Introduction to Taoism Q&A
What is the Jindan 金丹?
"Golden Elixir" is an outer alchemy drug from metals/stones. Chen Guofu notes it's cinnabar. Made via sublimation, Taoists believe it prolongs life, as Baopuzi describes its transformative power.
What is the Jindan 金丹?
"Golden Elixir" is an outer alchemy drug from metals/stones. Chen Guofu notes it's cinnabar. Made via sublimation, Taoists believe it prolongs life, as Baopuzi describes its transformative power.
What is the Huangya 黄芽?
"Huangya", a Taoist health term, refers to yellow buds in outer alchemy cauldrons, symbolizing nascent vitality. Inner alchemists use it to represent innate qi's growth, as in Awakening to Truth.
What is the Huangya 黄芽?
"Huangya", a Taoist health term, refers to yellow buds in outer alchemy cauldrons, symbolizing nascent vitality. Inner alchemists use it to represent innate qi's growth, as in Awakening to Truth.
What is the Huangdao Jiri 黄道吉日？
Shensha are divided by year, month, day and hour. Auspicious days focus on the day, considering year, month and hour. Six Yellow Path deities like Azure Dragon mark lucky days...
What is the Huangdao Jiri 黄道吉日？
Shensha are divided by year, month, day and hour. Auspicious days focus on the day, considering year, month and hour. Six Yellow Path deities like Azure Dragon mark lucky days...
The Eastern Florescence School 东华派
The Donghua School, a Taoist sect emerging from the Song - era Lingbao School, was founded by Ning Quanzhen. Focusing on internal cultivation, it integrated ancient Lingbao methods and inner...
The Eastern Florescence School 东华派
The Donghua School, a Taoist sect emerging from the Song - era Lingbao School, was founded by Ning Quanzhen. Focusing on internal cultivation, it integrated ancient Lingbao methods and inner...
The Eastern Han Dynasty laid the foundation for...
After ascending the throne, Emperor Guangwu of Eastern Han continued the Western Han's policy. His belief in divination, along with two academic evolutions, laid the foundation for the emergence of...
The Eastern Han Dynasty laid the foundation for...
After ascending the throne, Emperor Guangwu of Eastern Han continued the Western Han's policy. His belief in divination, along with two academic evolutions, laid the foundation for the emergence of...
What is the Huangbai 黄白?
"Huángbái," a Taoist alchemy term, refers to gold and silver. Early Taoists mistook smelted yellow substances for real gold. Named "medicinal gold/silver" later, huángbái techniques, led by "gold - making,"...
What is the Huangbai 黄白?
"Huángbái," a Taoist alchemy term, refers to gold and silver. Early Taoists mistook smelted yellow substances for real gold. Named "medicinal gold/silver" later, huángbái techniques, led by "gold - making,"...
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The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...
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What is "fuqi" in Taoism?
Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.
What is "fuqi" in Taoism?
Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.
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What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...
Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.
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Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.
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What is the Dao?
Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.
What is the Dao?
Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.
