Chronicles of Tao: The Secret Life of a Taoist Master - Softcover

Ming-dao Deng; Deng Ming-Dao

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062502190 ISBN 13: 9780062502193

Publisher: HarperOne, 1993

Synopsis

For the first time in one volume—an extraordinary spiritual odyssey of the making of the Taoist master Kwan Saihung. Born into a wealthy family in a remote province of China, Kwan defies his parents' wishes and enters into the rigorous and mysterious discipline of Taoist practice. Renamed "Little Butterfly" by his Taoist masters, he survives the upheaval of the Japanese occupation, and the later the Chinese Revolution, all the while becoming adept in the Taoist arts. Eventually his inner and outer journey lead him to America, where he becomes a Golden Gloves boxer and martial arts instructor.

Part adventure, part parable, Chronicles of Tao travels through a labyrinth of enigmatic Taoist practice, marital arts discipline, and international adventure.

About this title

About the Author:

Deng Ming-Dao is the author of eight books, including 365 Tao, The Living I Ching, Chronicles of Tao, Everyday Tao, and Scholar Warrior. His books have been translated into fifteen languages. He lives in San Francisco.

Review:

"An intriguing story . . . evokes both a China that no longer exists and its headlong clash with modern times."-- "San Francisco Chronicle"

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0062502190
• ISBN 13: 9780062502193
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476