Taoist Theory For Inner Elixir And Journey To The West

In this thesis, author explores and arranges Taoist scriptures to abstract the approximate appearance of the single practice faction of Taoist theory for inner elixir in common comprehensible language. On the basis, author reveals the close relations between Taoist theory for inner elixir and Journey to the West and testifies Journey to the West is really an especial book that illustrates Taoist theory for the inner elixir by telling a Buddhism tale, thereby a variety of misunderstandings on Journey to the West in the academic circles for quite some time are clarified and many conundrums are solved. Moreover, author probes into the modern significance and value of the research on Taoist theory for inner elixir and Journey to the West.This thesis is composed of three parts. In the first part "A study of Taoist theory for inner elixir", author thinks that Laozi, Zhuangzi, Zhouyi and Huangdi Neijin are the most important s ource of Taoist theory for inner elixir. In addition, Huai Nanzi, Guanzi and Lvshi Chunqiu greatly influenced Taoist theory for inner elixir. However, many Taoists really misunderstanded the original meaning of those documents. The inside development of Taoist theory for inner elixir may be divided into three period: Probe stage (Before Sui Dynasty ) Formation stage (Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties) and Aging Development stage (After Northern Song Dynasty) .Taoist theory for inner elixir is chiefly composed of two factions: the single practice faction and the double practice faction. The single practice faction forman is prevalent, which contains most Taoists in the South Faction (the Five Ancestors series) .. the North Faction and the Middle Element. In this part, author explores and arranges scriptures of the single practice faction to make definite these fundamental conception such as "Innate", "Postnatal", "Yuan shen", "Yuan qi", "Yuan jing", "Negative and Positive", "Creation and Change", "Mind" and so on. Thereby the fundamental principle of the single practice faction of Taoist theory for inner elixir is come out. Then, mainly according to Wuliu Xianzong and Dacheng Jieyao, author elaborates the approxunate appearance of the single practice faction of Taoist art for inner elixir such as "Constructing the foundation in one hundred days", "Plucking the great medicine in seven days", "Hibernating in Seven days", "Keeping the embryo in ten month", "The positive deity leaving the body", "Cultivating in three years", "Seating in front of a wall in nine years" and so on. At the same tune common misunderstandings that cause to some terminology are clarified such as "The Xing before the Ming" and "The Ming before the Xing". Besides author explains some substances that are mysterious and superstitious in scriptures of Taoist theory for inner elixir. Finally, author explains that Taoist's viewpoint on religion is very different from common people's viewpoint on religion. The foundation of the "three religions combining into one" initiated by Taoists is just Taoist theory for inner elixir.In the second part "Read Journey to the West in Taoist theory for inner elixir", on the base of the first part and the original substance of Journey to the West, author reveals the relations between Journey to the West and Taoist theory for inner elixir with the way through outward up inner place, from the surface to the center as peeling a cocoon: Firstly, author reveals there are many terms of Taoist theory for inner elixir in the lists and poems in Journey to the West and many poems in Journey to the West originate some scriptures of Taoist theory for inner elixir such as Wuzhengpian, Heming Yuyin, Jianwuji, Xingming Guizhi and so on. There are some famous Taoists hi Taoist history such as Zhang Boduan and Qiu Chuji as story roles in Journey to the West. According to so much knowledge of Taoist theory for inner elixir in Journey to the West, We can sure the writer of Journey to the West isundoubtedly familiar with Taoist theory for inner elixir. Secondly, according to some gene...