The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Jie Xing Jiao — Taoist Star-Resolution Offering Ceremony 解星醮

Jie Xing Jiao — Taoist Star-Resolution Offering...

Paul Peng

Jie Xing Jiao (解星醮) is a Zhengyi Taoist offering ritual that dissolves astrological misfortunes by invoking the Eleven Luminaries, codified in the Song Dynasty Daomen Dingzhi.

Jie Xing Jiao — Taoist Star-Resolution Offering...

Paul Peng

Jie Xing Jiao (解星醮) is a Zhengyi Taoist offering ritual that dissolves astrological misfortunes by invoking the Eleven Luminaries, codified in the Song Dynasty Daomen Dingzhi.

Si Dian: The Ritual Canon of Ancient Chinese State Sacrifice

Si Dian: The Ritual Canon of Ancient Chinese St...

Paul Peng

Si Dian (祀典) is the ritual canon of ancient China defining which deities, spirits, and cultural heroes qualified for state-administered sacrifice — the foundational mechanism by which the Chinese state...

Si Dian: The Ritual Canon of Ancient Chinese St...

Paul Peng

Si Dian (祀典) is the ritual canon of ancient China defining which deities, spirits, and cultural heroes qualified for state-administered sacrifice — the foundational mechanism by which the Chinese state...

Shi Xiang: Seasonal Temple Offerings in Zhou State Ritual

Shi Xiang: Seasonal Temple Offerings in Zhou St...

Paul Peng

Shi Xiang (時享) designates the four seasonal ancestral temple offerings of ancient China — ci in spring, yue in summer, chang in autumn, and zheng in winter — forming the...

Shi Xiang: Seasonal Temple Offerings in Zhou St...

Paul Peng

Shi Xiang (時享) designates the four seasonal ancestral temple offerings of ancient China — ci in spring, yue in summer, chang in autumn, and zheng in winter — forming the...

Si Xing — Road Spirit Sacrifice in Ancient China 祀行

Si Xing — Road Spirit Sacrifice in Ancient Chin...

Paul Peng

Si Xing (祀行) is the ancient Chinese sacrifice to the road spirit, one of the Five Household Deities, performed in winter to ensure safe passage and return from travel.

Si Xing — Road Spirit Sacrifice in Ancient Chin...

Paul Peng

Si Xing (祀行) is the ancient Chinese sacrifice to the road spirit, one of the Five Household Deities, performed in winter to ensure safe passage and return from travel.

Shi Ji — The Four-Season Sacrifice of Ancient China 时祭

Shi Ji — The Four-Season Sacrifice of Ancient C...

Paul Peng

Shi Ji (时祭) is ancient China’s four-season sacrificial system, practiced by all social classes from the Son of Heaven to commoners, aligning ritual obligation with the agricultural calendar.

Shi Ji — The Four-Season Sacrifice of Ancient C...

Paul Peng

Shi Ji (时祭) is ancient China’s four-season sacrificial system, practiced by all social classes from the Son of Heaven to commoners, aligning ritual obligation with the agricultural calendar.

Gao Lei — Imperial Announcement Offering 告类

Gao Lei — Imperial Announcement Offering 告类

Paul Peng

Gao Lei (告类) is an ancient Chinese announcement sacrifice performed at imperial accession to formally notify Heaven and the ancestors of political transitions, seeking cosmic acknowledgment and blessing.

Gao Lei — Imperial Announcement Offering 告类

Paul Peng

Gao Lei (告类) is an ancient Chinese announcement sacrifice performed at imperial accession to formally notify Heaven and the ancestors of political transitions, seeking cosmic acknowledgment and blessing.