Scott N Denver
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I suppose I could have said Taoist imortal or Taoist Monk but there were western monks and western saints could have the same miraculous powers as the Taoist imortals, I mean it in the historical and philosophical senses I suppose, possibly, or maybe even the function too.
If we want to make a list of [semi-]similar mystical traditions I would start with: hindusim-Vedanta, Buddhism, Taoism, Kabbalah, Gnostic Christianity, and Sufiism. And yes there were, and presumably still are, western saints and enlightened people. They weren't treated as well as in the East though [cough "burned at the stake" cough], apparently saying "God and I are one" isn't so kosher in the monotheisms. For more detail, read Ken Wilber or works on "The Great Chain of Being", for example Huston Smith.