The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

水醮 Shui Jiao: Taoist Water Offering Ritual

水醮 Shui Jiao: Taoist Water Offering Ritual

Paul Peng

水醮 (Shuǐ Jiào) is a Taoist community ritual invoking celestial water authorities to ensure timely rain, prevent floods, and restore harmony between Heaven, Earth, and Water. Rooted in the Song...

水醮 Shui Jiao: Taoist Water Offering Ritual

Paul Peng

水醮 (Shuǐ Jiào) is a Taoist community ritual invoking celestial water authorities to ensure timely rain, prevent floods, and restore harmony between Heaven, Earth, and Water. Rooted in the Song...

火醮 Huo Jiao: Taoist Fire Protection Ritual

火醮 Huo Jiao: Taoist Fire Protection Ritual

Paul Peng

火醮 (Huǒ Jiào) is a Taoist community ritual invoking celestial fire authorities to protect homes and villages from conflagration. Codified in the Song Dynasty Dao Men Dingzhi, it remains a...

火醮 Huo Jiao: Taoist Fire Protection Ritual

Paul Peng

火醮 (Huǒ Jiào) is a Taoist community ritual invoking celestial fire authorities to protect homes and villages from conflagration. Codified in the Song Dynasty Dao Men Dingzhi, it remains a...

三朝醮 San Zhao Jiao: The Three-Day Taoist Ritual

三朝醮 San Zhao Jiao: The Three-Day Taoist Ritual

Paul Peng

三朝醮 (Sān Zhāo Jiào) is the most prevalent large-scale Taoist ritual format, defined by its three-day structure of invocation, purification, and offering. Standardized in the 1374 CE Ming Dynasty compendium...

三朝醮 San Zhao Jiao: The Three-Day Taoist Ritual

Paul Peng

三朝醮 (Sān Zhāo Jiào) is the most prevalent large-scale Taoist ritual format, defined by its three-day structure of invocation, purification, and offering. Standardized in the 1374 CE Ming Dynasty compendium...

Qi'an Qing Jiao 祈安清醒 — The Taoist Community Peace Ritual

Qi'an Qing Jiao 祈安清醒 — The Taoist Community Pea...

Paul Peng

Qi'an Qing Jiao 祈安清醒 is the most common large-scale Taoist community ritual in coastal China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong — a three-to-five-day ceremony for communal peace and thanksgiving.

Qi'an Qing Jiao 祈安清醒 — The Taoist Community Pea...

Paul Peng

Qi'an Qing Jiao 祈安清醒 is the most common large-scale Taoist community ritual in coastal China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong — a three-to-five-day ceremony for communal peace and thanksgiving.

The Twelve Lingbao Retreats 灵宝十二斋: Taoist Purification System

The Twelve Lingbao Retreats 灵宝十二斋: Taoist Purif...

Paul Peng

灵宝十二斋 (Língbǎo Shí'èr Zhāi): The complete system of twelve Taoist purification retreats from the Lingbao school, forming the foundational liturgical framework of Zhengyi ritual practice.

The Twelve Lingbao Retreats 灵宝十二斋: Taoist Purif...

Paul Peng

灵宝十二斋 (Língbǎo Shí'èr Zhāi): The complete system of twelve Taoist purification retreats from the Lingbao school, forming the foundational liturgical framework of Zhengyi ritual practice.

Qi Lu Jiao 祈禄醒 — The Taoist Ritual for Scholarly Success

Qi Lu Jiao 祈禄醒 — The Taoist Ritual for Scholarl...

Paul Peng

Qi Lu Jiao 祈禄醒 is a Taoist petitionary ritual invoking Wenchang to pray for scholarly success and official rank — documented in the Song Dynasty Dao Men Dingzhi and preserved...

Qi Lu Jiao 祈禄醒 — The Taoist Ritual for Scholarl...

Paul Peng

Qi Lu Jiao 祈禄醒 is a Taoist petitionary ritual invoking Wenchang to pray for scholarly success and official rank — documented in the Song Dynasty Dao Men Dingzhi and preserved...