Topics: Religion and Spirituality : Taoism
Tao can be roughly translated into English as path. It is generally used in a more metaphysical sense within popular Taoism, however. Tao (Dao) is often seen as an insentient and unseen force, principle or system rather than a concrete or even metaphorical path. Taoists believe that the Tao is the source of all things, and thus Taoism is older than recorded history. The person usually attributed with having "reawakened" knowledge of the Tao is Lao Tzu (604?-531? BCE) a mysterious figure said to have been a librarian in the south of ancient China. Taoism is a philosophy but evolved into a religion about 140 CE and was later adopted as a state religion. At that time Lao Tzu became popularly venerated as a deity.
Articles
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Arts
Taoist related and influenced arts may be found here.
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Chats and Forums
Providing sources for internet discussion groups on topics related to Taoism (Daoism).
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Feng Shui
Education,
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Humor
This subcategory is for Taoist humor and related laughs.
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Personal Pages
The Personal Homepages section of Taoism is intended to house those pages that do not seem to fit well withing other categories in the Taoism section and\or are clearly written and maintained by individuals.
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Sages
The well known masters of Taoism are generally known as "sages" and sites about them may be found here.
Chuang Tzu,
Lao Tzu,
Lieh Tzu,
Seven Sages,
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Shopping
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Texts
Translations and discussion of the Taoist canon can be found here.
Chuang Tzu,
Tao Te Ching,
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