Research on the Ascetic Thoughts of the Shangqing Sect

Author: Zhang Chongfu
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book argues that the cultivation philosophy of the Shangqing sect is a significant milestone in the long evolution of Taoism from external alchemy to internal alchemy, with the practice of visualizing and concentrating the mind already emerging. Additionally, the Shangqing sect's absorption of the Lingbao Zhai method and the Lei method transformed its sect's style dramatically, leading to a shift in its cultivation philosophy from a self-fulfilling Hinayana perspective to a Mahayana spirit of benefiting others and helping the world.