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| 44528098 | the Great Womb out of which everything is. it is because it is. mystical and impersonal. can be seen in nature. repped by the 5 agents | Dao (Tao) | |
| 44528099 | the world is divided into yang/yin. yang: warmth, light, activity yin: dark, passivity. the combination of the two is harmony. represents dualistic principles of change and transformation | yang/yin | |
| 44528100 | wrote the Daodejing. a fictitious character, mythical. a great master of daoism, sometimes venerated | Lao Tzu (Laozi) | |
| 44528101 | wrote book, advocates living one with the Dao, true happiness in the Dao. advocate of "sitting and forgetting" | chuang tzu (zhuangzi) | |
| 44528102 | premortial breath. cosmic energy. its all around us. separated itself into heaven and earth (pure yong and yin) | qi (ch'i) | |
| 44528103 | spontaneity, one of the daoist virtues done in order to attain perfection. fish in water example | wu-wei (actionless action) | |
| 44530561 | attained by doing nothing and realizing heaven and humanity are the same. forgetting, wu-wei, transform ur body | perfect truth | |
| 44530562 | founded by zhang jue, proclaimed a new cycle of history, that cosmic force would replace earth. the yellow turbans rebelled to set up Kingdom of Peace. worshiped lord Lao | Way of Great Peace | |
| 44537962 | collection of Daoist texts that explain the Daoist religion. The shangqing, lingboa, sanguang covers perfection, mystery, spirit, portrays doaist trinity: great one, lord dao, lord lao | daozang | |
| 44537963 | jing: vital essence (semen, menstrual blood), qi: breath, shen: spirit...different parts of the body...cinnebar fields. elixer of immortality. | neidan (inner alchemy) | |
| 44537964 | 1. wood: liver gallbladder, eye...spring/wind 2. fire: heart, sm. intenstine, tongue...summer/heat 3. earth: spleen, stomach, mouth...late summer/damp 4. metal: lung, lg. intestine, nose...autumn/dryness 5. water: kidney, urinary, ear...winter/cold | 5 agents | |
| 44537965 | text written by Laozi in 4th century BCE. describes Dao as mystical and impersonal, that it can be seen in nature, it gave rise to universe, it nourishes n transforms all things. | daodejing | |
| 44537966 | individual perfection is possible thru "te" or integrity (virtue). daoist virtues: simplicity, spontaneity, uselessness, chaos, stillness | immortality | |
| 44537967 | the daoist trinity. in daozang. 1. great one 2. lord dao 3. lord lao | 3 pure ones | |
| 44537968 | following fall of Han dynasty, wanted new world "great peace". founded by Zhang Daoling. purified themselves. donated 5 bushels. strict moral code/rituals, required confession in order to prevent qi from leaving body. advised in politics | heavenly masters | |
| 44537969 | system of categorizing all the Doaist works: 1. perfection 2. mystery 3. spirit | 3 caverns | |
| 44537970 | chinese characters written on special papers. sacred. could create harmony and provide immortality. used by the Lingbao/numinous treasure | Talismans |
