Research update on Miaoxing’s Luohan
Looking at Deqians encyclopedia entry for xiao luohan (chashou, lzh 1) it has the same description and poem that I found supposedly belongs to Miaoxing’s luohan. However, I am wary as some of the stuff in the encyclopedia has been innacurate. Perhaps its the wrong description for the wrong form? I want to cross reference and not be mislead.
The particular description is the one with the hands and fingers like shooting stars, feet moving like a drunkard, and coming in and out of empty space vs being present. That one supposably is Miaoxing’s and it also matches the encyclopedia’s. From a preliminary hypothetical viewpoint, that does tend to feel like xiao luohan (lzh 1+2, chashou, tagou da) moreso than “degens yi lu” (LZH 3,4,5 dengfeng da luohan). Im still translating.
If xiao luohan does end up being the one practiced by miaoxing, then i think it would be safe to say that he also practiced Redahai’s 18 shi as they seem related.
Is this poem/descrption also the same matching anyone else’s sect’s xiao luohan? I don’t have access to LZH or Yongwens books from iask ishare yet. When I do and find their descriptions of luohan Ill edit this post and describe what it says.
SHemmati mentioned that Jin Jing Zhong may have published his version of luohan. Searching only gives his dao and 72 arts stuff. I suspect my google-fu may not be strong enough :D
I think everyone has moved on from this topic hahaha! But if anyone is reading and can give anything at all, I would super appreciate it! And would save a ton of time translating.
-Greg
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