DAOISM

ORIGIN OF DAOISM

- Daoism developed in China between 700 B.C.E. - 300 B.C.E

- This was a time of great political turmoil in China.
- There is no exact creator
- Laozi is believed to be the person who teach Dao.
- Dao De Jing is the writing recorded by Laozi.
Daoist Beliefs
- Daoists believe that the universe is united by Dao, a mysterious force
(higher power) that determines destiny and cannot be changed.
- Trying to change or alter Dao cause pain and suffering.
- Personal gain and possessions are the sources of human conflict.
Daoist Belief
- Daoism taught them how to behave towards the
natural world.
- People should reject society and live in harmony
with nature.
- People who truly seek Dao should not worry about
life and should instead let events take their natural
course and not interfere with the natural way of
things.
- Daoism, along with Confucianism is one of the
two great religious/philosophical systems of China.
 Daoist
SacredTexts
Daode Jing ()
Dao means the Way.
It is a sacred book written by Lao zi
It teach people to go along with nature, to
strip away selfish desires and fears and
accepting the world as it is
It relates to yin and yang
Zhuangzi ()
Daoist text from late warring states period
named after the author Master Zhuang or Zhuangzi
promoted idea of the carefree wandering and becoming one with The
Way by follow the nature
consisted of parable and fables to teach the reader
 TURNING POINT

& MAJOR EVENTSS

 Classical Daoism

M A J O R E V E N TS Spring and Autumn Period

(770-476 BCE) :
Philosophical Daoism was
developed
Eastern Han Dynasty
(25-220) : The first
successful organized
religious Daoism was
appeared
During Chin Dynasty :
Shangqing Daoism were
found.
- first developed of Daoism
system
 In 400 CE : first time to bring together Daoist texts into an official Daoist cannon
called Daozang
Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE) : Daoism became the religion

Modern Daoism

In 712-756 CE : Daoism became the official religion of China

Tang Dynasty (756-907 CE) : Due to the decline of Tang Dynasty, Daoism was
replaced by Buddhism and confucianism.

MAJOR EVENTS
CONSEQUENCES OF
CHANGES

Daoism became the official

religion in China during Tang
Dynesty and Shang Dynasty.
Daoism changed to more of a
tradition more than a religion to
practice
Daoism declined because the
rise of confucianism and
Buddhism in China
SPREADING OF RELIGION

Daoism was spread throughout China

In Tang Dynasty, Daoism was encouraged by the Royal House and the
Daoist temple was built during this period
In Ming Dynasty, Daoism started spread to the lower-class people society
Daoism was spread through trade routes such as silk road
Daoist leader believed that people should come to them if they want to
learn about religion
Doesnt have the missionaries
DAOISM IN TODAY WORLD
- Over 90,000 masters
- Over 30,000 daoist temples
- Tens of millions followers
- Daoism is one of the official religions in
China.
- But it underlies a lot of cultural practices in
China. For example, meditation practices
and the way people build homes are stem
from Daoism.
- There is Daoist temple in : China, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the united
state
 Na Tcha Temple (Macau, China)

White Cloud Temple (Beijing, China)

- Headquarters of Daoism
- key center for training for priests and for administration. Shezhuang Temple (Shanghai, China)
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