La Grande Encyclopédie du Taoïsme

献寿斋 Xian Shou Zhai: Taoist New Year Longevity Retreat

献寿斋 Xian Shou Zhai: Taoist New Year Longevity R...

Paul Peng

Xian Shou Zhai 献寿斋 is a Taoist purification retreat on New Year's Day, combining ancestral offerings, longevity prayers, and family ritual. Documented in the Tang Dynasty Sandong Fengdao Ke and...

献寿斋 Xian Shou Zhai: Taoist New Year Longevity R...

Paul Peng

Xian Shou Zhai 献寿斋 is a Taoist purification retreat on New Year's Day, combining ancestral offerings, longevity prayers, and family ritual. Documented in the Tang Dynasty Sandong Fengdao Ke and...

谢罪斋 Xie Zui Zhai: Taoist Autumnal Equinox Confession Retreat

谢罪斋 Xie Zui Zhai: Taoist Autumnal Equinox Confe...

Paul Peng

Xie Zui Zhai 谢罪斋 is a Taoist seasonal confession retreat observed at the autumnal equinox (秋分). One of the Eight Seasonal Retreats, it marks the yin-yang balance point for self-examination...

谢罪斋 Xie Zui Zhai: Taoist Autumnal Equinox Confe...

Paul Peng

Xie Zui Zhai 谢罪斋 is a Taoist seasonal confession retreat observed at the autumnal equinox (秋分). One of the Eight Seasonal Retreats, it marks the yin-yang balance point for self-examination...

盟真斋 Meng Zhen Zhai: Taoist Alliance with Truth Retreat

盟真斋 Meng Zhen Zhai: Taoist Alliance with Truth ...

Paul Peng

Meng Zhen Zhai 盟真斋 is a Lingbao Taoist confession and ancestral salvation retreat, synonymous with Mingzhen Zhai. One of the Twelve Lingbao Retreats, it enables practitioners to rescue ancestors across...

盟真斋 Meng Zhen Zhai: Taoist Alliance with Truth ...

Paul Peng

Meng Zhen Zhai 盟真斋 is a Lingbao Taoist confession and ancestral salvation retreat, synonymous with Mingzhen Zhai. One of the Twelve Lingbao Retreats, it enables practitioners to rescue ancestors across...

遐龄斋 Xia Ling Zhai: Taoist Autumn Longevity Retreat

遐龄斋 Xia Ling Zhai: Taoist Autumn Longevity Retreat

Paul Peng

Xia Ling Zhai 遐龄斋 is a Taoist seasonal purification retreat observed at the Beginning of Autumn (Liqiu), focused on securing distant longevity as yang energy begins its retreat. One of...

遐龄斋 Xia Ling Zhai: Taoist Autumn Longevity Retreat

Paul Peng

Xia Ling Zhai 遐龄斋 is a Taoist seasonal purification retreat observed at the Beginning of Autumn (Liqiu), focused on securing distant longevity as yang energy begins its retreat. One of...

续命斋 Xu Ming Zhai: Taoist Life-Prolonging Retreat

续命斋 Xu Ming Zhai: Taoist Life-Prolonging Retreat

Paul Peng

Xu Ming Zhai 续命斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month (Duanwu), transforming this inauspicious day into a life-prolonging practice. Documented in...

续命斋 Xu Ming Zhai: Taoist Life-Prolonging Retreat

Paul Peng

Xu Ming Zhai 续命斋 is a Taoist purification retreat observed on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month (Duanwu), transforming this inauspicious day into a life-prolonging practice. Documented in...

拔亡醮 Ba Wang Jiao: Taoist Salvation of the Departed

拔亡醮 Ba Wang Jiao: Taoist Salvation of the Departed

Paul Peng

拔亡醮 (Ba Wang Jiao) is a Taoist salvation ritual for the departed, rooted in the Lingbao tradition and preserved in the Zhengyi school since the Song Dynasty.

拔亡醮 Ba Wang Jiao: Taoist Salvation of the Departed

Paul Peng

拔亡醮 (Ba Wang Jiao) is a Taoist salvation ritual for the departed, rooted in the Lingbao tradition and preserved in the Zhengyi school since the Song Dynasty.