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Hinduism | |
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Introduction | |
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Vedas | |
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Creation of the universe | |
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Origin of the gods | |
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Indra, the paradigmatic warrior | |
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Prayer to Agni, the god of fire | |
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Burning dead bodies | |
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vThe beneficial effects of drinking soma | |
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Sex and the Yogin | |
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A clever woman | |
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The horse sacrifice | |
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To the fire altar | |
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What is the origin of the world? | |
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Vedanta: the Upanishads and their Commentaries | |
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Yama's instructions to Naciketas | |
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Truth and Trancendence | |
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Sacrifices cannot lead to the ultimate goal | |
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Instructions on renouncing the world | |
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Self-effort and Liberation | |
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Maya | |
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That is you | |
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Qualified non-dualism: Ramanuja's interpretation | |
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Yoga | |
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The meaning of Yoga | |
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Yogic Techniques | |
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Yogic Attainments | |
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Puranas and Epics | |
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The Four Ages | |
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The lingam of Shiva | |
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*The Buddha: A false teacher | |
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*The Power of the Goddess | |
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Rama, a God among Humans | |
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The Bhagavad-Gita: Arjuna's refusal to Fight | |
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*The Life of a Sage | |
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Devotional literature | |
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Praise of the goddess | |
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Prayer for identity with the goddess | |
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Mirabhai's mystical marriage to Krishna | |
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Cheating on her husband | |
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Treatises on Dharma | |
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Actions and their results | |
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The four stages of life | |
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Leaving home life | |
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Duties of the four social classes | |
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How Women should live | |
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Manu's instructions on finding the right mate | |
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Jainism | |
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Introduction | |
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Jaina scriptures | |
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Mahavira, the Ascetic Paradigm omen Cannot Attain Liberation | |
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Women Can Attain Liberation | |
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Bondage and Liberation | |
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The Worthlessness of Possessions, Friends, and Relatives | |
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The Importance of Equanimity | |
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The World is Full of Suffering | |
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Fasting unto Death | |
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There is No Creator God | |
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Excerpts from the Sutra on understanding the meaning of the categories | |
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Buddhism | |
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Introduction | |
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Pali Canon | |
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The Life of the Buddha | |
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The First Sermon | |
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The Buddha's Good Qualities | |
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*The Perfect Man's Perfect Body | |
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Criteria for Assessing Valid Teachings and Teachers | |
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Nirvana | |
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Dependent Arising | |
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Questions That Should Be Avoided | |
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Selflessness | |
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Instructions on meditation | |
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Ordination of Women | |
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The Cessation of Suffering | |
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My Teacher | |
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The Joy of Release | |
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The Buddha's last days and final instructions | |
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The Questions of King Milinda | |
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*How to Avoid Extreme Views | |
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Mahayana Scriptures | |
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The Heart of Perfect Wisdom Sutra | |
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Excerpts from the Diamond Sutra | |
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Why Bodhisattvas are Superior to Hearers | |
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*Why the Bodhisattva Work Alone | |
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On the Differences Between Men and Women | |
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The Lotus Sutra: Parable of the Burning House | |
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Everything is Controlled by the Mind | |
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The Basic Consciousness | |
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Nagarjuna on Emptiness | |
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The Bodhisattva's Vows of Universal Love | |
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Ultimate Reality | |
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Tantric Skills in Means | |
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The Stage of Completion | |
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*Unbounded Action | |
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Women Should be Honored | |
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Samsara and Nirvana Are One | |
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Using Desire to Eradicate Desire | |
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The State of Pure Awareness | |
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The Importance of the Guru | |
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Tibetan Buddhist scriptures | |
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Ultimate Reality | |
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Bardo, The State Between Lives | |
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Milarepa on Meditation | |
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Niguma on Mahamudra | |
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Instructions from Manjushri | |
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The Triple Appearance | |
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Developing the mind of Enlightenment | |
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Chinese and Japanese Buddhist scriptures | |
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Why Buddhism is superior to Taoism and Confucianism | |
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The platform Sutra of the sixth patriarch | |
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Kukai: exoteric and esoteric Buddhism | |
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Dogen's meditation instructions | |
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The mu koan | |
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Pure land: Shinran on Amida's vow | |
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Truth decay: Nichiren on the title of the lotus Sutra | |
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Sikhism | |
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Introduction | |
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Sikh scriptures | |
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Nanak, The First Guru | |
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Guru Nanak's Death | |
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The Mul Mantra: The Basic Statement | |
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Jap: The Meditation | |
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The Divine Name | |
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Meditation on the Name | |
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Nudity Does Not Make One a Saint | |
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Books and Learning are of No Use | |
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External Observances Are of No Use | |
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On Hukam | |
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On Haumai | |
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The True Guru | |
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The Ecstasy of Mystical Union | |
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Guidelines for a Happy Marriage | |
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Formation of the Khalsa | |
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Justification for Use of Force | |
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God, The Sword Supreme | |
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Confucianism | |
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Introduction | |
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Confucian Scriptures | |
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Sima Qian's Account of Confucius's Life [Shiji selections] | |
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The Book of History [Shujing selections] | |
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Confucius: Selections from the Analects [Lunyu selections] | |
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The Great Learning [Daxue] | |
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The Doctrine of the Mean [Zongyong] | |
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The Life of Mencius [Shiji selections] | |
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Selections from the Mencius [Mangzi selections] | |
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Xanzi: The Nature of Human Beings is Evil [Xunzi, III.150-151] | |
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Yang Xiong: Human Nature is a Mixture of Good and Evil [Fu yan 3.1a-b] | |
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Han Yu: Attack on Buddhism and Taoism [Changli Xiansheng wenji, 39.2b-42] | |
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Zhou Dunyo: The Great Ultimate [Taiji Tushuo, ch. 1] | |
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Zhu Xi: Nature and Humanity [Zhuziwenji selections] | |
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Wang Yangming: The Meaning of the Great Learning [Inquiry on the Great | |
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Learning, ch. 1] | |
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Daoism | |
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Introduction | |
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Daoist Scriptures | |
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A Brief Account of Laozi's Life [Shiji, p. 63.2142] | |
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Laozi Instructs Confucius [Shiji, p. 63.2139] | |
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Laozi Converts Barbarians [Huahujing, p. 1266b] | |
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Laozi Becomes an Immortal [Xishengjing selections] | |
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Laozi: The Daodejing [Daodejing selections] | |
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Wang Bi: Commentary on the Daodejing [Laozi 1.1.1a] | |
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Visualizing the Dao [Laozi Daodejing xuzhai] | |
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The Dao of Immortality [Laozi Daodejing xuzhai] | |
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Purity and Tranquility [Qingjingjing] | |
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Zhuangzi's Life and Work [Shiji 63.2144] | |
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The Dao is in Everything [Zhuangzi, ch. 22] | |
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The Value of Knowing Dao [Zhuangzi, ch. 17] | |
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The Pitfalls of Words and Concepts [Zhuangzi, ch. 2] | |
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The Value of Unlearning [Zhuangzi zhu 8.39a] | |
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The Sage is Godlike [Zhuangzi, ch. 2] | |
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Dreams and Reality [Zhuangzi, ch. 2] | |
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Worldly Fame is Like a Dead Rat [Zhuangzi, ch. 17] | |
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Simplicity and Naturalness [Zhuangzi, ch. 2] | |
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The True Man [Zhuangzi, ch. 6] | |
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What the Sage Knows [Zhuangzi, ch. 17] | |
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vA Person Without Feelings [Zhuangzi, ch. 5] | |
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vAn Old Useless Tre [Zhuangzi, ch. 4] | |
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Dragging His Tail in the Mud [Zhuangzi, ch. 17] | |
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Zhuangzi's Wife Died [Zhuangzi, ch. 18] | |
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The Lady of Great Mystery [Biographies of Spirit Immortals, "The Lady of Great Mystery"] | |
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Sun Bu'er: Immortality Practices for Women [Cultivating the Elixir; from | |
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Immortal Sisters] | |
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Sexual Techniques for Men [Yufang Bizhui, "Sexual Instruction of the | |
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Master of Pure Harmony," 636] | |
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Sexual Techniques for Women [Yufang Bizhui 635] | |
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The Great Man [Darenxian heng, ch. 1] | |
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The Value of Drunkenness [Jiu desong 47] | |
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Transcending the World [Zhuang] | |
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The Music of Dao [Xishengjing selections] | |
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Shinto | |
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Introduction | |
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Shinto Scriptures | |
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Birth of the Kami of sun and moon | |
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The birth of great Kami | |
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The creation of Japan | |
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Izanagi visits Izanami in the netherworld | |
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Ameterasu hides in a cave | |
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The Shrine at Ise | |
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Why Japan is special | |
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Protecting the stability of the country | |
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Prince Shotoku's proclamation on veneration of kami | |
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Festival of the gates | |
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Prayer to Ameterasu during the festival of the sixth month | |
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Prayer for moving the shrine of Ise | |
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Mount Fuji | |