The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

朱明斋 Zhu Ming Zhai — The Taoist Retreat of the Summer Solstice

朱明斋 Zhu Ming Zhai — The Taoist Retreat of the S...

Paul Peng

Zhu Ming Zhai (朱明斋) is the Taoist purification retreat of the summer solstice — one of the Eight Seasonal Retreats documented in the Yunji Qiqian and still observed in the...

朱明斋 Zhu Ming Zhai — The Taoist Retreat of the S...

Paul Peng

Zhu Ming Zhai (朱明斋) is the Taoist purification retreat of the summer solstice — one of the Eight Seasonal Retreats documented in the Yunji Qiqian and still observed in the...

Tian La (天腊): The Taoist New Year Fast When Heaven Counts Your Days

Tian La (天腊): The Taoist New Year Fast When Hea...

Paul Peng

Tian La (天腊) is the first of the five La festivals, falling on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month. The five emperors assemble in the eastern heaven, the...

Tian La (天腊): The Taoist New Year Fast When Hea...

Paul Peng

Tian La (天腊) is the first of the five La festivals, falling on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month. The five emperors assemble in the eastern heaven, the...

Min Sui La (民岁腊): The Taoist Fast When the Year’s Accounts Are Settled

Min Sui La (民岁腊): The Taoist Fast When the Year...

Paul Peng

Min Sui La (民岁腊) is the fourth of the five La festivals, falling on the 1st day of the 10th lunar month. The five emperors move north to examine emolument...

Min Sui La (民岁腊): The Taoist Fast When the Year...

Paul Peng

Min Sui La (民岁腊) is the fourth of the five La festivals, falling on the 1st day of the 10th lunar month. The five emperors move north to examine emolument...

Di La (地腊): The Taoist Fast When Heaven Measures Your Flesh and Rank

Di La (地腊): The Taoist Fast When Heaven Measure...

Paul Peng

Di La (地腊) is the second of the five La festivals, falling on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. The five emperors move south to examine each person’s...

Di La (地腊): The Taoist Fast When Heaven Measure...

Paul Peng

Di La (地腊) is the second of the five La festivals, falling on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. The five emperors move south to examine each person’s...

Dao De La (道德腊): The Taoist Fast When Heaven Examines Your Bones and Your Books

Dao De La (道德腊): The Taoist Fast When Heaven Ex...

Paul Peng

Dao De La (道德腊) is the third of the five La festivals, falling on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. The five emperors move to the western heaven...

Dao De La (道德腊): The Taoist Fast When Heaven Ex...

Paul Peng

Dao De La (道德腊) is the third of the five La festivals, falling on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. The five emperors move to the western heaven...

Zao Wan Ke (早晚课): The Taoist Morning and Evening Recitation

Zao Wan Ke (早晚课): The Taoist Morning and Evenin...

Paul Peng

Zao Wan Ke (早晚课) is the daily Taoist liturgy of morning and evening recitation — performed every day in Taoist temples for over 800 years. It is the foundation that...

Zao Wan Ke (早晚课): The Taoist Morning and Evenin...

Paul Peng

Zao Wan Ke (早晚课) is the daily Taoist liturgy of morning and evening recitation — performed every day in Taoist temples for over 800 years. It is the foundation that...