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Shih-chieh
(Chin.). ‘Separation from the corpse’, Taoist explanation of how an immortal (
hsien
) appears to have died before ascending to heaven (
fei-sheng
). When the coffin is opened, it is found to be empty, or to contain some emblem of an immortal.
hsien
) appears to have died before ascending to heaven (
fei-sheng
). When the coffin is opened, it is found to be empty, or to contain some emblem of an immortal.
Shih Ching
.
.
Scripture of Song Lyrics
(also rendered as
Odes
,
Poems
, or
Songs
), one of the three pre-
Confucian Classics
.
The Lyrics
are songs of court and countryside, some dating back perhaps as far as the 8th or 9th cent. BCE. They were the fountainhead of all Chinese poetry in the form called
shih
(poems to be sung). Beyond their intrinsic value, they are of importance in understanding archaic Chinese society and its religion.
(also rendered as
Odes
,
Poems
, or
Songs
), one of the three pre-
Confucian Classics
.
The Lyrics
are songs of court and countryside, some dating back perhaps as far as the 8th or 9th cent. BCE. They were the fountainhead of all Chinese poetry in the form called
shih
(poems to be sung). Beyond their intrinsic value, they are of importance in understanding archaic Chinese society and its religion.
Shih-i
(Chin., ‘ten wings’). The commentaries (
i-chuan
) on the Taoist
I-Ching
, Book of Changes:
i-chuan
) on the Taoist
I-Ching
, Book of Changes:
(i)
Tuan-chuan
(2 parts);
(ii)
Hsiang-chuan
(2 parts);
(iii)
Ta-chuan
or
Hsi-tz’u
(2 parts);
(iv)
Wen-yen
;
(v)
Sho-kua
;
(vi)
Hsü-kua
;
(vii)
Tsa-kua
.
Shih
Shih-shuang Ch’u-yuan
(chronicler of Zen and collector of k
ans):
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