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  • ...of all scriptures. It is placed in the first place in the ''[[Daoist Canon of the Zhengtong Era]]'' ( 正統道藏 Zhengtong Daozang )
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  • ==Origin of the Heavenly Lord of Supreme Oneness and Salvation from Misery== ...on King ( 獅子明王 Shizi Mingwang ) among heretics, and the Imperial Sovereign of the Pervasive Abyss ( 洞淵帝君 Dongyuan Dijun ) in the water realm."
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  • ...reference for the study of Daoist skills of various traditions in the end of Ming.
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  • ==Origin of the Rituals of Refinement and Salvation== ...er ( 黃籙 Huanglu ), and they are still performed at present in the mainland of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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  • ...nous Treasure ( 《上清靈寶大法目錄》 Shangqing Lingbao Dafa Mulu ) and the Great Way of Highest Clarity and Numinous Treasure in 44 volumes.
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  • ...ides a nine-headed lion ( 九頭獅子Jiu Tou Shizi ) whose roar is like the sound of cymbals and can destroy the hells
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  • ...the lost ones. It is collected in the ''Rituals Section of the Collection of Daoist Scriptures Outside the Canon''.
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  • ...ted stories of Daoist cultivation and salvation, which became the evidence of their links to Daoism. ...tles of plays about immortals have survived. There are no clues to details of these plays.
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  • ...int, a new Cycle will begin. Major universal Cycles are themselves made up of minor cyles. The major universal Cycles are named 'Dragon Han' ( 龍漢 Lon ==The Appearing of the Crimson Light==
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  • ...and peoples' life. On the contrary, Daoism always encourages the salvation of society as well as people, and calls for contribution to social stability a ...red after achieving successes. They often chose to live as hermits instead of claiming credit for themselves and becoming arrogant after their great achi
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  • ==Origin of the Primeval Lord of Heaven== ...sforming into the patriarch who rules Heaven, he becomes the Primeval Lord of Heaven.
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  • ==Origin of the Heavenly Lord of the Numinous Treasure== ...en descended and taught him ten subtle scriptures of the Great Vehicle Law of the Numinous Treasure."
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  • ==Origin of the Offering Altar== ...the same time as the rituals for saving the souls of the dead. The rituals of fasts and offerings are both performed, and the Fasting Altars and the Offe
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  • ...emperor Gao's 28th Shaoxing year. In later times, he was worshipped as one of the Five Southern Patriarchs ( 南五祖 Nanwu Zu ) by the Complete Perfect
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  • ==Origin of Imperial Sovereign Wenchang== ...f Benevolence and Controller of Wealth Who Serves the Origin and Initiates Salvation' Thereafter, Zhang Yazi, the Zitong Spirit, was called Imperial Sovereign.
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  • ...o Xidou Jiming Hushen Miaojing ), and the ''Sublime Book of the Protection of Life by the Kui Star in the Middle Dipper Revealed by the Supreme Venerable ...scriptural formulae for prolonging one's life and the Numinous Scriptures of the Five Dippers ( 五斗靈文 Wudou Lingwen ).
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  • ==Origin of the Fasting Altar== ...ed by the Daoist priests are all conducted at the Fasting Altar. This type of altar is different from the altar for general Daoist priests' burning incen
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  • ...s and artistic pursuits. His poetry was considered to have an obvious mark of unique spiritual swordsmanship.
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  • ...gy there are quite a lot works about diversion from desire and abandonment of honor and rank.
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  • ==Origin of the Lantern Ritual for the Destruction of Hell== ...oyu Dengyi ). Some of them, such as the Lantern Ritual for the Destruction of Hell, were handed down to later ages.
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  • ==Origin of the Kings of the Three Mountains== ...ei Hongying Fengguo Wang ) on the spirit of Mt. Du. He also had the Temple of Bright Blessing ( 明貺 Mingkuan ) constructed in their honour. Sacrificia
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  • ==Origin of the Motherly Matriarch== ...to 'Queen of Heaven' during reign of the Qing emperor Kangxi. During reign of the Qing emperor Jiaqing, the titles conferred on the Motherly Matriarch ad
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  • ==The Life of Wang Chongyang Family Name== ==Origin of Wang Chongyang==
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  • ...t]], it also included such practices as Visualizing Spirits and Recitation of Scriptures. ...ur such as helping others, which was similar to the 'Universal compassion' of Buddhism.
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  • ==Origin of the Title of Fast Inspector ( 監齋Jianzhai )== ...iefa Deng Zhuyuan Yi ) compiled by the eminent Daoist Lu Xiujing (406-477) of the Southern Dynasties. The title Fast Inspector wasn't used widely until t
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  • ==Formation of the Anterior Heaven Ritual for Feeding, Saving and Refining Ghosts ( 先天 ...hu ) of the Song Dynasty," and "has long been widespread." The Golden Book of Great Achievement is now lost. But we know that the ''Anterior Heaven Ritua
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  • ==Origin of Using Streamers in the Rituals of Fasts and Offerings ( 齋醮 Zhaijiao ) in Daoist Temples== ...ror's Highest Dao'' ( 天皇至道太清玉冊 Tianhuang Zhidao Taiqing Yuce ) by Zhu Quan of the Ming dynasty, streamers at that time mostly had lotus leaves as their t
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  • ==Origin of the Commandment Plaque== ...words: the Tiger Talisman is made like an ancient ivory plaque. Recent use of the Commandment Plaque for summoning generals takes this as its model".
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  • ==Origin of the Great Life-Protecting Emperor== ...慈濟醫靈妙道真君 Ciji Yiling Miaodao Zhenjun ) and 'Great Life-Protecting Emperor of Infinity and Longevity" ( 萬壽無極保生大帝 Wanshou Wuji Baosheng Da
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  • ...ic of [[the Orthodox Oneness Tradition]] ( 正一道 Zhengyi Dao ) and the music of [[the Complete Perfection Tradition]] ( 全真道 Quanzhen Dao ). ...ition developed into a sect as important as the Orthodox Oneness Tradition of talismans and registers.
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  • ...s, scripture recitation is the ladder leading the cultivators to the realm of transcendence. ...'Pious Conversion Ritual'' ( 志心皈命禮 Zhixin Guiming Li ), the ''Incantations of the Earth Spirits'', etc.
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  • ...ern Dipper Ritual. The book is collected in the [[Orthodox Oneness Section of the Daoist Canon]].
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  • ==The Life of Zhang Yuchu== ...sacrifice to Heaven at the Altar of Heaven ( 天壇 Tiantan ). In the 4th year of Yongle, the emperor ordered him to compile and write Daoist books for him.
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  • ==Life of Hao Datong== ...人 Guangning Tongxuan Taigu Zhenren ), ranked among the "Seven Perfect Ones of the North" ( 北七真 Bai Qizhen ).
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  • ==Life of Sun Bu'er== ...nhua Yuanjun ). Later, she was venerated as one of the 'Seven Perfect Ones of the North' ( 北七真 Bei Qizhen ).
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  • ==Origins of the Dragon King ( 龍王 Longwang ) == ...龍王之神 Yanxiu Xianying Fenshui Longwang Zhi Shen ), and the governor-general of river courses was ordered to offer sacrifice to him regularly.
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  • ==Origin of the Great Ritual Offerings to the All-Embracing Heaven ( 羅天大醮LuoTia ...s and folk people usually replaced Fasts with Offerings, and thus the name of the Great Ritual Offerings to the All-Embracing Heaven spread widely.
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  • ...long's rule, it saw more renovations, with yellow tiles added to the roofs of its gates and pavilions. ...corridors was a wooden pavilion overlooking Shishahai. Unfortunately, many of these things cannot be seen today.
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  • ...destroy the ghosts. Together with [[Pacing the Dipper]], it has become one of the basic Daoist skills and Daoist religious practices.
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  • ...mon people", and "foster talents" as its guidelines, it realizes its ideal of saving the people with religious zeal. ...d more people came to seek teachings and conversion. This founded the base of The Cultural Institute.
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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
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