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To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth A BOOK The Philip E. Lilienthal imprint honors special books in commemoration of a man whose work at the University of California Press from 1954 to 1979 was marked by dedication to young authors and to high standards in the field of Asian Studies. Friends, family, authors, and foundations have together endowed the Lilienthal Fund, which enables the Press to publish under this imprint selected books in a way that reflects the taste and judgment of a great and beloved editor. The publisher gratefully acknowledges the contribution to this book provided by the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and by the Philip E. Lilienthal Asian Studies Endowment of the University of California Press Associates, which is supported by a major gift from Sally Lilienthal. DAOIST CLASSICS Stephen R. Bokenkamp, editor 1. Early Daoist Scriptures, by Stephen R. Bokenkamp 2. To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth: A Translation and Study of Ge Hong’s Traditions of Divine Transcendents, by Robert Ford Campany To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth A Translation and Study of Ge Hong’s Traditions of Divine Transcendents Robert Ford Campany UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2002 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Campany, Robert Ford, 1959– To live as long as heaven and earth : a translation and study of Ge Hong’s traditions of divine transcendents/Robert Ford Campany. p. cm.—(Taoist classics ; 2) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-520-23034-5 (alk. paper) 1. Taoists—China—Biography. 2. Ge, Hong, 284–364. Shen xian zhuan. I. Title: Translation and study of Ge Hong’s traditions of divine transcendents. II. Ge, Hong, 284–364. Shen xian zhuan. English. III. Title. IV. Series. BL1929 . C35 2002 299' .51423—dc21 2001027086 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication is both acid-free and totally chlorine-free (TCF). It meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper).8 To Nel Westbrook Ford George Clarke Ford, Jr. Annie Agner Campany cherished and beloved in memory as long as I live The important thing is to fulfill what is destined for you. That is the most di‹cult thing of all. ˆY∞PRπ‰¯Ã zhuangzi

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