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The interchangeability between the five elements of water, wood, fire, earth and gold form an integrated part of Chinese psychology, and the basis for relationships between these elements, their creation and destruction. Each element is embodied graphically as an image in the character expression which breathes ideas and postulations attached to that element. Each element in turn becomes inseparable from the other in both configuration as well as in life itself, a philosophy of continuity of relations from ancient times to present. (For this item please quote stock ID 21474) ISBN: 9787508500454

This first collection to explore the American poet's career-long relationship with China, considers how Pound's engagement with the Orient broadens the textual, cultural, and political boundaries of his modernism. The book's contributors discuss, among other topics, issues of cultural transmission; the influence of Pound's Chinese studies on 20th-century poetics; the importance of his work to contemporary theories of translation; and the effects of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism on Pound's political and economic thought. Richly illustrated, the book draws readers closer to the heart of Pound's vision. Ezra Pound and China will become an invaluable resource to students and scholars of Pound, cultural studies, translation theory, poetics, Confucianism, and literary transmission and reception. Zhaoming Qian is Professor of English, the University of New Orleans. (For this item please quote stock ID 22163) ISBN: 9780472068296

The Canons and other later writings of the school of Mo-tzu, dating from about 300 B.C., contain nearly all that survives of the logic of ancient China, and its optics and mechanics, the only organised set of geometrical definitions, and the only fully rationalised system of ethics. They represent the high point of abstract rationality in traditional Chinese civilisation, and are crucial documents for any inquiry into its achievements and limitations in logic and science. Unfortunately their formidable textual difficulties have hitherto made it impossible to use them with any confidence, and English translations of Mo-tzu, have omitted them. Western sinologists have generally ignored this rich material with the result that they have been forced to draw their conclusions about Chinese logic from the almost negligible remains of the Sophists. The present work begins with a general account of the school of Mo-tzu, its social basis as a movement of craftsmen, its isolated place in the Chinese tradition, and the nature of its later contributions to logic, ethics and science. The relation of Mohist thinking to the structure of the Chinese language is also discussed. The textual problems of the later writings, the grammar and style, the technical terminology, the significance of stock examples, and the overall organisation of the documents, are then explored in detail. With the investigation of these preliminary questions, the possibilities of interpretation are confined within controllable limits. The edited and annotated Chinese text follows, with an English translation and commentary, a glossary, and a photographic reproduction of the un-amended text from the Taoist Patrology. A. C. Graham is Professor Emiritus of Classical Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. He is an eminent scholar and authority in Classical Chinese and the author of many books. He has also published many articles in sinological journals on the thought, the textual criticism and the grammar of Chinese philosophical literature. (For this item please quote stock ID 22275) ISBN: 9789622011427

In this radical, unsettling, provocative, and sharply-argued essay, Henry Rosemont utilizes the Chinese turmoil as a case study for an ethical critique of contemporary industrial capitalism. Professor Rosemont deftly dismantles the 'standard picture' of Chinese politics so uniformly presented in the U.S. media, bringing together many uncomfortable and neglected facts to show recent Chinese upheavals in a surprising light. He paints a stark picture of the ecological and social environment of Chinese policy, suggesting that glib 'solutions' like 'central planning', 'liberalization', or Western-style 'democracy' cannot work in the Chinese context. 'Henry Rosemont raises hard questions, commonly overlooked, and does so with sensitivity, compassion, and broad understanding. The questions focus on modern China, but extend far beyond, to general problems of development, the moral foundations of civilisation, and the nature of a just society. It is a challenging and thoughtful enquiry' - Noam Chomsky (For this item please quote stock ID 22344) ISBN: 9780812691627

Most of the trades had their trade associations or guilds for the purpose of protecting their interests. As each guild called for a leader, there appeared protective trade gods or originating masters who were honoured as guild leaders. China has since ancient times had the tradition of giving moral instructions to people by painting pictures that tell people to learn from the sages and keep away from evil persons. The statues of the originating masters and protective gods of various trades in the temples and shrines of the ordinary people in the past and the 'paper horse' pictures and prints of gods worshipped by artisans form a great treasure trove of Chinese art. This book has been carefully compiled by sorting out and displaying the images of ancient Chinese trade gods and their artistic value. The author has spent a lifetime collecting a large number of pictures and prints of Door Gods, Kitchen God, God of Wealth, etc. The book lists the gods worshipped by different trades in ancient China and reproduces their images. The 100-plus images of originating masters and protective gods reproduced in this book are selected from among the 1000 pictures from the compiler?s collection. There are also pictures of shops and work places of various trades. Through these pictures - the 'paper horse' pictures and prints in particular - the reader will gain an insight into the gods worshipped by the various trades in ancient China, as well as obtaining a close look at the art and life of bygone days. (For this item please quote stock ID 22786) ISBN: 9787119033259

~A Centennial Conference of the Ecole française d'Extreme-Orient.

~From pre-imperial mortuary culture to village sectarianism in contemporary China, this selection of papers represents new research ranging across the entire sweep of Chinese religious history. The picture that emerges is one of ongoing tension and negotiation between the often conflicting needs of state and society, high and low, bureaucratic and charismatic. The state required legitimacy and protection, but it gained them in part by enfeoffing local gods. The worship of these gods meant healing, justice, and rain to believers, prestige and autonomy to local elites. Miracles held universal appeal, but not their use and interpretation.

~Driven by the needs of the dynastic state from the time of its emergence in the Shang, rationalisation had by the Han dynasty engendered bureaucratic, astro-calendrical, and non-theistic forms of religion that Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, each in its own way, endorsed. But theistic modes of prophetic religion continued to inform local society and influence the state right down to the present.

~China, in short, is no longer the great exception, a civilisation without a religion of its own whose best minds were this-wordly philosophers. The present book is a first step toward an integrated history of Chinese religion.

~A longtime member of the Ecole française d'Extreme-Orient, John Lagerwey is currently professor of the history of Chinese religion and Taoism at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris, Sorbonne). He is the author of Wu-shang pi-yao, somme taoïste du VIe siecle (EFEO, 1981), Taoist Ritual in Chinese Society & History (Macmillan, 1987), and Le continent des esprits: la Chine dans le miroir du taoïste (La Renaissance du Livre, 1992). He has also published extensively on village religion and is the general editor of the Hakka Traditional Society Series, an ongoing project of ethnographic description (20 volumes published) done in collaboration with Professor Tam Wai Lun of the Department of Religion, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was also the co-organiser of the conference from which the present collection derives. The focus of his present work is on the early history of Taoist ritual and the church of the Heavenly Masters, and he is the organiser of a major international project to produce a multi-volume history of Chinese religion. (For this item please quote stock ID 23115) ISBN: 9789629961237

~In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilisations to account for diverging patterns of action in warfare, politics, and diplomacy. He shows how Western and Chinese strategies work in several domains (the battlefield, for example) and analyses two resulting acts of war. The Chinese strategist manipulates his own troops and the enemy to win a battle without waging war and to bring about victory effortlessly. Efficacy in China is thus conceived of in terms of transformation (as opposed to action) and manipulation, making it closer to what is understood as efficacy in the West. (For this item please quote stock ID 23243) ISBN: 9780824828158

Wei Wu Wei's unique and fresh interpretation of the ancient teachings opens the reader's eyes: 'Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 per cent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself ? and there isn't one'. This powerful book rewards by exposing illusions, and takes the reader beyond logic to the inexpressible truth of existence. The depth of understanding evidenced in Ask the Awakened places it in the top tier of modern spiritual classics. 'Wei Wu Wei has long been one of my favourites. It is a great joy to have one of his finest books back in print. Wei Wu Wei goes right for the root. He takes away everything, and leaves nothing. Then he takes that away' ? Joan Tollifson, author of Bare-Bones Meditation: Waking Up from the Story of My Life. 'Really and truly Ask the Awakened is not about asking those wise men and women abou their True Nature, and how on earth they managed to tap the infinite resources of that Nature. On the contrary, it's about asking yourself those same questions - and arriving at very precise answers. You are invited to reverse the arrow of your attention and look not only at what you are looking at but also at What you are looking out of. Wei Wu Wei and I promise you it's marvelous!' ? Douglas Harding, author of On Having No Head. (For this item please quote stock ID 23637) ISBN: 9780971078642

Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon was the first of a series of extraordinary spiritual manifestos written by the anonymous Wei Wu Wei. Like a master instructing every reader who has the dedication to read this book, the author maintains direct and unrelenting perspective, giving Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon its status as one of Zen Buddhism's essential classics. The depth of understanding evinced by Wei Wu Wei places him with Paul Reps, Alan Watts, and Philip Kapleau as one of the earliest and most profound interpreters of Zen. In the preface, he explains why he has chosen to write under a pseudonym. 'Is not a name essentially the name of an ego?' he asks. 'But the Self, the Principal, the I-Reality has no name'. The builders of the Taj Mahal and of 'a hundred cathedral symphonies' knew this and remained nameless, he points out. If the reader does not understand this, he should give the book to a pilgrim on the Way. 'Why? Because it would have helped the pilgrim who compiled it if it had been given to him, and that is why he compiled it, and why he presumes to offer it to other pilgrims'. Despite his anonymity, we do know a bit about the author who called himself Wei Wu Wei. He was born in 1895 into a well-established Irish family, was raised on an estate outside Cambridge, England, and received a thorough education, including studies at Oxford University. He was a major influence on many noted dramatists, poets and dancers of the day, including the founder of the Royal Ballet, who was his cousin. The assistance he offers to pilgrims like himself includes an explanation of time and space from the point of view of the eternal and infinite. 'Science is built on the arbitrary assumption that the universe exists in Time and Space'. We are aware of only the aspects of the universe that our senses inform us about, he says, and we should not presume that we perceive all that there is. Furthermore, much that we think to be true, is not. 'Nine-tenths of the ideas which occupy our thoughts, which are the subjects of our conversations, discussions, discourses, public and private, have no existence in Reality'. He also discusses prosperity, work and play, health, dreams, personality, and spiritual practice - all considered in the context of ultimate reality. Throughout this book, the author?s finger points constantly to the moon of understanding. Reading his words, one feels the winds of eternity at one?s back, propelling the mind towards Truth. This is a book to be read and reread, in hopes that its message connects with, and is absorbed by, the reader?s own latent understanding. (For this item please quote stock ID 23638) ISBN: 9781591810100

This is the second book written by Wei Wu Wei in a collection of what are now considered spiritual classics of Zen Buddhism, Advaita, and Taoism. Why Lazarus Laughed is a powerfully written book of aphorisms, meditations, and startling ruminations on the nature of time, consciousness, freedom, enlightenment, duality, and free will. Wei Wu Wei described his books as 'reflections of the moon in a puddle' because he does not set himself apart from any other, does not profess to be a teacher, and does not claim to have the last word on spiritual truth. His modest assessment of how well he succeeds at his task would most certainly be disputed by his many enthusiastic readers: 'Essential understanding might have found its way into occasional pages'. Indeeed, profound insight seems to leap from every sentence. 'Play your part in the comedy, but don't identify yourself with your role!' says Wei Wu Wei, and he follows his own advice. His writes his works anonymously and uses his iconoclastic humour to drive home his points. Those who discover his books feel they have found a secret teaching that brilliantly delivers the purest truth. He has become a sort of underground spiritual favourite whose fans anxiously await to read each of his books. As the subtitle states, Why Lazarus Laughed explicates the essential doctrine shared by the traditions of Zen Buddhism, Advaita, and Tantra. The author is not interested in these traditions as religions, but only in so much as they 'reflect the moon' for us. To read this jewel of a book from the immortal Wei Wu Wei is to enter into the heart and mind of one who possessed a very clear insight into the essence of understanding. (For this item please quote stock ID 23639) ISBN: 9781591810117

Pictograms, through which earliest mankind endeavoured to communicate, achieved their richest profusion in China, and gave rise to the world?s most complex - and, many would argue, most artistic - written language. This book surveys some of the best recognised examples - not least of which are the dozen animal signs that comprise the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. (For this item please quote stock ID 23792) ISBN: 9789889826949

Why was Leibniz so fascinated by Chinese philosophy and culture? What specific forms did his interest take? How did his interest compare with the relative indifference of his philosophical contemporaries and near-contemporaries such as Spinoza and Locke? In this highly original book, Franklin Perkins examines Leibniz?s voluminous writings on the subject and suggests that his interest was founded in his own philosophy: the nature of his metaphysical and theological views required him to take Chinese thought seriously. Leibniz was unusual in holding enlightened views about the intellectual profitability of cultural exchange, and in a broad-ranging discussion Perkins charts these views, their historical context, and their social and philosophical ramifications. The result is an illuminating philosophical study, which also raises wider questions about the perils and rewards of trying to understand and learn from a different culture. (For this item please quote stock ID 23811) ISBN: 9780521830249

This anthology explores how Chinese and Western philosophies could jointly and constructively contribute to a common philosophical enterprise. Philosophers with in-depth knowledge of both traditions present a variety of distinct comparative approaches, offering a refined introduction to the further reaches of Chinese philosophy in the comparative context, especially regarding its three major constituents - Confucianism, philosophical Daoism and the Yi-Jing philosophy. This book examines various issues concerning philosophical methodology, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language and logic, and investigates both the living-spring source of Chinese philosophy and its contemporary implications and development through contemporary resources. The balanced coverage, accessible content, and breadth of approaches presented in this anthology make it a valuable resource for students of Chinese Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, and other related courses. (For this item please quote stock ID 24350) ISBN: 9780754605089

First English translation of a work by the spirtitual master Hsu Hao-Chen. (For this item please quote stock ID 24532) ISBN: 9780646433141

When psychologist Richard Nisbett showed an animated underwater scene to his American students, they zeroed in on a big fish swimming among smaller fish. Japanese observers instead commented on the background environment - and the different 'seeings' are a clue to profound cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. As Nisbett shows in The Geography of Thought, people think about - and even see - the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China. The Geography of Thought documents Professor Nisbett's groundbreaking research in cultural psychology, addressing questions such as: >Why did the ancient Chinese excel at algebra and arithmetic, but not geometry, the brilliant achievement of such Greeks as Euclid? >Why do East Asians find it so difficult to disentangle an object from its surroundings? >Why do Western infants learn nouns more rapidly than verbs, when it is the other way around in East Asia? At a moment in history when the need for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration have never been more important, The Geography of Thought offers both a map to that gulf and a blueprint for a bridge that might be able to span it. (For this item please quote stock ID 25511) ISBN: 9780743216463

This book discusses the basic philosophy of Chinese life. In China, as everywhere, fu is widely sought after, while huo is avoided at all costs. The concept of harmony is the keystone within the Chinese philosophy of life. The interaction between man and nature is reminiscent of a general aspect of Chinese philosophy. A deep understanding of the principle of reversion is believed to be the key to sage wisdom. (For this item please quote stock ID 25849) ISBN: 9787119041797

Christianity was brought into China in the Tang dynasty. It now it has more than 16 million disciples and some 55,000 churches. (For this item please quote stock ID 26211) ISBN: 9787508508412

This book documents an Islamic-Confucian school of scholarship that flourished, mostly in the Yangzi Delta, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing on previously unstudied materials, it reconstructs the network of Muslim scholars responsible for the creation and circulation of a large corpus of Chinese Islamic written material - the so-called Han Kitab. Against the backdrop of the rise of the Manchu Qing dynasty, The Dao of Muhammad shows how the creation of this corpus, and of the scholarly network that supported it, arose in a context of intense dialogue between Muslim scholars, their Confucian social context, and China's imperial rulers. Overturning the idea that participation in Confucian culture necessitated the obliteration of all other identities, this book offers insight into the world of a group of scholars who felt that their study of the Islamic classics constituted a rightful 'school' within the Confucian intellectual landscape. These men were not the first Muslims to master the Chinese Classics. But they were the first to express themselves specifically as Chinese Muslims and to generate foundation myths that made sense of their place both within Islam and within Chinese culture. (For this item please quote stock ID 26253) ISBN: 9780674017740

Sacred Surfer, Eternal Wave is a motivational, self-help book for people searching for truth and freedom in their lives from the ever pervasive feelings of poor self-image and self-criticism. It discusses amongst other issues: our past, synchronicity, relationships between men and women, forgiveness, broken hearts, timelessness, trust and faith, simplicity and the power of surrendering. The surfer is portrayed as 'surfing life's waves'. The relationships between men and women are presented as tangible practical ways to freedom. The book is a 'new age' one - written by a well-known Brisbane medical doctor. It uses both Eastern and Western medicine to show people how to 'Surf life's waves' (in other words life's problems) rather than getting drowned in life's problems >through more meaningful relationships >through meditation (a full section of meditation exercises is included) >through laughter >through breathing exercises >identifying one's fears and learning how to overcome them. (For this item please quote stock ID 26289) ISBN: 9780855723637

Learning from Chinese Philosophies engages Confucian and Daoist philosophies in creative interplay, developing a theory of interdependent selfhood in the two philosophical traditions. Karyn Lai draws on the unique insights of the two philosophies to address contemporary debates on ethics, community, and government. Issues discussed include questions on selfhood, attachment, moral development, government, culture, and tradition, and feminist queries regarding biases and dualism in ethics. Throughout the book, Lai demonstrates that Chinese philosophies embody novel and insightful ideas for addressing contemporary issues and problems. Contents: >Introduction >Part I Reviewing the Old: Self and society in Confucian thought; The situated self in Daoist philosophy; Elements of Confucian moral thinking; Daoist meta-ethics: frameworks and approaches. >Part II Realising the New: Confucianism as a skills-based ethic; The feminist care ethic and the issue of relationality in Chinese philosophy; Tradition, change and adaptation; Harmony and conflict in early Chinese philosophy. >Conclusion >Glossary of Chinese terms >Bibliography >Index. Karyn Lai is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia. (For this item please quote stock ID 26798) ISBN: 9780754633822

China's Sacred Sites reveals how Chinese mountainscape culture merges architecture and nature, embodying the philosophical idea of heaven, earth and man as one. This book documents more then 50 ancient architectural and environmental sites including temples, monasteries, pagodas and pavilions, bridges covered walkways, caves, cliffside and lakeshore dwellings, all throughout southern, central and northern China. Divided into two parts, introductory chapters provide an overview of traditional Chinese philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism and explain the historical roots of feng shui, yin and yang and chi. Part one explores China's geography and climate and its impact on the development of mountainscape architecture. Part two comprises the highly detailed architectural site descriptions and specifications. A glossary, index, bibliography and travel log are, also, included for quick and easy reference. This book is heavily illustrated with 250 sumptuous full colour photographs plus 100 architectural drawings. Many of the sites are documented and in print for the first time. (For this item please quote stock ID 27044) ISBN: 9780893892623

This book records three dialogues between Zhao Qizheng and Luis Palau. Zhao Qizheng, an atheist, is now Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China. Luis Palau, a Christian, feels that it's his responsibility to introduce Jesus Christ to the world. The authors of this book hope their open and honest dialogue - a bridge between the two culture and two societies - will lead to a greater understanding of truth and culture. (For this item please quote stock ID 27215) ISBN: 9787802281448

This book records three dialogues between Zhao Qizheng and Luis Palau. Zhao Qizheng, an atheist, is now Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China. Luis Palau, a Christian, feels that it's his responsibility to introduce Jesus Christ to the world. The authors of this book hope their open and honest dialogue - a bridge between the two culture and two societies - will lead to a greater understanding of truth and culture. (For this item please quote stock ID 27221) ISBN: 9787802281394

The search for knowledge has been the driving force behind mankind's existence since the dawn of civilization, and different cultures have developed their own theories of knowledge. Searching for the Way: Theory of Knowledge in Premodern and Modern China deals with the analyses and interpretations of modern Chinese philosophical discourses, especially those concerning theories of knowledge. The author looks at how contemporary Chinese philosophy is awakening from a long slumber and substantiates the hypothesis that this new awakening is fully prepared for fruitful confrontations with the new challenges presented by a globalized world. The study of 20th-century Chinese philosophy has not been the subject of any extensive and systematic discussion in neither the West in general nor in Western Sinology in particular. Hence, this book will be of immense interest to those who are interested in the emerging fields of comparative philosophy, Chinese studies and theology. About the author Jana S. Ro?ker is Professor of Sinology at Ljubljana University, Slovenia. Her research interests include Chinese Studies, Chinese Philosophy, Chinese Epistemology and Methodology of Intercultural Research (For this item please quote stock ID 28737) ISBN: 9789629963279

This book is about how Yan Fu introduced the Chinese intellectual world to the liberalism of John Stuart Mill by partly grasping Mill's ideas, partly misunderstanding and projecting onto them indegenous Chinese values, and partly criticizing or resisting them. Rather than bending Western liberalism to the purposes of Chinese nationalism. Yan initiated a distinctively Chinese liberal tradition that became a major strand of China's modern political culture (For this item please quote stock ID 29267) ISBN: 9789629962784

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In this fascinating book the author (Cheng Manchao) provides an interesting and vivid account of twenty-nine widely known and revered gods who influenced the lives of the Chinese people for many centuries. They include the Bodhisattva Guanyin, a goddess who helps the needy and relieves the distressed; Zhong Kui, a hero in vanquishing ghosts and demons; Kitchen God, who is in charge of blessing ordinary people; King of Hell, sovereign of the ghost world; Jade Emperor, the highest ruler of heaven . . . Why and how are these deities enshrined and worshipped by common people as well as rulers? This book provides many explanations for this intriguing aspect of Chinese culture. Illustrations in b/w & colour. (For this item please quote stock ID 5368) ISBN: 9787119000305

At last! A volume of spiritual exercises designed to put universal principles into practice and in so doing, make it easier to develop a quality of personal inner strength and outward flexibility that is capable of withstanding the most testing of challenges. The reader is introduced to the ways in which health, peace and happiness can be stolen by the appearance of emotion and identifies what is required in order to correct imbalances. The fundamental spiritual laws that govern all phenomena (and which are the basis of developing an understanding of the process of life) are outlined and critical reference points for making a connection to spirit are established. This book investigates a number of spiritual exercises such as chants and mantras, aimed at clearing the mind of the participant as well as harmonising internal energies and vibrations. There is also a practical section containing five special exercises that form the basis of a daily spiritual practice regimen. The reader is then gently invited to delve into the peaceful world of contemplation and meditation. There are one hundred and ten exercises, each designed to stimulate the energy flow of one or more internal energy fields as well as embrace the essence of symbolic meditation which correspond to the ancient Chinese classic ?I-Ching?. So enjoy this book of contemplative and meditative exploration. Thoroughly investigate the principles and then practice them. It won?t be too long before you are able to notice a big difference to the way you live your life. The world will not seem the same, ever again! This Point of Sanctuary Within has been in the making for a very long time. It is the culmination of many things, including personal transformations, processes, endings and beginnings that have taken place over a period of twenty five years or more. It is a useful companion to other titles in the Art of Health Publications series by Geoffrey Wilson such as Waking the Tiger: The Tao of Acumoxatherapy, The Spirit of Change: I-Ching Secrets for the 21st Century, The Tao Diet: Ultimate Vitality, The Tao Diet: Cookbook, and Spirit Bridge. (For this item please quote stock ID 25146) ISBN: 9780975235720

No other English translation of this greatest of the Chinese classics can match Ursula Le Guin's striking new version. Le Guin, best known for thought-provoking science fiction novels that have helped to transform the genre, has studied the Tao Te Ching for more than 40 years. She has consulted the literal translations and worked with Chinese scholars to develop a version that lets the ancient text speak in a fresh way to modern people, while remaining faithful to the poetic beauty of the work. Avoiding scholarly interpretations and esoteric Taoist insights, she has revealed the Tao Te Ching's immediate relevance and power, its depth and refreshing humour, in a way that shows better than ever before why it has been so much loved for more than 2 500 years. Included are Le Guin's own personal commentary and notes on the text. This new version is sure to be welcomed by the many readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those coming to the text for the first time. (For this item please quote stock ID 9271) ISBN: 9781570623950

Classic 1915 work reprinted! An attempt to interpret the spirit and show the value of Chinese civilisation during a period of German militarism. Full of historical connotations and meanings. (For this item please quote stock ID 8966) ISBN: 9787560014494

This book systematically introduces the development of Chinese thought from the pre-Qin Dynasty period (before 221 BC) to the beginning of the 20th century, categorising the heritage and development of different ways of thought at different times. Using clear language to explain important philosophical ideas which have made significant impacts on Chine, The book expounds on the profound nature of Chinese thought and culture over the past 3,000 years. Apart from philosophical and political ideas, the book also makes systematic analyses of the economic ideas, scientific ideas, historical ideas, literary ideas and revolutionary ideas of the Chinese people epoch by epoch, providing a comprehensive and deep understanding of Chinese thought and culture. About the Authors The book is the product of the collective efforts of He Zhaowu, Bu Jinzhi Tang Yuyuan and Sun Kaitai. He Zhaowu is a professor in the Department of History on Tsinghua University. He has been a visiting professor at Colombia University in the US and Philip?s-University of Marburg in Germany. His academic works include History and Historical Studies and History of Modern Western Thought. He has translated The Social Contract and Essays on the Critique of Historical Reason Bu Jinzhi, Tang Yuyuan and Sun Kaitai are all researchers at the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. They are renowned scholars who have long been engaged in the study of history of philosophy and intellectual history. (For this item please quote stock ID 30271) ISBN: 9787119052953

The essays collected in this volume all originally written in English for a non-Chinese audience, are taken from those writings of Fung Yu-Lan that are relatively far-reaching and concise. As a whole Fung's writings are the result of contact between Eastern and western cultures and of the modernization of Chinese philosophy. He investigated philosophy in the light of all of its cultural manifestations, taking the problem of life as his focus. Along such a trend and under the guidance of Professor John Dewey, he completed his doctoral dissertation. "A Comparative Study of Life Ideals" at Columbia University in 1923 (published in 1924). The work presents the young author's achievements in his endeavour to have a thorough knowledge of both Western and Chinese philosophies and their life ideals and to pursue the highest ideal of life as he saw it. After the publication of his two-volume A History of Chinese Philosophy (t 930 - t 936), Fung turned his interest to the attempt to create a modern system of Chinese philosophy, thereafter successively publishing six books about his Neo-Confucianism. Then he returned again to the study of the history of Chinese philosophy and wrote in English A Short History of Chinese Philosophy (1946-1947) . The experience of creating his own philosophical system made him more penetrating in comprehension and more explicit in expression than he was when preparing his large history. In order to meet the need of Western readers, he often explained Chinese philosophy in comparison with Western philosophy. From this philosophical comparison he came to a social conclusion: "In order to live in a modern world, China has to be modernized. "His Short History was published by Macmillan Company in 1948, followed by French, Italian and Yugoslav, versions translated from the English original. (For this item please quote stock ID 30302) ISBN: 9787119052977

Here the great spiritual traditions of Asia are explained in a remarkable compact format, including Indian, Tibetan, Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, Shinto, Confucianism, Feng Shui and Falun Gong. These brief discussions are illuminated with excerpts from key works such as The Tibetan Book of the Dead and The Book of Five Rings, as well as /I>The Complete I Ching and The Book of Tao. About the Author Frank MacHovec, a retired psychologist, has been a student of Eastern philosophies for decades and has previously published translations of several sacred works. (For this item please quote stock ID 30393) ISBN: 9781880656983

This Comprehensive introductory textbook to early Chinese philosophy covers a range of philosophical traditions which arose during the Spring and Autumn (772-476 BCE) and Warring States (475-221 BCE) periods in China, including Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism and Legalism. It considers concepts, themes and argumentative methods of early Chinese Philosophy and follows the development of some ideas in subsequent periods, including the introduction of Buddhism into China. The book examines key issues and debates in early Chinese philosophy, cross-influences between its traditions and interpretations by scholars up to the present day. The discussion draws upon both primary texts and secondary sources, and there are suggestions for further reading. This will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the foundations of Chinese philosophy and its richness and continuing relevance. (For this item please quote stock ID 30394) ISBN: 9780521608923

Author Liu An stated his purpose for writing Huainanzi: "to record and comment on the events of the present and to propose their meaning to the deeper understanding of the human condition. "He believed that even if people could not grasp esoteric philosophies, these stories could engender a deeper awareness of these issues and prompt contemplation and consideration. It speaks on all topics--nature, politics, astronomy, geography, military affairs, philosophy, medicine etc. With the passage of time, it is hard to avoid abstruse and involved writing when reading the classics. The Stories of Huainanzi revealed the rich traditional culture of Huainanzi thoroughly with its appealing contents, full of strong and vivid plots and load usage questionable images. The classics of Huainanzi related the stories again such as Preventing Trouble at All Times, Living and Dying, Misfortune and Happiness etc, which brought classics back to life by adapting to contemporary language and incorporating elements that made the stories applicable to the present. The stories of Huainanzi included folk tales, historical accounts, fables, and explains the source of many idioms and aphorism still in use today. From these two hundred stories, the reader gets a sense of how all--enampassing this work is. (For this item please quote stock ID 30426) ISBN: 9787212032418

This book is divided into three parts, namely, social, behavior, family and moral principles. It introduces over 20 days Chinese people conduct themselves in society, trying to recount things through cases and display the profound and intricate Chinese culture in a way that is easy to understand. The readers thus can conjure up the whole through a rather small part so as to get a clear view of the character, values and ethical standards of the Chinese people (For this item please quote stock ID 31152) ISBN: 9787802004115

With more than 100,000 copies sold of his self-published book, The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton teams up with Hay House to bring his message to an even wider audience. This book is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology, and it will forever change how you think about thinking. Through the research of Dr. Lipton and other leading-edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology, that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our thoughts. Using simple language, illustrations, humor, and everyday examples, he demonstrates how the new science of Epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species.

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Bruce Lipton, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized authority in bridging science and spirit and a leading voice in new biology. A cell biologist by training, he taught Cell Biology at the University of Wisconsin?s School of Medicine, and later performed pioneering studies at Stanford University?s School of Medicine. He has been a guest speaker on dozens of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national conferences. (For this item please quote stock ID 31316) ISBN: 9781401923112

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'This book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of Chinese philosophy by an important scholar of philosophy in China' - Carine Defoort, University of Leuven, Belgium. This book is both a good introduction to Chinese philosophy and an invaluable reference tool for sinologists. Comments by important Chinese thinkers are arranged around 64 key concepts to illustrate their meaning and use through twenty-five centuries of Chinese philosophy. This unique guide was prepared by Zhang Dainian, one of China?s most famous living philosophers. Zhang reaches back to include concepts in use before the oracle bones (c. 1350?1100 B.C.) - what could be called a philosophical 'prehistory'. But the focus of the work is those concepts that gained currency in classical Chinese philosophy, especially those whose meanings are deeper and more difficult to grasp. Translated and edited by Edmund Ryden in consultation with the author, the book also includes helpful introductory commentary by Ryden for each section. (For this item please quote stock ID 19181) ISBN: 9780300092103

'This dictionary will surely prove itself to be of quite invaluable help to anyone - Chinese or indeed, in whatever appropropriate translation, to anyone else - seeking to find their way about unfamiliar Western regions of philosophical territory and finding it hard to negotiate the obstacles posed by even more unfamiliar terminology. Its entries manage to avoid the obscurities of an exaggerated brevity without stretching themselves out as if seeking to embody whole miniature essays. In short it presents itself as a model of clarity and clarification' - Alan Montefiore, Balliol College, Oxford, and University of Middlesex. (For this item please quote stock ID 19724) ISBN: 9787010030685

The object of this book is an attempt to interpret the sipirit and show the value of the Chinese civilization. (For this item please quote stock ID 26704) ISBN: 9787561331057

This is the first book to examine extensively the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. Its main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of the early medieval period (third to sixth centuries). It shows how alchemy contributed to and was tightly integrated into the elaborate body of doctrines and practices that Daoists built at that time, from which Daoism as we know it today evolved. The book also clarifies the origins of Chinese alchemy and the respective roles of alchemy and meditation in self-cultivation practices. It contains full translations of three important medieval texts, all of them accompanied by running commentaries, making available for the first time in English the gist of the early Chinese alchemical corpus. (For this item please quote stock ID 24851) ISBN: 9780804751773

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Offerings of various kinds - food, incense, paper money, and figures - have been central to Chinese culture for millennia, and as a public, visual display of spiritual belief, they are still evident today in China and in Chinatowns around the world. Using Hong Kong as a case study, Janet Scott looks at paper offerings from every conceivable angle - how they are made, sold, and used. Her comprehensive investigation touches on virtually every aspect of Chinese popular religion as it explores the many forms of these intricate objects, their manufacture, their significance, and their importance in rituals to honor gods, care for ancestors, and contend with ghosts. Throughout For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors, paper offerings are presented as a vibrant and living tradition expressing worshippers' respect and gratitude for the gods, as well as love and concern for departed family members. Ranging from fake paper money to paper furniture, servant dolls, cigarettes, and toiletries - all multihued and artfully constructed - paper offerings are intended to provide for the needs of those in the spirit world. Readers are introduced to the variety of paper offerings and their uses in worship, in assisting worshippers with personal difficulties, and in rituals directed to gods, ghosts, and ancestors. We learn of the manufacture and sale of paper goods, life in paper shops, the training of those who make paper offerings, and the symbolic and artistic dimensions of the objects. Finally, the book considers the survival of this traditional craft, the importance of flexibility and innovation, and the role of compassion and filial piety in the use of paper offerings. (For this item please quote stock ID 28228) ISBN: 9780295987187

An essential guide to developing decision-making skills and taking control of our lives. Gary Zukav is the author of the bestselling The Heart Of The Soul. (For this item please quote stock ID 21925) ISBN: 9780743248150

Lao-tzu, the legendary sage of ancient China, is traditionally considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the most popular classics of world literature. Now Lao-tzu's further teachings on the Tao, or Way, are presented here in the first English translation of the Chinese text known as the Wen-tzu. Although previously ignored by Western scholars, the Wen-tzu has long been revered by the Chinese as one of the great classics of ancient Taoism. In it, Lao-tzu shows that the cultivation of simplicity and spontaneity is essential to both the enlightened individual and the wise leader. This timeless work will appeal to a broad audience of contemporary readers who have come to consider Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching a classic on the art of living. (For this item please quote stock ID 9187) ISBN: 9780877738626

This book explores mind-body philosophy from an Asian perspective. It sheds new light on a problem central in modern Western thought. Yuasa shows that Eastern philosophy has generally formulated its view of mind-body unity as an achievement - a state to be acquired rather than as essential or innate. Depending on the individual's own developmental state, the mind-body connection can vary from near dissociation to almost perfect integration. Whereas Western mind-body theories have typically asked what the mind-body is, Yuasa asks how the mind-body relation varies on a spectrum from the psychotic to the yogi, from the debilitated to the athletic, from the awkward novice to the master musician. Yuasa first examines various Asian texts dealing with Buddhist meditation, kundalini yoga, acupuncture, ethics, and epistemology, developing a concept of the dark consciousness (not identical with the psychoanalytic unconscious) as a vehicle for explaining their basic view. He shows that the mind-body image found in those texts has a striking correlation to themes in contemporary French phenomenology, Jungian psychoanalysis, psychomatic medicine, and neurophysiology.The book clears the ground for a provocative meeting between East and West, establishing a philosophical region on which science and religion can be mutually illuminating. 'This is probably the first time I ranked a book outstanding for any publisher. I shall be the first professor to order it for my undergraduate course Buddhism, Psychoanalysis, and Existential Analysis. The whole work will inspire the reader's creative imagination and critical thinking regarding the philosophical, scientific, and medical problems of mind-body' - Charles Wei-hsun Fu, Temple University. (For this item please quote stock ID 13819) ISBN: 9780887064685

Christian democracy is the term used for one of the most important political movements in Europe. It is a political party that is inspired by the Christian religion and broadly appeals to all people that can accept its basic message. Domestically, this message is that all classes, groups and layers in society must work together to find solutions for their differences of opinions and conflicts of interests. Society is viewed as an organic whole and although conflicts are unavoidable, they should always be resolved on the basis of mutual respect and in cooperation to reach a consensus that restores social integration. Christian democracy expresses politically this principled and religiously inspired conviction that social harmony must always be the fundamental goal of politics, giving all persons as members of social units (like the family) what is due to them. This book is a collaborative research project between Sichuan University (Chengdu) of China and the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam) of the Netherlands in the context of the European Union-China European Studies Centre?s Programme 'Searching for the Core of European Integration: The Historical, Cultural, and Religious Impact on Its Process'. (For this item please quote stock ID 30425) ISBN: 9787561440599

Making Religion, Making the State combines cutting-edge perspectives on religion with rich empirical data to offer a challenging new argument about the politics of religion in modern China. The volume goes beyond extant portrayals of the opposition of state and religion to emphasize their mutual constitution. It examines how the modern category of "religion" is enacted and implemented in specific locales and contexts by a variety of actors from the late nineteenth century until the present. With chapters written by experts on Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Daoism, Islam, and more, this volume will appeal across the social sciences and humanities to those (For this item please quote stock ID 31706) ISBN: 9780804758413

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How can I know something? How can I convince someone of the rightness of my position? How does reality function? What is artistic creativity? What is the role of the state? It is well known that people from various cultures give dissimilar answers to such philosophical questions. After three decades in the cross-cultural study of ideas and values, Thomas Kasulis found that culture influences not only the answers to these questions, but often how one arrives at the answers. In generalising cultural difference, Kasulis identifies two kinds of orientation: intimacy and integrity. Both determine how we think about relations among people and among things, and each is reasonable, effective, and consistent. Yet the two are so incompatible in their basic assumptions that they cannot successfully engage each other. Cultural difference extends beyond nations. Cultural identities crystallise in relation to religion, occupation, race, gender, class. Rather than attempt to transcend cultural difference, Kasulis urges a deeper awareness of its roots by moving beyond mere cultural relativism toward a cultural bi-orientationality that will allow us to adapt ourselves to different cultural contexts as the situation demands. Wonderfully clear and unburdened by jargon, Intimacy or Integrity is accessible to readers from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds. By analysing the synergy between thought and culture, it increases our understanding of cultural difference and guides us in developing strategies for dealing with orientations different from our own. 'Kasulis has done us an immense service in reminding us that philosophy is not 'the view from nowhere' but is rooted in cultural assumptions and that those assumptions influence both what is observed and what is concluded from what is observed. He chooses one particular axis of difference, intimacy vs. integrity, and shows us how in many contexts these two starting points lead to very different views, not only cross-culturally but in other areas as well. He provides the additional service of showing that recognition of cultural difference does not lead to relativism about truth. All in all, an extremely valuable book that should interest a wide audience.' - Robert N. Bellah, professor of sociology emeritus, University of California, Berkeley; coauthor of Habits of the Heart and The Good Society 'This is a truly pathbreaking work in the field of cross-cultural philosophy. In choosing the two ideas of intimacy and integrity in their various connotations and reiterations, Kasulis provides a pair of effective instruments with which to examine the genuine differences that separate the world views and practices of different cultures.' - Graham Parkes, professor of philosophy, University of Hawai'i 'This bold work, from a philosopher long at home in both Western and East Asian thinking, tackles head-on the urgent need of our time: how to evaluate fundamental differences between cultures. As a master teacher, Kasulis shows us how our language and style of analysis bring into relief different groups with whom we interact. He trains us to move gracefully from one mode of orientation to another, adapting to the cultural company we keep. Given the stakes in today's world, this invitation to deeper, more fruitful relationships among cultures demands our full attention.' - Lawrence E. Sullivan, Director, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University Thomas P. Kasulis received his doctorate in philosophy from Yale University. In addition to numerous journal articles, he is author of Zen Action/Zen Person (UH Press, 1981) and co-editor of a series of volumes on the self in Asian theory and practice, the latest of which is Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice (1998). Currently professor of comparative cultural studies at The Ohio State University, Professor Kasulis has served as president of both the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (1988-1989) and American Society for the Study of Religion (1999-2002). (For this item please quote stock ID 18049) ISBN: 9780824825591

'A milestone, a welcome tome to fill a lamentable information-lacuna on Chinese philosophy in our contemporary scholarship' - Comparative Philosophy, Spring 2003. 'An excellent introduction to Chinese philosophy ... Essential' - Choice, July 2003. 'A valuable reference book not only for those students and scholars in the field but also for all philosophers' - The Review of Metaphysics (2003). Serving as a gateway to Chinese thought, this Encyclopedia introduces the significant historical periods of Chinese philosophy ancient and modern and offers insight into the ideas of important thinkers and elementary concepts in philosophical discourse as well as addressing the major conundrums found within various Chinese disciplines. All the major schools of thought are covered and their proponents, followers and critics discussed. There are also essays on the relation of philosophy to other aspects of culture such as history and literature. The Encyclopedia provides a penetrating look into the thought of China and the Chinese, making it a useful resource for both those already acquainted with Chinese philosophy and those seeking to learn. Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2004 (For this item please quote stock ID 20621) ISBN: 9780415939133

This new and expanded update of the popular Thirty-five Oriental Philosophers is an accessible introduction to the most prominent figures in Eastern thought, from earliest times to the present day. From traditional philosophers such as Confucius and Zoroaster, to modern thinkers such as Fung Youlan and the present Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, the authors cover the development of each thinker's philosophy and analyse his essential ideas. (For this item please quote stock ID 6023) ISBN: 9780415202848

The Palace of Eternal Joy (Yongle Gong) is a mammoth cult site dedicated to one of late imperial China's most popular deities, Lü Dongbin. In one of the first book-length studies of a Chinese sacred site, Paul Katz focuses on the Palace's role in the development of Lü's legend. This highly innovative approach takes into account the various 'histories' of the Palace presented in different texts and surpasses previous scholarship by stressing the ways in which the site both reflected and produced cultural diversity. Katz breaks new ground by analysing the texts in terms of the textuality - the processes by which they were produced, transmitted, and understood. The study begins with a detailed description of the Palace of Eternal Joy and a brief account of its history. The reader is then introduced to the cult of Lü Dongbin. Special consideration is given to various hagiographical traditions, particularly those that influenced the growth of his cult at Yongle. Katz next looks at the four types of inscriptions found at the Palace (commemorative, official, hagiographical, and poetic) and identifies the Palace patrons who worshipped there and contributed to its growth. (For this item please quote stock ID 8765) ISBN: 9780824821708

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'This superb study fills what until now has been a gap in the history of Chinese religions. It shows precisely, in gripping and convincing detail, how the indigenous tradition having to do with spirit possession and rites for the dead became integrated with the organised religions that followed to form the lived religion of modern times. Davis? work casts significant new light on Chinese society and religion of the twelfth century.? - Stephen Teiser, Princeton University ?This book will necessitate fundamental changes in the way we think about China, yesterday and today.? - John Lagerwey, École Practique des Hautes Études Society and the Supernatural in Song China is at once a meticulous examination of spirit-possession and exorcism in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and a social history of the full panoply of China?s religious practices and practitioners at the moment when she was poised to dominate the world economy. Although the Song dynasty (960-1276) is often identified with the establishment of Confucian orthodoxy, Edward Davis demonstrates the renewed vitality of the dynasty?s Taoist, Buddhist, and local religious traditions. Edward L. Davis is associate professor of Chinese history at the University of Hawai'i. (For this item please quote stock ID 15991) ISBN: 9780824823986

Conventional wisdom has it that the concept of individualism was absent in early China. In this uncommon study of the self and human agency in ancient China, Erica Fox Brindley provides an important corrective to this view and persuasively argues that an idea of individualism can be applied to the study of early Chinese thought and politics with intriguing results. She introduces the development of ideological and religious beliefs that link universal, cosmic authority to the individual in ways that may be referred to as individualistic and illustrates how these evolved alongside and potentially helped contribute to larger socio-political changes of the time, such as the centralisation of political authority and the growth in the social mobility of the educated elite class.

Starting with the writings of the early Mohists (4th century BCE), Brindley analyses many of the major works through the early 2nd century BCE by Laozi, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Xunzi and Han Feizi, as well as anonymous authors of both received and excavated texts. Changing notions of human agency affected prevailing attitudes towards the self as individual - in particular, the onset of ideals that stressed the power and authority of the individual, either as a conformist agent in relation to a larger whole or as an individualistic agent endowed with inalienable cosmic powers and authorities. She goes on to show how distinctly internal (individualistic), external (institutionalized), or mixed (syncretic) approaches to self-cultivation and state control emerged in response to such ideals. In her exploration of the nature of early Chinese individualism and the various theories for and against it, she reveals the ways in which authors innovatively adapted new theories on individual power to the needs of the burgeoning imperial state.

With clarity and force, Individualism in China illuminates the importance of the individual in Chinese culture. By focusing on what is unique about early Chinese thinking on this topic, it gives readers a means of understanding particular "Chinese" discussions of and respect for the self

About the Author
Erica Fox Brindley is assistant professor of history and religious studies at The Pennsylvania State University.

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Since the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese philosophy has experienced an intensely self-conscious creative transformation. Contemporary Chinese philosophers developed sophisticated positions in many central areas of philosophy and set out to reinterpret the complex inheritance of ancient Chinese philosophy. Contemporary Chinese Philosophy features leading scholars describing and critically assessing the works of sixteen major twentieth-century Chinese philosophers. The book explores these philosophers' attempts to revive and modernize the Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, Logicist, Neo-Confucian, and Buddhist schools as well as their critiques of Western thinkers from Plato to Wittgenstein. It demonstrates that the values and achievements of Chinese philosophers offer a gateway to understanding the development of Chinese views of humanity and reality. This volume enables students and general readers to understand the rich and challenging diversity of issues and positions explored in contemporary Chinese philosophy. Contents: >Notes on Contributors >Preface: Chung-ying Cheng >Introduction: Nicholas Bunnin >Part I: Pioneering New Thought from the West >Part II: Philosophizing in the Neo-Confucian Spirit >Part III: Ideological Exposure to Dialectical Materialism >Part IV: Later Development of New Neo-Confucianism >Glossary >Index The editors: Chung-Ying Cheng is a professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy. He is also founder of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy. Nicholas Bunnin is director of the Philosophy Project at the Institute for Chinese Studies at Oxford University. He is chairman of the British Committee of the Philosophy Summer School in China: China Britain Australia. (For this item please quote stock ID 17308) ISBN: 9780631217251

Sense perception, which is of enormous importance in Western philosophical traditions, has scarcely attracted the notice of scholars of early China. As a result of little direct comment on the senses in the Chinese philosophical classics, sinologists have generally interpreted their occasional references to sense functions in familiar Western philosophical terms. This original work challenges this tradition, arguing that despite the scarcity of direct comment on the senses in these sources, it is possible to discern early Chinese views of sensory functions from a close reading of the texts. Working with metaphorical and structural analysis, the author reconstructs an understanding of sense perception that seems to have been taken for granted by the early Chinese philosophers. By departing from traditional sinological approaches, this method uncovers a detailed picture of certain shared underlying views of sense perception in the Lun Yu, the Mozi (including the Neo-Mohist Canons), the Xunzi, the Mencius, the Laozi, and the Zhuangzi. Based on its assembly of textual evidence, the book presents a conception of sense perception that diverges from the 'five senses' model so prevalent in the modern world. It argues that in early Chinese texts the importance of hearing and seeing surpasses that of the other senses. These two modalities - aural and visual - are paired with one another and constitute the sensory foundation for trust and knowledge in the Chinese worldview. The work also draws on the parallels between the ears and eyes to challenge standard understandings of the early Chinese notion of reality. Jane Geaney is assistant professor of religion at the University of Richmond. (For this item please quote stock ID 18076) ISBN: 9780824825577

Part One: The Structure of the Spiritual World: The Lands & the Ways We imagine the spiritual world as a gigantic universe with skies, lands, seas, mountains, plains, rivers, forests, swamps. God is everywhere in this universe, on the heights and in the depths. In the search for God we have to plan our journey and start out in search of the Lord. It is an endless search involving every created human being. The Christian, along the road to God, meets countless people all searching in their countless different ways. This first part is a descriptive geography of the spiritual world. Part Two: Travel in the Spiritual World: Methods & Powers In this immense world of the spirit we need methods and powers, otherwise we cannot move. The ways of spiritual growth are many and have been imagined by people who were searching for something or someone they could not grasp by ordinary human powers. This second part will deal with ways and methods familiar to the East and to the West. These methods are the contributions of humanity to the incessant search for God which has its source in the very origins of human history. Part Three: Spiritual Writers & Works: A Parallel between East & West This section is historical and presents some of the main spiritual and chiefly mystical traditions from the West and the East. It opens with an exposition of mystical experience in the Christian tradition and is followed by a presentation of traditional Chinese cosmic and mystical ways. Although throughout this part, both Eastern and Western traditions will be constantly interwoven, the main emphasis will be laid on Christian experience. As we move with history we shall see how the mainstream of spiritual experience develops along similar and dissimilar lines. Part Four: Chinese Spirituality: Some Important Authors & Works This final section deals with Chinese spirituality as expressed in the early undifferentiated tradition of the Ancient Sages and later on in Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism up to the present time. This part will show the evolution of Chinese spirituality along definite lines. It shall dwell on what is more specific in Chinese spirituality showing that it is not possible to reduce it to a few axioms or principles because of its great richness and complexity. A few lessons will conclude the whole course and open, we hope, new horizons to those who are looking for a Chinese expression of Christ's message to the whole of mankind. (For this item please quote stock ID 20570) ISBN: 9789579185479

In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilisations to account for diverging patterns of action in warfare, politics, and diplomacy. He shows how Western and Chinese strategies work in several domains (the battlefield, for example) and analyses two resulting acts of war. The Chinese strategist manipulates his own troops and the enemy to win a battle without waging war and to bring about victory effortlessly. Efficacy in China is thus conceived of in terms of transformation (as opposed to action) and manipulation, making it closer to what is understood as efficacy in the West.

Jullien's brilliant interpretations of an array of recondite texts are key to understanding our own conceptions of action, time, and reality in this foray into the world of Chinese thought. In its clear and penetrating characterization of two contrasting views of reality from a heretofore unexplored perspective, A Treatise on Efficacy will be of central importance in the intellectual debate between East and West.

François Jullien is professor of Chinese studies in the Department of East Asian Languages & Civilisations, University of Paris VII. (For this item please quote stock ID 23242) ISBN: 9780824828301

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"Confucius Institute for textbooks and cultural Textbook Series" (total 12) the use of an object for foreign Chinese language beginners, the overall idea is to select Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and other ancient thinker and educator of the famous and the Chinese idiom story, fairy tale , fables, stories, stories of historical figures, famous Tang Dynasty, Chinese Proverbs, etc., made of pocket-copy 150-page; content from the original spelling, modern translation, English translation, analysis, problem, the necessary notes and illustrations, and so on several parts composition. This book is the series of the "Tang classical phrase."

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"Confucius Institute for textbooks and cultural Textbook Series" (total 12) the use of an object for foreign Chinese language beginners, the overall idea is to select Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and other ancient thinker and educator of the famous and the Chinese idiom story, fairy tale , fables, stories, stories of historical figures, famous Tang Dynasty, Chinese Proverbs, etc., made of pocket-copy 150-page; content from the original spelling, modern translation, English translation, analysis, problem, the necessary notes and illustrations, and so on several parts composition. This book is the series of "Mencius famously selection." Mencius, Warring States period, a great thinker and educator, one of the leading representatives of the pre-Qin Confucianism, who have been industry in Zisi (Confucius, Sun) students. He advocated "benevolent", "kingly", the "people are" the people of this thinking has led the disciples of Confucius lobby other countries to follow the example of princes in an attempt to implement their own political views, but can not be used for the world. Mencius, the "sage," said, with Confucius and said, "Confucius and Mencius." His book "Mencius" in future generations is listed as the Confucian classics. (For this item please quote stock ID 31725) ISBN: 9787544610407

"Confucius Institute for textbooks and cultural Textbook Series" (total 12) the use of an object for foreign Chinese language beginners, the overall idea is to select Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and other ancient thinker and educator of the famous and the Chinese idiom story, fairy tale , fables, stories, stories of historical figures, famous Tang Dynasty, Chinese Proverbs, etc., made of pocket-copy 150-page; content from the original spelling, modern translation, English translation, analysis, problem, the necessary notes and illustrations, and so on several parts composition. This book is the series of "Chinese Proverbs." (For this item please quote stock ID 31721) ISBN: 9787544609883

Internal alchemy (neidan) has been the dominant system of Daoist spiritual practice since the Song dynasty, when it was defined as the complex integration of multiple forms of Daoist self-cultivation. Its practitioners transform body energies into subtle levels of spirit and pure cosmic being, hoping to find illumination by returning to the fundamental order of the cosmos and in the process reconcile physiological training with intellectual speculation.

Bringing together the best work of leading scholars in the field, this book provides a thorough and easily accessible introduction to this important tradition. The volume begins with a general survey of the cultivation methods that form the backbone of internal alchemy and an analysis of its understanding of the human body and the terminology it employs. Next, it presents the historical development of the tradition with its major schools and a detailed discussion of key concepts, such as mind, inner nature, and destiny.

Following this, presentations focus on specific practices, such as the emergence of the spirit through the top of the head, the activation of internal visions in Thunder Rites, the sexual comingling of energies in duo-cultivation, and the body visions and transformative techniques employed specifically by women. Next come two contributions on the contemporary application of internal alchemy in China and its transmission and understanding in the West. The work concludes with comparative studies on Kundalini Yoga and Hermeticism.

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Sit back in a peaceful place, open this book to any of its enchanting stories, and you'll meet its many amazing characters - karate warriors, cave-dwelling sages, inquiring disciples, and inscrutable Zen masters. Deeply contemplative, yet often lighthearted, these tales about ancient times are teaching stories for modern seekers of truth. (For this item please quote stock ID 22183) ISBN: 9780877287483

Mozi (fifth century B.C.) was an important political and social thinker and formidable rival of the Confucianists. He advocated universal love - his most important doctrine, according to which all humankind should be loved and treated as one´s kinfolk; honouring and making use of worthy men in government; and identifying with one´s superior as a means of establishing uniform moral standards. He also believed in the will of Heaven and in ghosts. He firmly opposed offensive warfare, extravagance (including indulgence in music and allied pleasures), elaborate funerals and mourning, fatalistic beliefs, and Confucianism. Contents: >Outline of Early Chinese History >Introduction >Honoring the Worthy >Identifying with One's Superior >Universal Love >Against Offensive Warfare >Moderation in Expenditure >Moderation in Funerals >The Will of Heaven >Explaining Ghosts >Against Music >Against Fatalism >Against Confucians >Index (For this item please quote stock ID 20093) ISBN: 9780231130011

Confucius Institute for textbooks and cultural Textbook Series (total 12) the use of an object for foreign Chinese language beginners, the overall idea is to select Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and other ancient thinker and educator of the famous and the Chinese idiom story, fairy tale , fables, stories, stories of historical figures, famous Tang Dynasty, Chinese Proverbs, etc., made of pocket-copy 150-page; content from the original spelling, modern translation, English translation, analysis, problem, the necessary notes and illustrations, and so on several parts composition. This book is the series of "Zhuangzi famous selection." Chuang Tzu, the Warring States period of the famous thinkers, writers, is a representative of the Taoist school of thought for the future and I and said, "Lao-Zhuang." His book contains simple dialectics, the idea that all things are changing, are relative. Chuang-tzu's article has a strong romantic color is mostly in the form of fables, has a great influence on later literature. Zhuang Zi and his people waiting for the doors of "Zhuangzi", also known as "South China Morning After."

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Money can?t buy happiness. Good looks don?t last forever. There are actually much less than six degrees of separation. None, to be exact! For sure, birth is the beginning of death. And one finds out eventually that whatever has a beginning also has an end. Spirit Bridge is a collection of short stories, essays and commentaries which shed light on the conflict of daily living and the resolution of inner turmoil. Part One is designed to cultivate a contemplative frame of mind and in so doing increase the opportunity for profitable investigation of spiritual problems that we as people face in our struggle with daily life. Part Two is more a novella than a short story. ?The Redemption of Mila? concerns the life of Milarepa, the revered Tibetan Buddhist Saint. He is remarkable in as much as his life reflects profoundly on the conflict between good and bad, righteousness and evil, justice and injustice, the spiritual and the profane. This is the true story of an eastern spiritual giant whose legend has been preserved for more than a thousand years. The hero?s quest begins with personal tragedy and culminates in spiritual transcendence. Spirit Bridge is a useful companion to other titles in the Art of Health Publications series by Geoffrey Wilson such as Waking the Tiger: The Tao of Acumoxatherapy, The Spirit of Change: I-Ching Secrets for the 21st Century, The Tao Diet: Ultimate Vitality, The Tao Diet: Cookbook and This Point of Sanctuary Within. (For this item please quote stock ID 25147) ISBN: 9780975235737

'An outstanding document depicting with depth of feeling and intellectual brilliance the very soul of China' - Journal of Asian Studies. (For this item please quote stock ID 10998) ISBN: 9780824800758

This book aims to explore Chinese philosophical characteristics of different philosophers in various periods, and distinguish "Chinese philosophical sensibility" motivating their thoughts. In doing so, the author employs Western philosophical categories to descdbe different issues in the history of philosophy: Chinese political philosophy in pre-Qin era, Chinese metaphysics from Han to Tang Dynasties, Chinese epistemology from Song to Ming Dynasties, and modern Chinese-Western comparative philosophy. The author provides readers with a clear conception of Chinese philosophical sensibility and its evolution throughout history. (For this item please quote stock ID 33899) ISBN: 9787508513195

The origins of Liuhebafa (also called Water Boxing) can be traced back to the Daoist sage Chen Tuan (c. 871-989 A.D.). Chen is a mystical figure whose advice and perspective was sought by ancient Chinese Emperors. Liuhebafa was the last of the internal methods to be taught outside China. Even inside China, Liuhebafa had an almost mythic quality. Among the groups of inner circle students, Liuhebafa was graduate study in the internal arts. Liuhebafa?s Five Character Secrets (of Li Dong Feng) are the original precepts of this rare internal martial art known as Huayue Xinyi Liuhebafaquan. Li Dong Feng discovered aged manuscripts of Chen Tuan, during an expedition to Chen?s ancient mountain home. Realising the importance of what he had found, Li remained on Mount Hua until he mastered the material in the manuscripts. Li returned to his home and then recorded all he had learned on Mount Hua in 134 verses now known as The Five Character Secrets of Li Dong Feng. This is the only existing treatise on the original principles of Liuhebafa. This book contains the original Chinese treatise of Li Dong Feng, Pinyin Romanisation of the Chinese characters, word for word translation, literal translation, interpretive translation and the author?s commentary on the meaning of each verse. There is more here than meets the eye. It is wise to approach the Secrets with a beginner?s mind. Imagine being beckoned to sit by the fire. Lean a little closer to better hear the master as he recites the lines that will open the doors of your mind and heart. Paul Dillon began his martial art training in 1962, primarily in the Japanese arts. In the early 1970?s, he began his training in Liuhebafa under the tutelage of Master Li Chung. He has also trained in Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, and Yang Style Taijiquan. Paul Dillon studied Chinese at the College of Far Eastern Languages at Yale University and served in the US Air Force. Paul resides near Boise, Idaho. (For this item please quote stock ID 22077) ISBN: 9781886969728

English - Chinese - Pin Yin Bible / The Old Testament & New Testament / Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters - Union Version with New Punctuation) Bible with Hanyu Pinyin (romanisation of Mandarin Chinese) / Thumb Index / Chines learners / KJV Binding: Imitation Leather Publication date: 2007 Pinyin (Simplified / Traditional Chinese), or more formally Hanyu Pinyin is currently the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu means the Chinese language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound". The system is used in the PRC to teach Mandarin Chinese to schoolchildren and internationally to teach Mandarin as a second language. It is also often used to spell Chinese names in foreign publications and can be used to enter Chinese characters (hanzi) on computers and cellphones. (For this item please quote stock ID 34117) ISBN: 9788990233301

Three quarters of this collection of articles by an outstanding philosopher of the Kyoto school is devoted to elucidating Zen for the West. The level of treatment presupposes some experience in Zen meditation as well as a solid background in philosophy and religion. Readers possessing these will find Abe's expositions of Mu , nirvana, purity, Emptiness, Buddha-Nature in Dogen as well as comparisons with Nietzsche, Whitehead, Tillich, Christianity, and science very valuable. The final section, which urges the necessity of transcending nationalism in order to realize a true world community bound together in egoless compassion, is especially timely as well as accessible to educated nonspecialists. Highly recommended.

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The Mozi is a key philosophical work written by a major social and political thinker of the fifth century B.C.E. It is one of the few texts to survive the Warring States period (403–221 B.C.E.) and is crucial to understanding the origins of Chinese philosophy and two other foundational works, the Mengzi and the Xunzi. Ian Johnston provides an English translation of the entire Mozi, as well as the first bilingual edition in any European language to be published in the West. His careful translation reasserts the significance of the text's central doctrines, and his annotations and contextual explanations add vivid historical and interpretive dimensions.

Part 1 of the Mozi is called the "Epitomes" and contains seven short essays on the elements of Mohist doctrine. Part 2, the "Core Doctrines," establishes the ten central tenets of Mozi's ethical, social, and political philosophy, while articulating his opposition to Confucianism. Part 3, the "Canons and Explanations," comprises observations on logic, language, disputation, ethics, science, and other matters, written particularly in defence of Mohism. Part 4, the "Dialogues," presents lively conversations between Master Mo and various disciples, philosophical opponents, and potential patrons. Part 5, the "Defence Chapters," details the principles and practices of defensive warfare, a subject on which Master Mo was an acknowledged authority. Now available to English-speaking readers of all backgrounds, the Mozi is a rich and varied text, and this bilingual edition provides an excellent tool for learning classical Chinese.

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Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation and mental discipline, brilliantly synthesizing for readers past and present the full spectrum of early Chinese thought.

The Huainanzi locates the key to successful rule in a balance of broad knowledge, diligent application, and the penetrating wisdom of a sage. It is a unique and creative synthesis of Daoist classics, such as the Laozi and the Zhuangzi; works associated with the Confucian tradition, such as the Changes, the Odes, and the Documents; and a wide range of other foundational philosophical and literary texts from the Mozi to the Hanfeizi.

The product of twelve years of scholarship, this remarkable translation preserves The Huainanzi's special rhetorical features, such as parallel prose and verse, and showcases a compositional technique that conveys the work's powerful philosophical appeal. This path-breaking volume will have a transformative impact on the field of early Chinese intellectual history and will be of great interest to scholars and students alike.

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Trenchant, sophisticated, and cynical, Han Feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power. Han Feizi (280?-233 B.C.), a prince of Han, was a representative of the Fa-chia, or Legalist, school of philosophy and produced the final and most readable exposition of its theories. His handbook for the ruler deals with the problems of strengthening and preserving the state, the way of the ruler, the use of power, and punishment and favor. Ironically, the ruler most influenced by Han Feizi, the king of Qin, eventually sent Han Feizi to prison, where he later committed suicide. Contents: >Outline of Early Chinese History >Introduction >The Way of the Ruler >On Having Standards >The Two Handles >Wielding Power >The Eight Villainies >The Ten Faults >The Difficulties of Persuasion >Mr. He >Precautions Within the Palace >Facing South >The Five Vermin >Eminence in Learning >Index (For this item please quote stock ID 20092) ISBN: 9780231129695

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An authoritative translation of the classic Taoist guide to meditation that Carl Jung made famous. (For this item please quote stock ID 5858) ISBN: 9780062501936

This book began when Kohn’s work on the Zuowang lun, Seven Steps to the Dao (1987) went out of print and the editors at Monumenta Serica, who had published it in their monograph series, granted permission to reuse the materials in a new format. The texts, then, are republished from the earlier book with a few minor changes in terminology and annotation, but no serious alteration. Three new texts—since then translated and found relevant—were added into the mix, again with some changes in format and terminology.
The "Discussion" part of the book is entirely new. The author retains the basic descriptions and references used in the earlier book, but much was outdated, superseded by research in the past decades, or formulated in ways no longer used today. The book still retains the same focus as the earlier one: the Zuowang lun by Sima Chengzhen of the eighth century. It places the text at the beginning of the "Translation" section and in the center of the "Discussion." The latter is designed to build up to the central work, beginning with a general placement of the practice in meditation theory and Daoist systems, then working through ancient Daoist texts and the scholastic vision of Twofold Mystery. After a presentation of writers’ biographies and technical information on the texts, it again leads away from the Zuowang lun by first looking at the complexities of the integrated meditation system and then, in the last two chapters, relating it to Buddhism and modern science.
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A definitive, classic and authoritative guide to this fascinating subject that artfully combines the Eastern lunar calendar with Western solar-based astrology. This is the 20th anniversary edition (For this item please quote stock ID 9243) ISBN: 9780061432637

Li Zezhou (b. 1930) has been an influential thinker in China since the 1950s. Before moving to the U.S. in the wake of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Li published works on Kant and traditional and contemporary Chinese philosophy. The present volume, a translation of his Huaxia meixue (1989), is considered among Li’s most significant works. Apart from its value as an introduction to the philosophy of one of contemporary China’s foremost intellectuals, The Chinese Aesthetic Tradition fills an important gap in the literature of Chinese aesthetics in English. It presents Li’s synthesis of the entire trajectory of Chinese aesthetic thought, from ancient times to the early modern period, incorporating pre-Confucian and Confucian ideas, Daoism, Chan Buddhism, and the influence of Western philosophy during the late-imperial period. As one of China’s As one of China's major contemporary philosophers and preeminent authority on Kant, Li is uniquely positioned to observe this trajectory and make it intelligible to today’s readers.

The Chinese Aesthetic Tradition touches on all areas of artistic activity, including poetry, painting, calligraphy, architecture, and the "art of living." Right government, the ideal human being, and the path to spiritual transcendence all come under the provenance of aesthetic thought. According to Li this was the case from early Confucian explanations of poetry as that which gives expression to intent, through Zhuangzi’s artistic depictions of the ideal personality who discerns the natural way of things and lives according to it, to Chan Buddhist-inspired notions that nature and words can come together to yield insight and enlightenment. In this enduring and stimulating work, Li demonstrates conclusively the fundamental role of aesthetics in the development of the cultural and psychological structures in Chinese culture that define "humanity."

About the Authors
Li Zehou was a key figure in the intellectual foment of the 1980s. A philosopher of aesthetics and historian of Chinese thought, as well as China’s preeminent authority on Kant, Li is the author of The Path of Beauty: A Study of Chinese Aesthetics (1995), and Four Essays on Aesthetics: Toward a Global View (with Jane Cauvel; Lexington Books, 2006). A senior research fellow and retired professor of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Li has since 1991 resided in the United States, where he makes his home in Boulder, Colorado.

Maija Bell Samei is an independent scholar. She is the author of Gendered Persona and the Poetic Voice: The Abandoned Woman in Early Chinese Song Lyrics (Lexington Books, 2004) and holds a doctorate in Chinese literature from the University of Michigan.
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This book brings together classical scholars of Daoism, professors of psychology, practicing psychologists, medical doctors, and alternative practitioners (acupuncturists, qigong healers, pedagogues, and counselors) in an exciting new journey of discovery. This fruitful venture, born during panels at several Daoist conferences, explores ways of living in the world, sustaining relationships, and educating children, in a stress-free, truly authentic way. It outlines different Daoist visions and concepts of the conscious and subconscious mind and its transformations; it correlates these to different schools of psychology today (psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, humanistic psychology, positive psychology); and it explores options on how we can best become fully authentic, allowing the universal power of Dao to flow freely through all our attitudes and actions.

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The history of Islam in China began more than 1300 years ago. There are 10 minority groups in China that follow Islam and they currently number more than 20 million people. There are 35,000 mosques and 45,000 Imams, and Chinese Muslims belong to the Sunni, following Hanafiyyah in Sharia (the doctrine and law). (For this item please quote stock ID 26208) ISBN: 9787508508023

The book describes the developing history of Catholic Church in China. There are now more than 5,300 disciples and some six thousand chapels. (For this item please quote stock ID 26212) ISBN: 9787508508399

Negotiating Religion in Modern China traces the history of the Chinese state's relationship with religion from 1900 to 1937. The revolutionary regime condemned religious practice in the early twentieth century, suppressing "superstitious" belief in favor of a secular, more enlightened society. Drawing on newspapers and unpublished official documents, this book focuses on the case of Guangzhou, largely because of the city's sustained involvement in the revolutionary quest for a "new" China. The author pays particular attention to the implementation of policy and citizens' attempts at adaptation and resistance.

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Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu were three of the most important philosophers in ancient China. This collection of their basic writings points to three very different positions within in the spectrum of Chinese thought and reveals the diversity of the Chinese intellectual tradition. Presenting the principle doctrines of Mo Tzu (470­391 B.C.) and his followers, early rivals of the Confucian school, this section includes writings on music, fatalism, Confucians, and 'universal love' - the cornerstone of Mo-ist philosophy Hsün Tzu (born ca. 312 B.C.) provided the dominant philosophical system of his day. Although basically Confucian, he differed with Mencius by asserting that the original nature of man is evil, and also expounded on such subjects as good government, military affairs, Heaven, and music. Representative of the Fachia, or Legalist, school of philosophy, the writings of Han Fei Tzu (280?­233 B.C.) confront the issues of preserving and strengthening the state through strict laws of punishment and reward. His lessons remain timely as scholars continue to examine the nature and use of power. (For this item please quote stock ID 14573) ISBN: 9780231025157

《淮南子》一书由西汉淮南王刘安组织门客集体编撰，该书具有多方面的价值。它既保存了先秦时期光辉灿烂的文化，又开启了两汉以后的文化。它以道家为宗，综合了诸子百家的思想，构筑了一个以道论为主体的哲学思想体系。它主张积极进取，对无为而治作了新的解释，对治国之道做出了有益的探索。它对天文、地理、节令都做了广泛而深入的探讨，并以道论为宗本解释各种自然现象，对我国古代科技发展作出了重要贡献。此外，该书还保存了大量的神话传说资料，具有很高的文学价值和学术价值。所有这一切都表明《淮南子》是一部不可多得的奇书，是我国古代文化典籍中的精品。
作为《淮南子》的选译本，本书选取每篇论述的中心要义部分，希望有助于读者了解《淮南子》一书的主要旨意。 本书以权威底本核校，约请业内专家译注，译文流畅自然，注释力求精当。 (For this item please quote stock ID 36038) ISBN: 9787101065510

本书收录了熊十力的两部著作。 《唯识学概论》是熊先生在北京大学讲授唯识学的第一部讲义，1923年由北大印制。本书依据佛家本义概括唯识学体系，忠实于著者此前在南京支那内学院所学。因讲义本难以觅获，此据湖北教育出版社《熊十力全集》本(全集本依熊氏自存北大讲义本整理)重行点校。 《因明大疏删注》是熊先生在北京大学讲授因明学的讲义，删注窥基《因明人正理论疏》，为治因明之津梁。1926年由北大印成讲义，并于同年7月经熊先生稍加修订后由商务印书馆出版发行。此据商务印书馆本点校。 (For this item please quote stock ID 36039) ISBN: 9787806787892

《十力语要》收录了熊十力的信函、短论、讲词、语录等，涉及到中国学术界许多著名学者，其所讨论的问题，如哲学与科学对象的界定、中国哲学与西方哲学区别及融通、佛儒道之异同、先秦诸子学的评价等，都是上个世纪二十到四十年代中国思想学术界所关注的重要问题，足以呈现中国近现代哲学的一个侧面。一方面提要钩玄，另一方面继续论战。 (For this item please quote stock ID 36040) ISBN: 9787806787045

《十力语要初续》沿十力语要旧例，辑录书札、论文、杂文等总计四十二篇，是了解熊十力学术思想鹤生平的极其重要的文献。基本上反映出抗战胜利之后，熊十力在北平、杭州、广州等地的学术思想与活动，其中主要是围绕《新唯识论》作出阐释和发挥。一方面提要钩玄，另一方面继续论战。 (For this item please quote stock ID 36041) ISBN: 9787806787052

十力先生学宗二王，现被尊为新儒学开宗大师。但他并不只重义理，而是兼综踏实与凌空二义。据先生所下定义，所谓踏实者，乃“必将论主之经验与思路，在自家脑盖演过一番，始能——得其实解。若只随文生解，不曾切实理会其来历，是则浮泛不实，为学大忌”。
　　本书是中国当代哲学之杰出人物熊十力先生的另一部著作。该书起草于1959年，完成于1961年春，是熊十力先生后期思想的代表作。全书可以分为“辨伪”和“广义”两部分，其旨趣在于以《易》的形式阐发《原儒》和《体用论》(包括《明心篇》)中的新儒学思想，并最终把他们完全纳入了易学传统的轨道。熊十力先生在书中不仅高度概括了其新儒学思想的哲学内涵，以示与一般唯心主义体系的区别，而且正式把他的学说取名为“新易学”，标志了熊氏新易学思想的最终完成。熊先生以此书作为自己的“衰年定论”，并在临终前的《存斋随笔》中说：“余之学自是归本《大易》，详在《乾坤衍》等书》”。 (For this item please quote stock ID 36054) ISBN: 9787806787878