Taoism by Grant Buckner

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Taoism

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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Laozi the writer of the Tao Te Ching, was an ancient Chinese poet and philosopher. He was also the alleged founder of the religion Taoism.
Zhuang Zhou was a Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century B.C. and wrote a book called the Zhuangzi. The book explains how life is limited, however the knowledge you can learn is an infinite unlimited thing.

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Tao Te Ching is considered the most widely influential Taoist Text and was written in the 4th century B.C. This text is also found in several other religions such as Legalism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism.
There is a book called the Zhuangzi that explains how life is limited however the knowledge you learn can be infinite.

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Hungry Ghost Festival is when taoist people believe that the gates of hell open and unleash the souls of the dead. During this time people stay inside during the night time in fear of in countering an unfriendly ghost.
Tomb Sweeping Day is a holiday where they pay their respects to the dead and fix up their relatives burial sites. They commonly place flowers and other colorful objects around the graves to make the grave sites look more colorful and less dreary.
Taoist people worship through the many celebrations and festivals they have. Depending on how major the celebration or festival is, is how much time is taken to celebrate the festivals change as well. The festivals could go from two days to seven, all that matters is how important it is to the Taoist culture.

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Taoists followers believe that Tao which mean "path" or "way" is the basic universal nature of all things that exist in the world. Another thing taoist people believe is that all humans have a purpose for the universe and that every person should show three basic characteristics; compassion, moderation and humility.
The Ying Yang symbol aka the 'Taijitu' is one of the most important Taoism symbols. They believe it symbolizes the good and the evil in the world.

Taoism was turned into an organized religion in 142 C.E. when "Way of the Celestial Masters" was written, Taoism was created in ancient China, Taoism is based off of "Tao" which is "way" or "path". It's seen as the appropriate way to behave and to lead others , 550 B.C.
In the 1300s to 1600s Taoism became a popular thing amongst emperors making it popular until one of the emperors turned to Buddhism. This crashed taoism and made it almost a secret religion because it lost support from all of it's higher followers.

Taoism is a very interesting religion in a sense that they think everything has a purpose and everything has generic qualities that make them like one another. It's a cool religion and it was fun to work on.