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Xiang'er

The Xiang'er (simplified Chinese: 想尔; traditional Chinese: 想爾; pinyin: Xiǎng'ěr; Wade–Giles: Hsiang3-erh3) is a commentary to the Daodejing that is best known for being one of the earliest surviving texts from the Way of the Celestial Master variant of Daoism. The meaning of the title is debated, but can be translated as 'thinking of you'.

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Xiang'er

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples67
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
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related to References · 43
Xiang'er → African Studies, Asia Major, Becoming Laozi, Berkeley, Bokenkamp, Boltz, Bulletin, California, Cultivating, Early Daoist Scriptures, Early Medieval China, Guji, Hsiang, Lao, Laozi, Laozi Xiang'er, Living Well, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2
related to history · 16
Xiang'er → Aurel Stein, Buddhist Mogao, CE, Celestial Master, Celestial Masters, Daodejing, Dunhuang, Early, However, London, Presumably, Sichuan, The, The Xiang'er, Zhang Daoling, Zhang Lu
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Xiang'er → According, Celestial Master, Daodejing, Daoism, Daoist, In, Presumably, The Xiang'er

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early text celestial daodejing daoism spirits master also practice advice society could laozi simplified chinese traditional commentary one dunhuang pinyin

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Xiang'errelated to historyThe Xiang'er0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyCE0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyCelestial Masters0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historySichuan0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyEarly0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyZhang Lu0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyCelestial Master0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyZhang Daoling0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyThe0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyBuddhist Mogao0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyDunhuang0.60section
Xiang'errelated to historyLondon0.60section

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