附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-322) and index.
Mystical philosophy in the Taoist tradition -- Part 1: The text -- The Xisheng Jing in history -- Structure and contents of the text -- The mythological framework narrative -- Part 2: The worldview -- The physical universe -- Mind, knowledge, language -- The way of the sage -- Part 3: The thinkers -- The life and thought of Wei Jie -- Li Rong and the Chongxuan school -- Taoist mystical philosophy -- The Xisheng Jing: scripture of western ascension -- Citations of the Xisheng Jing.