tianxian 天仙
deity sky Taoist single tradition · 1
These are "celestial transcendents" who ascend into the heavens. Ge Hong ranked them as one of the three categories of transcendents.
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Ge Hong's Baopuzi.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- dixian 地仙, shijiexian 尸解仙
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
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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