The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

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Ershi Si Zhi: Zhang Daoling's Administrative Ce...

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Ershi Si Zhi: 24 administrative centers established by Zhang Daoling in Sichuan (Han’an era, 142 CE). Divided into Upper, Middle, Lower eight each, corresponding to 24 solar terms. Foundational structure...

Ershi Si Zhi: Zhang Daoling's Administrative Ce...

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Ershi Si Zhi: 24 administrative centers established by Zhang Daoling in Sichuan (Han’an era, 142 CE). Divided into Upper, Middle, Lower eight each, corresponding to 24 solar terms. Foundational structure...

Taoist Celestial Masters Twenty-Eight Zhang administrative map in ink wash

Ershi Ba Zhi: The Twenty-Eight Zhang Stations 二十八治

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Ershi Ba Zhi: Zhang Daoling expanded the 24 to 28 administrative centers by adding Gangshi, Baishi, Zhongmao, Jushan in the northeast. Mirrors the 28 lunar mansions.

Ershi Ba Zhi: The Twenty-Eight Zhang Stations 二十八治

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Ershi Ba Zhi: Zhang Daoling expanded the 24 to 28 administrative centers by adding Gangshi, Baishi, Zhongmao, Jushan in the northeast. Mirrors the 28 lunar mansions.

Taoist Nine Dark Realms breaking darkness ritual lamps in ink wash painting

Jiu You Zhai: The Nine Dark Retreats 九幽斋

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Jiu You Zhai (九幽斋) refers to the nine esoteric retreat rituals conducted in darkness, designed to save souls from the nine levels of the underworld through ritual.

Jiu You Zhai: The Nine Dark Retreats 九幽斋

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Jiu You Zhai (九幽斋) refers to the nine esoteric retreat rituals conducted in darkness, designed to save souls from the nine levels of the underworld through ritual.

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Jiu Da Zhai: Imperial Taoist Rites for the Nine...

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Jiu Da Zhai (九大斋) refers to the nine major Taoist retreat rituals, intensive ceremonies performed to address spiritual needs from personal salvation to cosmic renewal.

Jiu Da Zhai: Imperial Taoist Rites for the Nine...

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Jiu Da Zhai (九大斋) refers to the nine major Taoist retreat rituals, intensive ceremonies performed to address spiritual needs from personal salvation to cosmic renewal.

Taoist retreat ceremony altar with incense and candles in traditional painting

San Jing Qi Pin: Three Luminaries and Seven Ran...

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San Jing Qi Pin (三景七品) refers to the Three Luminaries and Seven Ranks system of Taoist ritual hierarchy, organizing deities, priests, and laity into a structured framework.

San Jing Qi Pin: Three Luminaries and Seven Ran...

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San Jing Qi Pin (三景七品) refers to the Three Luminaries and Seven Ranks system of Taoist ritual hierarchy, organizing deities, priests, and laity into a structured framework.

Pei Bomao(裴伯茅): The Official Who Found Zhuangzi Too Late

Pei Bomao(裴伯茅): The Official Who Found Zhuangzi...

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Pei Bomao was a Northern Wei official who discovered Zhuangzi late in life and wrote a liberation manifesto—the Fu on Unlocking the Feelings. He never left his post. He shows...

Pei Bomao(裴伯茅): The Official Who Found Zhuangzi...

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Pei Bomao was a Northern Wei official who discovered Zhuangzi late in life and wrote a liberation manifesto—the Fu on Unlocking the Feelings. He never left his post. He shows...