shijiexian 尸解仙
deity Taoist single tradition · 2
These are "escape by means of a simulated corpse transcendents" and are ranked as the lowest of three categories. They employ bianhua simulation of death, an adept will typically pretend to become ill, feign death, and be buried, and later is seen alive, always at a distant place. When the coffin is opened, instead of a corpse, it contains some other object (talisman, sword, clothing, etc.).
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Ge Hong's Baopuzi.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- tianxian 天仙, dixian 地仙, Dìxià zhǔ, Dìshàng zhǔ zhě, Zhì dì jūn, Tiānxiān
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In the Baopuzi, Ge Hong ranked shijiexian 尸解仙 "escape by means of a simulated corpse transcendents" as the lowest of three categories, below tianxian 天仙 "celestial transcendents" who ascend into the heavens and dixian 地仙 "earthbound transcendents" who wander in the mountains.”
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