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KO HUNG (3rd-4th CENTURY):
Chinese TAOIST philosopher whose mammoth work Pao P'u Tzu (317) popularized ALCHEMY and the magical aspects of TAOISM. He taught that men have two SOULS which survive for a short time after death before entering the Great Unity where personality is finally lost. Anyone wishing to continue a personal existence needed to become a "Hsien" (immortal) through Taosist practice.
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