真 武 -Zhen Wu The Story of the True Warrior Zhen Wu Da Di (真 武大帝 – the Great True Warrior Emperor) is also known as Xuan Wu (玄武 – Dark Warrior) and Mysterious Emperor
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Category: Da Dao Lecture-Hall
36 Heaven, 3 realms and the underworld
The heavens are divided into ten directions The thirty-two heavens that result from the original matrix (元 綱 Yuangang) are in the four cardinal directions, with eight heavens per cardinal direction. You can also add
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The Five Northern Patriarchs 北五祖
Wu Zu 五祖 refers to five most recognized Taoists (immortals) in the history. They are Wang Cheng and his student Zhong Li Quan, his second generation student Lv Dong Bin, his third generation student Liu
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Who is Grand Master Qiu ChangChun?
Qiu Chang Chun is a student of Wang Chong Yang the founder Quan-Zhen Taoism. Qiu himself is the founder of Long Meng Taoism Sect (Dragon Gate Taoist Sect), one of the mostly influential Taoist branches.
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修道 Cultivating Dao
If you have decided to become a practicing Daoist, you should learn and internalize the Daoist doctrine. It is important to keep in mind what we expect of the practice. There are many methods and ways of Daoist practice.
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Daoist diet
If one cultivates Dao,internal practice or spiritual cultivation, depending on the practice there are restrictions on the consumption of meat, fish and sharp and pungent smelling vegetables and herbs.Spicy and pungent vegetables are also called the 5
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Daoist Headwear & Hairstyles : Part 2
The secont part will introduce more items and accessories in detail and give historical background informations.
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Daoist Headwear & Hairstyles : Part 1
A deep insight into daoist headwear and hair styles, introduction of the items and accessories in detail and historical background informations.
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Who are “San-Huang”, “Wu-Di”?
“San Huang” are three ancient Emperors commonly known by the names of Tian-Huang, Di-Huang and Ren-Huang. “Wu-Di” refers to five Heavenly Emperors who are the “Cang-Di of the East’, “Chi-Di of the South”, “Bai-Di of
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What are “San-Tu” and “Wu-Ku”?
“San-Tu” in Taoism means three special places. These are the most horrifying places in the universe. They are the place in hell where the blaze of death burns, the place in hell where the animals
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