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{{Daoist Music}}
== Musical Instruments==
The early musical instruments used in Daoist rituals comprised percussion Magical Instruments ( 法器 Faqi ), such as [[bells]], [[Inverted Bells]] ( 磬 Qing ), and drums, and to which were later added wind instruments, stringed instruments and plucked instruments. The musical instruments used by [[the Complete Perfection Tradition]] ( 全真道 Quanzhen Dao ) are differentiated from those used by [[the Orthodox Oneness Tradition]] ( 正一道 Zhengyi Dao ). The former mainly uses wind instruments and magical instruments, with a few stringed instruments and plucked instruments as subsidiaries, while the latter has always attached importance to Fasts and Offerings ( 齋醮 Zhaijiao ) music and uses a wide and complete range of musical instruments, including the flute, the horn, the ''sheng'' (a reed pipe wind instrument), the ''erhu'' (a two-stringed bowed instrument), the ''pipa'' (a plucked string instrument), the dulcimer, the ''sanxian'' (a three-stringed plucked instrument), etc.
== Magical Instruments==
Magical Instruments( 法器 Faqi ) are symbolic implements that manifest magic power during Daoist rituals. Ordinarily the magical instruments of temples are displayed on the shelves of the Ritual Altars ( 法壇 Fatan ). There are two categories of magical instruments in common use:
#Implements used for invoking immortals, paying homage to patriarchs, and exorcising evil agents, such as the [[Audience Tablet]] ( 朝簡 Chaojian ), the [[S-Shaped Ornamental Object]] ( 如意 Ruyi ), the [[Jade Document]] ( 玉冊 Yuce ), the [[jade seal]], the [[precious sword]], the [[Commandment Flag]] ( 令旗 Lingqi ), the [[Commandment Arrow]] ( 令箭 Lingjian ), the [[Commandment Plaque]] ( 敕令牌 Chiling Pai ), [[Tianpeng's Ruler]] ( 天蓬尺 Tianpeng Chi ), and the Plaque for Protecting the Altar ( 鎮壇木 Zhentanmu );
#All sorts of magical percussion instruments, including most the ''danao'', ''xiaonao'', ''dacha'', ''xiaocha'' (big and small cymbals), pans, hand bells, big and small [[Wood Blocks]] ( 木魚 Muyu ), big and small drums, big iron Inverted Bells , and big and small copper inverted bells ( 磬 Qing ). The [[Ritual Implements]] ( 法器 Faqi ) used in Daoist ritual music are mainly magical percussion instruments.
[[zh:道教音樂樂器]]
== Musical Instruments==
The early musical instruments used in Daoist rituals comprised percussion Magical Instruments ( 法器 Faqi ), such as [[bells]], [[Inverted Bells]] ( 磬 Qing ), and drums, and to which were later added wind instruments, stringed instruments and plucked instruments. The musical instruments used by [[the Complete Perfection Tradition]] ( 全真道 Quanzhen Dao ) are differentiated from those used by [[the Orthodox Oneness Tradition]] ( 正一道 Zhengyi Dao ). The former mainly uses wind instruments and magical instruments, with a few stringed instruments and plucked instruments as subsidiaries, while the latter has always attached importance to Fasts and Offerings ( 齋醮 Zhaijiao ) music and uses a wide and complete range of musical instruments, including the flute, the horn, the ''sheng'' (a reed pipe wind instrument), the ''erhu'' (a two-stringed bowed instrument), the ''pipa'' (a plucked string instrument), the dulcimer, the ''sanxian'' (a three-stringed plucked instrument), etc.
== Magical Instruments==
Magical Instruments( 法器 Faqi ) are symbolic implements that manifest magic power during Daoist rituals. Ordinarily the magical instruments of temples are displayed on the shelves of the Ritual Altars ( 法壇 Fatan ). There are two categories of magical instruments in common use:
#Implements used for invoking immortals, paying homage to patriarchs, and exorcising evil agents, such as the [[Audience Tablet]] ( 朝簡 Chaojian ), the [[S-Shaped Ornamental Object]] ( 如意 Ruyi ), the [[Jade Document]] ( 玉冊 Yuce ), the [[jade seal]], the [[precious sword]], the [[Commandment Flag]] ( 令旗 Lingqi ), the [[Commandment Arrow]] ( 令箭 Lingjian ), the [[Commandment Plaque]] ( 敕令牌 Chiling Pai ), [[Tianpeng's Ruler]] ( 天蓬尺 Tianpeng Chi ), and the Plaque for Protecting the Altar ( 鎮壇木 Zhentanmu );
#All sorts of magical percussion instruments, including most the ''danao'', ''xiaonao'', ''dacha'', ''xiaocha'' (big and small cymbals), pans, hand bells, big and small [[Wood Blocks]] ( 木魚 Muyu ), big and small drums, big iron Inverted Bells , and big and small copper inverted bells ( 磬 Qing ). The [[Ritual Implements]] ( 法器 Faqi ) used in Daoist ritual music are mainly magical percussion instruments.
[[zh:道教音樂樂器]]