Kong Chang: Celestial Soul and Terrestrial Spir...
Kong Chang in Shangqing Taoism: soul‑essence of Nine Heavens (Kong) and spirit‑essence of Nine Earths (Chang). Their union forms the Imperial Supreme Great Spirit governing cosmic order, omens, seasons.
Kong Chang: Celestial Soul and Terrestrial Spir...
Kong Chang in Shangqing Taoism: soul‑essence of Nine Heavens (Kong) and spirit‑essence of Nine Earths (Chang). Their union forms the Imperial Supreme Great Spirit governing cosmic order, omens, seasons.
Jing Ming: Pure Brightness in Taoist Cosmology 净明
Jing Ming (“pure brightness”) in Taoism refers both to the formless Great Dao and to a state of spiritual purity. The Jing Ming Zhong Xiao Quan Shu maps it to...
Jing Ming: Pure Brightness in Taoist Cosmology 净明
Jing Ming (“pure brightness”) in Taoism refers both to the formless Great Dao and to a state of spiritual purity. The Jing Ming Zhong Xiao Quan Shu maps it to...
Fa Yu: Sacred Discourse in Taoist Liturgy 法语
Fa Yu (“sacred discourse”) in Taoism refers to the performative speech of Celestial Venerables (Tian Zun). The Zhen Xian Tong Jian records it as “broadly proclaimed for the benefit of...
Fa Yu: Sacred Discourse in Taoist Liturgy 法语
Fa Yu (“sacred discourse”) in Taoism refers to the performative speech of Celestial Venerables (Tian Zun). The Zhen Xian Tong Jian records it as “broadly proclaimed for the benefit of...
Fa Lun: The Taoist Wheel of Law and Cosmic Tran...
Fa Lun (“Dharma Wheel”) in Taoism is not merely a Buddhist metaphor for teaching but an inner mechanism of spiritual transformation. The Yuan Shi Dong Zhen Jue Yi Jing defines...
Fa Lun: The Taoist Wheel of Law and Cosmic Tran...
Fa Lun (“Dharma Wheel”) in Taoism is not merely a Buddhist metaphor for teaching but an inner mechanism of spiritual transformation. The Yuan Shi Dong Zhen Jue Yi Jing defines...
Fa Jie: The Taoist Realm of Total Reality 法界
Fa Jie in Taoism: the cosmos as experiential field, redefined as Great Void (empty, formless). Qun Xian Yao Yu Zuan Ji equates Fa Jie with primordial non-being. Covers Buddhist-Taoist differences.
Fa Jie: The Taoist Realm of Total Reality 法界
Fa Jie in Taoism: the cosmos as experiential field, redefined as Great Void (empty, formless). Qun Xian Yao Yu Zuan Ji equates Fa Jie with primordial non-being. Covers Buddhist-Taoist differences.
Yinguo: The Taoist Adaptation of Buddhist Karmi...
Yinguo (因果, Yīn Guǒ, lit. "cause and fruit") is a doctrinal concept in Taoism referring to the principle of causal moral retribution, systematized through the absorption of Buddhist karma-doctrine into the...
Yinguo: The Taoist Adaptation of Buddhist Karmi...
Yinguo (因果, Yīn Guǒ, lit. "cause and fruit") is a doctrinal concept in Taoism referring to the principle of causal moral retribution, systematized through the absorption of Buddhist karma-doctrine into the...