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Sto caricando le informazioni... Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits (1993)di Bill Porter
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In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to a lay life. But when Porter travels to the Chungnan mountains -- the historical refuge of ancient hermits -- he discovers that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns continue to lead solitary lives in quiet contemplation of their faith deep in the mountains. Part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and part religious study, this record of extraordinary journeys to an unknown China sheds light on a phenomenon unparalleled in the West. Porter's discovery is more than a revelation, and uncovers the glimmer of hope for the future of religion in China. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Contents
Chinese dynasties and republics
Map of the Sian area and Chungnan Mountains
One Hermit heaven
Two MOuntains of the moon
Three If the world is muddy
Four On the trail of the tao
Five Sound of the crane
Six Road to Heaven
Seven Cloud people
Eight The bird that is a mountain
Nine Crossing heartbreak ridge
Ten Home of he evening star
Eleven visiting Wang Wei, finding him gone
Twelve When the tao comes to town
Notes on the spelling of Chinese names
Acknowledgments