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The Cavern-Mystery Transmission : A Taoist Ordination Rite of A. D. 711.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benn, Charles D., 1943-
- Series:
- Asian Studies at Hawaii Series
- Asian Studies at Hawaii Series ; v.38
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yuzhen, Princess, daughter of Tang Ruizong, Emperor of China, 690-762 or 763.
- Yuzhen.
- Jinxian, Princess, daughter of Tang Ruizong, Emperor of China, 688-732.
- Jinxian.
- Ordination of women--Taoism.
- Ordination of women.
- Taoism--Rituals.
- Taoism.
- Ordination (Liturgy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Taoist ordination rite of A.D. 711
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1991.
- Summary:
- Very little scholarly research has been done on the institutional structure of Taoism in medieval times.With this study of investiture, Benn attempts to fill that void.He describes the mechanism by which the Taoist priesthood ordered and perpetuated itself, as revealed in a rare account of an ordination rite for two T'ang princesses.
- Contents:
- Intro
- The Cavern-Mystery Transmission
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Prelude
- Dramatis Personae
- The Stage
- The Drama
- The Transmission of Writs
- The True Writs and Treasure Talismans
- The Jade Graphs for the Esoteric Intonations
- The Slip Writs of the Eight Authorities
- The Divine Staffs
- Transmission of the Canon and the Registers
- The Transmission of the Vows and Injunctions
- Denouements
- Initiation
- Ordination
- Finale
- Chang Wan-fu's Account of the Princesses' Ling-pao Investiture
- Introduction
- Altar:
- Floor Coverings:
- Table Settings:
- Articles of Appeasement:
- Pledges:
- Braziers:
- Table Cloths:
- Canon Wrappers:
- Tables:
- Canon Cases:
- Satchels:
- Food Containers:
- Pennons:
- Lighting Accoutrements:
- The Su-ch'i:
- The Transmission of the Procedures:
- Conclusion:
- A Synopsis of the Ordination Rite for the Ling-pao Canon
- The Works of Chang Wan-fu
- NOTES
- CHAPTER ONE: Dramatis Personae
- CHAPTER TWO: The Stage
- CHAPTER THREE: The Drama
- CHAPTER FOUR: Denouements
- GLOSSARY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 1. Works from the Tao-Tsang (see Appendix Two for texts written by Chang Wan-fu)
- 2. Sources in Chinese and Japanese
- 3. Western-Language Sources
- ASIAN STUDIES AT HAWAII
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8248-8084-6
- OCLC:
- 1135559439
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