Ji Lian: Sacrificial Refinement in Taoist Salva...
Ji Lian is a Taoist Zhaijiao ritual combining food offerings to spirits with the priest's own spiritual refinement. Codified in Daofa Huiyuan and traced to Ge Xuan, it unites sacrifice...
Ji Lian: Sacrificial Refinement in Taoist Salva...
Ji Lian is a Taoist Zhaijiao ritual combining food offerings to spirits with the priest's own spiritual refinement. Codified in Daofa Huiyuan and traced to Ge Xuan, it unites sacrifice...
Mo Tou: The Mill Keeper in Taoist Monastic Admi...
Mo Tou: monastic grain officer in Taoist temples. From San Cheng Ji Yao, Quanzhen tradition. One of the Eighteen Heads of the Ten Directions Monastery.
Mo Tou: The Mill Keeper in Taoist Monastic Admi...
Mo Tou: monastic grain officer in Taoist temples. From San Cheng Ji Yao, Quanzhen tradition. One of the Eighteen Heads of the Ten Directions Monastery.
Jianyuan (监院): Taoist Monastery Abbot and Admin...
Jianyuan is the highest administrative officer of a Quanzhen Shifang Conglin monastery, elected by the entire community for a renewable three-year term. The San Cheng Ji Yao requires comprehensive virtue,...
Jianyuan (监院): Taoist Monastery Abbot and Admin...
Jianyuan is the highest administrative officer of a Quanzhen Shifang Conglin monastery, elected by the entire community for a renewable three-year term. The San Cheng Ji Yao requires comprehensive virtue,...
Jianzhai (监斋): The Ritual Supervisor of Taoist ...
Jianzhai is the Taoist ritual supervisor who enforces liturgical correctness throughout jiao ceremonies. One of the Three Dharma Masters alongside Gaogong and Dujiang, the Jianzhai's ten duties span from pre-ritual...
Jianzhai (监斋): The Ritual Supervisor of Taoist ...
Jianzhai is the Taoist ritual supervisor who enforces liturgical correctness throughout jiao ceremonies. One of the Three Dharma Masters alongside Gaogong and Dujiang, the Jianzhai's ten duties span from pre-ritual...
Niantou (碾头): The Grain Mill Keeper of Taoist M...
Niantou is the Quanzhen grain mill master, operating the mill to process rice for the monastery's daily meals. Part of the food preparation chain alongside Huotou and Caitou, this role...
Niantou (碾头): The Grain Mill Keeper of Taoist M...
Niantou is the Quanzhen grain mill master, operating the mill to process rice for the monastery's daily meals. Part of the food preparation chain alongside Huotou and Caitou, this role...
Zhiqing (知磬): Taoist Chime Master & Ritual Chan...
Zhiqing: a Taoist ritual officer leading chants and regulating sacred sound. From the Tianhuang Zhidao Taiqing Yuce.
Zhiqing (知磬): Taoist Chime Master & Ritual Chan...
Zhiqing: a Taoist ritual officer leading chants and regulating sacred sound. From the Tianhuang Zhidao Taiqing Yuce.