RobB Posted December 27, 2020 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/daoism-religion/ Stanford University Encyclopedia of Philosophy Table of contents: 1. Early Daoist Texts 1.1 Laozi and the Daode jing 1.2 Zhuangzi 2. Origins of Daoist Religion 2.1 Exorcism and “Shamanism” 2.2 “Far Roaming” 2.3 The Fangshi, or Masters of the Methods 2.4 Huang-Lao Daoism 2.5 The Divinization of Laozi 3. Main Schools and Lineages 3.1 Tianshi dao 3.2 The “Southern Tradition” 3.3 Shangqing and Lingbao 3.4 The “Three Caverns” 3.5 Tang and Five Dynasties 3.6 New Lineages in the Song Dynasty 3.7 Quanzhen 4. Dao and Cosmos 4.1 The Dao and the “Ten Thousand Things” 4.2 Essence, Breath, Spirit 4.3 Cosmogony 4.4 Cosmology 5. Gods and Rituals 5.1 Daoist Heavens 5.2 The Pantheon 5.3 The Function of Writing 5.4 Rituals 6. Soteriology 6.1 The Immortals 6.2 “Feigning Death” 6.3 Re-Generation in Life 7. Views of the Human Body 7.1 Terminology 7.2 Models of “Symbolic Body” 7.3 Main Components and Loci 8. “Nourishing Life” 8.1 Practices 8.2 Criticism 9. Meditation 9.1 Inner Gods 9.2 The One and the Three Ones 9.3 “Pacing the Celestial Net” 9.4. Contemplation 10. The External and the Internal Elixirs 10.1 Waidan or External Alchemy 10.2 Alchemy and Cosmology 10.3 Neidan or Internal Alchemy Bibliography Academic Tools Other Internet Resources 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sketch Posted December 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, RobB said: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/daoism-religion/ Stanford University Encyclopedia of Philosophy Table of contents: 1. Early Daoist Texts 1.1 Laozi and the Daode jing 1.2 Zhuangzi 2. Origins of Daoist Religion 2.1 Exorcism and “Shamanism” 2.2 “Far Roaming” 2.3 The Fangshi, or Masters of the Methods 2.4 Huang-Lao Daoism 2.5 The Divinization of Laozi 3. Main Schools and Lineages 3.1 Tianshi dao 3.2 The “Southern Tradition” 3.3 Shangqing and Lingbao 3.4 The “Three Caverns” 3.5 Tang and Five Dynasties 3.6 New Lineages in the Song Dynasty 3.7 Quanzhen 4. Dao and Cosmos 4.1 The Dao and the “Ten Thousand Things” 4.2 Essence, Breath, Spirit 4.3 Cosmogony 4.4 Cosmology 5. Gods and Rituals 5.1 Daoist Heavens 5.2 The Pantheon 5.3 The Function of Writing 5.4 Rituals 6. Soteriology 6.1 The Immortals 6.2 “Feigning Death” 6.3 Re-Generation in Life 7. Views of the Human Body 7.1 Terminology 7.2 Models of “Symbolic Body” 7.3 Main Components and Loci 8. “Nourishing Life” 8.1 Practices 8.2 Criticism 9. Meditation 9.1 Inner Gods 9.2 The One and the Three Ones 9.3 “Pacing the Celestial Net” 9.4. Contemplation 10. The External and the Internal Elixirs 10.1 Waidan or External Alchemy 10.2 Alchemy and Cosmology 10.3 Neidan or Internal Alchemy Bibliography Academic Tools Other Internet Resources "First published Fri Aug 19, 2016; substantive revision Mon Aug 31, 2020 It has become a sinological dogma to distinguish between the so-called Taoist school (Daojia), said to have produced the classical mystical texts …, and the so-called Taoist religion (Daojiao), often said to have begun in the Later Han period [i.e., the 1st–2nd centuries CE]. The successive Daozang [Daoist Canons] never made this distinction. When we look at the way the terms Daojia and Daojiao occur in the texts preserved in the Ming Canon [published in 1445], we see that they are practically synonymous and interchangeable.—Kristofer Schipper (Schipper and Verellen 2004: 6)" This quote and the article after it...right at the top of this list...would answer a lot of questions I've seen on here recently (and I couldn't explain it nearly as well) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awen Posted July 29, 2021 On 21/06/2020 at 3:48 PM, Awen said: A young gentleman that I have kept an enthusiastic eye on over the last few years is George Thompson and his teacher Master Gu. Very much Taoism-Lite, but his videos are uplifting, enjoyable and easily available for public viewing. His channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAGTpcuP8o9_sWzvDGfZYKA/featured George made a feature length "movie" which is on his channel that is quite enjoyable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphone Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone, My previous Taoist site was forced to close. This is my blog, where you can find some English translations of Taoist scripture : https://universalalphaomega.blogspot.com Edited May 23, 2022 by alphone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whocoulditbe? Posted August 10, 2023 http://www.chinaknowledge.de/ Not focussed on Taoism, but a very usuful free reference work including articles on Taoist literature and history. And it's more trustworthy than Wikipedia, at least excluding his stuff on modern geopolitics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
