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aka), but in simpler form her worship is performed all over the area in the villages.
Yellow Hats
.
.
In early Western writers on Tibetan Buddhism, the
Geluk
school, who distinguish themselves from other schools by their wearing of yellow hats. See also
RED HATS
.
Geluk
school, who distinguish themselves from other schools by their wearing of yellow hats. See also
RED HATS
.
Yellow Turban rebellion
(Taoist rebellion):
(Taoist rebellion):
Yen-ch'i
(Chin., ‘swallowing breath’). A Taoist exercise in embryonic breathing (
tai-hsi
), which controls the level from which breath is exhaled. It is usually linked to
lien-ch’i
.
tai-hsi
), which controls the level from which breath is exhaled. It is usually linked to
lien-ch’i
.
Yen-t’ou Ch’uan-huo
(Jap., Gant
Zenkatsu;
(Jap., Gant
Zenkatsu;828–87)
. Ch’an/Zen master, dharma-successor (
hassu
) of Te-shan Hsuan-chien. His death, murdered by robbers, caused the problem of ‘Yen-tou's cry’: far from accepting death with equanimity, he uttered a cry heard for miles around.
Hakuin
solved the problem when he attained enlightenment and said, ‘Indeed, Gant
is alive, strong, and well’.
. Ch’an/Zen master, dharma-successor (
hassu
) of Te-shan Hsuan-chien. His death, murdered by robbers, caused the problem of ‘Yen-tou's cry’: far from accepting death with equanimity, he uttered a cry heard for miles around.
Hakuin
solved the problem when he attained enlightenment and said, ‘Indeed, Gant
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