Taoism

E23977
Chinese philosophy Chinese religion philosophical tradition religious tradition

Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Taoism canonical 339
Daoism 43
Neo-Daoism 2

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese philosophy ⓘ
Chinese religion ⓘ
philosophical tradition ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
aimsAt harmony with nature ⓘ
longevity ⓘ
spiritual cultivation ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Tao Te Ching ⓘ
surface form: Laozi

Liezi ⓘ
Zhuangzi ⓘ
coreConcept Taoism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tao
cosmologicalConcept qi ⓘ
yin and yang ⓘ
emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao ⓘ
naturalness ⓘ
non-action ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ
spontaneity ⓘ
hasBranch esoteric Taoism ⓘ
philosophical Taoism ⓘ
religious Taoism ⓘ
ritual Taoism ⓘ
hasClergy Taoist priest ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Sinosphere ⓘ
surface form: Chinese culture
hasDeityType immortals ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ
stellar deities ⓘ
hasInstitution Taoist temple ⓘ
hasOrigin China ⓘ
hasSacredText Tao Te Ching ⓘ
surface form: Dao De Jing

Daozang ⓘ
Tao Te Ching ⓘ
Tao Te Ching ⓘ
surface form: Zhuangzi
historicalPeriodOfFormation Warring States period ⓘ
includesPractice breath control ⓘ
dietary practices ⓘ
divination ⓘ
external alchemy ⓘ
feng shui ⓘ
internal alchemy ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
qigong ⓘ
rituals ⓘ
influenced Chan Buddhism ⓘ
Chinese literature ⓘ
Chinese martial arts ⓘ
Chinese medicine ⓘ
Chinese poetry ⓘ
Chinese visual arts ⓘ
languageOfScripture Classical Chinese ⓘ
relatedTradition Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
teaches acceptance of change ⓘ
alignment with natural processes ⓘ
relativity of values ⓘ
usesConcept wu wei ⓘ
values flexibility ⓘ
humility ⓘ
non-contention ⓘ
softness ⓘ

Referenced by (390)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Singapore → majorReligion → Taoism ⓘ
East Asia → hasReligion → Taoism ⓘ
China → dominantReligionOrBelief → Taoism ⓘ
Hanoi → otherReligion → Taoism ⓘ
Asian American → hasMajorReligion → Taoism ⓘ
Protectorate of Annam → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Confucianism → sharesCulturalContextWith → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Taoism → coreConcept → Taoism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tao
Heaven → associatedWith → Taoism ⓘ
Penghu Islands → majorReligion → Taoism ⓘ
Han Chinese → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Han Chinese → traditionalPhilosophy → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Han dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Wudang Mountains → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Lingnan → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Ming dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Vietnamese folk religion → hasInfluenceFrom → Taoism ⓘ
Chinese peasantry → religion → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Raymond Smullyan → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Tang dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
southern China → hasReligiousTradition → Taoism ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern China
Chinese folk religion → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ
Caodaism → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ
Kinh → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Zhou dynasty → philosophicalMovement → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Eastern religions → includes → Taoism ⓘ
Eastern religions → includes → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Binondo → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Kinh people → religion → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taoism (religious and philosophical influence)
Chan Buddhism → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Imperial China → hasReligion → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Sam Poo Kong Temple → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Sam Poo Kong → religiousTradition → Taoism ⓘ
The Tao of Wu → inspiredBy → Taoism ⓘ
Yuan dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Zhengde Emperor → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Jiajing Emperor → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Li → associatedWithReligion → Taoism ⓘ
Mazu → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Nguyễn dynasty → stateReligion → Taoism ⓘ
Amoy, Fujian, Qing dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
Huangshan → hasCulturalAssociation → Taoism ⓘ
Dunhuang → religionHistoricallyPresent → Taoism ⓘ
Northern Qi dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
Zhoushan Archipelago → majorReligion → Taoism ⓘ
Northern Wei dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
The Perennial Philosophy → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ
Cai Guo-Qiang → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daoism
New Age → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ
Goryeo → religion → Taoism ⓘ