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: -Taoism has been connected to the philosopher Lao Tzu, who around 500 B.C.E. wrote the main book of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching. Taoism holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe. Taoists believe in spiritual immortality, where the spirit of the body joins the universe after death.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chinese philosophy of Taoism was based on the teachings of Laozi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Modern Taoism falls into main categories: ‘Southern’ Taoism, popular in Taiwan and South China and ‘Northern’ Taoism, a tradition largely unknown to Westerners but widely practised among modern Taoists in mainland China.
Detailed explanation-4: -Philosophical Daoism traces its origins to Laozi, an extraordinary thinker who flourished during the sixth century B.C.E., according to Chinese sources.