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	Eight Immortals - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Eight Immortals (八仙 in pinyin: bā xiān; in Wade-Giles: pa hsien) are Chinese deities who are represented as a group and rarely individually.
		The most significant of the writings is The Eight Immortals Depart and Travel to the East (《八仙出處東游記》 bā xiān chī chù dōng yoú zì) by Wu Yuantai (吳元泰 wú yuán taì) in Ming Dynasty.
		It is about the Immortals on their way to attend the Conference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 pán taó huì) and encountered an ocean.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Eight_Immortals (461 words)

	Eight Immortals -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Immortals are the subject of many artistic creations, like (Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface) paintings and (A three-dimensional work of plastic art) sculptures.
		The most significant of the writings is The Eight Immortals Depart and Travel to the East (《八仙出處東游記》 bā xiān chī chù dōng yoú zì) by Wu Yuantai (吳元泰 wú yuán taì) in (The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644) Ming Dynasty.
		It is about the Immortals on their way to attend the Conference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 pán taó huì) and encountered an (A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere) ocean.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ei/Eight_Immortals.htm (583 words)

	eight
		In binary code eight is 1000; in ternary code eight is 22; in quaternary numeral system code eight is 20; in quinary eight is 13; in senary eight is 12; in septenary eight is 11; in octal eight is 10; in novenary code and all codes above (such as decimal and hexadecimal) eight is 8.
		Eight (八 pinyin ba1) is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "prosper" (發 pinyin fa1).
		Eight ball billiards is played with 15 balls; the fl ball numbered 8 is the most important one.
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	Eight Immortals of Huainan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eight Immortals of Huainan (淮南八仙 in pinyin: huái nán bā xiān), also known as the Eight Gentlemen (八公 bā gōng), were the eight scholars under the patronage of Liu An (劉安 liú ān), the prince of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty.
		They are not deified in any religions and the term "Immortal" is used metaphorically to describe their talent.
		The Bagong Mountain ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eight_Immortals_of_Huainan (160 words)

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		The Eight Immortals (八仙 in pinyin: ba1 xian1; in Wade-Giles: pa hsien) are Chinese deities who are represented as a group and rarely individually.
		The most significant of the writings is The Eight Immortals Depart and Travel to the East (《八仙出處東游記》 ba1 xian1 chu1 chu4 dong1 you2 zi4) by Wu Yuantai (吳元泰 wu2 yuan2 tai4) in Ming Dynasty.
		Stemming from this, the Chinese proverb "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each reveals its divine power" (八仙過海，各顯神通 ~, ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1) indicates the situation that everybody shows off their powers to achieve a common goal.
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	Eight Immortals - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is about the Immortals on their way to attend the Conference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 pan2 tao2 hui4) and encountered an ocean.
		Stemming from this, the Chinese proverb "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each reveals its divine power" (八仙過海，各顯神通 ~, ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1) signifies the the wonders a group of people can achieve, if they cooperate and try their best.
		The pronunciation of eight thousand and eight immortals are similar in Chinese, hence the name.
	wikipedia.ws /wikipedia/ei/Eight_Immortals.html (474 words)

	Dit kindertehuis is gelegen in het noordelijke gedeelte van Anhui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The official relations between Rousse and Huainan were started in 1991 while the cultural contacts were established as early as the 1970ies.
		The efforts of the Bulgarian-Chinese Friendship Association gave fruit, and an agreement for friendship and cooperation was signed in the city of Huainan in China on 24 Sept. 1994.
		It was due to their assistance that the first municipal company from Huainan operated in Rousse between 1991 and 1994, and the people in Rousse were able to eat Chinese food or to go to doctors practicing traditional Chinese medicine in the Chinese medical centre that was opened in the city in that period.
	home.hetnet.nl /~huainankids/Huainan.htm (1480 words)

	Eight Immortals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Eight Immortals (八仙 in pinyin : ba1 xian1; in Wade-Giles : pa hsien)are Chinese deities who are represented as agroup and rarely individually.
		The most significant of the writings is The Eight Immortals Depart and Travel to the East(《八仙出處東游記》 ba1 xian1 chu1 chu4 dong1 you2 zi4) by Wu Yuantai(吳元泰 wu2 yuan2 tai4) in Ming Dynasty.
		It is about the Immortals on their way to attend theConference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 pan2 tao2 hui4) and encountered an ocean.
	www.therfcc.org /RFCC/eight-immortals-55233.html (461 words)

	Eight Immortals of Huainan: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Eight Immortals of Huainan
		The Eight Immortals of Huainan (淮南八仙 in pinyin: huai2 nan2 ba1 xian1), also known more often as the Eight Misters (八公 ba1 gong1), are the eight scholar guests of Liu An (劉安 liu2 an1), King of Huainan of Western Han Dynasty.
		Together, they wrote The Philosophers of Huainan (《淮南子》 huai2 nan2 zi3), on the Daoist philosophy.
		The Bagong Mountain[?] ("Eight Misters Mountain") in China is named after them.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ei/Eight-Immortals-of-Huainan.html (164 words)

	Ba Gong Cao
		Liu An was a grandson of the founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang.
		Huainan was one of the biggest kingdoms, extending south almost to Guangdong from its base in Shouchun on the Huai River in Anhui.
		4 æ·®å—çåå® Huainan Wang Liu An is #65 in Qin Shi.
	www.silkqin.com /02qnpu/10tgyy/tg22bgc.htm (776 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Eight Immortals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Eight Immortals (八仙 in pinyin: bā xiān; in Wade-Giles: pa hsien) are Chinese deities who are represented as a group and rarely individually.
		First described in the Yuan Dynasty, they were probably named after the Eight Immortal Scholars of the Han.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Eight Immortals; all previous versions may be viewed here.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Eight_Immortals (602 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Several groups of andquot; Eight Immortals andquot; Eight Principles of Yong War of the Eight Princes The silver piece of eight was coined in the Spanish Empire and moved trade...
		Eight Immortals of Communist China Eight Immortals of Huainan Eight Principles of Yong Eight Provinces (Korea) Eight queens puzzle Eight Skilled Gentlemen Eight Step Rail Eight string guitar Eight-thousander...
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	Dragon Lore from Taiwan
		Snake Myths: Fu Hsi, a legendary ruler who invented the Eight Trigrams used for divination, and taught humans to farm and fish, is depicted with a human face and the body of a snake.
		Vehicle of the Immortals: The earliest records describing the use of dragon boats appear during the reign of Chou Muwang (Chou Dynasty, 1111-249 B.C.).
		At the age of eight, she was said to hold a pearl worth "all the worlds and dominions" in her hand, a symbol of spiritual attainment.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/dragon-taiwan-popup.html (3786 words)

	Eight Immortals - Famous Chinese Folktales & Famous Chinese Proverbs - Chinese Culture
		Image:Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea - Project Gutenberg eText 15250.jpgthumbnailright250pxThe Eight Immortals crossing the sea, from Myths and Legends of China, 1922 by E. Werner.
		The Eight immortalityImmortals (八仙 in pinyin: bā xiān; in Wade-Giles: pa hsien) are ChinaChinese deities who are represented as a group and rarely individually.
		It is about the Immortals on their way to attend the Conference of the Magical Peach (蟠桃會 p?n ta?
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Eight_Immortals (486 words)

	Judo Book Review - The Art of War - Cleary
		There he lost the excitement of impulsive enthusiasm, and he was eventually released to seek the science of essence, under the strict condition that his knowledge and power were to be controlled by compassion, the expression of wisdom and unity of being.
		The immortals had attempted to "cook" him in the "cauldron of the eight trigrams," that is, to put him through the training of spiritual alchemy based on the Taoist I Ching, but he had jumped out still unrefined.
		Buddha conquers the monkey's pride by demonstrating the insuperable law of universal relativity and has him imprisoned in "the mountain of the five elements," the world of matter and energy, where he suffers the results of his arrogant antics.
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	Daoist Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		The struggle to wu wei was an effort to become immortal, to be born anew, to grow the embryo of immortality inside.
		For him, longevity and immortality are not the same, the former is only the first step to the latter.
		The importance of these texts philosophically speaking is to be found in their idealization of the quest for immortality and transference of the material practices of the alchemical science of Ge Hong into a form of reflective meditation.
	www.iep.utm.edu /d/daoism.htm (7141 words)

	EMH2004-3-13
		She was later locked up in a room and tied to a metal chair for seven or eight days.
		Overall, she lost the use of her left leg, became incapacitated and unable to perform the forced labor, and suffered from a tremendous amount of mental abuse.
		This is another case of violation of the law by the Huainan City "610 Office" and police.
	clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2004/3/13/zip.html (16643 words)

	EightStar - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation EightStar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This may eventually lead to the AGS taking some non-round diamond grading business from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), as its current standard did for rounds.
		In Japan only, the marketing also reflects the religious symbolism of the mandala (eight starred) pattern.
		The US company covered by this article started out as an offshore cutting operation for them.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/EightStar.html (425 words)

	The Taoist Canon
		All editions of the Taoist canon include a wide and miscellaneous range of materials, a mix of philosophy (often with speculations about the perfect political system), instructions for preparing an elixir of immortality by manipulating various chemicals (referred to as "outer alchemy" wàidān
		(251-334), who married and raised a family but was subject to visions of immortals.
		A Míng dynasty novel recounting how the gods came to have their places in the pantheon.
	weber.ucsd.edu /~dkjordan/chin/hbcanondaw-u.html (2153 words)

	Classics, Philosophy, Religion, and Social Sciences
		As one of the books of the Kham Culture Series, this book presents detailed study and research on the history and the present situation of Tibetan Buddhism in Kham, and may serve as valuable academic reference.
		Being a significant work in ancient Chinese cultural history, it incorporates rich profound theories of various schools of thought and their exponents during the period from pre-Qin Period (770-221 BC) to the early Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD).
		This book offers vivid introduction to the various aspects of Chinese Taoist culture, including the beliefs of Taoism and its deities and immortals, Taoist priests, rituals, and the life of Taoists, musical instruments and ritual articles, meditation and alchemy, and sacred mountains, palaces, and temples of Taoism.
	daxinganling.china.com.cn /english/MATERIAL/133726.htm (4657 words)

	User: Menchi - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Immortal Woman He (He Xiangu), Royal Uncle Cao (Cao Guojiu), Iron-crutch Li (Li Tieguai), Lan Caihe, Lu Dongbin, Philosopher Han Xiang (Han Xiang Zi), and Zhongli Quan
		Zhaojun Tomb, Han commoner who became a Hun chief-consort
		Namesakes: Eight Immortals of Communist China, Eight Immortals of Huainan, Eight Immortals from Sichuan, Eight Immortals Indulged in Wine
	users.open-encyclopedia.com /Menchi (705 words)

	Eight Immortals of Huainan - China-related Topics EI-EL - China-Related Topics
		Eight Immortals of Huainan - China-related Topics EI-EL - China-Related Topics
		The Eight Immortals of Huainan (淮南八仙 in pinyin: hu?i n?n bā xiān), also known more often as the Eight Misters (八公 bā gōng), are the eight scholar guests of Liu An (劉安 li?
		ān), King of Huainan of Western Han Dynasty.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Eight_Immortals_of_Huainan (221 words)

	Green Way Journal by Michael P. Garofalo, October 2005.
		This large document includes a detailed description of each movement of the Eight Section Brocades, benefits of the movements, and alternatives and options for each movement.
		For a comparison of some of the exercises in the Lohan Qigong with the Eight Section Brocade see my chart on the topic.
		The Luohan Qigong includes a massage or patting training methods, and this is especially popular among Yin Fu Bagua enthusiasts.
	www.egreenway.com /vsjournal/z200510.htm (4909 words)

	EMH2004-8-12
		Yao Chongqi talked about her painting, "The Immortals," which depicts 280 faces of Falun Gong practitioners who have died as a result of the suppression.
		Yao Chongqi talked about her painting, "The Immortals," which portrays the faces of 280 Falun Gong practitioners who have died as a result of the suppression.
		Yao said that she would have painted more of the 1,000 practitioners who are reported to have died, but she only had pictures for 280 practitioners.
	clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2004/8/12/zip.html (18932 words)

	Bibliography of Daoism (Taoism)
		Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Chinese Studies Publications.
		'The Eight Immortals Group on Jin Dynasty Tomb Tiles'.
		In Dokyo sasang ûi hankuk jôk jônkae [Development of Daoist thought in Korea], edited by the Korean Association for the Study of Daoist Thought, 9-25.
	www.daoiststudies.org /bibliography.php?ofield=Author (2592 words)

	Discussions, Comments China the Beautiful - October 98 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I have a page on the 8 Immortals, which has a short description of the individual immotals, as well as some classic paintings.
		There is clearly visible octagonic structure of one of the mound sites that could be associated to the eight diagrams ¤K¨ö of I Ching.
		Then, seeing that Chang-o didn't love his husband, the emperor gave Hou herbs of immortality - that Chang-o ate all by herself, thus flying to the moon and and hence being forced to live there alone...
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