The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

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Jiujing Lijiao: The Ultimate Teaching of Taoist...

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Jiujing Lijiao: the ultimate teaching, beyond expedient methods. From ancient Taoist scriptures.

Jiujing Lijiao: The Ultimate Teaching of Taoist...

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Jiujing Lijiao: the ultimate teaching, beyond expedient methods. From ancient Taoist scriptures.

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Fangbian Lijiao: The Expedient Teaching Method ...

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Fangbian Lijiao is Taoism‘s expedient teaching for beginners, contrasting with the ultimate teaching. It uses precepts and charity to gradually lead practitioners toward deeper realization. From Daojiao Yishu.

Fangbian Lijiao: The Expedient Teaching Method ...

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Fangbian Lijiao is Taoism‘s expedient teaching for beginners, contrasting with the ultimate teaching. It uses precepts and charity to gradually lead practitioners toward deeper realization. From Daojiao Yishu.

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Li Zhi: The Principle and Purpose of Taoist Tea...

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Li Zhi (理致) is the principle and purpose of Taoist teaching: the underlying foundation (理) and ultimate goal (致). From Daojiao Yishu, it transcends words while guiding both doctrine and...

Li Zhi: The Principle and Purpose of Taoist Tea...

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Li Zhi (理致) is the principle and purpose of Taoist teaching: the underlying foundation (理) and ultimate goal (致). From Daojiao Yishu, it transcends words while guiding both doctrine and...

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Shi Yin: The Taoist Ideal of the Market Hermit 市隐

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Shi Yin: cultivating inner stillness amid the marketplace, not mountain solitude. The “great hermit hides in the city.” Ideal for Zhengyi’s married priests. From Tao Yuanming’s “hut among men.”

Shi Yin: The Taoist Ideal of the Market Hermit 市隐

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Shi Yin: cultivating inner stillness amid the marketplace, not mountain solitude. The “great hermit hides in the city.” Ideal for Zhengyi’s married priests. From Tao Yuanming’s “hut among men.”

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Chu Jia: Taoist Ordination – Leaving Home for t...

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Chu Jia means “leaving home” in Taoism: renouncing emotional attachments and conditioned existence. The ordination ceremony includes vows, change of garb, and covenant tokens. From Jia Shanxiang’s ritual text.

Chu Jia: Taoist Ordination – Leaving Home for t...

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Chu Jia means “leaving home” in Taoism: renouncing emotional attachments and conditioned existence. The ordination ceremony includes vows, change of garb, and covenant tokens. From Jia Shanxiang’s ritual text.

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Jing She: Purified Chamber for Taoist Esoteric ...

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Jing She is a purified chamber for esoteric Taoist practice. The Beidi Qiyuan Jing prescribes one zhang square, four doors, a thearch’s diagram, and nine (or seven) ritual lamps.

Jing She: Purified Chamber for Taoist Esoteric ...

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Jing She is a purified chamber for esoteric Taoist practice. The Beidi Qiyuan Jing prescribes one zhang square, four doors, a thearch’s diagram, and nine (or seven) ritual lamps.