daoism
91xu — /sooh/, n., pl. xu. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong. [1945 50; < Vietnamese < F sou SOU] * * * (as used in expressions) Tai Xu Xu Beihong Xu Yue * * * ▪ Daoism Wade Giles romanization hs …
92Five Pecks of Rice — Daoist inspired popular movement that occurred near the end of China s Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) and greatly weakened the government. It became a prototype of the religiously inspired popular rebellions that were to erupt periodically in China… …
93Huangdi — or Huang ti (Chinese; Yellow Emperor) Third of ancient China s mythological emperors and a patron saint of Daoism. According to legend, he was born in 2704 BC and became emperor in 2697. He is remembered as a paragon of wisdom who established a… …
94Kou Qianzhi — or K ou Ch ien chih died AD 448, Northern Wei empire, China Chinese Daoist reformer. He probably began his career as a Daoist physician. In 415 he had a vision telling him that Daoism had been perverted by false teachings. He began to curb the… …
95Liezi — I or Lieh tzu Chinese Daoist classic. Though Liezi is traditionally named as its author, in its present form it probably dates from the 3rd or 4th century AD. Like earlier Daoist classics, it emphasizes the mysterious dao (way). The Yang Zhu… …
96Zhao Youqin — born July 26, 1271, Poyang, China died с 1335, Longyou Mountains, Zhejiang province Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and Daoist philosopher. He was one of the patriarchs of the northern branch of the Quanzhen ( Complete Perfection ) sect of… …
97New Religious Movement — Introduction the generally accepted term for what is sometimes called, often with pejorative connotations, a “cult.” The term New Religious Movement has been applied to all new faiths that have arisen worldwide over the past several… …
98Muslim groups in China — The vast majority of China s Muslims are Sunni Muslims, though members of other Muslim groups exist, particularly those of Sufi orders. Contents 1 Hanafi Sunni Gedimu 2 Shafi i Sunnis 3 Sufi Groups 3.1 …
99Confucianism — The Dacheng Hall, the main hall of the Temple of Confucius in Qufu …
100Tao Te Ching — Traditional Chinese 道德經 Simplified Chinese 道德经 Hanyu Pinyin Dàodéjīng …
