T'ang Kuang-chen - Revision history

EWImportBoss: 15 revisions imported

2021-01-30T09:45:08Z

15 revisions imported

EWImportBoss: 1 revision imported

2021-01-30T09:21:25Z

1 revision imported

newimport>DianeDuane at 11:42, 5 May 2009

2009-05-05T11:42:59Z

Import>DianeDuane at 11:42, 5 May 2009

2009-05-05T11:42:59Z

newimport>DianeDuane at 12:08, 5 May 2008

2008-05-05T12:08:52Z

newimport>DianeDuane at 09:48, 5 May 2008

2008-05-05T09:48:04Z

newimport>DianeDuane at 12:31, 2 May 2008

2008-05-02T12:31:14Z

newimport>DianeDuane at 21:56, 30 April 2008

2008-04-30T21:56:48Z

newimport>DianeDuane at 21:53, 30 April 2008

2008-04-30T21:53:33Z

newimport>DianeDuane at 21:52, 30 April 2008

2008-04-30T21:52:04Z

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:Tang.jpg |thumb|right|200px|T'ang Kuang-chen / Tang Guangzhen ]](Also, in pinyin, Tang Guangzhen) A [[China | Chinese]] wizard, scholar and poet whose mortal lifespan transpired during the Sung dynasty (960-1279 CE).
-Little is known about the wizard's early life, except for fragmented traditions that suggest she left home to study the Tao after having a mysterious dream. We do know that as a teenager she was wandering in the forest seeking enlightenment -- presumably while on [[Ordeal]], though there is no concrete evidence of this -- when she met the woman-[[Immortals (Chinese) | Immortal]] Ho Hsien-ku, (or He Xiangu / ä½ä»å§), patron of female Taoist cultivation and one of the [[Eight Great Immortals]].  Over the ensuing months, Hsien-ku mentored Kuang-chen in her early study of wizardry, also teaching her the "arts of immortality". Kuang-chen was later to write several volumes of poetry documenting these experiences;  these writings are considered some of the finest expositions on the branch of Taoist learning that deals specifically with the different ways in which the human genders tend to perceive the Universe. She also seems to have become something of a specialist in those branches of wizardry that deal specifically with animal life and its relationship with humanity. During the middle of the Chunxi reign period
+Little is known about the wizard's early life, except for fragmented traditions that suggest she left home to study the Tao after having a mysterious dream. We do know that as a teenager she was wandering in the forest seeking enlightenment -- presumably while on [[Ordeal]], though there is no concrete evidence of this -- when she met the woman-[[Immortals (Chinese) | Immortal]] Ho Hsien-ku, (or He Xiangu / 何仙姑 ), patron of female Taoist cultivation and one of the [[Eight Great Immortals]].  Over the ensuing months, Hsien-ku mentored Kuang-chen in her early study of wizardry, also teaching her the "arts of immortality". Kuang-chen was later to write several volumes of poetry documenting these experiences;  these writings are considered some of the finest expositions on the branch of Taoist learning that deals specifically with the different ways in which the human genders tend to perceive the Universe. She also seems to have become something of a specialist in those branches of wizardry that deal specifically with animal life and its relationship with humanity. During the middle of the Chunxi reign period
-(1174â1189) she was summoned to court and granted the title of ''zhen-ren'', "Realized Person".
+(1174 - 1189) she was summoned to court and granted the title of ''zhen-ren'', "Realized Person".
 Much later in an active life of wizardly practice, Kuang-chen was having dinner with friends when she heard someone outside the house call her name. She excused herself and went outside, and was astonished to look up and see three old men standing on a cloud and gazing down at her.  She immediately summoned a giant toad, stepped onto its back, and flew to meet the three Immortals. They took her on a tour of the famous mountains and lakes of the area; and as they flew over the K'un-lun Mountains, one of the Immortals said to T'ang Kuang-chen, "Would you like to transcend the mundane and enter the sacred -- shed your shell and become an Immortal? Or would you rather keep your body and remain in the mortal realm?"

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:08, 5 May 2008
Line 25:		Line 25:
	(See also: [[Immortals (Chinese)]])		(See also: [[Immortals (Chinese)]])

−	[[Category:Wizards, Personages]]	+	[[Category:Wizards]]
		+	[[Category:Personages]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:Tang.jpg |thumb|right|200px|T'ang Kuang-chen / Tang Guangzhen ]](Also, in pinyin, Tang Guangzhen) A [[China | Chinese]] wizard, scholar and poet whose mortal lifespan transpired during the Sung dynasty (960-1279 CE).
 Little is known about the wizard's early life, except for fragmented traditions that suggest she left home to study the Tao after having a mysterious dream. We do know that as a teenager she was wandering in the forest seeking enlightenment -- presumably while on [[Ordeal]], though there is no concrete evidence of this -- when she met the woman-[[Immortals (Chinese) | Immortal]] Ho Hsien-ku, (or He Xiangu / ä½ä»å§), patron of female Taoist cultivation and one of the [[Eight Great Immortals]].  Over the ensuing months, Hsien-ku mentored Kuang-chen in her early study of wizardry, also teaching her the "arts of immortality". Kuang-chen was later to write several volumes of poetry documenting these experiences;  these writings are considered some of the finest expositions on the branch of Taoist learning that deals specifically with the different ways in which the human genders tend to perceive the Universe. She also seems to have become something of a specialist in those branches of wizardry that deal specifically with animal life and its relationship with humanity. During the middle of the Chunxi reign period
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 (See also: [[Immortals (Chinese)]])

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-(Also, in pinyin, Tang Guangzhen) A [[China | Chinese]] wizard, scholar and poet whose mortal lifespan transpired during the Sung dynasty (960-1279 CE).
+[[Image:Tang.jpg |thumb|right|200px|T'ang Kuang-chen / Tang Guangzhen ]](Also, in pinyin, Tang Guangzhen) A [[China | Chinese]] wizard, scholar and poet whose mortal lifespan transpired during the Sung dynasty (960-1279 CE).
 Little is known about the wizard's early life, except for fragmented traditions that suggest she left home to study the Tao after having a mysterious dream. We do know that as a teenager she was wandering in the forest seeking enlightenment -- presumably while on [[Ordeal]], though there is no concrete evidence of this -- when she met the woman-[[Immortals (Chinese) | Immortal]] Ho Hsien-ku, (or He Xiangu / ä½ä»å§), patron of female Taoist cultivation and one of the [[Eight Great Immortals]].  Over the ensuing months, Hsien-ku mentored Kuang-chen in her early study of wizardry, also teaching her the "arts of immortality". Kuang-chen was later to write several volumes of poetry documenting these experiences;  these writings are considered some of the finest expositions on the branch of Taoist learning that deals specifically with the different ways in which the human genders tend to perceive the Universe. She also seems to have become something of a specialist in those branches of wizardry that deal specifically with animal life and its relationship with humanity. During the middle of the Chunxi reign period
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 One of her poems says:
-"When you have neither anger nor joy,
+"When you have neither anger nor joy,<br />
-Your energy is harmonious;
+Your energy is harmonious;<br />
-Responding to events, according to situations,
+Responding to events, according to situations,<br />
-Wind follows the clouds.
+Wind follows the clouds.<br />
-Tiger subdued, the dragon tamed,
+Tiger subdued, the dragon tamed,<br />
-Mind is naturally quiet;
+Mind is naturally quiet;<br />
-The bright moon in the azure sky
+The bright moon in the azure sky<br />
-Is a white as white can be...
+Is a white as white can be...<br />
-Though the mystic mechanism is right before us,
+Though the mystic mechanism is right before us,<br />
-We need to look for it;
+We need to look for it;<br />
-Only when you set eyes on it do you know
+Only when you set eyes on it do you know<br />
-The depths of the ultimate design."
+The depths of the ultimate design."<br />
 (See also: [[Immortals (Chinese)]])

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 Mind is naturally quiet;
 The bright moon in the azure sky
-Is a white as white can be..."
+Is a white as white can be...
 (See also: [[Immortals (Chinese)]])

← Older revision	Revision as of 09:45, 30 January 2021
(No difference)

← Older revision	Revision as of 09:21, 30 January 2021
(No difference)

← Older revision	Revision as of 11:42, 5 May 2009
(No difference)