Category: Knowledge

“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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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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“Ji-Shi-Li-Wu” means philanthropy or helping the world. “Qi-Tong-Ci-Ai” means universal love. These are the two things all Taoists must do.

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“Xian-Dao-Gui-Sheng” means Tao deems all lives precious. Taoism is about eternal life, and believes all lives can achieve eternity. Therefore, all lives are precious and should be respected. Taoism is against killing and suicide.

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“Tian” is the word for sky or Heaven, “Ren” the word for man, and “Gang-Ying” the word for induction. Taoism believes that the Tao of Heaven, the Tao of Nature and the Tao of Mankind

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In Taoism, people believe that there are three Corpse-Spirits inside each one of us. On the days of Geng-Shen, the Corpse-Spirits will, during our sleep, ascend to heaven and report on our wrong doings.

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Cheng_Fu, literally bearing the negative, means “cause and effect”.

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“San-Zai” means “three disasters” which are the wind disaster, the fire disaster and the water disaster.“Ba-Nan” means “eight difficulties”.

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“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

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