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• The King of the Three Mountains
  ==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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• The Motherly Matriarch
  ==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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• Patriarch Wang Chongyang
  ==The Life of Wang Chongyang Family Name== ==Origin of Wang Chongyang==
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• The Numinous Treasure Sect
  ...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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• Inspector of Fasts
  ==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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• Rituals of Purification and of Sacrifice to the Ancestral Souls
  ==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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• Streamers
  ==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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• Commandment Plaques
  ==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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• The Great Life-Protecting Emperor
  ==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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• Schools of Daoist Music
  ...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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• Scriptures for the Morning and Evening Rites of the Orthodox Oneness
  ...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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• The Great Collection of Daoist Rituals
  ...ern Dipper Ritual. The book is collected in the [[Orthodox Oneness Section of the Daoist Canon]].
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• Zhang Yuchu
  ==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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• Hao Datong
  ==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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• Sun Bu'er
  ==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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• The Dragon King
  ==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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• Great Ritual Offerings to the Overarching Heaven
  ==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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• Fire God Temple, Beijing
  ...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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• Finger Gestures
  ...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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• The Cultural Institute (Wenhuayuan), Gaoxiong, Taiwan
  ...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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• Fasting
  ==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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• The Great Emperor of the Sacred Mountain of the East
  ==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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• Formation of the Daoist Theory of Universal Evolution
  ...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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• Liu Chuxuan
  ==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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• Magical Seals
  ==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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• Scriptures for Morning and Evening Rites of the Complete Perfection Tradition
  ...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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• Offerings for Prolong Life
  ...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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• Lou Jinyuan
  ==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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• Portal:Daoist Scriptures
  ...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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• The Emperors of the Soil
  ==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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• Expression of the Unity of Dao and Virtue
  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
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• Commandments of the Orthodox Oneness Sect
  ==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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• Daoist Funeral Rites
  ...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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• Ceremonies to Celebrate the Birth of Spirits
  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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• Daoist Studies in the U.S.A.
  ...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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• Daoist Studies in France
  ==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.
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• Daoist Studies in Australia
  ...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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• Pacing the Big Dipper
  ...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
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• The Ideal of Supreme Peace
  ...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==
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• The Daoist Canon
  ...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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• Daoism during the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties (220-581)
  ...d some financial polices, which would deprive earlier Daoist organizations of the ability to contend with the government for tax money. Apart from the ab ...ng and classifying Daoist scriptures. Lu's reform brought about the growth of Daoism growth in the South. Since then, Daoism in the South became known as
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• Talismans
  ...d Talismans and Registers are qualified to be ritual masters in activities of carrying out magical skills. Magic arts cannot be done without Talismans an ...ans, divine medicine and skills of vital breath are all elementary factors of Daoist magic skills.
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• Daoist Studies in Germany
  ...ers were simply introductions of some common knowledge about China instead of valuable Sinology. ...published his series of essays on the ''Academic Papers of Vienna Academy of Science'' between 1869 and 1885:
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• Daoist Studies in Canada
  ==The Society of Chinese Religious Studies and the Journal of Chinese Religions== ...ntil the 1970s while such studies were already very popular in other parts of the world.
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• Daoist Temples
  ...ng to Daoism, the oldest temple is the Lookout Tower Temple ( 樓觀 Louguan ) of Shanxi. Daoist temples then spread all over the country. ...alled "paying debt to the solitary spirits", are held to expiate the souls of the dead.
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