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The Chinese Character: Xian

 

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Author lrelderPosted on April 8, 2017September 30, 2022Categories Artistic and Philosophical FoundationsTags Aldous Huxley, Dharmakaya Light, Li Bai, Meng Haoran, Robert Pirsig, Tao Yuanming, Wang Wei, William Blake, xian

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