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31Confucianism — Confucianist, n., adj. /keuhn fyooh sheuh niz euhm/, n. the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and… …
32Daoist priests — (Daoshi) Since 1980 and the partial relaxation of the government regulation of local religion, Daoist priests in contemporary China have performed communal rituals in tens of thousands of village temples, especially in south China. They have also …
33Chinese Buddhism — Part of a series on Chinese Buddhism …
34Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …
35Monica Esposito — (* 7. August 1962 in Genova, Italien; † 10. März 2011 in Kyoto, Japan) war eine italienische Taoismus Forscherin. Inhaltsverzeichnis …
36Southern and Northern Dynasties — This article is about the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. For the same name period in other countries, see Nanboku chō for Japan and Southern and Northern Dynasties of Vietnam. Southern and Northern Dynasties Southern Dynasties Country… …
37Chinese alchemy — Chinese alchemy, a part of the larger tradition of Taoism, centers on the tradition of body spirit cultivation that developed through the Chinese understandings of medicine and the body. These Chinese traditions were developed into a system of… …
38Wei Huacun — Chinese t=魏華存 s=魏华存 p=Wèi Huācún w=Wei Huats unWei Huacun (252–334), courtesy name Xianan (贤安), was a founder of the Shangqing sect of Daoism. OverviewShe was born in modern Jining, Shandong in former county Rencheng (任城) in 252. Her father, Wei… …
39Shangqing School — Taoism This article is part of a series on Taoism Fundamentals Dao (Tao)  …
40monasticism — /meuh nas teuh siz euhm/, n. the monastic system, condition, or mode of life. [1785 95; MONASTIC + ISM] * * * Institutionalized religious movement whose members are bound by vows to an ascetic life of prayer, meditation, or good works. Members of …
