RELIGIONS
TAOISTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Philosophical Taoism
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Religious Taoism
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Taoist temple (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: guàn), also called a dàoguàn () or gōngguàn (), is a place where the Tao is observed and cultivated. It is a place of worship in Taoism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Taoism as a religion began in the year 142 C.E. with the revelation of the Tao to Zhang Daoling or Chang Tao-ling by the personified god of the Tao, Taishang laojun (Lao Tzu), the Highest Venerable Lord. Zhang Daoling became the first Celestial Master and founder of the first organized Taoist school of thought.
Detailed explanation-3: -role in Daoism Here the jiqiu (“libationer”), the priestly functionary of the nuclear community, officiated. Each household contributed a tax of five pecks of rice to the administration, whence came the other common name of the movement, the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Wudoumidao).
Detailed explanation-4: -Taoist rituals involve purification, meditation and offerings to deities. The details of Taoist rituals are often highly complex and technical and therefore left to the priests, with the congregation playing little part.