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Taming the Wild Horse: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures PDF

263 Pages·2017·6.7 MB·English
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by Louis Komjathy| 2017| 263 pages| 6.7| English

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In thirteenth-century China, a Daoist monk named Gao Daokuan (1195-1277) composed a series of illustrated poems and accompanying verse commentary known as the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures. In this annotated translation and study, Louis Komjathy argues that this virtually unknown text offers unique insights into the transformative effects of Daoist contemplative practice. Taming the Wild Horse examines Gao’s illustrated poems in terms of monasticism and contemplative practice, as well as the multivalent meaning of the and “horse and ” in traditional Chinese culture and the consequences for both human and nonhuman animals.The Horse Taming Pictures consist of twelve poems, ten of which are equine-centered. They develop the metaphor of a and “wild and ” or and “untamed and ” horse to represent ordinary consciousness, which must be reined in and harnessed through sustained self-cultivation, especially meditation. The compositions describe stages on the Daoist contemplative path. Komjathy provides opportunities for reflection on contemplative practice in general and Daoist meditation in particular, which may lead to a transpersonal way of perceiving and being.

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Author:Louis Komjathy
Publication Year:2017
ISBN:9780231181266
Pages:263
Language:English
File Size:6.7
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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