The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Ji Du Zhai 济度斋 — The Taoist Retreat of Salvation and Universal Deliverance

Ji Du Zhai 济度斋 — The Taoist Retreat of Salvatio...

Paul Peng

Ji Du Zhai 济度斋 is one of the two supreme categories of Taoist purification retreat, oriented toward the salvation of all beings rather than personal cultivation alone — documented in...

Ji Du Zhai 济度斋 — The Taoist Retreat of Salvatio...

Paul Peng

Ji Du Zhai 济度斋 is one of the two supreme categories of Taoist purification retreat, oriented toward the salvation of all beings rather than personal cultivation alone — documented in...

Dong Yuan Zhai 洞渊斋 — The Taoist Retreat for Expelling Plague and Evil

Dong Yuan Zhai 洞渊斋 — The Taoist Retreat for Exp...

Paul Peng

Dong Yuan Zhai 洞渊斋 is a Taoist purification retreat presided over by the Northern Emperor, specifically designed to expel epidemic disease and sweep away malevolent forces — one of the...

Dong Yuan Zhai 洞渊斋 — The Taoist Retreat for Exp...

Paul Peng

Dong Yuan Zhai 洞渊斋 is a Taoist purification retreat presided over by the Northern Emperor, specifically designed to expel epidemic disease and sweep away malevolent forces — one of the...

Ying Xin Zhai 迎新斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed on the 28th of the Twelfth Month

Ying Xin Zhai 迎新斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed...

Paul Peng

Ying Xin Zhai 迎新斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month — the ritual act of welcoming the new year with a...

Ying Xin Zhai 迎新斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed...

Paul Peng

Ying Xin Zhai 迎新斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month — the ritual act of welcoming the new year with a...

Ying Qiu Zhai 迎秋斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month

Ying Qiu Zhai 迎秋斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed...

Paul Peng

Ying Qiu Zhai 迎秋斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month — the same date as the Qixi Festival — marking the...

Ying Qiu Zhai 迎秋斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed...

Paul Peng

Ying Qiu Zhai 迎秋斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month — the same date as the Qixi Festival — marking the...

Qi Xia Zhai 启夏斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed on the Eighth Day of the Fourth Month

Qi Xia Zhai 启夏斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed o...

Paul Peng

Qi Xia Zhai 启夏斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, marking the ritual opening of summer — a date that also...

Qi Xia Zhai 启夏斋 — The Taoist Retreat Observed o...

Paul Peng

Qi Xia Zhai 启夏斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, marking the ritual opening of summer — a date that also...

An Fen Jiao 安坟醮 — The Zhengyi Ritual for Pacifying the Grave

An Fen Jiao 安坟醮 — The Zhengyi Ritual for Pacify...

Paul Peng

An Fen Jiao 安坟醮 is a Zhengyi Taoist ritual performed to pacify burial grounds, protect the tomb, and resolve spiritual disturbances affecting the deceased and the living family.

An Fen Jiao 安坟醮 — The Zhengyi Ritual for Pacify...

Paul Peng

An Fen Jiao 安坟醮 is a Zhengyi Taoist ritual performed to pacify burial grounds, protect the tomb, and resolve spiritual disturbances affecting the deceased and the living family.