Zhenren
Sign in to saveZhenren ( or 'person of truth') is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning "a Taoist spiritual master" in those writings, as in one who has mastered realization of the Tao. Religious Taoism mythologized zhenren, having them occupy various places in the celestial hierarchy sometimes synonymous with xian. Zhenren has been used in various ways depending on the sect and time period.
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- Linguistics of ''Zhen'' {{lang|zh|真}}
- Characters
- Etymology
- Semantics
- Daoist usages of ''zhenren'' {{lang|zh|真人}}
- ''Zhuangzi''
- ''Huainanzi''
- ''Chuci''
- ''Liezi''
- ''Wenzi''
- Later Daoist texts
- Other usages of ''zhenren'' {{lang|zh|真人}}
- Buddhist texts
- Secular texts
- ''Zhenren'' interpretations
- Translations
- Descriptions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Zhenren ( or 'person of truth') is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning "a Taoist spiritual master" in those writings, as in one who has mastered realization of the Tao. Religious Taoism mythologized zhenren, having them occupy various places in the celestial hierarchy sometimes synonymous with xian. Zhenren has been used in various ways depending on the sect and time period.
==Linguistics of Zhen == The common Chinese word is linguistically unusual. It was originally written with an ideogram (one of the rarest types in Chinese character classification) depicting "spiritual transformation". It originated in the Taoist Tao Te Ching that has similar characteristics to the Ancient Chinese term Jūnzǐ () that appears in the early Confucian classics.