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Way of Complete Perfection, The: A Quanzhen Daoist Anthology by Komjathy, Louis; Komjathy, Louis; Komjathy, Louis is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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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 move
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It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Komjathy, Louis; Komjathy, Louis; Komjathy, Louis
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)
- Published
- 1963
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781438446530
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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