Mao Shan School - Mao Shan School (English)

Japanese: 茅山派 - ぼうざんは（英語表記）Máo shān pài

A sect of Chinese Taoism. It is also called the Maoshan Shangqing School or the Shangqing School. It was perfected by Tao Hongjing of the Liang dynasty, but its origins date back to Wei Huacun, Yang Xi, and Xu Mu of the Jin dynasty. After Tao Hongjing, it was passed down through Wang Yuanzhi and Pan Shizheng, and was succeeded by Sima Chengzhen, Li Hanguang, and Wu Yun during the prosperous Tang dynasty. After the Song dynasty, Zhu Ziying and Liu Hunkang emerged, and they became influential through their ties with the imperial families of the Tang and Song dynasties. This sect, along with Tianshi Dao, is considered to be the most traditional sect, and is characterized by its emphasis on "contemplation" and its "high and clear advancement in the world." Representative works that show its philosophy include "The True Story" edited by Tao Hongjing, and "The Theory of Forgetting" and "The Tianyinzi" by Sima Chengzhen.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，道教の宗派の一つ。茅山上清派，上清派などともいう。梁の陶弘景によって大成されたが，その起源は，晋代の魏華存や楊羲，許穆にさかのぼる。陶弘景の後，王遠知，潘師正を経て，盛唐時代の司馬承禎，李含光，呉筠に継承され，また宋以降も朱自英，劉混康などが出て，唐･宋の皇室と結びつき勢力を張った。この派は，天師道とともに最も伝統ある宗派と目され，〈存想〉を重視し〈清高出世〉を特徴とする。その思想を示す代表的著作には陶弘景編の《真誥（しんこう）》，司馬承禎の《坐忘論》《天隠子》などがある。

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