Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia - Taoism
Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for (a) the Chinese folk religion; (b) a family of organized Chinese religious ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - History
Depending on how it is defined, Taoism's origins may be traced to the prehistoric Chinese religion; to the composition of the Daodejing (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism In Singapore - History
Taoism first appeared in Singapore among the first Chinese settlers in Singapore. The majorty of these settlers worship Matsu for the gui...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese In Singapore: 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 permane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism
The term Shambhala Buddhism has come into use as an umbrella term referring to the teachings of Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Folklore: Encyclopedia - Chinese Folklore
Chinese folktales have a long history, going back several thousand years. Periodically they have been revised, with emperors ordering the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Philosophy: 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 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: 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. Templ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia - Wade-giles
Chinese language    General Chinese    Singapore Mandarin For Standard Mandarin     EFEO     Gwoy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chan: Encyclopedia - Chan
Chán is a major school of Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Japan and the west, the school is known as Zen. Stories of the origins of Chan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asexuality: Encyclopedia - Asexuality
Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I-kuan Tao: 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 or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (Traditional: 漢朝; Simplified: 汉朝; Hanyu Pinyin: Hàn cháo;; Wade-Giles: Han Ch'au; 206 BC–AD 220) followed the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow Turban Rebellion: Encyclopedia - Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban Rebellion, sometimes also translated as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, (Simplified: 黄巾之乱; Traditional: 黃巾之...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yeon Gaesomun: Encyclopedia - Yeon Gaesomun
Yeon Gaesomun (? - 666), was a Goguryeo general of noble birth. In 642 he had killed King Yeongnyu and seized supreme power. He installed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daoji: 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 th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autosexuality: Encyclopedia - Autosexuality
Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism: Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism
Dialectical monism is an ontological position which holds that reality is ultimately a unified whole, distinguishing itself from monism b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamato Period: Encyclopedia - Yamato Period
Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Traditional Religion: Encyclopedia - Chinese Traditional Religion
Chinese traditional religion is a loosely-connected system of practices and beliefs that has been practiced by large segments of the Han ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism In Singapore - Role Of Taoism In The Chinese Community
Taoism itself form the nucleus of Chinese customs among the Chinese in Singapore. Such beliefs are also adopted by folk Buddhists. Deitie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese In Singapore - History
There are records of the Chinese presence in Singapore as early as the 14th-century. Imperial Chinese sources state that there was a sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - History Of Shambhala Buddhism
The term "Shambhala Buddhism" as used to describe the larger tradition of the community founded by Trungpa Rinpoche came into use in arou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese In Singapore - Religion
According the 2000 census, 42.5% of Singapore's population declare themselves to be Buddhist, 8.5% Taoist, 14.6% Christian and 14.8% non-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese In Singapore - Dialect Groups
The Chinese in Singapore are almost exclusively Han Chinese. They belong to several linguistic-cultural dialect groups, originating from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dialectical Monism - Principles
To establish its premises, dialectical monism posits a Universal Dialectic, which is seen as the fundamental principle of existence. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - The Shambhala Buddhist Community Today
Today the Shambhala Buddhist community is perhaps the largest community of Western practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Presen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Philosophy - Brief History
Early Shang thought was based upon a cyclic notion of time, corresponding to the seasons. This notion, which remained relevant throughout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - Distinguishing Characteristics Of Shambhala Buddhism
At the heart of the teachings of Shambhala Buddhism is the belief that "there is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - History
The presence of Buddhism in Singapore was evident during the Srivijayan times. However, as Islam spread to the local Orang Laut populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Philosophy - Concepts Within Chinese Philosophy
Although the individual philosophical schools differ considerably, they nevertheless share a common vocabulary and set of concerns. Among...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Hong Kong - Buddhism And Taoism
Buddhism and Taoism are traditional Chinese religions. These two religions have a considerable number of adherents in Hong Kong and there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia Ii - Wade-giles - History
The Wade-Giles system was designed to transliterate Chinese terms for Chinese specialists. This origin has led to a general sense that th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In China - History Of Buddhism In China
Buddhism in China - Arrival along the Silk Road. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism In China - History Of Hinduism
Hinduism in China - Early Hindu Influence. Evidence of Hindu influence on China existed very early on, when ancient Chinese traditions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pantheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pantheism - Islam
Islamic Sufism is regarded by some as being influenced by eastern philosophies (Indian and Persian) and has Pantheistic doctrines within ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - The Urantia Book - Comparisons To Other World Religions
Numerous facets of the book are recognizeable in other world religions, such as Buddhism's teachings of compassion and peacefulness. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Mainland China
The People's Republic of China was established in 1949 and for much of its early history maintained a hostile attitude toward religion wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Influences
A number of scholars perceive influences on Sufism from pre-Islamic and non-Islamic sources and schools of mysticism and philosophy. From...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism And Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism And Religion - Anarchist Clashes With Religion
Published posthumously in French in 1882, Mikhail Bakunin's God and the State was one of the first Anarchist treatises on religion. Bakun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong - Religion
Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of religious freedom, a right enshrined and protected through its constitutional document, the Basic Law. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tai Chi: Holistic Health Dictionary On Tai Chi
TAI CHI Tai Chi (pronounced tie-chee) emphasizes complete relaxation, and is essentially a form of mediation, or what has been called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - Religion And Atheism
Atheism - Spiritual and religious atheism. Although atheistic beliefs are often accompanied by a total lack of supernatural beliefs, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of China - Language And Literature
Chinese astrology - Chinese calendar - Chinese classic texts - Chinese constellation - Chinese dragon - Chinese mythology - Chinese New Y...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magic Word: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Magic Word
MAGIC WORD The root of all Magic is The Word. Ho Logos . In every culture, the shaman is the person with the largest vocabulary (altho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia Ii - Wade-giles - Punctuation
In addition to the apostrophes used for distinguishing the multiple sounds of a single Latin symbol, Wade-Giles uses hyphens to separate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia Ii - Wade-giles - One Symbol-multiple Sounds
A common complaint about the Wade-Giles system is the representation of the unaspirated-aspirated stop consonant pairs using apostrophes:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia Ii - Wade-giles - Precision With Empty Rime
On the other hand, Wade-Giles shows precisions not found in other major Romanizations in regard to the rendering of the two types of empt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia Ii - Wade-giles - Partial Interchangeability Of Uo And E With O
What is pronounced as a close-mid back unrounded vowel is written usually as -e as in pinyin, but sometimes as -o. This vowel in an isola...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Orthodox Church - Today
Although the People's Republic of China extends official recognition to some religions communities (Protestantism, Islam, Taoism, and Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dharma Initiative: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dharma Initiative - Station Three
According to the film, Station Three (aka "the Swan") was originally built as a laboratory to study the unique electromagnetic fluctuatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christmas Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Christmas Island - People
As of July 2005, there are approximately 1600 Christmas Islanders. (The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports a population of 1508 as o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Quanzhen School: Encyclopedia Ii - The Quanzhen School - Foundation Principles
The meaning of Quanzhen can be translated literally to "All True" and for this reason, it is often called the "All True Religion" or the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Lake: Encyclopedia Ii - West Lake - West Lake In Culture
The West Lake is said to be the incarnation of Xi Shi, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Hence, since ancient times, the West La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Importance
The Chinese people consider the Han Dynasty to be one of the greatest periods in the entire history of China. As a result, the members of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vegetarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Vegetarianism - Motivation
Vegetarianism - Religious. The majority of the world's vegetarians, according to the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians, foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Early Reign
Emperor Wen quickly showed an aptitude to govern the empire with diligence, and appeared to be genuinely concerned for the People's welfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Importance
The Chinese people consider the reign of the Han Dynasty which lasted for 400 years to be one of the greatest periods in the entire histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wan Chai: Encyclopedia Ii - Wan Chai - Culture Of Wan Chai People
Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism. People in Wan Chai have a wide range of religions like Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Reactions To Homosexuality
Lesbians and gay men have been murdered, subjected to gross human rights violations, or otherwise persecuted under various jurisdictions,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punk Ideology: Encyclopedia Ii - Punk Ideology - Religion
Many punk songs have lamented the conformity that religion inspires and the coercive authority of the Church. Most punks adhere to a uniq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Taoism
Main article: Taoism Taoism is the organized, indigenous religion of China and is traditionally dated to 142 C.E. with the founding of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daoji: Encyclopedia Ii - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daoji: Encyclopedia Ii - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - Kangxi's Ban
The Kangxi emperor was not happy with Clement's decree, and banned Christian missions in China. From Decree of Kangxi (1721): Reading th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Communism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Communism - Examples Of Religious Communism
The term religious communism has been ascribed to the social arrangement practiced by many orders of monks and nuns of such religions as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - The Problem
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was successful in penetrating China and serving at the Imperial court. They impressed the Chinese with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Deity - Chinese Mythology
Unlike many other cultures, the Chinese do not personify nor worship the sun or the moon. The most likely reason is the heavy influence o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodoxy In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodoxy In China - Orthodoxy Today
The government of the People's Republic of China extends official recognition to five religions communities (Protestantism, Catholicism, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturalistic Pantheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturalistic Pantheism - Adherents
Adherents feel that naturalistic pantheism might best be understood through the teachings of Spinoza and Taoism historically, and the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Deity - Chinese Mythology
Unlike many other cultures, the Chinese do not personify nor worship the sun or the moon. The most likely reason is the heavy influence o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Orthodox Church - Early History
The first Christian mission to China is said to have been undertaken by St Thomas the Apostle, who preached the Christian Gospel to the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dialectical Monism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dialectical Monism - History
Dialectical monism has been mentioned in Western literature, although infrequently. Sartre used the term on at least one occasion (in an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Science - History
Upon publication of his seminal book in 1927, The Science of Mind, Holmes established the Institute for Religious Science in Los Angeles....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dharma Initiative: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dharma Initiative - History And Purpose
The Dharma Initiative, developed in 1970 by University of Michigan doctoral candidates Gerald and Karen DeGroot and financed through The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dharma Initiative: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dharma Initiative - History And Purpose
The Dharma Initiative, developed in 1970 by University of Michigan doctoral candidates Gerald and Karen DeGroot and financed through The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Taoism And Feudal System
The new empire retained much of the Qin administrative structure but retreated a bit from centralized rule by establishing vassal princip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Traditional Views Towards Homosexuality In China's Society
All major religions in ancient China do have some sort of codex, which have traditionally been interpreted as being against exclusive hom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - Entry Into China
The Kangxi Emperor, considered one of China's greatest, was at first friendly to the Jesuit Missionaries working in China. By the end of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hongwu Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Hongwu Emperor - Names
Hongwu is also known as Hung-Wu. That name is also applied to the period of years from 1368 to 1398 when Chu Yuan-chang ruled. Other name...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Ching's Influence: Encyclopedia Ii - I Ching's Influence - Significance For Chinese Culture
From its mythological origins in prehistory (see Fu Hsi) and the earliest dates of recorded history in China, the I Ching has been added ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feng Youlan: Encyclopedia Ii - Feng Youlan - Early Life Education & Career
Feng Youlan was born on 4 December 1895 in Tanghe, Henan Province, China, to a middle-class family. He studied philosophy at Shanghai Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illuminates Of Thanateros: Encyclopedia Ii - Illuminates Of Thanateros - History
In the late 1970s, Ray Sherwin and Peter Carroll, two young British occultists with a strong interest in ritual magic, began to publish a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Quanzhen School: Encyclopedia Ii - The Quanzhen School - History
According to traditional legend, Wang Chongyang (born Wang Zhongfu) met two Taoist immortals in the summer of 1159 C.E. The immortals, Zh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shao Yung: Encyclopedia Ii - Shao Yung - Who Is Shao Yung?
Shao Yung was born in 1011 and died in 1077. In the Eleventh Century world of China, Shao was viewed as a philosopher, mathematician, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heterosexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Heterosexuality - History And Demographics
The prevalence of exclusive heterosexuality has varied over the centuries and also from culture to culture. See Demographics of sexual or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - René Guénon: Encyclopedia Ii - René Guénon - Bibliography
Books written by René Guénon (ordered chronologically according to their first publication date): Introduction to the Study of the Hin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Chinese Ghost Story: Encyclopedia Ii - A Chinese Ghost Story - Plot Summary
Ning (Leslie Cheung) is a timid tax collector whose line of work involves going to rural areas to perform his job. During one of his regu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Southeast Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Southeast Asia - Literature Of Southeast Asia
Main article Literature of Southeast Asia The history of Southeast Asia has led to a wealth of different authors from both within and wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Beliefs
Taoism - Religious Taoism. Taoism is not a belief-centered religion, and there are no known Taoist creeds. At the same time, certain ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Deities
Taoism - Religious Taoism. Traditional Chinese religion is determinedly polytheistic. Its deities arranged into a heavenly civil servic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Practices
Taoism - Religious Taoism. All forms of Chinese traditional religion involve baibai--bowing towards an altar, with a stick of incense i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Scriptures
Taoism - Religious Taoism. The Daozang(道藏)(Treasury of Tao) is sometimes referred to as the "Taoist canon." It was compiled during ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Relations With Other Religions And Philosophies
The origins of Taoism and Confucianism are intimately related. The authorship of the Daodejing is traditionally assigned to Laozi, a teac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Adherents
The number of "Taoists" is difficult to estimate, partly for definitional reasons (who counts as a Taoist?), and partly for practical one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Symbols
Many people assume the Taijitu symbol--perhaps together with the Bagua 八卦 ("Eight Trigrams")--to be Taoist symbols. While many Taoist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Taoist Symbols And Images
There are many Symbols and Images that are associated with Taoism. Like in Christianity "Jesus" and the "cross", and in Buddhism the "whe...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - T
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - T . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article