Calm Water is a Mirror: Neo-Confucian Meditation in the Chosŏn Dynasty

Quiet-sitting (chŏngjwa) has been mentioned throughout the Chosŏn dynasty as a key part of the Neo-Confucian self-cultivation process. However, we see very few references to it, and what we find is mostly on the philosophical aspect and the meditation's goals in terms of li and ki. We are left...

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Main Author: Shababo, Guy S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Hawai'i Press 2021
In: Journal of Korean religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-96
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Sŏn
B chŏngjwa
B Meditation
B Confucianism
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