Friederike Assandri
Biographic Data
| ID | 706970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Friederike Assandri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Friederike |
| FAMILY NAME | Assandri |
| SIGNATURE | ASSANDRI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leipzig University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8335-4792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Publications
"Kong Yingda, Cheng Xuanying, and Their "Others: A Synchronic Contextualization of Visions of the Sage
The early medieval period saw the spread of Buddhism from India into China and the development of Daoism as a religious institution. By the early Tang dynasty, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism were referred to as the three teachings, and had developed separate institutions; representatives of the three teachings were competing at court for patronage and influence. This paper probes the extent to which the institutionalization of these three tea…
Kristofer Schipper: A Life for Dao
Kristofer Schipper: A Life for Dao Friederike Assandri Click for larger view View full resolution On February 18th, 2021, the eminent sinologist, scholar of Daoist studies, and ordained Daoist priest, Kristofer Marinus Schipper, passed away in Amsterdam at the age of 86. His departure profoundly shook the scholarly world of Daoist studies, many of his personal students and disciples, some by now established professors in their own rights, respond…
Structure and Meaning in the Interpretation of the Laozi: Cheng Xuanying's Hermeneutic Toolkit and His Interpretation of Dao as a Compassionate Savior
Cheng Xuanying's Expository Commentary to the Daode jing presents the Laozi as the origin of Daoism-a Daoism which, by his time in the seventh century, included many beliefs and concepts coopted from Buddhism. The commentary is representative of chongxuan xue (Twofold Mystery philosophy), which is characterized by the integration of Buddhist concepts and methods into the interpretation of the Laozi. Taking the integration of the Buddhist concept …
The Daode jing Commentary of Cheng Xuanying: Daoism, Buddhism, and the Laozi in the Tang Dynasty
This book presents for the first time a translation of the complete Expository Commentary to the Daode jing written by the Daoist Cheng Xuanying in the seventh century CE. This important commentary is representative for Tang dynasty Daoist philosophy and Daoist Twofold Mystery philosophy, also called chongxuanxue . Following the philosophical tradition of xuanxue authors like Wang Bi, Cheng Xuanying read the Daode jing using a framework of the th…
Conceptualizing the Interaction of Buddhism and Daoism in the Tang Dynasty: Inner Cultivation and Outer Authority in the Daode Jing Commentaries of Cheng Xuanying and Li Rong
This paper takes the different interpretations of one and the same sentences in the Daode jing as "inner cultivation" or "worldly power" respectively, in the commentaries of two closely related early Tang Daoist authors, Cheng Xuanying 成玄英 and Li Rong 李荣, as a starting point to approach the question of interaction of Buddhism and Daoism from a new angle. Instead of trying to pinpoint influences, origins, and derivatives, I propose to delineate ph…
Stealing Words: Intellectual Property in Medieval China
This paper explores the question of claims to intellectual property of texts and terminologies as they were raised in debates between Buddhists and Daoists in the 7th century CE. In some apologetic texts, Buddhists accuse Daoists of “stealing” their words and scriptures. Can we interpret this as a concept of intellectual property? What could possibly constitute a theft of words and texts in a culture where literati had a large common stock of ref…
From Early Tang Court Debates to China's Peaceful Rise
Chart 1.1 The relative positions and roles of discussants and emperor Chart 5.1 The three step system Chart 5.2 The two step system Chart 7.1 China's GDP evolution Chart 7.2 Chinese model for rise 10
Laozi’s Eclipse and Comeback: The Narrative Frame of the Benji jing
The Six Dynasties, Sui, and early Tang dynasties were a period of intense and complex development for Daoism. New scriptures, new gods, and new cosmological systems appeared, and Daoism found its way into the highest levels of society and the imperial court. This necessitated a streamlining and integration of very different traditions and teachings. Imperial patronage, competition with Buddhism, as well as dedicated work by proponents of differen…
Conceptualizing the Interaction of Buddhism and Daoism in the Tang Dynasty: Inner Cultivation and Outer Authority in the Daode Jing Commentaries of Cheng Xuanying and Li Rong
This paper takes the different interpretations of one and the same sentences in the Daode jing as "inner cultivation" or "worldly power" respectively, in the commentaries of two closely related early Tang Daoist authors, Cheng Xuanying 成玄英 and Li Rong 李荣, as a starting point to approach the question of interaction of Buddhism and Daoism from a new angle. Instead of trying to pinpoint influences, origins, and derivatives, I propose to delineate ph…
Structure and Meaning in the Interpretation of the Laozi: Cheng Xuanying's Hermeneutic Toolkit and His Interpretation of Dao as a Compassionate Savior
Cheng Xuanying's Expository Commentary to the Daode jing presents the Laozi as the origin of Daoism-a Daoism which, by his time in the seventh century, included many beliefs and concepts coopted from Buddhism. The commentary is representative of chongxuan xue (Twofold Mystery philosophy), which is characterized by the integration of Buddhist concepts and methods into the interpretation of the Laozi. Taking the integration of the Buddhist concept …
Laozi’s Eclipse and Comeback: The Narrative Frame of the Benji jing
The Six Dynasties, Sui, and early Tang dynasties were a period of intense and complex development for Daoism. New scriptures, new gods, and new cosmological systems appeared, and Daoism found its way into the highest levels of society and the imperial court. This necessitated a streamlining and integration of very different traditions and teachings. Imperial patronage, competition with Buddhism, as well as dedicated work by proponents of differen…
From Early Tang Court Debates to China's Peaceful Rise
Chart 1.1 The relative positions and roles of discussants and emperor Chart 5.1 The three step system Chart 5.2 The two step system Chart 7.1 China's GDP evolution Chart 7.2 Chinese model for rise 10
Stealing Words: Intellectual Property in Medieval China
This paper explores the question of claims to intellectual property of texts and terminologies as they were raised in debates between Buddhists and Daoists in the 7th century CE. In some apologetic texts, Buddhists accuse Daoists of “stealing” their words and scriptures. Can we interpret this as a concept of intellectual property? What could possibly constitute a theft of words and texts in a culture where literati had a large common stock of ref…
Conceptualizing the Interaction of Buddhism and Daoism in the Tang Dynasty: Inner Cultivation and Outer Authority in the Daode Jing Commentaries of Cheng Xuanying and Li Rong
This paper takes the different interpretations of one and the same sentences in the Daode jing as "inner cultivation" or "worldly power" respectively, in the commentaries of two closely related early Tang Daoist authors, Cheng Xuanying 成玄英 and Li Rong 李荣, as a starting point to approach the question of interaction of Buddhism and Daoism from a new angle. Instead of trying to pinpoint influences, origins, and derivatives, I propose to delineate ph…
The Daode jing Commentary of Cheng Xuanying: Daoism, Buddhism, and the Laozi in the Tang Dynasty
This book presents for the first time a translation of the complete Expository Commentary to the Daode jing written by the Daoist Cheng Xuanying in the seventh century CE. This important commentary is representative for Tang dynasty Daoist philosophy and Daoist Twofold Mystery philosophy, also called chongxuanxue . Following the philosophical tradition of xuanxue authors like Wang Bi, Cheng Xuanying read the Daode jing using a framework of the th…
Kristofer Schipper: A Life for Dao
Kristofer Schipper: A Life for Dao Friederike Assandri Click for larger view View full resolution On February 18th, 2021, the eminent sinologist, scholar of Daoist studies, and ordained Daoist priest, Kristofer Marinus Schipper, passed away in Amsterdam at the age of 86. His departure profoundly shook the scholarly world of Daoist studies, many of his personal students and disciples, some by now established professors in their own rights, respond…
Structure and Meaning in the Interpretation of the Laozi: Cheng Xuanying's Hermeneutic Toolkit and His Interpretation of Dao as a Compassionate Savior
Cheng Xuanying's Expository Commentary to the Daode jing presents the Laozi as the origin of Daoism-a Daoism which, by his time in the seventh century, included many beliefs and concepts coopted from Buddhism. The commentary is representative of chongxuan xue (Twofold Mystery philosophy), which is characterized by the integration of Buddhist concepts and methods into the interpretation of the Laozi. Taking the integration of the Buddhist concept …
"Kong Yingda, Cheng Xuanying, and Their "Others: A Synchronic Contextualization of Visions of the Sage
The early medieval period saw the spread of Buddhism from India into China and the development of Daoism as a religious institution. By the early Tang dynasty, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism were referred to as the three teachings, and had developed separate institutions; representatives of the three teachings were competing at court for patronage and influence. This paper probes the extent to which the institutionalization of these three tea…
Publications
Chinese history and philosophy (8 works) · Buddhism (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Literature (5 works) · Theology (5 works) · China (4 works) · Law (4 works)