Daoism
367475640 | Hundun | The Cosmic Gourd | |
367475641 | wu wei | no action contrary to nature | |
367475642 | chi | discharged through semen and menstrual blood | |
367475643 | syncretism | a blending of two or more religious traditions | |
367475644 | Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism | 3 Traditions | |
367475645 | Quanzhen | syncretism/combination of the 3 Traditions | |
367475646 | social | aspect that Confucianism focuses on | |
367475647 | practicality | aspect that Daoism focuses on | |
367475648 | spirituality | aspect that Buddhism focuses on | |
367475649 | Way of the Celestial Masters and Yellow Turbans | the two original Daoist Schools of Thought | |
367475650 | Yellow Turbans | school of thought that died out early | |
367475651 | Zhang Daoling | 1st Celestial Master | |
367475652 | Zhang Daoling | established a theocracy | |
367475653 | Dao De Ching | "political text" introduced by Zhang Daoling | |
367475654 | Zhang Daoling | abdicated political authority in exchange for religious patronage | |
367475655 | Shangqing | Daoism + Alchemy | |
367475656 | Lingbao | "Naminous Jewel" | |
367475657 | Lingbao | Shangqing + Buddhist meditative practices | |
367475658 | Yama | Emperor of Hell | |
367475659 | Queen Mother of the West | lives in Mt. Kunlun; originally a mortal who fully attained the Dao and became immortal | |
367475660 | wood, fire, earth, metal, water | 5 Phases | |
367475661 | wood | lesser yang | |
367475662 | fire | greater yang | |
367475663 | earth | yin/yang | |
367475664 | metal | lesser yin | |
367475665 | water | greater yin | |
367475666 | Zhengyi | school of thought that restored WCM; modern school of thought | |
367475667 | Zhengyi | married priests; 64th Celestial Master in Taiwan | |
367475668 | Quanzhen | celibate priests; currently the biggest Daoist school of thought | |
367475669 | Shan | mountain | |
367475670 | Tai Shan | "Peaceful Mountain" | |
367475671 | mountains | important locations of chi | |
367475672 | Wutang, Shaoling Kung Fu, Tai-Chi, Qigong | martial arts to cultivate chi | |
367475673 | Qigong | slow meditative movements; modern Sch. of Th. called Falun Gong | |
367475674 | Falun Gong | "slow-motion flash mob"; emerging as new Daoist Sch. of Tho. | |
367475675 | Jiao Ceremony | most important ceremony in Daoism honoring the eternal embryo; cultivation of embryo | |
367475676 | eternal embryo | ethereal substance one can create in body to bring immortality | |
367475677 | Tai Shan, Heng, Haung, Hua, Song | 5 Sacred Mountains | |
367475678 | fangshi | "gentlemen with recipes"; experimented to cultivate one's inner chi | |
367475679 | Bao Puzi | speaks of fangshi; written by Ge Hong | |
367475680 | Dao De Ching, Zhaungzi, Bao Puzi | three most important books/texts of Daoism |