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Tradition Institution East Asian traditions
Taoism
道教 zh 도교 ko
Religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
- Also called Daoism, Taoist
Branches
Recorded as a branch of
Taoism Religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
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Quanzhen School School of Taoism founded by Wang Chongyang in 12th century Shandong during the Jin dynasty 1 branch of its own - Way of the Five Pecks of Rice Chinese Taoist movement founded in 142 CE
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Lingbao School Daoist school that emerged in China in between the Jin Dynasty and the Liu Song Dynasty in the early fifth century CE; lasted for about two hundred years until it was absorbed into the Shangqing and Zhengyi currents during the Tang Dynasty -
Zhengyi Dao School of Taoism - Way of the Celestial Masters Religious school of Taoism
- Taiping Taoism Taoist movement founded by Zhang Jue during the Eastern Han Dynasty, participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion of 184; after the rebellion's suppression, the movement died soon afterwards
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Yao Taoism Ethnic religion of the Yao people in China, heavily based on Taoism since the 13th century, similar to the communitarian Taoism in the earliest Taoist movements in China proper - Maoshan School
- Wuliupai School of Taoism with main focus on internal alchemy
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Lushan School School of Taoism -
Taoism in Malaysia
Overview
religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese originWikidata record description. Read Taoism in the Wikipedia reader.
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Founders
Gods and divine figures
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Lü Dongbin796 CE – c. 870 CE · Chinese Taoist scholar and poet during the Tang Dynasty -
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XiheSun goddess in ancient Chinese mythology, mother of the three-legged ravens -
Wong Tai Sin328 CE – 386 CE · Taoist god -
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Wenshu Guangfa TianzunInvestiture of the Gods character -
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Puxian ZhenrenInvestiture of the Gods character - Hei DiChinese deity, member of the Wufang Shangdi
- TaiyiTaoist concept and deity
Not their own pictures Xihe — lead image of the English Wikipedia article Puxian Zhenren — lead image of the English Wikipedia article
Begin with a figure
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Laozi6th century BCE – 1st millennium BCE · 6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism -
Emperor Gaozu of Han256 BCE – 1 June 195 BCE · founding emperor of the Han dynasty (256–195 BC) -
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Emperor Wen of Han203 BCE – 6 July 157 BCE · emperor of the Han dynasty -
Zhang Daoling34 CE – 156 CE · legendary Han dynasty Chinese Taoist leader, grandfather of Zhang Lu -
Qiu Chuji10 February 1148 CE – 30 July 1227 CE · founder of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism -
Zhang Jue2nd century CE – 184 CE · Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184) - Princess Taiping665 CE – 6 August 713 CE · Chinese princess (665-713)
Places and sites
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A-Ma Temple
Temple in Macau -
White Cloud Temple
Sacred architecture -
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Temple in Hong Kong -
Beiyue Temple
Building in China -
Na Tcha Temple
Temple in Macau, China -
Beijing Dongyue Temple
Building in Chaoyang District, China -
Xuanmiao Temple
Building in Suzhou, China -
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Temple in Guangzhou
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Place Zhongyue temple Building in Dengfeng, China -
Place Louguantai Building in Louguantai, China -
Place Azure Ram Temple -
Place Chunyang Temple Building in Chunyang Temple, China -
Place Sanyuan Palace Three Great Emperor-Officials temple in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China -
Place Zixiao Palace Building in Hubei, China -
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Place Sun and Moon Pagodas Twin pagodas in Guilin, Guangxi
Festivals, holy days and practices
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neidan
Esoteric doctrines and physical, mental, and spiritual practices in Taoism -
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Folk festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong, a Taoist ritual event -
Taoist meditation
Associated with the Chinese philosophy and religion of Taoism -
bigu
Daoist's or Shugenja's fasting technique associated with achieving transcendence/immortality, avoiding grain
Pantheons and houses
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Nguyen dynasty
Imperial Vietnamese dynasty, 1802-1945 -
HouseLy dynasty
Vietnam's monarch that ruled from 1009 to 1226. -
HouseWestern Han
The first half of the Han dynasty of imperial China -
PantheonThree Great Officials
Three of the highest deities of Taoism: the Heavenly Official, the Earthly Official, and the Water Official -
HouseTran dynasty
Imperial Vietnamese dynasty (1225–1400) - House
Tây Sơn dynasty
Peasant rebellion then the decentralized imperial dynasty in Vietnam, 1778 to 1802
Connections
Documented influence 2
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