The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine

Ioannis Solos; Yuan Liang; Guang-xin Yue

doi:10.1007/s11655-013-1543-2

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The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine

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- The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 20, Issue 1, Pages: 56-62(2014)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing,China
  2. Institute of Basic Theory in Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Beijing,China
- Author bio：
- Funds：
  
  Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81072730) and Basic Research Fund of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (No. YZ-1011)
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-013-1543-2
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- Published：2014，
  
  Published Online：14 October 2013，
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Solos, I., Liang, Y. & Yue, Gx. The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 20, 56–62 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1543-2

Ioannis Solos, Yuan Liang, Guang-xin Yue. The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 20(1):56-62(2014)
Solos, I., Liang, Y. & Yue, Gx. The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 20, 56–62 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1543-2 DOI：

Ioannis Solos, Yuan Liang, Guang-xin Yue. The teacher-disciple tradition and secret teaching in Chinese medicine. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 20(1):56-62(2014) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-013-1543-2.

摘要

The ancient teacher-disciple tradition is regarded as one of the most celebrated practices within the Chinese medicine world. Such traditions of secrecy

private wisdom and honor are deeply rooted in the theories of Confucianism. This paper only explores the surface of this ancient culture

by investigating relevant popular ancient texts and common Chinese proverbs

as well as utilizing personal experiences

in order to reflect on how the ancient Chinese perceived such practices within their own society and how secret teaching was passed on from teacher to student

including the revelation of secret formulas and their importance and how that tradition differs from our modern-day perspectives. Various rare manuscripts from the author’s personal library are employed in order to provide relative examples of the importance of secret knowledge

and how these secrets applied in the traditional healing.

Abstract

The ancient teacher-disciple tradition is regarded as one of the most celebrated practices within the Chinese medicine world. Such traditions of secrecy

private wisdom and honor are deeply rooted in the theories of Confucianism. This paper only explores the surface of this ancient culture

by investigating relevant popular ancient texts and common Chinese proverbs

as well as utilizing personal experiences

in order to reflect on how the ancient Chinese perceived such practices within their own society and how secret teaching was passed on from teacher to student

and how these secrets applied in the traditional healing.

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