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What do Taoists Believe?

Taoism has never been a unified religion and has always consisted of different teachings based on many different original revelations. Therefore, different branches of Taoism often have very different beliefs. Nevertheless, there are certain core beliefs that all the schools share.
Principles
Taoist theology focuses on doctrines of wu wei (”non-action”), spontaneity, humanism, relativism and emptiness. This [...]

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

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What are the divisions of Taoism?

There is debate over how, and whether, Taoism should be subdivided.
Some scholars have divided it into the following three categories:
1. “Philosophical Taoism”. (Daojia).
A philosophical school based on the texts Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi;
2. “Religious Taoism”. (Daojiao).
A family of organized Chinese religious movements originating from the Celestial Masters movement during the late Han Dynasty [...]

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

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