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Shou
(Chin., ‘Long life’). The extension of life via Taoist practices, as a preliminary to immortality (
ch’ang-sheng pu-ssu
).
ch’ang-sheng pu-ssu
).
Shou-i
(Chin., ‘preserving the One’). Taoist meditation practice, in which the deities (
shen
) within the body are
visualized
, and thus prevented from leaving the body. The controlling or supreme One is visualized in such a way that it may lead to union.
shen
) within the body are
visualized
, and thus prevented from leaving the body. The controlling or supreme One is visualized in such a way that it may lead to union.
Shou-lao
.
.
Shou-shan Sheng-nien
(Jap., Shuzan Sh
nen;
(Jap., Shuzan Sh
nen;926–93)
. Ch’an/Zen master of the
Lin-chi
succession of the
Rinzai
school. He was dharma-successor (
hassu
) of Feng-hsueh Yen-chao who regarded him as the saviour of the line. Shou-shan was the master of Fen-yang through whom the revival of Rinzai began.
. Ch’an/Zen master of the
Lin-chi
succession of the
Rinzai
school. He was dharma-successor (
hassu
) of Feng-hsueh Yen-chao who regarded him as the saviour of the line. Shou-shan was the master of Fen-yang through whom the revival of Rinzai began.
Showbread
(bread laid out in Jerusalem Temple):
(bread laid out in Jerusalem Temple):
Sh
y
roku
(Japanese title of collection of k
ans):
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