2000•Journal of Sichuan UniversityRequires access
Taoist Beauty: Too Wonderful for Words?
Pan Xianyi
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Abstract
He Shanggong comments on the Taoist Beauty in five aspects: Taoist Beauty is higher than any sensational or phenomenal beauty; it is shapeless, and can rot be obtatined by general appreciation of beauty; ostentatious literature and art do not accord with its spirit; lust and exquisite dicton hurt not only Taoist Beauty but also oneself, others and his government; Taoist Beauty is the same as Tao, it is useful for its uselessness, and Xiang Er Annotation explains these mere religiously. We can conclude that the conversion born He Shanggong Commentary to Xiang Er Annotation shows the transition from philosophical Taoist Aesthetics to religious Taoist Aesthetics.