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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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