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  • ...he spirit's correspondence. The ritual is particular in its description of the altar site and offering vessels. The process is:
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  • ...n in that sect. When Imparting a Register, a talisman is also imparted, so the act is generally called Imparting Talismans and Registers. ...nd literati received registers, which helped Daoism to complete its system of Imparting Registers and raised Daoism's position in society.
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  • ...this regard, but [[the Complete Perfection sect ]]encourages Renunciation of Family. Its full-time practitioners are required to leave their families. ...eir families, this was not required of Daoist followers. This is also true of other Talismans and Registers sects.
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  • ==The origin of Zhang Daoling == ...e Pecks of Rice Tradition ( 五斗米道 Wudoumi Dao ). Thenceforth, he was called the Ancestral Celestial Master.
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  • ...er ( 斗姥殿 Doumu Dian ) Hall, the Temple of the Three Sages, and the Hall of the Celestial Master have been renovated or built. ...es are pictures depicting his birth and his cultivating the Dao, attaining the Dao, and ascending to immortality on a crane.
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  • [[Origin and Formation of Daoism]] *[[Daoism and the Immoratalists]]
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  • ...eople. Because each follower was supposed to offer him five pecks of rice, the government called them "Rice Robbers". ...ably affected by and absorbed the local beliefs in shamans and spirits, in the process winning himself more support from local minority tribes.
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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 Daoist Canon-->
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  • ...hosts. So, this is a festival totally focused on offering to ghosts. It is the major ghost festival in Chinese folk culture. ...was set on the 15th, as it became the birthday of the Earthly Official of the Middle Origin ( 中元地官 Zhongyuan Diguan ).
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  • ==The Meaning of Dao== ...ernally revolves without ever stopping. It is the Source of all beings. In the ''Laozi'' ( 老子 Laozi ) it is said:
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  • In alignment with its ideal of Supreme Peace, Daoism's ideas of society and administration are characterized by its emphasis on Purity and ==Purity and Tranquility, the Basic Rule of the World==
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  • ...res and Pacing the Big Dipper are two kinds of major physical movements of the ritual master as he conducts Magical Skills. ==Pacing the Big Dipper( 步罡踏斗 Bugang Tadou ) was passed down from ancient times.
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  • ...cultural function as they help man to keep a balance of mind, and give him the confidence to live in a world dominated by uncontrollable and alien forces. ...ntations are considered to be a mysterious language that can interact with the spirits and natural things==
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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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  • ...y 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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  • ...Tower Temple ( 樓觀 Louguan ) of Shanxi. Daoist temples then spread all over the country. ...ed "paying debt to the solitary spirits", are held to expiate the souls of the dead.
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