{"product_id":"immortal-sisters-secret-teachings-of-taoist-women-second-edition-paperback","title":"Immortal Sisters: Secret Teachings of Taoist Women Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmortal Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e presents life stories and teachings of distinguished female Taoist adepts who lived from the third to twelfth centuries. Among them is the poet and mystic Sun Bu-er, who passed into folklore as one of the famous Seven Immortals and appears as a character in countless popular novels of China. These accomplished women, renowned in their own day and in history, represent a uniquely female heritage of spiritual mastery. Through poems, stories, teachings, and commentaries, \u003ci\u003eImmortal Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the spiritual methods taught and practiced by these women and illustrates the importance of the feminine in Taoism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Cleary is highly regarded as one of the greatest contemporary translators of Asian texts. Among his translations are many classic texts of Buddhism, Taoism, and \u003ci\u003eI Ching \u003c\/i\u003estudies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tao, Awakening to the Tao, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Buddhist I Ching. \u003c\/i\u003eHis works have been retranslated into German, Italian, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish, Czech, Thai, Indonesian, Mandarin, and other modern languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9.08 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771605516576,"sku":"9781556432224","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/35442725f0d95731e218bf86518f9655.webp?v=1780389383","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/immortal-sisters-secret-teachings-of-taoist-women-second-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}