Taoist priests
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Taoist priests are religious specialists in Taoism who perform rituals, offer spiritual guidance, and preserve and interpret Taoist scriptures and practices.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daoist priests | 1 |
| Taoist priest | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taoist
ⓘ
religious specialist ⓘ |
| gender |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ |
| goal |
cure spiritual afflictions
ⓘ
ensure community well-being ⓘ maintain harmony between humans and nature ⓘ maintain harmony between humans and spirits ⓘ ward off misfortune ⓘ |
| interprets |
Taoist doctrine
ⓘ
Taoist scriptures ⓘ omens ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
vernacular Chinese ⓘ |
| mayBe |
hereditary ritual specialist
ⓘ
ordained ⓘ |
| mayBelongTo |
Quanzhen school of Taoism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhengyi school of Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ local Taoist temple ⓘ |
| mayTake |
celibacy vows
ⓘ
monastic vows ⓘ |
| offers |
moral instruction
ⓘ
ritual services ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| performs |
ancestral rites
ⓘ
ceremonies ⓘ divination ⓘ exorcisms ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| practices | Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
Taoist ritual traditions
ⓘ
Taoist scriptures ⓘ |
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of Taoist tradition
ⓘ
mediator between humans and deities ⓘ |
| studies |
Daodejing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daozang NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoist liturgical manuals ⓘ Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
incantations
ⓘ
ritual implements ⓘ ritual registers ⓘ talismans ⓘ |
| wears |
Taoist robes
ⓘ
ritual headdress ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.