Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Mystical Philosophy in the Taoist Tradition
Part I: The Text
2. The Xisheng Jing in History
3. Structure and Contents of the Text
4. The Mythological Framework Narrative
Part II: The Worldview
5. The Physical Universe
6. Mind, Knowledge, Language
7. The Way of the Sage
Part III: The Thinkers
8. The Life and Thought of Wei Jie
9. Li Rong and the Chongxuan School
Conclusion
10. Taoist Mystical Philosophy
Appendices
The Xisheng Jing: Scripture of Western Ascension
Citations of the Xisheng Jing
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Chinese Text
Index