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The Chongxuan School 重玄派
Chongxuan School: Daoist philosophy interpreting "mystery of mysteries" via double negation, blending Daoism & Buddhism, flourished in Tang.
The Chongxuan School 重玄派
Chongxuan School: Daoist philosophy interpreting "mystery of mysteries" via double negation, blending Daoism & Buddhism, flourished in Tang.
The Tiantai School 天台派
Tiantai Sect: Tang-era Shangqing offshoot founded by Sima Chengzhen,inheritance Laozi’s teachings & mystical practices.
The Tiantai School 天台派
Tiantai Sect: Tang-era Shangqing offshoot founded by Sima Chengzhen,inheritance Laozi’s teachings & mystical practices.
The Gaoxuan School 高玄派
Gaohsuan Sect: traces to Ge Xuan, venerates Laozi & Yin Xi, practices Dao De Jing, merged with Shangqing Dao post-Tang.
The Gaoxuan School 高玄派
Gaohsuan Sect: traces to Ge Xuan, venerates Laozi & Yin Xi, practices Dao De Jing, merged with Shangqing Dao post-Tang.
The Beidi School 北帝派
Beidi Sect: Tang-era Daoist lineage invoking the Northern Emperor for protection, wielding sacred swords and talismans against evil forces.
The Beidi School 北帝派
Beidi Sect: Tang-era Daoist lineage invoking the Northern Emperor for protection, wielding sacred swords and talismans against evil forces.
The Shengxuan School 升玄派
Shengxuan Sect: A medieval Daoist lineage using graded initiations and the Lingbao scripture, later absorbed into mainstream Lingbao Daoism.
The Shengxuan School 升玄派
Shengxuan Sect: A medieval Daoist lineage using graded initiations and the Lingbao scripture, later absorbed into mainstream Lingbao Daoism.
The Sanhuang Sect 三皇派
Sanhuang Sect: Daoist tradition using the Sanhuang Jing for summoning and controlling spirits, facing bans and revival throughout history.
The Sanhuang Sect 三皇派
Sanhuang Sect: Daoist tradition using the Sanhuang Jing for summoning and controlling spirits, facing bans and revival throughout history.
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The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...
The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...
The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...
The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...
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What is "fuqi" in Taoism?
Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.
What is "fuqi" in Taoism?
Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.
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What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...
Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.
What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...
Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.
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What is the Dao?
Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.
What is the Dao?
Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.
