Taoist Priests: Life, Garments & Ritual Instruments Complete Guide

Taoism Series · P11
Taoist Priests: Life, Garments & Instruments

Everything about Taoist priests: their daily life, ordination, precepts, traditional robes, headdresses, and the ritual instruments used in ceremonies.

108 Articles
3 Topics
11 Pillar Series

Who Are Taoist Priests and How Do They Live?

Taoist priests (道士, Dàoshì) are the living custodians of the Taoist tradition. Through years of study, ordination, and practice, they master the arts of ritual, cultivation, and scripture, serving as intermediaries between the human and divine worlds.

This comprehensive collection of 108 authoritative articles covers every aspect of the Taoist priestly life: from ordination precepts and daily discipline to the traditional robes, headdresses, staffs, seals, and musical instruments used in ceremony.


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Priestly Life & Precepts

24 articles

Explore the everyday life, ethical precepts, ordination, and daily discipline of a Taoist priest.

The Ten Good Deeds
Four Forbidden Foods in Taoism
Vegetarian Diet (Eating in Abstinence)
Taoist Priests Sitting in Meditation
The Morning and Evening Lessons of Taoist Priests
The Transmission of Taoist Precepts
Taoist Monasticism: Vows, Ordination & Life
Lei Siqi (雷思齐)
The Huangdi Jiuding Shendan Jingjue
Is Taoism Against Killing?
Is Believing in Taoism a Kind of Superstition?
How to Become a True Taoist Priest?
Why Don't Taoist Priests Change Their Surnames?
Does Taoism Advocate Gender Equality?
Does Taoism Believe in Immortals?
How Do Taoist Practitioners Cultivate at Home?
How Does Taoism View Heaven, the Human World, and Hell?
How Does Taoism View Fate?
Is Meditation Mandatory for Daoists?
Must Daoists Follow a Vegetarian Diet?
How Many Types of Taoists Are There?
Can Taoists Practice Taoism at Home?
Can Taoists Get Married?
Can Taoists Smoke and Drink Alcohol?

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Garments & Headdresses

75 articles

Discover the symbolic meaning of Taoist priestly robes, headdresses, scarves, and ceremonial vestments.

The Attire of Taoist Priests
What is the Palm Fan (棕扇)?
What is the Bells (钟)?
What is the Zhentan Mu (镇坛木)?
What is the Cloud Shoes (云鞋)?
What is the Yizijin (一字巾)?
What is the Yinqing (引磬)?
What Do Taoist Priests' Shoes and Socks Look Like?
What is the Xiaoyao Jin (逍遥巾)?
What is the Five Crowns (五冠)?
What is the Shoulu Hand Censer (手炉)?
What is the Shidao (师刀)?
What is the Ruyi (如意)?
What is the Qing (磬)?
What is the Qingnang (青囊)?
What is the Chanyi (忏衣)?
What is the Bianguai (扁拐)?
What is the Bo (钹) Copper Plates?
The Caolv Straw Sandals (草履)
The Taiyang Jin (太阳巾)
The Chaoxue Court Boots (朝靴)
The Putuan (蒲团) Cushion for Meditation
The Nayi (衲衣) — Bainayi
What is the Dang (铛)?
The Heye Jin Lotus Leaf Scarf (荷叶巾)
What is the Hu (笏板)?
The Jiangyi Crimson Robe (绛衣)
The Hunyuan Jin (混元巾)
The Haoran Jin (浩然巾)
The Taoists' Clothes (道衣)
The Taoist Robes (道袍)
What is the Baojin (包巾)?
What is the Chunyang Jin (纯阳巾)?
What is the Taoist Headscarves (道巾)?
What is the Meaning of Ji (机)?
What is ZhenDa Dao (真大道)?
The General Overview of Taoism in the Jin Dynasties
What is Yunyou (云游) in Taoism?
What is Zhuji (筑基) in Taoism?
What is Four Modes of Birth (四生)?
What is the Ten Directions (十方)?
What is Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches?
What is Eighteen Levels of Hell?
What is Thirty-Six Heavens?
What is Three Corpse Gods?
What is Three Realms (三界)?
What is Three Souls and Seven Spirits?
What is Qi Men Dun Jia?
What is Six Sovereigns (六御)?
What is Six Ding and Six Jia?
What is the Fangxian Tao?
What is the Six Realms (六道)?
What is the Jiugong (九宫)?
What is the Huangdao Jiri?
What is the Contemplation (存思)?
What is Cultivating the Spirit (存神)?
What is the Static Meditation (止念)?
What is the Qi?
What is the Yuke One Breath (一息)?
What is the Jianzhai (监斋)?
What is the High Priest (高功)?
What is the Dujiang (都讲)?
What is the Yuke (羽客) in Taoism?
What is the Nvguan (女冠) in Taoism?
What is the Jushi (居士) in Taoism?
What is the Huoju (火居)?
What is the Zhenren (真人)?
What is the Yellow Crown (黄冠)?
What is the Gaogong (高功)?
What is the Fangshi (方士)?
What Are the Characteristics of Taoist Music?
What is the Taoist View of Life?
Why Do Taoists Wear Traditional Costumes and Keep Beards?
What Are the Requirements to Become a Daoist Priest?
What Does "Cultivating the Tao" Refer To?

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Ritual Instruments

9 articles

Learn about the bells, drums, tablets, staffs, swords, and other sacred instruments used in Taoist ceremonies.

The Danpiao Bamboo Bowl and Gourd Ladle (箪瓢)
The Shuangjian Double Maces (双锏)
The Ling (铃) Dharma Bell
The Taoist Drum (鼓)
The Long Jiao Dragon Horn (龙角)
The Lingqi Command Flag
The Taoist Order Tokens
The Ganlu Wan Nectar Bowl (甘露碗)
The Fa Bian Dharma Whip (法鞭)

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