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Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard

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This authorized biography of the contemporary Taoist expert Wang Liping tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as Taoist principles and secrets of inner transformation.

The 18th-generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism, Wang Liping is heir to a tradition of esoteric knowledge and practice accumulated and refined over eleven centuries. This is the first English translation by noted writer Thomas Cleary of the authorized biography by two longtime disciples of this living master of the Dragon Gate branch of the Complete Reality school of Taoism, which integrated Buddhism and Confucianism into a comprehensive new form of Taoism.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Release: September 15, 1998

ISBN: 0804831858

ISBN 13: 9780804831857

Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard

4.1/5 ( ratings)

This authorized biography of the contemporary Taoist expert Wang Liping tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as Taoist principles and secrets of inner transformation.

The 18th-generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism, Wang Liping is heir to a tradition of esoteric knowledge and practice accumulated and refined over eleven centuries. This is the first English translation by noted writer Thomas Cleary of the authorized biography by two longtime disciples of this living master of the Dragon Gate branch of the Complete Reality school of Taoism, which integrated Buddhism and Confucianism into a comprehensive new form of Taoism.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Release: September 15, 1998

ISBN: 0804831858

ISBN 13: 9780804831857

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