The theory of immortals

Japanese: 神仙説 - しんせんせつ

A mystical thought that originated from ancient Chinese mythology, arose during the Warring States period, became popular during the Qin and Han dynasties, and reached its peak during the Wei and Jin dynasties. It says that immortals are the realization of real human desires and are immortal. To become an immortal, there are methods of training and taking medicine, and it was assimilated with Taoism over the methods. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, it influenced and developed in the theory of the Five Pours of Rice Tao and the theory of divination. The representative work of immortal thought is the Baopuzi, which was later assimilated with Buddhism and took on a complex content. It is said to have been introduced to Japan in the 5th century, and later Yoshino and other places came to be considered places of Shinto and Buddhism.
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Japanese:

中国の古い神話に由来し，戦国時代に興り，秦・漢代に流行し，魏晋時代に頂点に達した神秘的思想。神仙は人間の現実的欲望の実現者であり，不老不死であるとする。神仙となるために，修行や服薬の法があり，その方法をめぐって，道教と習合した。後漢末には五斗米道(ごとべいどう)や讖緯(しんい)説の中にも影響を及ぼし，発展した。神仙思想の代表的著作は《抱朴子(ほうぼくし)》で，のちに仏教とも習合し，複雑な内容をもつようになった。日本には５世紀代に伝えられたとされ，のち吉野などを神仏境とするようになる。
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