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Opening the Dragon GateChen, Kaiguo.

Opening the Dragon Gate

1996285 pages
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Opening the Dragon Gate is the authorized biography of Wang Liping (1949- ), a modern Taoist wizard. It is the true story of how a young boy becomes heir to a tradition of esoteric knowledge and practice accumulated and refined over eleven centuries. As told to his students Chen Kaiguo and Zheng Shunchao, the story tells of Liping's arduous fifteen-year apprenticeship with the masters, during which time he enters an ancient realm and learns the true source of health, healing, and long life. A compelling story of the making of a modern wizard, this book reveals never-before-available…

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2 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    Tuttle Publishing · 288 pages · 9780804831857
  • Other · English · 1996
    Charles E. Tuttle · 282 pages · 9780804830980
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