The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1373 page)

Li Chi
(Records of Rituals)
.

One of the
Confucian Classics
. Among the several collections of texts relating to secular and religious rituals, and the codes of behaviour for the privileged classes in general, the
Li Chi
is richest in material of a philosophical nature. The
Li Chi
is a voluminous anthology, its component texts are undatable, but presumably mostly come from the last few cents. of the Chou dynasty (?1111–1256 BCE) and possibly in some cases from early Han (2nd cent. BCE).

 
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(1898–1983),
Jewish
Talmudic
scholar. Lieberman was born in Belorussia, but first settled in
Jerusalem
, and then from 1940 taught in the
Jewish Theological Seminary
. A prolific writer, he produced a series of studies on the text of the Jerusalem
Talmud
, a commentary on the entire
tosefta
, and two important books on
Hellenism
,
Greek in Jewish Palestine
and
Hellenism in Jewish Palestine
.

 
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Lieh-Tzu
(The Classic of Complete Emptiness)
.

Taoist text attributed to
Lieh Yü-k’au
, whose personal name was Lieh-tzu; but in fact the text is much later (
c.
3rd cent. CE).
Along with
Lao-Tzu
and
Chuang-Tzu
, it is the third of the old texts to form part of the Taoist canon. It contains stories, parables, and legends, and discussions on the nature of life.

 
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(
c.
450–
c.
375 BCE).
Taoist philosopher of whom little, if anything, is known, except for a tradition that he claimed that, after nine years of Taoist study, he was able to ride on the wind—‘or is the wind riding on me?’ The Lieh-tzu is attributed to him, but wrongly.

 
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(Chin., ‘melting the breath’). Taoist exercise in breathing, to allow the breath to flow to all parts of the body. See also
CH’I
.

 
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Life after death
:

see
DEATH
.

 
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