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Two types of stories often revolve around the essence of he shou wu. In one version, a monk or Taoist acquires a human-shaped he shou wu and instructs a disciple to cook it. The disciple, tempted, secretly tastes it, becomes immortal, and disappears. In the other version, the essence of he shou wu takes on human form and accompanies a woman.
Shou wu chih is claimed by the manufacturers, without evidence from any scientific studies, to increase energy levels, tone, warm, and invigorate the blood, nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit the eyes, and turn gray hair black. Other claims are that regular use may strengthen bones or tendons, or improve sleep.
The (c. 6th century) Han Wudi neizhuan ("Outer Biography of Emperor Wu") tells of Dongfang leaving the world in a typically xian fashion. [17] A number of people observed him mount a dragon and fly northwest up into the sky until "he was enveloped in a dense mist which made it impossible to see where he went."
According to legend, he was intelligent enough to win all of his arguments, and he was strong enough to hunt wild beasts with his bare hands. [8] He was the younger brother of Zi Qi (子啓) and Zi Yan (子衍) (later rulers of Zhou's vassal state Song) [9] and father of Wu Geng. His father Di Yi had two brothers, Ji Zi and Bi Gan.
He is typically portrayed with long white hair and beard, a protruding forehead and a healthy pink complexion. His right hand often holds a peach and left hand a walking staff with a calabash gourd, which is said to contain the elixir of life. He can also be portrayed as riding a crane or a deer, often accompanied by disciples. [1]
Shiao was born Shiao Ching-Jen (萧敬人; 蕭敬人; Xiāo Jìngrēn) in Beijing, on June 4, 1935, to Shiao Chichu, a general of the 26th National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China (ROC) who was a pivotal figure in successful campaigns against the Japanese.
This is the story of Dongfang Shuo, a Han dynasty scholar and court jester to Emperor Wu of Han. Dongfang Shuo was different from the other scholars and officials in the reign of Emperor Wu. He even fell in love with a prostitute named Luo Qi and a royal named Princess Pingyang. Because of his uniqueness, his advice wasn't accepted and his rank ...
He is probably best known for the first koan in The Gateless Gate: A monk asked Chao-chou, "Has the dog Buddha-nature or not?" Chao-chou said, "Wu." [4] Japanese Zen monk Shunryū Suzuki refers to Zhaozhou (as Jōshū) in his book Zen Mind, Beginner's mind. He uses the following saying from Zhaozhou to illustrate the point that Zen practice ...