Conceptualizing the Interaction of Buddhism and Daoism in the Tang Dynasty: Inner Cultivation and Outer Authority in the <i>Daode Jing</i> Commentaries of Cheng Xuanying and Li Rong

This paper takes the different interpretations of one and the same sentences in the <i>Daode jing</i> as &#8220;inner cultivation&#8222; or &#8220;worldly power&#8222; respectively, in the commentaries of two closely related early Tang Daoist authors, Cheng Xuanying 成玄英 a...

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Main Author: Friederike Assandri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/1/66