HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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he home for heavenly spirits
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. respect for authority
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the natural way of the universe
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Tao (or Dao) is hard to define but is sometimes understood as the way of the universe. Taoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live in a state of harmony with the universe, and the energy found in it. Ch’i, or qi, is the energy present in and guiding everything in the universe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The all-encompassing and almighty ‘Heavenly Dao’. It symbolizes the highest truth of the world, the entirety of creation! The Heavenly Dao was eternally immutable.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dao is the origin of everything and the ultimate aim of all Daoists. The Dao is Heaven, Earth and Humanity. The Dao cannot be defined because it exists beyond all forms. In the words of the great Daoist sage, Lao Zi: ‘That which can be named is not the true Dao’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. It is always present within you.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shao Yong regarded the Dao as the origin of heaven, earth, and everything within them.