What is Li Family Taoism 李家道?

What is Li Family Taoism 李家道?

Paul Peng
The Lijia Dao (Li Family Dao) was a Taoist sect during the Wei and Jin dynasties. It emerged after the Yujun Dao and was active in the Jiangnan region. Originating in Sichuan, it seems to have initially been a group of alchemists in Shu during the late Han Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms period, it moved to the Wu Kingdom and then spread widely.

The Lijia Dao treated people's illnesses with blessed water and divine talismans, similar to Zhang Ling's Tianshi Dao (Celestial Master Dao). However, it differed from the Jindan Dao (Golden Elixir Dao) advocated by Ge Hong, which focused on alchemy and taking elixirs to seek immortality. It should be regarded as a branch of the Wudoumi Dao (Five Pecks of Rice Dao).


Compared with the early Wudoumi Dao, the Lijia Dao appeared more mature, gradually spreading to the upper echelons of society and infiltrating prominent families. During the period of Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Lijia Dao was still prevalent in Jiangnan. After the Jin Dynasty, it gradually disappeared. Or, although it may have continued to circulate among the people, it had basically merged into the Tianshi Dao.
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