dragonmaster

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As a reference to all, reading about Shijie will also greatly illuminate this subject. I’m researching it now, will share more info as I find

bairi shengtian (白日昇天, "ascending to Heaven in broad daylight").

“But the highest level some of those old masters achieved is what they called 'daytime ascending'. They could raise their energy so high that they could dissolve even their bodies into pure energy and just vanish and turn into a 'saint'. You can see this sort of event recorded in the old legends or notes of this sort of master turning up from time to time in the official records.“ ~Waysun Liao, "Tao-The Way Of God"~

So just to make sure I understand your position correctly: per your view, even a perfect Tian Xian cannot permute his physical body into light, and at the time of his death will leave behind a dead corpse. Is this correct?

In this scenario would the body still die and be left behind? If that is the case then what would you say about Daytime Ascension?

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Salutations to all fellow taoists, Buddhists and followers of the eastern arts. i am here particularly to explore different systems within Taoism, and the ideas of cultivation. Deeply looking forward to meeting like minded practitioners and deepening our collective knowledge