Origin of the Immortal Peach-Stealing Episode from Journey to the West April 1, 20242 Comments I’vepreviously mentionedthat the Monkey King hassix layers of immortalityinJourney to the West(Xiyouji,西遊記, 1592; “JTTW” hereafter). The third layer is achieved in chapter five when he eats u...
Hinduism country/time of origin India, 8000 years ago Hindu sacred texts Rig Veda, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharta, Upanishads Hinduism sacred language Sanskrit caste system (h) social groupings based on religious ideas; defines role/function in society Brahmins (h) head; priests; most educated Kshatri...
Tao is the origin of the eternal world. It is boundless in time and space. Ordinary people can become gods when they have Tao. This religion pursues immortality and preservation of health; its uttermost goal is to become an immortal being. This can be obtained through cultivating one's moral...
on closer examination of the confucian writings, one finds that confucius recognized the existence of heaven ( tian) as a sort of supreme being who rules over man and the world .( The chinese word tian was originanlly the word for God) . Heaven in this view is both transcendent and imman...
My username originates from when I was very young playing Minecraft and didn’t know how to spell, so I ended up with a wonky spelling of my current username. I’ve been using this username out of habit over the past decade and found that my misspelling helps people separate my username...