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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The secont part will introduce more items and accessories in detail and give historical background informations.
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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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“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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“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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“San-Gui” means seeking refuge under the Three Treasures: Tao, the Taoist Scriptures and Taoist teachers.“Wu-Jie” are the “Five don’ts”. They are: do not kill, do not steal, do not engage in immoral sex, do not
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The meaning of “Si-En” is „four-grace”. They are, the grace given by Heaven and Earth, the grace given by the Emperor, the grace given by one’s parents, and the grace given by one’s teacher. These
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“Wan-Fa-Zong-Tan” literally means the “altar of ten thousand might”. There are four major Taoist altars; they are the Zheng-Yi Altar in Long-Hu mountain of Jiangxi Province, Shang-Qing Altar in Mao-Shan Mountain, Ling-Bao Altar in Ge-Zhao
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“Morning and Evening Classics” are two important Taoist scriptures which record the principles of Taoism and the rules of conduct for all Taoists. All Taoists must follow the guidance of these two classics in order
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Taoist philosophy has its roots in “Yi-Jing”. “Yi-Jing” is a Chinese classic, it states “Wu-Ji” (Nothingness) gives rise to “Tai-Ji” (Unity); “Tai-Ji” gives rise to “Liang-Yi” or Dual equilibrium; “Liang-Yi” gives rise to “Si-Xiang” or
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