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  • ==The Causes of Fasting== ...of Daoists' routine practice. The '' Collected Annotations of the Book of Salvation '' ( 《度人經集注》Duren Jing Jizhu ) wrote that if one persists in
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  • ==Origin of the Great Emperor of the Sacred Mountain of the East == ...the ancient system of worshiping the Great Emperor of the Sacred Mountain of the East.
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  • ...Between the Daoist Theory of Universal Evolution and the Christian Concept of the Creation by God== .... On the other hand, Christianity considers that God created the world out of absolute nothingness.
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  • ==The Life of Liu Chuxuan (1147-1203)== ...y, he was called 'Perfect Man of Longevity', one of the Seven Perfect Ones of the North ( 北七真 Beiqizhen ).
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  • ==Origin of the Magical Seal== ...reasure" ( 靈寶大法師印 Lingbao Dafashi Yin ), the "Seal of the Mysterious Altar of the Numinous Treasure" ( 靈寶玄壇印 Lingbao Xuantan Yin ), etc.
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  • ...produce results from their cultivation of moral character and accumulation of merit. ...the Jin dynasty, established the Daoist temple system, so it has a history of 800 years lasting till today. Following this recitation tradition, all the
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  • ...n protect one's life and achieve longevity. This is a common understanding of believers in Daoism and in folk religions. That's why Longevity Offerings a ...arranged a lantern ritual. But Wei Yan unexpectedly stepped on the lantern of his fundamental sovereign. Zhu Geliang could not do anything to undo the mi
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  • ==The Life of Lou Jingyuan (1689-1776)== ...uished in Beijing, with a sudden rise in social status. As a result people of all walks swarmed to make friends with him.
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  • ...literature and arts can also be found in Daoist scriptures. As a “museum” of Chinese traditional culture, Daoist scriptures are all-inclusive. They are *[[The Book of Dao and its Virtue (Laozi)]]
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  • ==Origin of the Emperors of the Soil == ...inous Treasure of Pervasive Mystery, for Honouring the Thirty-Six Emperors of the Soil ( 《洞玄靈寶河圖謝三十六皇齋儀》 Dongxuan Lingbao
    7 KB (1,139 words) - 10:41, 9 October 2009
  • Since Virtue ( 德 De ) is the reflection of Dao ( 道 Dao ), therefore, in seeking Dao, one must seek harmony with Virt ...e are thus one and the same thing. Another important scripture, the ''Book of Spontaneity'' ( 自然經 Ziranjing ), says that "to attain Virtue is to ob
    6 KB (1,050 words) - 10:53, 20 September 2009
  • ==Formation of the Commandments of the Orthodox Oneness Tradition== ...forth systematically the regulations for Daoists as to the various aspects of social and religious life.
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  • ...he deceased's soul with the refined elixirs of the Magicians (predecessors of the Daoists). This became an important ideological basis to Daoist funerals ...e literati he mentioned were the literate Confucian scholars. As followers of Confucius, they were supposed to guard the sage's teaching and not invite B
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  • Celebrations of the Divine Birthdays of Deities ( 神誕慶典 Shendan Qingdian ) in Daoist temples often arouses n ==Birthdays of Lofty Deitie==
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  • ...aper in Shanghai. In 1899 he published in New York his book ''Country Life of China: a Sociological Study'', in which he mentioned about the temples, rel ...aterials in it nor did he analyze Chinese alchemy with chemical knowledge. Of course he pointed out that the European alchemy was transmitted from Chines
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  • ==French Sinology and the Beginning of Daoist Studies== ...efore he was regarded as the pioneer of Sinology in France and the founder of the academic research on Daoism in France.
    32 KB (5,216 words) - 15:00, 1 September 2009
  • ...e Southern Hemisphere, Australia was little affected by the two world wars of the 20th century. However, due to its population and unique history, it has ...o its studies about China and has won its place in the international field of Chinese Study.
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  • ...stures and Pacing the Big Dipper are two kinds of major physical movements of the ritual master as he conducts Magical Skills. ...y Hell and invoke Thunder ( 破地召雷 Podi Zhaolei ). Daoists, especially those of the Orthodox Oneness Tradition ( 正一派 Zhengyi Pai ), should have the b
    13 KB (2,120 words) - 12:00, 17 October 2009
  • ...s by no means an exclusively Daoist idea, Daoism has its own understanding of the concept. ==The Basis of Supreme Peace Lies in the Spread of the Great Dao==
    13 KB (2,218 words) - 13:54, 21 September 2009
  • ...gtong year of the Ming dynasty (1445) and ''The Supplementary Daoist Canon of the Wanli Era'' ( 萬曆續道藏 Wanli Xu Daozang ) compiled and printed b ==History of the Canon's Compilation==
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