The concept of Wu-Wei, literally “non-doing” or “not for any purpose”, came from “Dao De Jing” where it says “Therefore the Master acts without doing anything, and teaches without saying anything”, and “Practice not-doing, and
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What is Cheng-Fu?
Cheng_Fu, literally bearing the negative, means “cause and effect”.
Read moreWhat is Zheng-Yi Taoism?
It is also known as “Zheng-Yi-Jiao” or “Zheng-Yi-Pai”. Zheng-Yi Taoism was established in the 2nd century, at the time it was called Wu-Dou-Mi Taoism. During Yuan Dynasty, around 13th to 14th century, many different sects
Read moreWhat is Tai-Yi Taoism?
Tai-Yi Taoism was created by Xiao Bao Zhen in the early Jin Dynasty. Tai-Yi Taoism believed in the concept of “One”, which means the real truth is one of ultimate purity. It emphasized that people
Read moreWhat is Zhen-Da Daoism?
The words “Zhen Da” mean “True and Grand”. Zhen Da Daoism was also called “Da-Dao-Jiao” or the Grand Taoism. Zhen Da Taoism was created by Liu De Ren in the thirteenth century.
Read moreWhat is Wu-Dou-Mi (five bushels of rice) Daoism?
“Dou” is a fairly large container for measuring the volume of the grain. Wu-Dou-Mi means five Dou of rice. Wu-Dou-Mi Daoism is an important Daoism branch that was established by Zhang Daoling in East-Han Dynasty
Read moreWhat is Tai-Ping Taoism?
Tai-Ping Daoism was an important early Taoism school created by Zhangjiao around 172 to 178 A.D. Tai-Ping Daoism took “Tai-Ping Jing” as its main classics. “Tai-Ping” means peace, “Tai-Ping Jing” means the “Classic of Peace”.
Read moreWhat are “San-Zai” and “Ba-Nan”?
“San-Zai” means “three disasters” which are the wind disaster, the fire disaster and the water disaster.“Ba-Nan” means “eight difficulties”.
Read moreWhat are “San-Zhang” ?
“San-Zhang” are the “Three Barriers” that prevent one from attaining higher Daoist achievement. They are the barrier by Evils, the barrier by one’s Sin, and the barrier by disasters. The barrier by Evils originates from
Read moreWhat are “San-Ye”, “Liu-Gen” and “Liu-Chen”?
“San-Ye” means three sins. They are the sins committed by the body, the sins committed by the mouth, and the sins committed by the mind. “Liu-Gen” are the six perceptual organs.
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