The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1027 page)
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Hsien
.
.
Immortal beings depicted in Chinese art, literature, religion, and folklore since the 3rd cent. BCE. As bird-like people or wise old men lost in misty mountains, they could fly great distances or change their appearance at will. Among the most popular immortals is
Hsi Wang Mu
, Queen Mother of the West, whose famous peaches of immortality ripen once every 3,000 years. Her orchards were once raided by another renowned hsien, Sun Wuk’ung, the monkey king. A Taoist group of ‘Eight Immortals’ (
Pa-hsien
) contains the famous Lu Tung-pen with his gourd of immortal
elixir
.
Hsi Wang Mu
, Queen Mother of the West, whose famous peaches of immortality ripen once every 3,000 years. Her orchards were once raided by another renowned hsien, Sun Wuk’ung, the monkey king. A Taoist group of ‘Eight Immortals’ (
Pa-hsien
) contains the famous Lu Tung-pen with his gourd of immortal
elixir
.
Hsien-t’ien
(Chin., ‘before heaven’). Taoist concept of ‘before time’, i.e. the absolute condition before the creation of heaven.
Hsin
(trust)
:
(trust)
:
Hsing
(human nature)
:
(human nature)
:
Hsing-ch’i
(Chinese breathing practice)
:
(Chinese breathing practice)
:
Hsin-hsing
(founder of school of Chinese Buddhism)
:
(founder of school of Chinese Buddhism)
:
Hsin-hsin-ming
(Buddhist poem)
:
(Buddhist poem)
:
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