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Fangshi "is an elusive term that defies a consistent translation" [11] There is general agreement that the shi in fangshi 方士 means "master; gentleman; trained specialist" (cf. Daoshi 道士 "Daoist priest; diviner"), but considerable disagreement about the meaning of fang. The etymology of fangshi is "subject to various interpretations ...
Boltz suggests the possibility that the matching names fangxiang(shi), fangliang, wangliang, and wangxiang are all derived from the same Proto-Chinese **BZjang "see" etymon, with him as a "Master of Visions" or "Imaginator" and them as "visions" or "specters" from the Latin spectrum "appearance; apparition", and to use the same root, the ...
An explanation to the origins of Taoist ritual clothing (Chinese: 道衣; pinyin: dàoyī; lit.'Taoist clothing') might be they are derived from robes worn by zhouyi (Chinese: 咒醫; pinyin: zhòuyī; i.e. ritual healers) and fangshi in ancient China as their clothing were embroidered with patterns of flowing pneuma which are similar to clouds, depictions of the celestial real and the underworld.
The music of South Korea has evolved over the course of the decades since the end of the Korean War, and has its roots in the music of the Korean people, who have inhabited the Korean peninsula for over a millennium. Contemporary South Korean music can be divided into three different main categories: Traditional Korean folk music, popular music ...
Buddhism, Celestial Masters and fangshi all contributed to the religious canon of Lingbao. [46] Celestial Master petitions to divinities were copied by the canon of the Lingbao and fangshi rites were also copied by them. [47] Sichuan was the origin of the Celestial Masters. [48] Different beliefs were held by the different groups of Daoists. [49]
Korea has produced music (Korean: 음악; Hanja: 音樂; RR: eumak; MR: ŭmak) for thousands of years, into the modern day. After the division of Korea in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music. Traditional music (국악; 國樂; gugak; lit.
Rock-carved triad buddha in Seosan, also known as "the Smile of Baekje", expresses the art and aesthetic sense of Baekje people and is considered a representative work of Korean Buddhist art history. 90 Goryeo ware (고려청자) Goryeo ware is a cultural heritage that expresses Korea's splendid aesthetic sense. 91 Joseon white porcelain (백자)
The Akhak gwebeom (Korean: 악학궤범; Hanja: 樂學軌範; lit. Musical Canon) is a nine-volume treatise on music, written in Korea in the 15th century, in the Joseon Dynasty. It is written by hand in hanja, and depicts, in line drawings, most of the musical instruments in use at the time, with detailed descriptions and fingerings.