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Taoism At AGlance

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What is Taoism?

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Taoism

Taoism from its root Tao signifiesthe meaning TheWay.

An Ancient Chinese belief.

Chinese belief of Taoism was from2000 years ago.

TaoTeChing Believed to bethe Bible of Taoism

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Taoism

Emphasizes various themes oftheDaodejing andZhuangzi, such as

naturalness, spontaneity,simplicity, detachment fromdesires, and most important ofall,wuwei (non-doing).

It emphasizes on spiritual harmonywithin the individual complements.

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Components in the

emergence of Taoism

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Components

1. Philosophical Taoism(Daodejing and Zhuangzi)

2. Techniques for achieving ecstasy3. Practices for achieving longevity orimmortality; and

4. Exorcism

5. Naturalness6. Three treasures or three jewels

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Philosophy

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Taoism

Taoism provides an aspect or truthto human beliefs such as the following:

When there is a positive there will

always be a negative.Humans tend to believe inEQUALITY or balances. There cannever be dark without light or hotwithout cold.

Some are practiced today such asFeng Shui and FortuneTelling whichare practices by the Taoist.

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Yin-Yang

Visualization of Light and Dark

The representation of how things

workHow things actually do apply in life

Yin (Black) Weak, Cold,Passive, Deflating & Downward

Yang (White) Strong , Hot,Active, Expanding & Upward

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Tianshi School

Founded by Zhang Daoling

Celestial Masters School

First School

Later known as Zhengyi School

**There are two main strands and schools withinTaoism, usually labeled "philosophicalTaoism" (Tao-chia) and "religious Taoism"(Tao-chaio).

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Quick Fact Details

Formed: As with many ancientreligious traditions, an exact date isimpossible to determine. Taoist ideas

and early writings long precede anyorganizational structure. The date givenhere (c. 550 B.C.E.) is generally the timeperiod when a variety of spiritual

thinkers were putting their ideas intowriting. These writings were notcollected as a composite teaching of the"Tao" until the 4th or 3rd century B.C.E.

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Taoism has no founder althoughbelieved to grow from differentreligions such asShamanism andother nature religions.

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Deity: While Taoists recognize a vast

pantheon of gods and goddesses, theydo not acknowledge any that areomnipotent or eternal. All the gods,includingLaozi, are divine emanationsof celestial energy.

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Headquarters: Taoism has no

centralized authorityand differentsects have different headquarters.However, theWhite Cloud Templein Beijing is a key center for trainingfor priests and for administration.

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