Tao

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key concept in Taoism metaphysical principle philosophical concept religious concept

Tao is the central, ineffable principle in Chinese philosophy and religion, especially Taoism, representing the fundamental way or path underlying the universe and natural order.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
the Dao 2
Dao (Tao) 1
Dao (the Way) in philosophical Taoism (cosmic principle above him) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf key concept in Taoism ⓘ
metaphysical principle ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
associatedTradition Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Laozi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhuang Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralIn Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic beyond conceptualization ⓘ
self-so ⓘ
spontaneous ⓘ
coreText Tao Te Ching NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmologicalRole origin of heaven and earth ⓘ
underlying pattern of change ⓘ
describedAs cosmic order ⓘ
ineffable ⓘ
natural way of the universe ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
epistemicStatus can be intuited through practice ⓘ
cannot be fully expressed in words ⓘ
ethicalImplication humility ⓘ
living in accordance with nature ⓘ
non-contention ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ
field ethics ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
firstLineDescribedIn “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao” ⓘ
hasNameInChinese 道 ⓘ
importantIn Chinese philosophy ⓘ
Chinese religion ⓘ
influenced Chinese art NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chinese culture ⓘ
Chinese martial arts ⓘ
Chinese medicine ⓘ
East Asian philosophy ⓘ
languageFamilyOfTerm Sinitic languages ⓘ
literalMeaning the Way ⓘ
pinyinForm Dao ⓘ
relatedConcept De ⓘ
wu wei ⓘ
yin and yang ⓘ
ziran ⓘ
roleInTaoism path of harmony with nature ⓘ
source of all existence ⓘ
ultimate principle underlying all things ⓘ
romanizationSystem Wade–Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ
transliteration Dao ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Tao Te Ching → mainSubject → Tao ⓘ
Tao Te Ching → coreConcept → Tao ⓘ
Yami (Tao) → associatedEthnicity → Tao ⓘ
Laozi → philosophicalConcept → Tao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dao (Tao)
Laozi → centralThemeOfWork → Tao ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Dao
Jade Emperor → subordinateOf → Tao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dao (the Way) in philosophical Taoism (cosmic principle above him)
the Way → relatedConcept → Tao ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Dao
Tao → sharesNameWith → Tao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tao (philosophical concept)
Shen Dao → transliteration → Tao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shéndào