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Taoism

Taoism or Daoism (/ˈtaʊ.ɪzəm/ ⓘ, /ˈdaʊ.ɪzəm/ ⓘ) is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道. With a range of meanings and interpretations in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', 'path', or 'technique', generally understood in the Taoist sense as an enigmatic process of…

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Classification
East Asian
Founder
Laozi
Language
Classical Chinese
Number of followers
est. 173 million (referred to as Taoists)
Region
Inner China
Scripture
Tao Te Ching

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related to Influential Chinese classic texts · 33
Taoism → Analects, BCE, Book, Chinese, Chinese Hundred Schools, Ching, Confucian, Confucianism, Diplomacy, Guanzi, Guiguzi, Han-dynasty, Heguanzi, Huainanzi, Huangdi Neijing, Legalist, Lüshi Chunqiu, Master Han Fei, Mengzi, Mohist
related to Early organized Taoism · 29
Taoism → Also, An, BCE, By, CE, Celestial Masters, Five Pecks, Great Peace, Han, Heshang Gong, Huang, It, Lao, Laozi, One, Rice, Shandong, Shu, Sichuan, Taipingjing
related to Classical Taoism and its sources · 27
Taoism → According, BCE, Ching, Confucian, Dao, Han, Harold Roth, Instead, Laozi, Laozi's, Legalist, Louis Komjathy, Mohist, Naturalists, Neiye, Other, Russell Kirkland, Scholars, School, Tao
related to Early modern Taoism · 27
Taoism → Beijing, By, Chen Yingning, China, Chinese, Chinese Taoist Association, Christian, Confucian, Cultural Revolution, Daozang, During, Europe, European, He, Japanese, Korea, Malaysia, North America, Singapore, Taiwan
related to Adherents · 26
Taoism → According, Among, Baiyunguan, Beijing, China, Chinese, Chinese Taoist Association, Cultural Revolution, In, It, Kristofer Schipper, Longmen, People's Republic, Quanzhen, Since, Tao, Taoist, Taoists, Taoshi, The
related to Comparisons with other religions · 26
Taoism → Christianity, Comparisons, Confucianism, De, Epicurean, Epicureanism, Epicurus-like Chinese, God, Groot, Hansen, In, Isamu Yamamoto, Jesus, Laozi, Lin Yutang, Lucretius, Martin Aronson, Nazareth, Other, Some
related to Karmic Taoism · 25
Taoism → Action, Another, At, Besides, Doing, Great Peace, Heaven, Jade Emperor, Karma Taoism, Karmic Taoism, Kitchen Lord, Laozu Treatise, Li, Response, Scripture, Song, T'ai-shang, Taiping Jing, Tao, Taoist
related to Classification as philosophy and religion · 24
Taoism → BCE, Chinese, Confucian, Dao, Daojia, Han, Han-dynasty, Laozi, Legalist, Mohist, Names, Neo-Daoism, School, School/Tradition, Sima Tan, Tao Te Ching, Taoist, The, The English, Way
related to External links · 23
Taoism → Archived, Art, BBC, BBCFieser, Bradley, Chinese Text ProjectPatheos Library, Daoism/Taoism, Dowden, Early Taoist, In Our Time, Internet Encyclopedia, Internet Sacred Text ArchiveCollection, ISSN, James, Michigan Museum, November, OCLC, Philosophy, TaoismTaoism, TaoismTaoist Texts
related to Late modern Taoism · 23
Taoism → CCP, Central Qigong, China, Chinese Academy, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese University, During, Falun Gong, Hong Kong, Hu Fuchen, Liu Xiaogan, New Confucianism, New Daojia, Qigong, Several Chinese, Social Studies, Tantric Qigong, Taoist, Taoist-influenced, This

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taoist tao chinese also taoists one often various china like ching deities practices religion three tradition nature thought practice traditions

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TaoismClassificationEast Asian1.00infobox
TaoismFounderLaozi1.00infobox
TaoismLanguageClassical Chinese1.00infobox
TaoismNumber of followersest. 173 million (referred to as Taoists)1.00infobox
TaoismRegionInner China1.00infobox
TaoismScriptureTao Te Ching1.00infobox
TaoismTheologyNontheism and polytheism1.00infobox
Taoismis aprinciple non-monastic Taoist denomination0.90text
Taoismis aWay of the Celestial Masters0.90text
Taoismis aTaoist tradition meant to increase life and0.90text
Taoismis anonsectarian tradition adopted by many Taoist sects0.90text
Xuanxueinstance ofas well as later related philosophical developments0.80text

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