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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Taoism

Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for (a) the Chinese folk religion; (b) a family of organized Chinese religious movements such as the Zhengyi ("Orthodox One") or Quanzhen ("Complete Reality") sects, which collectively trace back to Zhang Daoling in the late Han dynasty; and/or (c) academic philosophies or belles lettres based on the texts Daodejing (a ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia II - Taoism - Deities Taoism - Religious Taoism. Traditional Chinese religion is determinedly polytheistic. Its deities arranged into a heavenly civil service that mirrors the bureaucracy of imperial China. Deities may be promoted or demoted. Many are said to have once been virtuous humans. The particular deities worshipped vary somewhat according to geography, and much more according to historical period (though the general pat ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Monotheism

Monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in a single, universal, all-encompassing deity. Zoroastrianism, the Abrahamic religions, and Vaishnavism (a Hindu denomination) are considered monotheistic. Monotheism - Types. Various forms of monotheism exist, including: Theism a term that refers to the belief in the existence of a god or divine being. Deism is a form of monotheism in which it is believed that one god exists. However, a deist rej ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - I-Kuan Tao

I-Kuan Tao, also Yi Guan Dao, or usually initialized as IKT (一貫道, translated as the Unity Sect) is a new religious movement that originated in twentieth-century China. At the same time it incorporates much older elements from Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism, and recognizes the validity of non-Chinese religious traditions such as Christianity and Islam as well. For this reason it is often classified as a syncretistic or syncretic sect, along with other similar religions in the Hsien Tien D ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Solar deity

A solar deity is a deity who represents the sun, or an aspect of it. People have worshipped the sun and solar deities for all of recorded history. Hence, many beliefs and legends have been formed around this worship, most notably the various myths containing the "missing sun" motif from around the world. Although many sources contend that solar deities are generally male, and the brother, father, husband and/or enemy of the lunar deity (usually female), this is not cross-culturally upheld, as sun goddesses are found on every continent ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Western interpretations of Taoism

Western interpretations of Taoism covers the portrayal of Taoism in the Western academic and popular press. "Western" is here interpreted very broadly so as to include books marketed to, as well as written by, Westerners. Western interpretations of Taoism - Academic interpretations. By "academic" is here meant, works which would be normal to cite as authorities in referreed journal articles and books from university presses. Graham, A.C., Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Anc ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Daoji

Daoji (道濟 1130-1209), commonly known as Ji Gong (濟公 or 濟公活佛, Master Ji, Rinpoche Ji Gong), was an Buddhist monk during the Southern Song Dynasty in China. He was born with the name of Li Xiuyuan. (李修缘) Dao Ji was also called Hu Yin (Recluse from the Lake) and Elder Fang Yuan (Square Circle). Daoji - History. He was a monastic at Ling Yin Temple near Hangzhou. Even though his eccentric behavior broke the rules of the vinaya (traditonal code for monast ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Chinese in Singapore

The Chinese in Singapore are people of Chinese descent who are born in or immigrated to Singapore and has attained citizenship or permanent residence status. As of 2000 the Chinese constitute 76.8% of Singapore's population, or more than three million Chinese out of four million odd Singaporeans. Chinese in Singapore today commonly recognise themselves as Singaporeans rather than Chinese. Many Chinese too have married Peranakans (Chinese who have married ethnic Malays and have adopted a mix of Chinese and Malay culture) and inc ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Religion in China

Life in the People's Republic of China A wide variety of religions have been practiced in China since the beginning of its history. Temples of many different religions dot the landscape of China, including Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk religion. The study of religion in China is complicated by several issues. Because many Chinese belief systems have concepts of a sacred and sometimes spiritual world yet do not invoke a concept of God, classifying a Chinese belief system as either a religion or a philosophy can ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Chinese folk religion

Chinese folk religion comprises the religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years which included ancestor worship and drew heavily upon concepts and beings within Chinese mythology. It is a constituent part of Chinese traditional religion. Folk religions have been practiced alongside Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism by Chinese people throughout the world for thousands of years. Worship, legends, festivals and various devotions associated with different folk gods and goddesses form an important part of Chinese cul ...

Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Chinese philosophy

Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years. Its origins are often traced back to the Yi Jing (the Book of Changes), an ancient compendium of divination, which introduced some of the most fundamental terms of Chinese philosophy. Its age can only be estimated, but it certainly draws from an oracular tradition that goes back to neolithic times. Chinese philosophy - Brief history. Early Shang thought was based upon a cyclic notion of time, corresponding to the seasons. This notion, which ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Yaoguai

Yaoguai (妖怪 pinyin yāo guaì) or yaomo (妖魔 yāo mó) or yaojing (妖精 yāo jīng) is a Chinese term that generally means "demon". Yaoguai are mostly malevolent animal spirits that have acquired magical powers through the practice of Taoism. The evil ones are usually referred to as guai (literally, "freak") or mo (literally, "demon") in Chinese. Their greatest goal is achieving immortality and thus deification. In Journey to the West, the demons seek this mostly by the abduction and consumpt ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path

The terms Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path refer to a postulated dichotomy between two distinct types of religion. The exact meaning of the terms has varied over time; the most modern usage regards religions which focus upon the worship of one or more deities and the observance of strict moral codes as belonging to the Right-Hand Path, while religions which value the advancement of the self over other goals are considered to belong to the Left-Hand Path. This usage of the terms is invoked almost exclusively by p ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Great Learning

The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學, pinyin: Dà Xué) is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty as a foundational introduction to Confucianism. It was originally one chapter in Li Ji (the Classic of Rites). The book consists of a short main text, attributed to Confucius and nine commentaries chapters by Zeng Zi, one of Confucius' disciples. Its importance is illustrated by Zen ...

Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Eastern philosophy

The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, not the least for speaking down to those other philosophies. To say this is not to deny that there are important traditions in philosophy that are intimately bound up with historical and geographical circumstances. The term Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of Iran, India, China, and Japan. When one uses the term "philosophy" in an academic context, it typically refers to the philoso ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Spirituality

Spirituality is, in a narrow sense, a concern with matters of the spirit, however that may be defined; but it is also a wide term with many available readings. It may include belief in supernatural powers, as in religion, but the emphasis is on personal experience. It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual. Spirituality - The spiritual and the religious. An important distinction needs to be made between s ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Laozi

Lao Zi (Chinese 老子, also spelled Lao Tzu) is a major figure in Chinese philosophy whose historical existence is debated. Chinese tradition states that he lived in the 6th century BCE. Many modern scholars state that he may have lived in approximately the 4th century BCE, during the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Periods. Lao Zi is credited with writing the seminal Taoist work, the Dao De Jing (道德經), and became a popular deity in the Taoist religion's pantheon. Laozi - His life. < ...

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Taoism - Deities: Encyclopedia - Anarchism and religion

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