Introduction to Taoism Q&A

What is Southern Celestial Masters' Sect 南天师道?

What is Southern Celestial Masters' Sect 南天师道?

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Liu Xiujing’s 5th-century reforms revived Southern Tianshi Dao: restored Sanhui gatherings, clarified registers, codified liturgy & created the first Daoist canon, birthing “Southern Celestial Masters.

What is Southern Celestial Masters' Sect 南天师道?

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Liu Xiujing’s 5th-century reforms revived Southern Tianshi Dao: restored Sanhui gatherings, clarified registers, codified liturgy & created the first Daoist canon, birthing “Southern Celestial Masters.

What is Qingshui Dao 清水道?

What is Qingshui Dao 清水道?

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Qingshui Dao, a Jin-era Tianshi offshoot, used blessed water for healing; Emperor Sima Yu’s priest Wang Puyang famously enabled Empress Li’s pregnancy with a single bowl.

What is Qingshui Dao 清水道?

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Qingshui Dao, a Jin-era Tianshi offshoot, used blessed water for healing; Emperor Sima Yu’s priest Wang Puyang famously enabled Empress Li’s pregnancy with a single bowl.

What is Taiping Dao 太平道?

What is Taiping Dao 太平道?

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Taiping Dao, 172-184 CE, led by Zhang Jue, fused talismanic healing and millenarian faith, fielded 300k Yellow Turbans, then dissolved after the failed revolt.

What is Taiping Dao 太平道?

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Taiping Dao, 172-184 CE, led by Zhang Jue, fused talismanic healing and millenarian faith, fielded 300k Yellow Turbans, then dissolved after the failed revolt.

What is Li Family Taoism 李家道?

What is Li Family Taoism 李家道?

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Li Family Dao, a Wei-Jin offshoot of Five-Pecks rice, spread from Shu to Jiangnan using water-charms for healing, won gentry support, then merged into Celestial Masters.

What is Li Family Taoism 李家道?

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Li Family Dao, a Wei-Jin offshoot of Five-Pecks rice, spread from Shu to Jiangnan using water-charms for healing, won gentry support, then merged into Celestial Masters.

What is Gezao Sect 阁皂宗?

What is Gezao Sect 阁皂宗?

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Gazong Sect, a Lingbao branch from Mt. Gezao, Jiangxi, venerates 3rd-century alchemist Ge Xuan and his descendant Ge Hong, flourishing from the Song to Ming dynasties as one of Taoism's...

What is Gezao Sect 阁皂宗?

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Gazong Sect, a Lingbao branch from Mt. Gezao, Jiangxi, venerates 3rd-century alchemist Ge Xuan and his descendant Ge Hong, flourishing from the Song to Ming dynasties as one of Taoism's...

What is Zhong-Lü Alchemy 钟吕金丹道 ?

What is Zhong-Lü Alchemy 钟吕金丹道 ?

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Zhong-Lü Internal Alchemy, a Taoist spiritual practice flourishing during the Sui and Tang dynasties, was founded by Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin. It teaches using the human body as a...

What is Zhong-Lü Alchemy 钟吕金丹道 ?

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Zhong-Lü Internal Alchemy, a Taoist spiritual practice flourishing during the Sui and Tang dynasties, was founded by Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin. It teaches using the human body as a...