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taoism
/ˈdaʊɪzəm/
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What does taoism mean?
proper noun
- A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by wu wei, naturalness, and simplicity, long closely intertwined with Chinese folk religion and influenced by Buddhism, with which it shares five precepts.
- Traditional Chinese folk religion.
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Instead of letting them put questions to him, he asked them question after question concerning Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Chinese historians have always spoken of Taoism as the "art of being in the world," for it deals with the present--ourselves.
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Professor James Legge, writing upon Confucianism and Taoism, says that the written language of China takes us back at least five thousand years.
Laotse, the founder of the smallest of the three sects in China, namely, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, was an old man when Confucius was in his prime.
For twenty-four centuries China has had Taoism preached within her dominions; for twenty-three centuries she has worshipped at the shrine of Confucius; for eighteen centuries she has had Buddhism, and for twelve centuries Mohammedanism: and during all this time if we believe the statements of her own people, she has slept.