Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #277177 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-24
• Original language: Mandarin Chinese
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
This text presents a biograpy of Wang Liping, the 18th generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism, heir to a tradition of esoteric knowledge and practice accumulated and refined over 11 centuries.

Customer Reviews

A good read,despite doubts as to its authenticity
One of the few books you can get that is a translation of a contemory Chinese book about daoism. As such, it is worth reading. It will give you a good background into what daoists 'get up to', or at least what the average Chinese person thinks they get up to. Wang Liping is a real person. A lot of people think he is genuine daoist master, on the other hand the newspapers in China have criticised him as been a fake. Make up your own mind.

Opening the Dragon Gate
The story line of this book centres completely on the training of a modern day Tao Wizard. It covers the period during the Little Red Book Revolution. If anyone is in doubt about the continuation of Taoism or even wishes to learn the philosophy relating to the Tao this book will certainly steer you in the right direction.

The book has many eye opening situations, clearly explained which definitely holds the readers attention. It is a book that can be read and re-read and one that will not collect dust on your library shelf.