The dog in China’s ancient tombs

The dog in China’s ancient tombs

the dog in China’s ancient tombs Pedro Ceinos Arcones. La Magia del perro en China y el mundo.  Dancing Dragons Books.  2019. (Excerpts from the book) The dog in China’s ancient tombs In China, dogs buried with their owners have been discovered in archaeological sites...
Some philosophical schools in Buddha’s times

Some philosophical schools in Buddha’s times

SOME PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS IN BUDDHA’S TIMES Peter Harvey. Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge University Press. 2013. (Excerpts from the book. Page 11 and ff.) In its origin, Buddhism was a Samana-movement. Samanas were wandering ‘renunciant’...
The origin of Chinese characters

The origin of Chinese characters

The origin of chinese characters The origin of Chinese characters in John C. Didier, “In and Outside the Square,” Sino-Platonic Papers, 192, vol. 1 (September, 2009) The technology of writing appears suddenly and morphologically fully developed on Shang oracle bones...
Taishan la montagne sacrée

Taishan la montagne sacrée

Taishan la montagne sacrée La montagne Taishan, la vie et la mort dans la culture chinoise, selon l’ouvrage d’Edouard Chavannes Page 3. Les montagnes sont, en Chine, des divinités. Elles sont considérées comme des puissances naturistes qui agissent d’une...
Taishan la montagne sacrée

The sacred Taishan mountain

The Sacred Taishan mountain Taishan Mountain, life and death in Chinese culture, according to the work of Edouard Chavannes  Mountains are, in China, divinities. They are considered as nature powers who act in a conscious way and who can, therefore, be made favourable...