Shi Nian: The Ten Recitations in Lingbao Taoist...
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...
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) 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)
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: The Mourning Completion Sacrifice in Zh...
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...
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: Soul-Comforting Funerary Rite in Chin...
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...
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: The Purifying Fire Rite in Ancient Chi...
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...
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: The Firewood Burnt Offering in Ancien...
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...
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...