Louis Komjathy - The Way of Complete Perfection: A Quanzhen Daoist Anthology [1 Scan OCR - 1 PDF] (Taoism)

An anthology of English translations of primary texts of the Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) school of Daoism.

Originating about 1163 CE, Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism is one of the most important Daoist movements in Chinese history. It remains the dominant form of monastic Daoism in the modern world, especially in its Longmen (Dragon Gate) lineage. This landmark anthology provides complete or partial translations of twenty-one Quanzhen texts. Most have never been translated or even discussed in scholarly literature. Louis Komjathy gives particular attention to work completed by the Quanzhen movement’s founder, Wang Chongyang (1113–1170 CE), and his first generation disciples. Translations include representative works from every major genre of Quanzhen literature, from poetry and discourse records to didactic texts, commentaries, and hagiographies. Three monastic manuals from the late medieval and late imperial periods of Quanzhen history are also included. An introduction to Quanzhen Daoism begins the work, and each chapter provides discussions of the history and topics relevant to each translation.

“This is the first and only comprehensive analysis and translation of key scriptures related to the Complete Realization school of the Daoist tradition. Only a few of these texts have ever previously been translated into English, and these were not readily accessible. Complete Realization is one of only two Daoist schools to survive intact into the twenty-first century, and this work is highly significant in making available resources to non-Chinese readers for the study of a living tradition. Komjathy is one of only a handful of scholars in the field with the expertise to produce such a work.” — Jeffrey Dippmann, coeditor of Riding the Wind with Liezi: New Perspectives on the Daoist Classic

Louis Komjathy is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. His previous books include Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism; Handbooks for Daoist Practice;and Title Index to Daoist Collections.

CONTENTS

Poetic Insights
“摸魚兒”/“To the Tune ‘Groping for Fish’” by Wang Chongyang
“骷髏”/“The Skeleton” by Tan Changzhen
“傀儡論”/“The Marionette” by Ma Danyang
“悟真歌”/“Song of Awakening to Perfection” by Wang Chongyang
“四害”/“Four Hindrances” by Wang Chongyang
“修行”/“Cultivation and Practice” by Wang Chongyang
“修道”/“Cultivating the Dao” by Qiu Changchun
“卜算子”/“To the Tune ‘Casting Lots” by Sun Buer
“綉薄眉”/“To the Tune ‘Accentuating Slender Eyebrows’” by Sun Buer
“梧葉兒調”/“To the Tune ‘Tree Leaves Rustling” by Sun Buer
“滿庭芳”/“To the Tune ‘Fragrance Filling the Courtyard’” by Sun Buer
“五更”/“The Five Night Watches” by Ma Danyang
“金丹訣”/“Instructions on the Golden Elixir” by Wang Yuyang
“金丹詩”/“Poems on the Golden Elixir” by Hao Guangning
“青天歌”/“Song of the Clear Sky” by Qiu Changchun
“仙樂絕句”/“Quatrains on Immortal Bliss” by Liu Changsheng
“心是道”/“The Heart-mind Is the Dao…” by Wang Yuyang
“委形贊”/“Elegy on Abandoning Form” by Ma Danyang

Direct Instruction
<<晉真人語錄>>/Discourse Record of Perfected Jin by Jin Daocheng
“玉華社疏”/“Guidance for the Jade Flower Society” by Wang Chongyang
<<丹陽真人語錄>>/Discourse Record of Perfected Danyang compiled by Wang
Yizhong
<<郝太古真人語[ 錄]>>/Discourse Record of Perfected Hao Taigu compiled by
Anonymous Disciples

Daily Practice
“十勸”/“Ten Admonitions” by Ma Danyang
“十勸”/“Ten Admonitions” by Liu Changsheng
<< 重陽立教十五論>>/Fifteen Discourses to Establish the Teachings by Wang
Chongyang

Alchemical Transformation
<<大丹直指>>/Direct Pointers to the Great Elixir by Qiu Changchun

scripture Study
<<清靜經注>>/Commentary on the Qingjing jing by Liu Tongwei
<<陰符經注>>/Commentary on the Yinfu jing by Liu Changsheng
<<青天歌註釋>>/Commentary on the “Qingtian ge” by Wang Jie

Hagiographical Ideals
<<金蓮正宗記>>/Record of the Orthodox Lineage of the Golden Lotus by Qin Zhian
<<終南山祖庭仙真內傳>>/Esoteric Biographies of Immortals and Perfected of the
Ancestral Hall of the Zhongnan Mountains by Li Daoqian

Monastic Life
<<全真清規>>/Pure Regulations of Complete Perfection by Lu Daohe
<<全真坐缽捷法>>/Practical Methods for the Sinking Bowl-Clepsydra from Complete
Perfection by Anonymous
<<初真戒>>/Precepts of Initial Perfection by Wang Changyue

Appendix 1. Quanzhen Technical Glossary
Appendix 2. Quanzhen Texts Translated in The Way of Complete Perfection

Chinese Character Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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