The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Shi Nian 十念 — ten ritual recitations in Lingbao Taoist liturgy invoking celestial departments

Shi Nian: The Ten Recitations in Lingbao Taoist...

Paul Peng

Shi Nian (十念) are the ten ritual recitations in Lingbao Taoist liturgy — each directed to a specific celestial department, collectively covering the salvation of ancestors and all sentient beings.

Shi Nian: The Ten Recitations in Lingbao Taoist...

Paul Peng

Shi Nian (十念) are the ten ritual recitations in Lingbao Taoist liturgy — each directed to a specific celestial department, collectively covering the salvation of ancestors and all sentient beings.

Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Refinement (九宫八卦炼度)

Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Refinement (九宫八卦炼度)

Paul Peng

Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Refinement (九宫八卦炼度) is a Taoist Lingbao salvation ritual that guides lost souls through the nine cosmic palaces, purifying them by water and transforming them by fire,...

Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Refinement (九宫八卦炼度)

Paul Peng

Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Refinement (九宫八卦炼度) is a Taoist Lingbao salvation ritual that guides lost souls through the nine cosmic palaces, purifying them by water and transforming them by fire,...

Dan Ji 禫祭 — Zhou dynasty mourning completion sacrifice removing mourning garments at 27th month

Dan Ji: The Mourning Completion Sacrifice in Zh...

Paul Peng

Dan Ji (禫祭) is the final mourning completion sacrifice of the Zhou dynasty — performed at the 27th month to formally remove mourning garments and restore the bereaved to full...

Dan Ji: The Mourning Completion Sacrifice in Zh...

Paul Peng

Dan Ji (禫祭) is the final mourning completion sacrifice of the Zhou dynasty — performed at the 27th month to formally remove mourning garments and restore the bereaved to full...

Wei Ling 慰灵 — Chinese soul-comforting funerary rite with spirit platform offerings for the newly deceased

Wei Ling: Soul-Comforting Funerary Rite in Chin...

Paul Peng

Wei Ling (慰灵) is the Chinese folk funerary rite comforting the newly deceased soul — the family sets up a spirit platform and makes daily offerings for 49 days to...

Wei Ling: Soul-Comforting Funerary Rite in Chin...

Paul Peng

Wei Ling (慰灵) is the Chinese folk funerary rite comforting the newly deceased soul — the family sets up a spirit platform and makes daily offerings for 49 days to...

Yao Huo 耀火 — ancient Chinese purifying fire rite to avert evil and cleanse inauspicious influences

Yao Huo: The Purifying Fire Rite in Ancient Chi...

Paul Peng

Yao Huo (耀火) is the ancient Chinese purification fire rite — blazing fire used to avert evil and cleanse inauspicious influences from people, objects, and spaces, recorded in the Lushi...

Yao Huo: The Purifying Fire Rite in Ancient Chi...

Paul Peng

Yao Huo (耀火) is the ancient Chinese purification fire rite — blazing fire used to avert evil and cleanse inauspicious influences from people, objects, and spaces, recorded in the Lushi...

Fan Chai 燔柴 — Zhou dynasty firewood burnt sacrifice on the Grand Altar to Heaven

Fan Chai: The Firewood Burnt Offering in Ancien...

Paul Peng

Fan Chai (燔柴) is the Zhou dynasty firewood burnt sacrifice on the Grand Altar — the most direct method of celestial communication through ascending smoke, recorded in the Liji as...

Fan Chai: The Firewood Burnt Offering in Ancien...

Paul Peng

Fan Chai (燔柴) is the Zhou dynasty firewood burnt sacrifice on the Grand Altar — the most direct method of celestial communication through ascending smoke, recorded in the Liji as...