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22 July 2009
The Dragon Gate Sect
Created page with '==Patriarch Qiu founded the Dragon Gate Sect== Founded by patriarch Qiu, a disciple of the first patriarch Wang Chongyang between the Song and Yuan dynasties, the Dragon Ga...'
The Doctrine of Mysteries
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The Doctrine of Mysteries
Created page with 'As a sect of the Longhu Lineage, the Doctrine ''of Mysteries'' was founded by Zhang Liushun, a Daoist in the Yuan dynasty. A native of Xinzhou city in Guiqi, he and his uncle joi...'
The Complete Perfection Tradition
Created page with 'As the biggest and most important of the new Daoist sects emerging in the Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368), the Complete Perfection Tradition saw its prosperity during the Jin ...'
The Supreme Oneness Doctrine
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The Supreme Oneness Doctrine
Created page with 'The Supreme Oneness Doctrine was founded at the beginning of the Tianjuan period (1138-1140) of the reign of emperor Xizong of the Jin dynasty, by Xiao Baozhen, a native of Weizh...'
The Great Dao Doctrine
Created page with 'The Great Dao Doctrine was founded by Liu Deren, who declared that an old man had taught him the mysterious Dao in the second Huangtong year (AD 1142) of the Jin dynasty (1115-12...'
The Pure Brightness Tradition
Created page with 'The Pure Brightness sect was directly linked to the cult of a Perfect Man named Xu Xun. In the Tang dynasty, stories about Xu Xun started to become so popular that he was dei...'
The Donghua Sect
Created page with 'A branch of The Numinous Treasure Sect, the Donghua sect was founded by a Daoist named Ning Quanzheng. According to historical data, Wang Guyuan, a high-ranking official in t...'
The Pristine Subtlety Sect
Created page with 'A new Talismans and Registers sect emerging at the end of the Tang dynasty and combining Inner Alchemy and Talismans and Registers, the Pristine Subtlety sect attribu...'
The Divine Heavent Sect
Created page with 'A new Talismans and Registers sect combining Inner Alchemy and Talismans and Registers, the Divine Heaven sect came into being at the end of the Northern Song dynasty...'
The Heavenly Heart Sect
Created page with 'A branch of the Orthodox Oneness sect in the Song dynasty (960-1279), the Heavenly Heart sect was well known for its Perfect Skills of the Heavenly Heart, the new Talisman sp...'
The Twofold Mystery School
Created page with 'The Twofold Mystery School was not a sect, but was a Daoist school of thought that based its commentaries to ''The Book of Dao and its Virtue'' on the concept of Twofold Myst...'
The Lookout Tower Tradition
Created page with 'The Lookout Tower Tradition came into being during the Northern Wei dynasty (AD 439-534) in the Mt. Zonglan area of Shanxi Province. It was another famous Daoist sect, which ...'
The Highest Clarity Sect
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The Highest Clarity Sect
Created page with 'The development of the Highest Clarity sect was largely a fruit of the efforts of Tao Hongjing, a famous Daoist. Although the Highest Clarity sect's basic framework, as well ...'
The Numinous Treasure Sect
Created page with 'The most important scripture of the Numinous Treasure sect was the ''Book of the Five Talismans of the Numinous Treasure''. The 'Numinous Treasure', which was mentioned by the Ma...'
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The Pristine Water Tradition
Created page with 'A branch of the Five Pecks of Rice Tradition, the Pristine Water Tradition came into being under the name of Celestial Master Zhang's servant. The tradition used 'Pristine Wa...'
The Bo Tradition
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The Bo Tradition
Created page with 'The Bo Tradition was active in the North as well as in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the South, during the Wei and Bo dynasties (AD 220-420). Its origins remain mysterious even today. ...'
The Li Tradition
Created page with 'During the Wei and Jin dynasties (AD 220-420), the Li Tradition was active in the South. According to the chapter 'The Meaning of Dao' in the Book of ''[[The Master Who Embraces ...'
The Master Yu Tradition
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The Master Yu Tradition
Created page with 'The Master Yu Tradition flourished during the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280). It was a short-lived sect which spread from North to South, primarily within the confines of Eas...'
The Talismans and Registers Sect
Created page with 'The Talismans and Registers Tradition was also called Talismanic WaterDaoism, which was the general calling for Daoist sects using Magical Skills such as Talismans and Incantatio...'
The Elixir Cauldron Sect
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The Elixir Cauldron Sect
Created page with 'The Elixir Cauldron Sect was also called the Golden Elixir tradition, which was the general calling for all Daoist sects based on securing immortality by practising Alchemy. Orig...'
The Tradition of the Mighty Commonwealth of the Orthodox Oneness
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The Tradition of the Mighty Commonwealth of the Orthodox Oneness
Created page with 'During emperor Shun's reign in the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 126-144), the "Mighty Commonwealth of the Orthodox Oneness' -- which was popularly called the "Five Pecks of Rice Tradi...'
Daoism in Europe and America
Created page with 'In recent years, Daoism has spread to Europe and America and has produced some influence. ==U.S.A== Zhongfu Temple is seated in Arizona. Its master Dr. Kandi visited the [[White ...'
Daoism in Korea
Created page with 'There were many Daoist followers in Korea in the 7th century based on the Korean record in the Incidents of the Three Kingdoms. When the Gao Emperor of the Tang got to know of th...'
Daoism in Japan
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Daoism in Japan
Created page with 'Daoist Immortality beliefs and techniques spread to Japan in the 7th century. Japanese students studied Daoist magical arts in China and took Daoist scriptures to Japan. From the...'
Daoism in Singapore
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Daoism in Singapore
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Daoism in Singapore
Created page with 'Daoism spread to Singapore with immigrant Chinese. There are three stages for Daoism's spread to Singapore. ==First Period== In the 19th century, there were no professional Daoi...'
The General Daoist Association of the Republic of China
Created page with '==Establishment== All representatives of the Daoist Association of the Republic of China in Beijing belong to the Complete Perfection Tradition. Therefore, under the dire...'
Daoist Association of the Republic of China
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Daoist Association of the Republic of China
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Daoist Association of the Republic of China
Created page with '==Establishment== In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), eighteen representatives of The Complete Perfection Tradition, including Chen Minglin (YU Kun), the abbo...'
Methods for Ingesting Original Vital Breath During the Sui and Tang Dynasties
Created page with 'During the Sui and Tang dynasties, Daoist concepts of Ingesting Vital Breath ( 服氣 Fuqi ) placed a strong emphasis on the Ingestion of Original Vital Breath ( 服元氣 Fu Yua...'
The Huang-Lao Tradition
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The Huang-Lao Tradition
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The Huang-Lao Tradition
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The Huang-Lao Tradition
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The Huang-Lao Tradition
Created page with 'The Huang-Lao Tradition ( 黃老道 Huanglao Dao ) flourished after the Magic and Immortality Tradition ( 方仙道 Fangxian Dao ). Later integrated into Daoism, it constitut...'
The school of Esoteric Speculations
Created page with 'The School of Esoteric Speculations, benefiting from the active support of the rulers, flourished during the Han dynasty. Esoteric Speculations were derived from a mysterious typ...'
Ancient Shamanism
Created page with 'Animism and spirit worship were characteristic of the primitive religion of archaic China, and were the cultural foundation from which Daoism developed. At the time, shamans and ...'
Belief in Spirits
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Belief in Spirits
Created page with 'Belief in spirits was a component of the primitive religious consciousness of ancient China. Having appeared since the earliest stages of primitive society, it had, by the Yin an...'
The Magic and Immoratality tradition
Created page with 'The expression 'Magic and Immortality Tradition' was used for the first time in the ''Records of the Historian''. It mentioned that Song Wuji, Zheng Boqiao, Chong Shang and Mu Me...'