Tai Sui太岁 is moving into a new year and everyone’s Ba Zi 八字 chart and energy is changing. Which zodiac ‘offends’ the Grand Duke of the year (Fan Tai Sui) , and what Ba Zi
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Understanding “Wu” Days in Taoism
Wǔ Rì (戊日) is a Taoist term also known as “Wǔ Bù Cháo Zhēn 戊不朝真,” one of the many prohibitions within Taoist practice. This is referred to as “Avoiding Wǔ (避戊).” Many believers are aware
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Winter Solstice and the Birth of Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn 元始天尊
The Winter Solstice marks the holy birthday of Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn (元始天尊), the highest deity in Taoism and one of the Three Purities (Sānqīng, 三清).
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Students trip to China
Two years ago, we began our journey into Taoism under the guidance of our master, Liu Cheng Yong. This trip to China has been a long-held dream, even a childhood wish—to stand on the land
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Sacred Banner in Daoism
The sacred banner (宝幡, bǎofān) is a common ritual object in Daoist ceremonies, distinct from the ritual pennon (幢, chuáng). While the pennon often includes a canopy and a staff for carrying, the banner is
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Impressions of Master Liu at 2nd Laymen Precepts Ceremony in Wu Feng Shan
For the first time in history, a foreign Daoist Master was invited as 大师 Da Shi to transmit the Daoist precepts of the 全真派 Quan Zhen Pai at the 第二届居士传戒典礼 2nd laymen precepts ceremony in
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Masters of Taoist ordination
Introduction of the ordination masters The Great Taoist ordination (天仙大戒 Tian xian dàjiè) in the Quan Zhen Pai must include the participation and presiding of a Great Ordination Master (大律师, dà lǜshī), Chief Seat Master
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Three immeasurables of Daoism
Three immeasurables “三无量 San Wu Liang” are the “blessings” that the disciples of a Master or Dao sect greet with each other, rather than “immeasurable gods 无量天尊” and “blessings are immeasurable 福生无量”.
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God of Thunder
九天应元雷声普化天尊 (Jiǔ Tiān Yìng Yuán Léishēng Pǔ Huà Tiānzūn), the Great Heavenly Lord of Universal Transformation, Resounding Thunder, and Response to the Origin in the Nine Heavens, is a deity revered in Chinese folk religion
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The Complete Analysis of Nei Jing Tu
The Relationship between Nei Jing Tu and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Taoism The book “Selected Cultural Relics” compiled by the Museum of Chinese Medical History contains a color-painted “Nei Jing Tu.” It is part of
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