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wu), and then to transcend the Mystery itself. Cheng believed that the Dao "is eternally deep and still, it is neither form nor sound, neither personal name nor style; solitary, it alone surpasses the logic of the tetralemma, vague and indistinct it goes beyond the hundred negations.”
1284:), which is lost and rarely-mentioned. Records of the work say it "examined across and synthesized all sixty-four hexagrams and explained the Nine Palaces, extrapolating the weal and woe of the state down to the months and days." This evaluation coincides with exegesis on the 1170:. They determined it was "an absurdly written document, in no way composed in the current time", and all copies of the text were then ordered burned by Emperor Taizong, leading to the near-total destruction of all copies of the scripture. 1274:), was extremely popular in its time and likely resulted in his summoning to Chang'an in 631. It is preserved in the Daozang. Additionally, Cheng composed a work in 5 juan on the Classic of Changes, the 1397:
Zhang, Shuheng. “Forming the Image of Cheng Xuanying (Ca.600-690).” University of Washington Libraries ResearchWorks Service, 2018, digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/41709.
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as explaining the occurrence of natural disasters, which the court saw as a prognostication of the draught. He died sometime between 685 and 690.
1139:. Cheng was responsible for explaining the meaning of the Daodejing to Xuanzang in order to translate it. Xuanying wanted to translate the term 185: 803: 1208:'s; traditionally, both commentaries have been handed down together. Both commentaries have been handed down to posterity in the 1179:) around 653 following a draught during the Yonghui reign (650-655) of Emperor Gaozong, likely due to his interpretation of the 1509:
Assandri, Friederike. “Understanding Double Mystery: Daoism in Early Tang as Mirrored in the FDLH (T 2104) and Chongxuanxue.”
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In 636 and 638 Cheng was present for a series of debates between Daoists and Buddhists at the temple of the monk Huijing (
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Assandri, Friederike. “MYSTERY AND SECRECY IN THE CONTACT OF DAOISM AND BUDDHISM IN EARLY MEDIEVAL CHINA.”
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period. Prior to his summoning, he was a philosopher well known for his commentary on the popular
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Cheng also wrote 2 juan of commentary on the Daodejing, and 7 juan of subcommentary on the
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and appointed the head monk of Xihua Abbey by the imperial decree of Emperor Taizong. The
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Cheng Xuanying was born sometime around the first decade of the seventh century CE, in
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Cheng wrote one of the more significant commentaries to the Zhuangzi, the
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monk known to posterity as the "Master of Doctrines at Xihua Abbey“ (
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Cheng, again along with Cai, participated in the translation of the
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commentary be translated as well, which Xuanzang similarly denied.
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does not mention being accorded the title of Master of Doctrines (
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Diagram on the Circulation and Development of the Changes of Zhou
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in seclusion until 631, when he was summoned to the Tang capital
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Way of the Celestial Masters#The Southern Celestial Masters
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into Sanskrit in 647, headed by the eminent Buddhist monk
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Clarified Meaning of the Scripture of Universal Salvation
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Clarified Meaning of the Scripture of Universal Salvation
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He also requested that the 1590:Cheng Xuanying's Commentary on the Laozi 993: 1597: 1486:(Xi’an: Sanqin chubanshe, 2006), 3.65. 1214:True Scripture of Southern Florescence 1021:) during the reigns of the emperors 1288:found in Cheng's commentary on the 896:Taoist Temple (Hanford, California) 13: 1414:Ji Xianlin fojiao xueshu lunwen ji 1365:(Chengdu: Bashu shushe, 2010), 17. 1358:Cheng Xuanying Zhuangzi shu yanjiu 1341:(Taipei: Xinwenfeng, 2003), 71-73. 1260:Cheng's commentary on the Lingbao 514:Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors 14: 1631: 1578: 1532:https://www.academia.edu/25463869 1515:https://www.academia.edu/21980223 824:Chinese ritual mastery traditions 1290:Scripture of Universal Salvation 1262:Scripture of Universal Salvation 1160:In 647 Cheng and Zhang Huiyuan ( 52: 1565: 1537: 1520: 1503: 1489: 1460: 1186: 1118:b.578) along with Cai Zihuang ( 617:Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove 1448: 1436: 1424: 1400: 1368: 1344: 1320: 1302: 1173:Cheng was banished to Yuzhou ( 983: 910:Institutions and organizations 809:The Northern Celestial Masters 1: 1334:Cheng Xuanying sixiang yanjiu 1295: 1193:Subcommentary to the Zhuangzi 799:Way of the Five Pecks of Rice 499:Three Great Emperor-Officials 794:Way of the Celestial Masters 7: 1605:7th-century Chinese writers 10: 1636: 1244:xuan) to transcend Being ( 916:Chinese Taoist Association 15: 1554: 1548: 1482: 1473: 1468:垂拱中 有道士成玄英長於言論 著莊老數部 行於時也 1467: 1417: 1408: 1379: 1361: 1352: 1337: 1328: 1280: 1270: 1252: 1246: 1240: 1234: 1221: 1200: 1175: 1162: 1149: 1120: 1114: 1105: 1099: 1093: 1075: 1013: 1003: 974: 854:Sacred Mountains of China 236:Three Treasures (virtues) 489:Queen Mother of the West 1545:Quben Junzhai dushu zhi 1048: 494:King Father of the East 462:Four heavenly ministers 1479:Liangjing xinji jijiao 1443:Ji gujin fodao lunheng 1431:Ji gujin fodao lunheng 1376:Zhongguo chongxuan xue 1218:Nánhúa Zhēnjīng Zhùshū 1455:Fayuan zhulin jiaoshi 1610:Tang dynasty writers 758:Way of the Li Family 1620:7th-century Taoists 1250:you) and Nonbeing ( 1041:(also known as the 1181:Classic of Changes 891:Cebu Taoist Temple 881:White Cloud Temple 743:Way of the Taiping 1543:Ruan Yuan comp., 1230:Laozi kaiti xujue 994:Ch'eng Hsüan-ying 964: 963: 921:Celestial Masters 477:Tianhuang Emperor 85:Taoist philosophy 1627: 1572: 1569: 1563: 1560:Junzhai dushuzhi 1557: 1556: 1551: 1550: 1541: 1535: 1524: 1518: 1507: 1501: 1500: 1493: 1487: 1485: 1484: 1476: 1475: 1470: 1469: 1464: 1458: 1452: 1446: 1440: 1434: 1428: 1422: 1420: 1419: 1411: 1410: 1404: 1398: 1395: 1384: 1382: 1381: 1372: 1366: 1364: 1363: 1355: 1354: 1348: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1331: 1330: 1324: 1318: 1310:New Book of Tang 1306: 1283: 1282: 1273: 1272: 1255: 1254: 1249: 1248: 1243: 1242: 1237: 1236: 1224: 1223: 1203: 1202: 1178: 1177: 1165: 1164: 1152: 1151: 1123: 1122: 1117: 1116: 1108: 1107: 1102: 1101: 1096: 1095: 1078: 1077: 1071:New Book of Tang 1016: 1015: 1006: 1005: 997:; fl. 631–655), 995: 985: 976: 956: 949: 942: 859:Wudang Mountains 768:Chongxuan School 753:Shangqing School 301:Sexual practices 56: 33: 32: 1635: 1634: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1626: 1625: 1624: 1615:Chinese Taoists 1595: 1594: 1581: 1576: 1575: 1570: 1566: 1542: 1538: 1525: 1521: 1508: 1504: 1495: 1494: 1490: 1465: 1461: 1453: 1449: 1441: 1437: 1429: 1425: 1405: 1401: 1396: 1387: 1373: 1369: 1349: 1345: 1325: 1321: 1307: 1303: 1298: 1189: 1087:scripture, the 1055:Shan Prefecture 1051: 1043:Nanhua Zhenjing 960: 931: 930: 911: 903: 902: 844: 836: 835: 820: 790: 773:Quanzhen School 733: 723: 722: 712: 694: 661: 613: 565: 546: 536: 535: 504:Eight Immortals 450:Lingbao Tianzun 445:Yuanshi Tianzun 440:Three Pure Ones 430: 420: 419: 331: 323: 322: 231: 223: 222: 186:Three Treasures 80: 31: 12: 11: 5: 1633: 1623: 1622: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1593: 1592: 1587: 1585:Cheng Xuanying 1580: 1579:External links 1577: 1574: 1573: 1564: 1536: 1519: 1502: 1488: 1459: 1447: 1435: 1423: 1399: 1385: 1367: 1350:Choi, Jin-Hee 1343: 1326:Chou Ya-ching 1319: 1300: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1225:) in 30 juan. 1188: 1185: 1061:. 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Index

Chinese name
family name
Cheng
a series
Taoism
Tao
Outline
History
Taoist philosophy
Tao
De
Wuji
Taiji
Yin and yang
Bagua
Wuxing
Bianhua
Fan
Wu wei
Ziran
Xian
Zhenren
True form
Three Treasures
Jing
Qi
Shen
Hun and po
Three Treasures (virtues)
Five Precepts

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